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From: ccjoan@aggie.ucdavis.edu (Joan Gargano)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: DeLand Bounce
Message-ID: <11047@aggie.ucdavis.edu>
Date: 14 Mar 91 19:51:38 GMT
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Reply-To: ccjoan@aggie.ucdavis.edu (Joan Gargano)
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In article <1991Mar13.212936.17812@cbnewsh.att.com> msb@hos1cad.ATT.COM (Mike Balenger) writes:
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>SKYDIVE> That sounds like something Scotty would do.
>
>Don't be so quick to condemn a guy who *SURVIVED* an attempt to save
>the life of one who *DIED*.

In general, I get irritated with people who pull low on a regular
basis and I've been scared and irritated by Scotty Carbone more than
once.  But he does have a lot of experience with low altitude openings
and knows his abilities and limitations in that situation better than
most.  I can support his low opening trying to save the unconscious jumper
because of the severity of the situation, his experience at low
altitudes and above average abilities to handle that situation.  It is
similar to the mountain climber on a rescue team that puts him/herself
in a potentially dangerous situation to rescue someone.  All of the
factors involved, scenario, skill of the rescuer, equipment, etc.
make it an acceptable risk in that one instance.  This was probably
true in this case as well.

Joan Gargano