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  1. tonto was my mentor and friend. His advice saved my life and I'm so grateful that I met this amazing soul. He had a passion about the sport like no other and his knowledge will be learnt from for years to come.
    Fly free my friend, I will miss you.
    My deepest sympathies to Taya, Caleigh, Shanna and his parents and sister.
    Blue skies forever.

    not jumping sux

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    which lines broke on her reserve that caused it "not to fully open"?

    all i can imagine is that all the lines on one side of the canopy ripped, so it was only half a wing?



    I have just seen this thread now, and would like to correct what has been sensationalised by a lot of papers. I had a fully deployed reserve above my head. The reserve lines were severely twisted and a number of the lines were severed (due to friction burns - this is under investigation and I'm not willing to speculate what caused this). The lines that were severed were held in place by the line twists. So I had a full wing above my head. (I assume that, had the lines not been so severely twisted, and the severed lines were loose, I would not have had a full wing above my head.) The parachute was spiralling and I could not control it. I hit a power line and then the ground. I was walking the next day, and went back to work a week ago.
    Thanks to everyone who has sent well-wishes, and especially to everyone at JSC - you're an awesome bunch of people! ;)

    not jumping sux

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    Hahhahahaha! I just had my sister call me from South Africa.

    She said: "Pia, don't forget, always cut your parachutes away when you have pilot shoes in toes."

    Whuffo sister :P gotta love her :D



    She could only be your sister! :P
    Miss ya babe! ;)

    not jumping sux

  11. Thanks everyone. Really good to be here!

    About giving up skydiving, for now, I have decided to take a break indefinately. When I was lying on the ground -thinking I was about to die- I made a deal with God, that, if I lived, and walked away from the whole ordeal, I would not skydive again. It was a really close call and I got a big scare. Not only that, my fiance and my family have been through hell this last week. I can't put them through that again.

    Ask me again once the pain killers have worn off :P

    not jumping sux

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    Holy sh*t...that's the one I read about????

    OMG you were touched by an angel....



    Yes, It was posted by Erroll in incidents.
    I think I was clutched onto by 50 angels! Very lucky to be here.

    not jumping sux

  13. Had to share. I had a double mal on Sunday.
    I Got out of hospital yesterday and feel like I have a new lease on life. I know that sounds like an old cliche, but it's true. I really got a fright. :$
    Thanks again to my amazing DZ family at JSC for getting to me so quickly and for putting up with my shit!

    not jumping sux

  14. Kittens don't really need much potty training. Just put some kitty litter in a tray and they seem to instinctively know what to do.

    not jumping sux

  16. You really should go to the Shower. As Krissy said, agreeing to being maid of honor, was signing up for a whole heap of responsibilities. Don't think your friend would be too happy with you if you let her down at a time that she may think is the most important of her life.

    not jumping sux

  18. 1. Whats your name? Christie

    2. How old are you? 23

    3. Why did you decide to start jumping out of airplanes? It's something I've always wanted to do.

    4. Are you single or taken? Married? Engaged

    5. Do you have kids? No

    6. What do you drive? Audi A3

    7. Have you ever done a kisspass? No

    8. Where do you live? Johannesburg, South Africa

    9. Do you have any pets? 3 dogs, a cat and a horse

    10. How many jumps do you have? 110

    11. What color eyes do you have? Blue

    12. What is your nationality? South African

    13. Have you ever dated someone you met off the internet? No

    14. Favorite Movie? Troy, Shawshank Redemption, Green Mile...bla bla

    15. What do you do when you arent skydiving? Work, horse ride

    16. Have you ever BASE jumped? No

    17. If not... do you want to? Yes

    18. Do you have siblings? 2 sisters

    19. Where do you want to travel to the most? Russia

    20. What's your favorite color? Blue

    21. Where was the last place you flew to ( not skydiving )? Knysna

    not jumping sux