Terp

I'm driving an hour and a half to Westpoint Skydiving Adventures down in West Point, VA (they are moving this week, though). There's something about having the USPA Director of Safety and Training there (owner) that gives me a increased sense of safety and security, whether a false sense or not. ;)

I did my first tandem last weekend and had this nearly happen to me...pulled down exactly as you described and was lucky enough to just have a sprained wrist. Were I coming in hot myself, surely would have broken it. I am doing another tandem to ensure I never do this again...lessons learned the hard way, but one that won't happen again, that's for sure.