In the early 80’s I did a one day sky diving lesson and jump. They of course went over opening the chute, and how to deploy the reserve if the main didn’t work. Then they explained that if the reserve chute failed to open, we were to cross our feet and place our arms across our bodies in a twisting pattern. This was so they could screw us out of the ground after impact. If you didn’t find that funny, you were taking up the wrong sport.
Farside99 over 3 years ago
It wouldn’t be so bad, except that they also have a large sink for washing and sterilizing them.
Leojim over 3 years ago
From my understanding it’s more of a bounce than a splat.
STEPUP over 3 years ago
Not funny when the chute doesn’t open, or the reserve!!!
LookingGlass Premium Member over 3 years ago
Remember friends — it’s not the fall that kills you but the sudden stop that does!!
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in-dubio-pro-rainbow over 3 years ago
Skydiving – a hobby to die for
gopher gofer over 3 years ago
for what he pays them, the instructors are just scraping by…
eolan59 over 3 years ago
It’s not the fall that kills you…it’s the sudden stop at the end that does it
Amra Leo over 3 years ago
I never could figure out why you’d want to leave a perfectly good airplane…
cuzinron47 over 3 years ago
That’s for those who fail the course.
Troglodyte over 3 years ago
They should be called splat-ulas.
JesseLouisMartinez over 3 years ago
To scrape them up off the floor
CitizenKing over 3 years ago
In the early 80’s I did a one day sky diving lesson and jump. They of course went over opening the chute, and how to deploy the reserve if the main didn’t work. Then they explained that if the reserve chute failed to open, we were to cross our feet and place our arms across our bodies in a twisting pattern. This was so they could screw us out of the ground after impact. If you didn’t find that funny, you were taking up the wrong sport.
tinstar over 3 years ago
So, I guess, “tuck, and roll,” is out?