Fatalities 2003
ההודעה כפי שהופיע ב DZ.COM incdets A quick recap of the deaths last year. 4 jumpers died of panic turns. Monroe GA. 1673 jumps Bad Spot Pepperell 228 jumps Bad Spot Pennsylvania 94 jumps. Turned into the wind. DeLand 260 jumps Bad Spot. Conclusion: Jumpers should know how to spot, not just follow like lemmings, or just trust the pilot. Accept the fact that you are going to land off early, and land safe, not close. Also learn to FLAT turn. 5 Hook turns CSS 800 jumps 2.1 wingload...He was warned several times about his landings before his accident. AZ. 185 jumps. This jumper like to spiral in the landing area... Drop zone staff had spoken to him on several occasions regarding his canopy control. NY. 1000 jumps. 1.72 WL New canopy 3rd jump on it. Lodi 44 jumps 270 degree turn under a 1.18 loaded Stiletto....He was warned before. MS. 1500 jumps. Night swoop. Lesson. Don't push the limit with new gear, don't be in a rush to downsize, listen to people when they tell you not to do something. And don't push the limits unless you can afford breaking them. 4 due to Collisions. 2 freefall, 2 canopy 2 freefall collisions Great Lakes 800 jumps 3 way freefly jump. Utau 250 jumps Over swooped and hit a formation. Conclusions...Have a good breakoff plan, and don't swoop AT formations. 2 canopy collisions Chicago 9000 jumps. Both jumpers were headed to a swoop lane. GA 650 jumps. A jumper doing HP landing hit a jumper flying staight in. Lesson. Keep your eyes open...Think that everyone is trying to kill you under canopy and avoid them. 3 No Pulls OR. ??? jumps. Jumper did a good 11way but landed under a CYPRES fired reserve...And hit a fence. Parachutes are Fun 12 jumps. Jumper was seen on his back at 7 grand pulling on his cheststrap or jumpsuit near his reserve handle. Paradise, CA. 253 jumps No pull with a camera wingsuit. Lessons. PULL, its the biggest thing you have to do in the next 60 seconds. Be in good physical shape. New gear adds new problems, don't get the biggest wingsuit, or the biggest skyboard you can get. Don't forget to PULL, and never give up. 7 Malfunctions Eloy 250 jumps and Perris 1700. Steering line became trapped causing a turn. Holding the other steering line at the same level could have saved either jumper. Never forget you have to fly the canopy safely ZHills 601 jumps. Jumper had a good canopy and at 250ish feet entered linetwists. He was flying in a turbulant area in high winds. Be careful when low and be careful in turbulance. Miami, 11 jumps. Jumpers rig broke causing him to drop and break his neck on his chest strap. The jumper could do nothing about this....Did everything right and still died. AZ 964 jumps. Pilot cute and tow. Jumper did everything right and still died. Different ways to handle this type of mal...Sometimes one works and the other kills you. 2 jumpers with low cutaways. TX. Student cut away to low for the reserve to work. Rantoul. Jumper cut away to low for reserve to work. KNOW YOUR ALTITUDE. Its the only thing keeping you alive. Stunt One jumper was planning to fly over a bridge. Several people saw that he would have made it till he collapsed his wings and tried to fly between the guide wires on the bridge...A fatal mistake. Learn to spot Don't push the limit unless you can afford to break it. Keep your eyes peeled under canopy and assume they don't see you, better yet assume they see you and want to kill you. Check your gear Be careful with new equipment Fly the canopy above all else Know your altitude.
ההודעה כפי שהופיע ב DZ.COM incdets A quick recap of the deaths last year. 4 jumpers died of panic turns. Monroe GA. 1673 jumps Bad Spot Pepperell 228 jumps Bad Spot Pennsylvania 94 jumps. Turned into the wind. DeLand 260 jumps Bad Spot. Conclusion: Jumpers should know how to spot, not just follow like lemmings, or just trust the pilot. Accept the fact that you are going to land off early, and land safe, not close. Also learn to FLAT turn. 5 Hook turns CSS 800 jumps 2.1 wingload...He was warned several times about his landings before his accident. AZ. 185 jumps. This jumper like to spiral in the landing area... Drop zone staff had spoken to him on several occasions regarding his canopy control. NY. 1000 jumps. 1.72 WL New canopy 3rd jump on it. Lodi 44 jumps 270 degree turn under a 1.18 loaded Stiletto....He was warned before. MS. 1500 jumps. Night swoop. Lesson. Don't push the limit with new gear, don't be in a rush to downsize, listen to people when they tell you not to do something. And don't push the limits unless you can afford breaking them. 4 due to Collisions. 2 freefall, 2 canopy 2 freefall collisions Great Lakes 800 jumps 3 way freefly jump. Utau 250 jumps Over swooped and hit a formation. Conclusions...Have a good breakoff plan, and don't swoop AT formations. 2 canopy collisions Chicago 9000 jumps. Both jumpers were headed to a swoop lane. GA 650 jumps. A jumper doing HP landing hit a jumper flying staight in. Lesson. Keep your eyes open...Think that everyone is trying to kill you under canopy and avoid them. 3 No Pulls OR. ??? jumps. Jumper did a good 11way but landed under a CYPRES fired reserve...And hit a fence. Parachutes are Fun 12 jumps. Jumper was seen on his back at 7 grand pulling on his cheststrap or jumpsuit near his reserve handle. Paradise, CA. 253 jumps No pull with a camera wingsuit. Lessons. PULL, its the biggest thing you have to do in the next 60 seconds. Be in good physical shape. New gear adds new problems, don't get the biggest wingsuit, or the biggest skyboard you can get. Don't forget to PULL, and never give up. 7 Malfunctions Eloy 250 jumps and Perris 1700. Steering line became trapped causing a turn. Holding the other steering line at the same level could have saved either jumper. Never forget you have to fly the canopy safely ZHills 601 jumps. Jumper had a good canopy and at 250ish feet entered linetwists. He was flying in a turbulant area in high winds. Be careful when low and be careful in turbulance. Miami, 11 jumps. Jumpers rig broke causing him to drop and break his neck on his chest strap. The jumper could do nothing about this....Did everything right and still died. AZ 964 jumps. Pilot cute and tow. Jumper did everything right and still died. Different ways to handle this type of mal...Sometimes one works and the other kills you. 2 jumpers with low cutaways. TX. Student cut away to low for the reserve to work. Rantoul. Jumper cut away to low for reserve to work. KNOW YOUR ALTITUDE. Its the only thing keeping you alive. Stunt One jumper was planning to fly over a bridge. Several people saw that he would have made it till he collapsed his wings and tried to fly between the guide wires on the bridge...A fatal mistake. Learn to spot Don't push the limit unless you can afford to break it. Keep your eyes peeled under canopy and assume they don't see you, better yet assume they see you and want to kill you. Check your gear Be careful with new equipment Fly the canopy above all else Know your altitude.