GreenLight 5 #1 June 28, 2011 Do you really want to land near one of these things? I generally stop skydiving at the first sign of a dust devil. But what happens when the first sign of one is just as you are getting ready to land? Video by Randy Forbes taken at Perris at 1pm June 25th, 2011. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PDlWJMgN-kGreen Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnnyMarko 1 #2 June 28, 2011 ALL CAPS REALLY HELPS!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PiLFy 0 #3 June 28, 2011 Holy Sh*t! He saw it, & still flew towards it?!?! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 3 #4 June 28, 2011 QuoteHoly Sh*t! He saw it, & still flew towards it?!?! No he flew around it.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jrmrangers 0 #5 June 28, 2011 Im pretty sure i would have shit myself and landed off, way off , after seeing that!!Wait , I pull what first? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skydivesg 6 #6 June 28, 2011 It's the small ones (50-100 feet) with little or no dust visible that scare me more because they are very hard to see. If I see one, I much prefer ones like that in this video. I ain't gettin' any where near one of those. Nice video.Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenLight 5 #7 June 29, 2011 QuoteIt's the small ones (50-100 feet) with little or no dust visible that scare me more because they are very hard to see. If I see one, I much prefer ones like that in this video. I ain't gettin' any where near one of those. Nice video. Agreed... It's not the big dirty ones I worry about.Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kickinMatt 0 #8 July 1, 2011 I was there that day. Pretty much crapped myself. That was the biggest one I have ever seen. But everyone made it to the ground ok! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jinlee 0 #9 August 17, 2012 The added dust really makes it visible. http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=ac3_1345188574 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #10 August 17, 2012 Here's a video I have been using to train my students. Dust devil in EloyMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xlh883 0 #11 August 18, 2012 In the summer of 2006 the day I got my A-License was the day my canopy collapsed. People on the ground thought I got into a dust devil that had just come up in the Perris student area. My canopy collapsed from 30 feet or so. I remember falling clearly, going onto my back, losing my breath and the ambulance ride to the Riverside Hospital trauma center. I got lucky with just a cracked vertebrae and no other ill effects except for the pain and back brace plus bruised tail bone in the short term and very rarely, a shooting pain through my back if I sneeze and am in a certain position But that is rare. I never saw it to avoid it. I went back to skydiving six weeks later here in Ohio once the new neurosurgeon cleared me. I was 35 when it happened. I only jumped for a couple weeks before quitting for financial reasons. Still miss the sport and keep up with it here. David Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #12 August 18, 2012 Quote Here's a video I have been using to train my students. Dust devil in Eloy Use this one! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tgVyJ2bmqE&feature=related ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites