Skydiving Tip:

[DBK]

Do not sign up unless you really want to do it.

http://www.viddler.com/v/fb107c3d

[GTdrummer]

Who on either side of the equation thought that was a good idea?

[Wwabbit]

I've made a lot of jumps at that place (Lodi, CA). That's what you get for $99.

[2112]

Did they not have her strapped in correctly or was her fighting against the dude that created that problem?

That being said. When she started resisting that much, just let her go back and take a seat. Free dive for the co-diver.

[ChipBeck]

OMG I'm crying that was so funny. I watched it 3 times.

Chip

[Wwabbit]

Did they not have her strapped in correctly or was her fighting against the dude that created that problem?

That being said. When she started resisting that much, just let her go back and take a seat. Free dive for the co-diver.

Precisely, the tandem master basically forced the exit on the poor girl. She changed her mind and that should have been that. With all the jostling in the door her leg straps slipped down under her knees and the TM failed to do a final check because he was so insistent. He needs to be spanked. The camera guy recognized it and flew in to try to fix it but that's a lost cause and they ran out of time. If her arms had gone up she could have come out of the harness. Could have been a very bad outcome for both. But that's the way they roll over there.

[Sinovac]

Now we all know what teacher fat looks like when flapping in a 120 mph breeze.

[fjpikul]

Thank God she underwear on. Who lets these people do stuff like this with loose clothes on?

[skyrex]

I was a full time instructor for 3 years and I did over 1,100 tandems and more than 1,600 AFF student jumps. Unfortuantely I have seen stuff like that before. People get scared all the time at the door and getting them out or "keying" the exit as we called it was common. However not having her strapped in tighter was a mistake. Some instructors go for "comfort" of themselves and the student and don't strap people in tightly. If the jump went well it would not have been an issue. The instructor and student were very lucky that had a happy ending.

[Empty Pockets]

When she started resisting that much, just let her go back and take a seat. Free dive for the co-diver.

Exactly. Simply from the standpoint of liability (never mind common sense) it would have made far more sense to do that. What if she'd had heart attack/stroke and died as a result of being forced out the door? She's EIGHTY, for Pete's sake.