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    Quote Originally Posted by Collateral Damage View Post
    I stayed a week visiting a pilot friend at Zephyrhills drop zone. Day before I got there, they had a 'bouncer' (chute failure). During my stay, two jumpers 'down planed' together, and one caught his foot while separating and shattered his ankle and tibia.

    Unless the plane is in imminent danger of a high speed impact with a solid object, I am not voluntarily leaving it.
    I have a friend who had skydiving on his bucket list. He did a tandem jump with the instructor and when he landed shattered both his ankles and spent weeks in the hospital.

    NO thank you!

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    Skydiving is creating a situation of death where none previously existed. I'd rather take my chances and kiss rattlesnakes, or simply ride the ride at Six Flags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Lily View Post
    I have a friend who had skydiving on his bucket list. He did a tandem jump with the instructor and when he landed shattered both his ankles and spent weeks in the hospital.

    NO thank you!
    Something went wrong if you break a bone skydiving. And the instructor is at fault.

    In military static line jump, nothing has to go wrong for bones to snap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    Something went wrong if you break a bone skydiving. And the instructor is at fault.

    In military static line jump, nothing has to go wrong for bones to snap.
    You can break an ankle. That’s not uncommon.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Red Lily View Post
    I have a friend who had skydiving on his bucket list. He did a tandem jump with the instructor and when he landed shattered both his ankles and spent weeks in the hospital.

    NO thank you!
    This tandem jumping seems dangerous to me.
    When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.“ - Benjamin Franklin.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Peter1469 View Post
    33 yrs here. Only static line. I wish I had the chance to jump from a helicopter before I got out.
    Ive only jumped static line in the Army.
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