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Years and years ago this happened to my Jump master (Frank) when I was doing a hop and pop in Bristol WI. We used to do poised exits straight out of the door. He used a T10 and a belly reserve, same as students did. Airplane suddenly shifts a bit causing me to lean back some. Next thing I know I am halfway down to the peas and I see another canopy and I was supposed to be the only one jumping. Turns out when I was thrown backward a bit I must have set off his reserve yanking him out after me. Thankfully he only fractured a bone in his leg and I do not recall any damage to the airplane.
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Some names you mentioned I remember. My jumps were in 82/83. Frank broke his leg during a hop and pop with me. I was facing out the door ready for him to yell 'go' when the pilot suddenly banked. I fell a bit backward before he pushed me out. While I was under canopy I suddenly saw Frank as well. I found out after landing that when I bumped him that surplus belly reserve he used popped open and yanked him out the door!
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Hey, Bill Lesjak still jumps and shows up at East Troy on occasion but not sure about the rest. We lost Rick O in '92 from the Beech crash at Hinkley and I think Bud was around 83 in Sandwich from a freefall collision with John T. Thanks! I believe tandem was just beginning when I was going to Bristol. Bud had begun taking the course and offered to take me as a rider at some point when he finished it. He jump mastered me on my last jump and I quit shortly after. Went to his service after the fall. Bill Lesjak put me out a couple times at least. Thanks again
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Dragging up an ancient thread. I was cleaning out a desk drawer and ran into my lowly 25 jump career logbook all made at Bristol. Names that are gone now that signed that log book. Maybe more that I don't know of. Bud O'Conner Rick O. Have some names I can kind of make out and wonder if any are still making jumps. Phil Coe, Larry Lattish?, W. Lesjak?, Jeffery Rich, others I can't read all from 82 and 83. So odd that my first and last jumps had Bud as my jump master. I wonder if that Beaver is still flying?