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Old 03-06-2003, 02:35 PM   #20
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Originally posted by silver_pilate
His main chute deployed but tangled, so he cut it free. Then he deployed his reserve chute and it tangled. It never fully opened. So he fell for a couple of thousand feet with a giant flappy piece of fabric above him screaming his head off. He hit on the lee of a hill and apparently landed just right to where the angle of the small knoll dissapated enough energy for him not to be injured.
What, no sense of adventure man?

Naw, not that accidents don't happen... But, sky diving is actually a pretty safe sport. Safter than some others you could be involved in any ways. At least I think. Check out DropZone.com. It's my favorite Sky Diving site. I'm StangMan on there.
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