bclark 0 #1 August 19, 2003 I had a great day on Saturday. We were hot loading our T-Bone all day with plenty of tandems for all. On the last load of the day I took this big guy Eric on a tandem. After a great skydive I signalled him to pull the ripcord, and he was all over it. As soon as we got line stretch not one, but both of his shoes immediately flew off. It was a nice snivelly 1000' SET 400 opening, so his shoes went UP as we were still snivelling. One of them came to rest up against the bottom of the slider, then took off past the canopy as we continued to snivel away. I was a little concerned about getting hit with a shoe after we saddled out, but it didn't happen. We both got a great laugh out of it and had a good stand up landing in his socks. I havn't heard of any broken windshields or other property damage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bbarnhouse 0 #2 August 19, 2003 I had a student lose a shoe in free fall once. I was returned a week later by another instructor after a morning walk in the desert. I had to laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #3 August 19, 2003 I lost a shoe doing a tandem this weekend, lost it on exit...its plain as day on the video my student payed for, too. No reports of car wrecks on the highway or anything, so I think it just fell in the field on the North corner of the airport. I should really go look for it some time this week.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #4 August 19, 2003 My buddy Dave lost a shoe on a hopnpop we did one winter day. A local neighbor brought it to the dz 2 days later. He figured it was ours with his 6 foot fences and all. Dave acted like he had gotten a canopy back or something!' Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gulaz 1 #5 August 19, 2003 We had an 82 year old tandem passenger that lost both shoes on exit... http://www.edmontonskydive.com/mary/<- scroll to bottom for news article about losing shoes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
floormonkey 0 #6 August 20, 2003 We had an amputee lose his prothestic a few weeks ago. It was returned by a farmer who saw the "Lost Leg" sign at the local gas station. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #7 August 20, 2003 QuoteWe had an amputee lose his prothestic a few weeks ago. It was returned by a farmer who saw the "Lost Leg" sign at the local gas station. So after that he was doing only Hop'n pops?....sorry...that was naughty __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WayneRATS 0 #8 August 20, 2003 theres alot to be said about a full gear check on the flightline *including shoe laces and such done up!*------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #9 August 20, 2003 Heh, on every jump I've done I've made sure my shoes were good-n-tight. No one ever told me to, and I had never heard a story of losing shoes...it just seemed natural Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fast 0 #10 August 20, 2003 The laces on my shoes suck, they always come undone, just walking around... if i ever forget to double knot them, they are sooo gone ~D Where troubles melt like lemon drops Away above the chimney tops That's where you'll find me. Swooping is taking one last poke at the bear before escaping it's cave - davelepka Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #11 August 20, 2003 We had a Tandem instructor get his foot caught under the pilot seat of our 182, and to get it out had to leave his shoe in the plane. Similar thing happened to a 4 way. 3 of them launched, as the fourth guy dived, but got caught on the seat. Im not sure how the resulting 3 way went though UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #12 August 20, 2003 QuoteDave acted like he had gotten a canopy back or something!' Shoes are expensive!! Even the cheapest ones cost you at least a jump ticket. Never lost my shoes on a jump but have lost a pair of sandals and a boot at the DZ when the beer light was on. I found the sandals about six months later in the lost and found. I haven't found the boot yet, I have its mate in my trailer. My theory is if I get as drunk as I was the night I lost it, I'll find it.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PilotMike 0 #13 August 20, 2003 I had a hard opening pull both shoes part way off once. They were tied tight enough that only my heels came out of them. I was hurting for a while, but at least I didn't have to land in my socks. -------- Benefitting from the 'free capture of verticality.' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianmdrennan 2 #14 August 20, 2003 Best shoe story ever.I was there, it happened and we still talk about it to this day. Blue skies IanPerformance Designs Factory Team Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #15 August 21, 2003 Obviously a good spot UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ziboulateur 0 #16 August 21, 2003 It was a nice spinning horny gorilla dive and just a second before people started leaving, my buddy pulled my shoe off. I was able to grab it between my feet, rolled in a ball and started putting it back on, tumbling. Once done, I got on my belly, looked up and saw canopies deploying ... well that was funny! How funny would it be to get my shoelaces entangled with my reserve lines! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ron 10 #17 August 21, 2003 We had a tandem passenger lose his dentures this past weekend..Its on video."No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #18 August 26, 2003 QuoteQuoteDave acted like he had gotten a canopy back or something!' Shoes are expensive!! Even the cheapest ones cost you at least a jump ticket. Never lost my shoes on a jump but have lost a pair of sandals and a boot at the DZ when the beer light was on. I found the sandals about six months later in the lost and found. I haven't found the boot yet, I have its mate in my trailer. My theory is if I get as drunk as I was the night I lost it, I'll find it. I found the other boot!!! I was walking into the hangar Saturday morning and sitting on the Cesna frame/mockup outside was my boot!!! Was gone 5 months but I got it back.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
winksmith 0 #19 August 27, 2003 i know a guy who dropped a motorola radio from 1000 feet into the forest below. on a lark, the guy who dropped it went looking for it the following week--and found it. it worked perfectly even after having sat on the ground for a whole week.-------------- Mark Smith AFF-I, S&TA, ex-Strong Tandem, Instrument Pilot Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hoym 0 #20 August 27, 2003 This was an accident really. At the end of a down plane, my friends shoe came off. We watched it tumble down and land smack in the middle of a farm pond. We landed and then hiked over. It was still out in the middle of the pond, floating sole down, laces up. We did a rock/paper/scissors thing to see who had to go get it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #21 August 27, 2003 Quote82 year old tandem passenger The pic of the lady from the article (the one of her in the goggles) is priceless! Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
