Jumping out of a plane

[minestrone]

One of my friends Father died parachuting when in the army, they expected to make a jump in Germany in the 70s but the officer in charge got the wind direction wrong and a bunch of them landed in the Rhine, when they found the body they found he had been strangled by the cords as he was washed down stream.

[Sockpuppet]

Very uncommon. In fact the reserve chute should open of its own accord as soon as you get below a certain altitude.

Rhubarb.

Only if an AAD such as a cyprus is fitted.

Oracle, I am assuming that your mate lives in South Africa?

[oracleslave]

Only if an AAD such as a cyprus is fitted.

Oracle, I am assuming that your mate lives in South Africa?

Yes, see here

[BrilloPad]

Mate was at a schoolboy rugby tournament today. They had the local skydivers put on a show before the main game. Unfortunately some poor chaps chute never opened and he landed and died just behind the main stadium. Not something I have ever tried, any adrenalin junkies on this forum? I thought it was extremely uncommon these days for both the main and the reserve chute to fail?

My brother has done loads as he was a major in 1 para. I think the chances of failure are part of the fun. But then he enjoyed the cresta run : something that even Clarkson found scary.

I prefer to stay home with the kids. Doing my knitting.

[gingerjedi]

I’ve been paragliding from a mountain in Turkey a couple of times, it's rather reassuring that the canopy is 'up' before you leave the ground.

[Pogle]

I’ve been paragliding from a mountain in Turkey a couple of times, it's rather reassuring that the canopy is 'up' before you leave the ground.

Olu Deniz ?

[gingerjedi]

Olu Deniz ?

Yes Mount Badabag (1,900m), it's supposed to be one of the best paragliding sites in the world.

[NotAllThere]

...TBH anyone that dies after jumping out of a plane should be considered suicide no matter how many chutes they have.

I've never understood why anyone would jump out of a perfectly servicable plane.

[Sockpuppet]

I've never understood why anyone would jump out of a perfectly servicable plane.

There is no such thing as a perfectly serviceable air plane. Given enough time every plane will eventually crash.