80 year old granny sky diving mishap.
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Yea, she doesn't want to jump, but is eventually pulled out (imagine trying to put a cat in a bucket, same as that...)
Once out, she flips over so instead of spooning like normal in a tandem jump, she's hanging in a ball under the other guy.
Without a jump suit on too...
It's almost like some sort of punishment!
Once out, she flips over so instead of spooning like normal in a tandem jump, she's hanging in a ball under the other guy.
Without a jump suit on too...
It's almost like some sort of punishment!
scenario8 said:
Pretty sure I saw James Bond "catch up" with another skydiver, smack him about a bit, nick the parachute and put it onto his own back before pulling the cord.
In all seriousness, if someone "slipped off" could they realistically be either held onto (tricky at the point of canopy release) or restrapped in mid fall? I guess that would be easier if the "dropped" party was compliant and experienced (see drowning men fighting their lifesavers for examples of the helpless making matters worse)
not quite james bond but - In all seriousness, if someone "slipped off" could they realistically be either held onto (tricky at the point of canopy release) or restrapped in mid fall? I guess that would be easier if the "dropped" party was compliant and experienced (see drowning men fighting their lifesavers for examples of the helpless making matters worse)
Travis Pastrana jumps out of a plane without a parachute , dont know about audio as works pc is without any-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDBrdl2sZWs
!!! Yet another reason not to go sky diving... although can't help think that she was her own worst enemy, there is absolutely no way she should have been forced out the plane like that!TheEnd said:
Jasandjules said:
Why the f**k did he deploy the cute when she was in that position!?
That was only a small chute (drogue?), not the main one, so I guess it is more of a speed brake, and to help stability.
Very good!voyds9 said:
I would imagine plenty get to the door then don't want to jump, when they get back on the ground then demand to go back up as they have paid for it.
Company procedure probably says push them out.
I'm fairly sure it is the opposite. I did one about 10 years ago, I remember someone asking to be pushed out if they got nervous, and the guys said that wouldn't be happening.Company procedure probably says push them out.
I think you get to the door, and get a tap on the shoulder to go, and the first person then initiates the lean forward and out.
Holy crap !
I spent a few days at a sky diving school in Oz while my then-boyfriend did his AFF course. When he finished they showed us videos of tandems-gone-wrong. Some horrible stuff, but that is a new one !!!
Quite a few of the vids were tandems where the straps were too loose, but that's awful !
I want to say it's a setup - especially as the footage is on the net - but its pretty realistic if it is
I spent a few days at a sky diving school in Oz while my then-boyfriend did his AFF course. When he finished they showed us videos of tandems-gone-wrong. Some horrible stuff, but that is a new one !!!
Quite a few of the vids were tandems where the straps were too loose, but that's awful !
I want to say it's a setup - especially as the footage is on the net - but its pretty realistic if it is
And that is why, when you are told to arch, you ARCH!!! Granted, the straps could have been tighter, but it seems that her being forced out of the aircraft and her subsequent reaction sparked this off. It looks like she has curled up, creating more slack in the kit, which has enabled her rig to rotate 180 to face the instructor. Shes then stuck, as in that environment, sensory overload, old dear lack of strength etc, she is unable to straighten out and turn round to the correct position.
I'm not a tandem instructor, far from it, but I've done a fair few skydives and seen plenty of people do tandems. When you are sat cramped in the aircraft on the way up, the straps WILL be loose - it would be impossible to sit in the aircraft otherwise. Could they have been tighter - probably, but they are never `tight` until you are falling and arched.
The old dear simply did the natural reaction and curled up into a ball, (foetal position - natural reaction to protect internal organs/`down below`). If she had made a big arch, as instructed, then the staps would have tightened as per normal, and there would have been less/no issues.
I'm not a tandem instructor, far from it, but I've done a fair few skydives and seen plenty of people do tandems. When you are sat cramped in the aircraft on the way up, the straps WILL be loose - it would be impossible to sit in the aircraft otherwise. Could they have been tighter - probably, but they are never `tight` until you are falling and arched.
The old dear simply did the natural reaction and curled up into a ball, (foetal position - natural reaction to protect internal organs/`down below`). If she had made a big arch, as instructed, then the staps would have tightened as per normal, and there would have been less/no issues.
Doubt it is a stunt, seems way too dodgy and risky - at one point they are going head over heels. That could have developed into a severe tumble if not corrected by the instructor.
There are plenty of these vids out there, they are normally uploaded so that other DZs can learn from others mistakes, recognise similar faults in the kit, etc.
There are plenty of these vids out there, they are normally uploaded so that other DZs can learn from others mistakes, recognise similar faults in the kit, etc.
Engineer1 said:
Any chance it's a stunt in the jackass mold and there's extra safety kit that can't be seen, otherwise ahy post something that blatantly shows something so dodgy?
yep, I'm calling 'Viral Video'Granny has a ton of make up on, and who would post that with the Rock music soundtrack? certainly not Mr regular parachute jump video recorder man, who tries to help but for some reason can't quite gat a grip??
The regular street clothes help with the visual drama as a jump suit would not show bare granny flesh!
Just doing a bit more research, does seem legit, with an FAA investigation against the company, the company owner confirming the incident and saying that it was a year ago, and a tv interview with the granny concerned.
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8473627/skydiver-...
"Terrifying video has been posted online of an 80-year-old woman slipping out of a parachute during a tandem skydive and coming close to falling to her death.
The elderly woman, named Laverne, fell out of her harness, leaving her clinging desperately to her instructor as they fell to the ground in Ocampo, west of San Francisco.
Regulatory authority the FAA is now investigating the skydiving company involved, the Parachute Center, after footage of the incident went viral on the internet.
The footage shows Laverne excited about the skydive before boarding the plane, but appearing to have a change of heart when about to jump.
Laverne clearly says “no” and clings to the door of the plane, but her instructor pulls her hands off and pushes her out.
She and the instructor somersault out of the plane, spinning multiple times before the parachute is released and Laverne begins to slip out of the harness.
The video was uploaded to YouTube last week, but when ninemsn contacted the Parachute Center by phone a representative said the incident happened more than a year ago before abruptly hanging up."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/laverne-e...
"Laverne Everett may have had 79 previous birthdays, but it's fair to say that this one was probably the worst.
To celebrate her 80th last May, the octogenarian chose to go skydiving, something she'd wanted to do for at least ten years. But the jump didn't go as planned, and now her sister has posted the video to YouTube to share, CBS Sacramento reports.
While still on terra firma, Laverne says in the video that she's excited about the jump, which took place at the Parachute Center in Lodi, Calif. But when it's time to take the plunge, she appears to be [understandably] reluctant jump out of the plane, holding on to the sides of the aircraft. The man jumping with her finally frees her hands, and the duo tumbles.
But something goes terribly wrong early in the jump. Laverne appears to nearly fall out of the harness, and her partner hangs on to her for dear life.
“The upper harness came off, you know," she said in a recent interview with CBS Sacramento, available below. "Just slipped down, it was just the lower harness, is all I had.”
Fortunately, the parachute deploys and the pair lands. The video ends with people on the ground rushing over to the aid of the Laverne and her partner.
“This happened a long time ago and everything worked as advertised,” Bill Dause, the owner of the Parachute Center, said in a statement to ABC News. “No one got hurt or injured.”
But the Parachute Center has had its share of accidents. According to CBS Sacramento, at least eight people have died at the Parachute Center in the last decade, most recently in April.
News10 reports that the facility may have to pay $900,000 in fines to the FAA for incidents unrelated to Everett's. Additionally, News10 also reports that the company is facing at least three civil lawsuits.
ABC News spoke to the Federal Aviation Administration about this specific incident, so click over there to learn about what the FAA is doing about Everett's jump.
According to the United States Parachute Association, 21 fatal skydiving accidents were recorded in the United States in 2010. In 2009, 16 fatal accidents were recorded."
http://news.ninemsn.com.au/world/8473627/skydiver-...
"Terrifying video has been posted online of an 80-year-old woman slipping out of a parachute during a tandem skydive and coming close to falling to her death.
The elderly woman, named Laverne, fell out of her harness, leaving her clinging desperately to her instructor as they fell to the ground in Ocampo, west of San Francisco.
Regulatory authority the FAA is now investigating the skydiving company involved, the Parachute Center, after footage of the incident went viral on the internet.
The footage shows Laverne excited about the skydive before boarding the plane, but appearing to have a change of heart when about to jump.
Laverne clearly says “no” and clings to the door of the plane, but her instructor pulls her hands off and pushes her out.
She and the instructor somersault out of the plane, spinning multiple times before the parachute is released and Laverne begins to slip out of the harness.
The video was uploaded to YouTube last week, but when ninemsn contacted the Parachute Center by phone a representative said the incident happened more than a year ago before abruptly hanging up."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/26/laverne-e...
"Laverne Everett may have had 79 previous birthdays, but it's fair to say that this one was probably the worst.
To celebrate her 80th last May, the octogenarian chose to go skydiving, something she'd wanted to do for at least ten years. But the jump didn't go as planned, and now her sister has posted the video to YouTube to share, CBS Sacramento reports.
While still on terra firma, Laverne says in the video that she's excited about the jump, which took place at the Parachute Center in Lodi, Calif. But when it's time to take the plunge, she appears to be [understandably] reluctant jump out of the plane, holding on to the sides of the aircraft. The man jumping with her finally frees her hands, and the duo tumbles.
But something goes terribly wrong early in the jump. Laverne appears to nearly fall out of the harness, and her partner hangs on to her for dear life.
“The upper harness came off, you know," she said in a recent interview with CBS Sacramento, available below. "Just slipped down, it was just the lower harness, is all I had.”
Fortunately, the parachute deploys and the pair lands. The video ends with people on the ground rushing over to the aid of the Laverne and her partner.
“This happened a long time ago and everything worked as advertised,” Bill Dause, the owner of the Parachute Center, said in a statement to ABC News. “No one got hurt or injured.”
But the Parachute Center has had its share of accidents. According to CBS Sacramento, at least eight people have died at the Parachute Center in the last decade, most recently in April.
News10 reports that the facility may have to pay $900,000 in fines to the FAA for incidents unrelated to Everett's. Additionally, News10 also reports that the company is facing at least three civil lawsuits.
ABC News spoke to the Federal Aviation Administration about this specific incident, so click over there to learn about what the FAA is doing about Everett's jump.
According to the United States Parachute Association, 21 fatal skydiving accidents were recorded in the United States in 2010. In 2009, 16 fatal accidents were recorded."
Edited by Sonic on Monday 28th May 19:41
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