Sport Jumper Needed Knife

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mike45

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I was just sitting here playing on the internet and my teenage sons are watching a show called "Worst-Case Scenario". I overheard the announcer talk about a sport parachute jumper who's pants leg got caught on something near the landing gear as he was jumping.

The announcer talked about the different things the pilot and the jumper were doing trying to free his pants leg. The announcer said "If he had a knife, he could cut himself free". I said very loudly "What did he say". Both my sons laughed and said it again. (I knew my 15 year old had his Spyderco Q and my 13 year old had his leatherman PST)

The pilot was able to land on a grassy area next to the runway and the jumper was bruised but safe after being dragged.

They said he now carries a knife.

Better late than never I guess.


mike
 
Ah, yet another reason why even people who "never need a knife" should carry one. Ya just never know.
 
Originally posted by DANJ
why couldnt the guy just open his chute and as a result would rip his clothing off the landing gear. I would think that jump suit is not as strong as the parachute harness he is wearing.
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Ummmm....yeah.....well....hmmmmm....

It wouldn't be much fun if his parachute deployed and managed to get all fouled up on the tailgear of the aircraft, and then yanked him loose. Parachutes are meant to be deployed while the wearer is falling vertically, not horizonally while tangled up in the aircraft. Or the slipstream from the plane pulls the jumper back into the tailgear and knocks him unconcious, or.....

Carrying a knife is a much better solution!
 
There is a special place in hell for jumpmasters that don't carry knives. I would say the pilot and crew of that plane screwed up and should prob not be allowed to drop jumpers. A jumper trying to cut himself free like Rambo would prob do more harm than good to himself. Most sport jumpers that I know don't carry knives. Just about 100% of the military jumpers carry some type of bladed object while jumping. All jumpmasters by regulation must carry one.
If that chute deployed either by itself or by the jumper would have been the end of at least the jumper and maybe the AC.
The military AC that deploys troops or cargo out the rear of the AC has a ramp that lowers and is configured to allow the cargo to roll of the back being pulled out the back by a drouge chute and has a crew that is trained for these operations. The drouge chute pulls the cargo out and away from the AC them the main chute(s) deploy.
Spark can help out here also. I still can't figure out how he jumped with the parrot on his shoulder. Spark, did you ever get it to say "All OK Jumpmaster!" Dean
 
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