Cripple falls out of tandem harness

msg_dman · Post by **msg_dman** » July 25th, 2006, 4:45 pm

There is a story in this months Parachutist magazine about a crippled guy who wanted to do a tandem. He was unstable in the harness on exit so the tandem master opened at 10,000 feet. The crippled guy fell out of the harness and burned in from 10,000 feet.

I can't imagine what this guy went through, that would have been alomost a 2 minute fall before he hit. Imagine the family on the ground that agreed to let him do it.

SkyShark · Post by **SkyShark** » July 25th, 2006, 4:50 pm

RBL_M1A2Tanker · Post by **RBL_M1A2Tanker** » July 25th, 2006, 4:59 pm

That really sucks. Poor guy.

RBL_M1A2Tanker · Post by **RBL_M1A2Tanker** » July 25th, 2006, 5:56 pm

SFC H8R wrote:I am sure he was unstable after he left the harness also...... Fuck it. He did what many people are afraid to do. Sucks that he died.

Blue Skys Dude!

Oh and reason number 244 why I will not tandem with anyone. Period.

It is just me or does this make anyone want to go skydiving?

Maybe...but not tandem.

I'm like Bill Engvall in that regard. "I'm always afraid that we'll be falling and I'll scream and go, 'OMG We're gunna die!' and he'll pull the connectors and go, 'Nope, you are.'"

I've actually been tempted to try skydiving (amazing since I'm scared of falling from heights lol), told it's a great experience.

Steadfast · Post by **Steadfast** » July 25th, 2006, 6:02 pm

msg_dman wrote:There is a story in this months Parachutist magazine about a crippled guy who wanted to do a tandem. He was unstable in the harness on exit so the tandem master opened at 10,000 feet. The crippled guy fell out of the harness and burned in from 10,000 feet.

I can't imagine what this guy went through, that would have been alomost a 2 minute fall before he hit. Imagine the family on the ground that agreed to let him do it.

Good thing the guy in tandem with him wasn't Polish of he'da thrown off his harness thinking the cripple guy wanted to race to the ground.

I know, it's distasteful but still a funny joke.

Tell them Sargeant, that's what JumpMasters are for - had to be civilian.

+1

Looon · Post by **Looon** » July 25th, 2006, 6:04 pm

RIPieces

That would suck

Dando175 · Post by **Dando175** » July 25th, 2006, 6:47 pm

borebrush wrote:
Tenn-RGR wrote: no one would tandem because he was an amputee above the waist and there isn't a tandem rig made for people like that,
MOLLE sustainment pouch?

Dando175 · Post by **Dando175** » July 25th, 2006, 6:48 pm

borebrush wrote:
Tenn-RGR wrote: no one would tandem because he was an amputee above the waist and there isn't a tandem rig made for people like that,
MOLLE sustainment pouch?

Vee · Post by **Vee** » July 25th, 2006, 6:48 pm

Tenn-RGR wrote: Thats not a bad way to go though, I have seen worse.

That or on a bike.

Well over 100 mph either way..........that's the way I wanna go outta here.

msg_dman · Post by **msg_dman** » July 25th, 2006, 7:02 pm

Tenn-RGR wrote:
msg_dman wrote:There is a story in this months Parachutist magazine about a crippled guy who wanted to do a tandem. He was unstable in the harness on exit so the tandem master opened at 10,000 feet. The crippled guy fell out of the harness and burned in from 10,000 feet.

I can't imagine what this guy went through, that would have been alomost a 2 minute fall before he hit. Imagine the family on the ground that agreed to let him do it.
What page is it on? I read the article about the guy that no one would tandem because he was an amputee above the waist and there isn't a tandem rig made for people like that, but DAMN . I didnt read that one. That fucking sucks. Thats not a bad way to go though, I have seen worse.

Its in the accidents and fatalities. I just got the issue today. 2 Tandems fell out and died, and 2 tandems were seriously hurt.

Page 53 August issue.

EvilCouch · Post by **EvilCouch** » July 25th, 2006, 8:14 pm

Well, sucks that he died, but at least he went out doing something exciting that he always wanted to.

RTO · Post by **RTO** » July 25th, 2006, 8:24 pm

R.I.P.

~S~

Black 6 · Post by **Black 6** » July 25th, 2006, 8:29 pm

Tenn-RGR wrote: Tight.

Actually no, not tight. That is the reason, after all, for the discussion about him.

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