🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <4fLQPcG00WB6IG0lYX@andrew.cmu.edu> "Danny A. Rossi" <dr25+@andrew.cmu.edu> writes:
>
>Wine, wine, wine, that's all you sighted skydivers do, "I want to see the 
>ground," "it's too dark, it's to cloudy".  Sheesh! just do what I do, 
>close your eyes and go.  (GRIN).
>
>I was on one jump last season that was quite humorous.  I hopped on a Cessna 
>load that was headed for 9,500, I planned on leaving at 6,500.  When we got to 
>6,500 my buddy told me "no way".  We continued climbing until we got to about
>10,500.  I didn't want to jump solo by this point so we decided to turn their 
>three-way into a four-way.  On the first pass my friend said, "we got a 75 
>percent chance of hitting the D.Z.", I gave him the OK, but he decided to take 
>it around again.  On the second pass he said, "95 percent", I said, "let's go".
>He didn't tell me that the other two jumpers were not as sure and they weren't 
>going to jump, but they did end up following us out.  We were in clouds the 
>entire free-fall.
>
>Ignorance is bliss, I certainly wasn't worried when we came through the bottom
>of the clouds, but everyone I was with saw we weren't anywhere near the D.Z.
>My buddy wanted to be able to talk me down under canopy so he dumped right with
>me.  I warned him never to do that again, I kicked his canopy as I was reaching 
>for my toggles.  Next thing I know my radio man is saying, "listen to Don", 
>that's when I knew landing on the D.Z was not something I could expect on this
>jump. 
>
>Punching clouds is definitely not the brightest thing to do, but then again, 
>most people don't believe that skydiving is the brightest thing to do either.
>
>Everybody has to make their own decisions, just try to use a little common 
>sense.
>
>Flare when you hear the crickets.
>
>Dan Rossi B-#14030


Ignorance can kill you too.
DANS