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Southern California skydiver killed in weather-related mishap
KTLA ^ | 07/05/2024 | Marc Sterfeld

Posted on 08/05/2024 5:03:08 PM PDT by BenLurkin

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To: lee martell

Your boat sailed.

My boat sank...............šŸ˜


21 posted on 08/05/2024 6:11:43 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

LOL!


22 posted on 08/05/2024 6:21:24 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: Cold Heart

Back in the 70ā€™s there was a center in Xenia Ohio that had a number of ā€œaccidentsā€ caused by a group called ā€œThe Herdā€ trying to outdo each other doing stupid stuff.


23 posted on 08/05/2024 6:23:52 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: HartleyMBaldwin
Well that sure wasn't me, I always enjoyed a long scenery filled parachute glide. Which helped once when my chute failed to open and I had to use my reserve.
24 posted on 08/05/2024 6:26:29 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: lee martell

I have Furniture Disease.

My chest fell into my drawers!..........


25 posted on 08/05/2024 6:29:29 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Cold Heart

As a novice, they always had me open high, like 2,000 feet, so I’d have plenty of time if anything went wrong. Never had to use my reserve, fortunately. I liked a nice long descent under a good canopy, too.


26 posted on 08/05/2024 6:36:09 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Wally_Kalbacken

My girlfriends sister was hot back in the day. The tandem thing came up a time or two but . . . it never happened. She wasn’t into skydiving.


27 posted on 08/05/2024 6:42:23 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Depressed? Do what I did, replace your mirrors with "You Look Great!" signs.)
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To: BenLurkin

Don’t jump out of airplanes.


28 posted on 08/05/2024 6:44:57 PM PDT by roving (Deplorable Erectionists Listless Vessel )
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To: Red Badger

Ha! That’s a good one.


29 posted on 08/05/2024 6:49:04 PM PDT by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin

Finally some good news for a change. Yes, they hate us also.


30 posted on 08/05/2024 7:08:29 PM PDT by nwrep
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To: Cold Heart; BipolarBob

The dyslexic guy said: “Denali ain’t just a mountain in Alaska”.


31 posted on 08/05/2024 7:10:29 PM PDT by kiryandil (FR Democrat Party operatives! Rally in defense of your Colombian cartel stooge Merchan!)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

We used to joke that the F- rating of a dust devil was determined by how many Walmart bags were swirling around in it.

I guess it caught on, because at one point radio host Jim Villanucci repeated the joke on-air.


32 posted on 08/05/2024 7:22:09 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: lee martell
Sometimes, Iā€™m in the mood for a little danger.

Skydiving is one of the best ways to safely get a memorable shot of adrenaline when done correctly (memorable as in "lifetime").

I would urge you to find a jump school that will train you the "old-fashioned" way: a few hours of ground school and after 3-5 static line jumps you would be qualified to do a "clear and pull" jump. Static line jumps are very mechanical, there is little the Jumper can do to screw it up.

I would "urge" you because there will come a time when you wish you had jumped, and it will not be practical.

(I had a 30' "round" reserve because I was a fit 220+ lbs.)

33 posted on 08/05/2024 7:24:27 PM PDT by frog in a pot
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To: Disambiguator

I really liked Villanucci, although the current crop of 770 hosts is pretty good, except TJ Trout who is a bit too lefty.


34 posted on 08/05/2024 7:30:30 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: BenLurkin

Easily one of the most avoidable ways to die.


35 posted on 08/05/2024 7:32:38 PM PDT by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell>)
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To: Tijeras_Slim

He used to have this one guy call in who was a lefty lunatic - “Chris from Abiquiu” or something like that. He had a disordered mind. I couldn’t listen to him ramble on or I would lose IQ points.


36 posted on 08/05/2024 7:37:18 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: frog in a pot

You could also do an Accelerated Free Fall Training. 2 day ground school. First jump solo at. 12,500ā€™. You exit plane behind a jump master. Another one follows you. They both stay close til you open your shoot. They are supposed to help if problem occurs. You will have reserve set to deploy at 2500ā€™ if things donā€™t go well.
I jumped a few years. It is pretty fun.
If you want a rush, strap yourself to a bull.


37 posted on 08/05/2024 7:39:07 PM PDT by Iceclimber58
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To: Disambiguator

I remember that guy, he was an idiot.


38 posted on 08/05/2024 8:29:18 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: BenLurkin

Yeah, sure. I know how this works. I’ve seen it countless times on tv.

They declare her legally dead, whisk her away to a top secret laboratory where they implant bionic parts into her body and give her a new identity and job as a top secret agent.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qcba-ZgtsT4


39 posted on 08/06/2024 1:41:25 AM PDT by lowbridge ("Letā€™s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: roving
Donā€™t jump out of airplanes.

Stupid risk. We're civilians. No reason to jump out of airplanes.

40 posted on 08/06/2024 1:46:55 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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