jerry81 10 #26 December 17, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 1:10 PM, normiss said: I had a shitty Strong tandem try to kill me once in rather similar fashion. Drogue never fully deployed, I was too distracted with an over the Gulf of Mexico jump view and a handicam to realize I was drogueless. Well, see, at least you had a shitty tandem to partially blame in that situation. Me, I just blanked on the 'deploy drogue' part in the whole exit-get stable-hold helmet down-do handcam sequence... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faller 26 #27 December 26, 2022 Read this: Bird Base Blues Bros..& THE CATERPILLAR FROM HELL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airgord 1 #28 December 28, 2022 Stupidest thing Ive ever done on a skydive........I went. Now look at me. 32 years, 9k+ jumps, complete lack of a normal (mundane, boring) life. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdufokker 6 #29 January 3, 2023 Deland, late 70's. I was Instructor and JM for the Embry-Riddle club. At the end of the day when all the students were done, the experienced club jumpers would do some 8-12 way out of Mr. D. At break off some of us would tackle another jumper and ride them down well below 2000', holding them so they couldn't pull. When the panic got too great we'd let go and pull. I don't know how I never got my ass beat. It happened to me once and I never did that to anyone again. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RolandForbes 44 #30 January 3, 2023 (edited) 5 hours ago, rdufokker said: At break off some of us would tackle another jumper and ride them down well below 2000', holding them so they couldn't pull. When the panic got too great we'd let go and pull. You sir, are an absolute savage lol. Sounds like you'd be a good AFF IE Edited January 3, 2023 by RolandForbes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UKKid35 1 #31 January 20, 2023 I went Scuba Diving earlier in the afternoon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeWeber 2,651 #32 January 21, 2023 On 8/3/2022 at 10:12 AM, RolandForbes said: Forgot to uncollapse my slider while packing, and took that packjob on a tracking jump at Lost Prairie. Somehow, someway, had a perfectly butter smooth opening... How about you guys? In '89 I was practicing Leg Locks (Venezuelan Connection Day's) with a buddy. No AAD, no Dirt Alerts, no operating synapses, we saddled out just short of 500'. That was world class dumb. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brokenwing 1 #33 January 21, 2023 i jumped with "rdufokker" 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdufokker 6 #34 January 23, 2023 On 1/21/2023 at 4:48 AM, brokenwing said: i jumped with "rdufokker" I apologize. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UKKid35 1 #35 January 30, 2023 The stupidest thing I'm yet to do: Return to skydiving after a seven year hiatus because my Vigil still has some life left in it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdropjupiter 1 #36 February 13, 2023 I once jumped out of the plane without my goggles on! My instructor luckily caught them before I left the plane, but it was still a pretty stupid thing to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firemedic 7 #37 February 13, 2023 On Jump 14 I was having problems falling stable and I totally lost altitude awareness till just under 2,000 feet. Pulled main, had a streamer (Round), totally zoned out again, regained focus soon enough to cut it away (capewells) and had a less than 10 second reserve ride. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,351 #38 February 13, 2023 A whole thread full if you’re looking for entertainment (Scary stories from the old days Many of them involve the stupidest thing ever done. Wendy P. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites