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To: BipolarBob

I was going to comment on my skydiving experience at the skydiving center in Aurora Oregon, which had some of the most deaths and injuries of any skydive organization. But your dyslexia distracted me.


14 posted on 08/05/2024 5:35:17 PM PDT by Cold Heart
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To: Cold Heart

I used to go to the skydiving place in Sheridan, OR, way back when. I don’t think they’re still there.

No serious incidents during that time, though I remember a guy who used to like to open his chute as low as possible. One day I was able to see the individual fingers on his outstretched hand as he pulled the ripcord with the other. He had to have been well under 300 feet. I was sure that I was about to see a fatality, but the parachute opened with about two seconds to spare. The staff met him as he landed and told him not to come back. Maybe he went to Aurora after that.


20 posted on 08/05/2024 6:11:06 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Cold Heart

Back in the 70’s there was a center in Xenia Ohio that had a number of “accidents” caused by a group called “The Herd” 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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