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The DeLand Police department said the male victim experienced a hard landing as a result of the malfunctioning parachute.

The number of things that have to go wrong in order for this to happen is high. Someone is going to jail for negligence.

LOL: > The DeLand Police department said the male victim experienced ***a hard landing*** as a result of the malfunctioning parachute. The number of things that have to go wrong in order for this to happen is high. Someone is going to jail for negligence.

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>a hard landing

It's not the fall that gets ya, it's the sudden stop at the end!

And yet another reason I would never and will never exit the aircraft without a reserve (and another reason every jumper should be inspecting/packing their own chute)

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Dang, ain't there better hobbies?

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There's no rush like jumpin'

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Parachutin' give you such a thrill,

But stupid stunts they don't pay my bills,

I need money, that's what I want, gimme (etc.)

No man, it's dangerous, I even gave up scuba diving you feel me?

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It's not the fall that gets ya, it's the sudden stop at the end!

Yep. They made that joke every time I jumped. :-)

And yet another reason I would never and will never exit the aircraft without a reserve (and another reason every jumper should be inspecting/packing their own chute)

It's a simple thing to pack a reserve. Why not do it? Even if you don't pack your own chute, why not at least watch the person who does?

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You've jumped? Are you insane?

Why would this guy not pack an extra, and what do you think went wrong (with the malfunction)?

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You've jumped? Are you insane?

It's a hell of a lot of fun. Freefall, especially.

Why would this guy not pack an extra, and what do you think went wrong (with the malfunction)?

Lot's of experienced jumpers don't pack a reserve. I'm not sure what happened in this particular case. It's still under investigation.

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I did it once. Can confirm its a rush.

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It's unlikely to be negligence so much as the jumper freezing. If your primary chute fails to deploy, you have ~18 seconds to pull your reserve for a smooth landing. If you dont pack a reserve or do literally nothing for 18 seconds...you FAFO.

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He was obviously falling to slow for his AAD to trigger... that could had saved him or make things even worse had the reserve got wrapped up in the chute.

[–] [deleted] • 1 pt

That’s my nightmare. Final horrifying moments of life is the ground rushing up to meet you at 300 feet per second.

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No video?

No meaty thud or juicy splat?

Why do I click?

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It's not the initial impact, it's the bounce that kills you.

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On my first jump a guy in the flight before us had a malfunction. It made our jump unpleasant to say the least.

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Have things changed? When I was a jumper one had to have a reserve chute and it had to be repacked by a licensed parachuter rigger, at regular intervals. I had a major malfunction once and was very glad to have my reserve chute. When someone died, we said they bounced. Because that's what happens when a human body hits the ground at 120 mph...

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Have things changed? When I was a jumper one had to have a reserve chute and it had to be repacked by a licensed parachuter rigger, at regular intervals. I had a major malfunction once and was very glad to have my reserve chute. When someone died, we said they bounced. Because that's what happens when a human body hits the ground at 120 mph...

I don't know if things have changed or if something went horribly wrong at this one site. I like the term bounced, although I don't remember hearing it used where I used to jump.

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I did it for a few years, had 28 jumps, never heard that term either. Cultures are different with each landingzone though.

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No one is going to jail, a malfunction could be any number of things that happen when the chute deploys. More than likely he had a bubble that he thought he could work through and instead of going to his reserve. It happened to my instructor, put him, in the hospital for a few months.