Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!emory!wa4mei!chrise From: chrise@wa4mei.UUCP (Chris England) Newsgroups: rec.skydiving Subject: Re: Near Accident... Message-ID: <1085@wa4mei.UUCP> Date: 19 Mar 91 23:49:04 GMT References: <8bt3JYm00V86NdvX4E@andrew.cmu.edu> <1991Mar18.213029.20717@athena.mit.edu> Distribution: usa Organization: Amateur Radio Gateway WA4MEI, Chamblee, GA Lines: 33 In <1991Mar18.213029.20717@athena.mit.edu> jnrees@athena.mit.edu (Jim Rees) writes: >In article <8bt3JYm00V86NdvX4E@andrew.cmu.edu> bb1v+@andrew.cmu.edu (Barry Lowell Brumitt) writes: >>--- >>Talking to Person 2 afterward, it was decided that he must have brushed >>against the side of the plane, releasing his pin, and letting the bag >>drop out of the container. He said that he immediately let go, and when he was >>stuck hanging, cut away. >> >.... >>1) If Person 2 had an RSL there is a good chance his reserve would >>have deployed into the mess on the plane. I was witness to a similar "near accident". A friend of mine and I were on the last load of the day, and planned on turning multiple points on a two-way. I was following him out of the aircraft (c-182), when I noticed his reserve pilot chut burbling slightly. I reacted suddenly by shoving him off of the step, as he was unaware of what was behind him. I would guess that when the reserve deployed, his head missed the elevator by about 3 feet. Now, as controversial as my actions may have been, the point is, pin checks always need to be administered. In his case, I didn't check his pin, or know if anyone did. This was the first series of post student status jumps that he had made, so he may have been preoccupied with jump-jitters. This could have been a very serious situation, not to mention that he was under a round canopy at 9,800 feet. By the time he landed, it was very dark, and he never had a round jump. Luckily, he found transportation, and didn't hurt much. -- Chris England A-11215 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brock Control Systems, Inc. | SF rule #161: Remember that your weapon was Technical Support | made by the lowest bidder! tel: +800 444 3070 |