I am a DZ pilot flying a Cessna 182. (I also have no personal jumps yet, but I do have 22 hours of dropping skydivers) Last week, I was dropping static lines. My second guy got to the edge of the step and he vanished. The jumpmaster said he missed my tail by 12" I could feel a different feeling in the controls when the jumper left, but everything else was normal. The jumper had no idea what happened, and I don't either! So, here's my questions... 1. What did happen? Is it a similar case to a chute opening up while standing on the step? 2. Are static line jumps more dangerous then normal jumps? The reason I ask this is that dropping at 3,500' instead of 10,500 means less time to react if something did go wrong. 3. Should I be more unnerved then I am now? This is the first time something like that happened to me, and maybe it is more serious then I though? Thanks! !
