More take off than landings?

[Skippy722]

Never been on a plane, but I’m now well under the weight limit to go skydiving

 

[burbguy82]

On one jump, mentioned before.....out of two that I had to pull my reserve........I was near the front of the bird, a C-130..........which typically holds 64 loaded paratroopers. I think I was around the 50th out if the bird.....night jump......I jumped out, smacked another jumper after exit.......at the count of 4, I did not feel the shock of my canopy opening, waited an additional 1.5 or so seconds like an idiot and pulled my reserve. On that night, I was by far the first on the ground. It was a full moon and could see others above me. Then another jumper landed on me.

My chute had failed, over half had ripped. Ended up being a pretty big deal. It was observed by others staged on the DZ through thermal. I got lucky. We laughed.

 

[Hohn]

Just wondering around here, who has said bye-bye to the pilot, and jumped out of a plane with a parachute? If so, perhaps discuss why you were so dumb as to trust and piece of fabric and cords over a trusty pilot and their machine.

276 jumps<=1500ft AGL, C-5, C-17s, C-130s, Uh-60, CH-47

A shade over 100 a bunch higher.......

Stories are welcome aswell.

Just five for me. Got my free fall wings and moved on. USAFA AM-490

https://www.usafa.edu/wings-of-blue/98fts-am490/

Classmate got her arm in the risers at opening; vicious fractures. Delayed a year and graduated with next year’s class.