charlietouch (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

did she survive? i guess she told that story after she died.. wierd.....

sparkie66 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

this is sooo old, lets not rehash it all.Noob mistake x2 = skydiving is not for you bye bye.

patrik667 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

She made a really bad choice to cut away a normal malfunction (that can be solved) on the main. Then, she probably didn't have a proper body position and deployed the reserve while unstable.If you can't fix an unstowed brake malfunction and can't deploy on a stable arch, quit skydving, lady. You'll be doing us people taking the sport seriously a great favour.

patrik667 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Oh COME ON! she's on tv because of an unstowed brake?? Granted it can scare you shitless in a small canopy, but the solution is: *drumroll* unstow the other brake.This is why skydving gets a bad reputation. She's probably a clueless person outside skydiving, which makes her a danger for herself and others in the skydiving world.Now, a comment for skydiver on youtube: Did you see the cutaway sequence in the video? now THAT scared me. The right 3 rings wouldn't come off =X PROPER MAINTENANCE!

SquareHeadSlacker (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Did she survive?

MgpMontville (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Unstrapped??? Truth is maybe she could have been ok with the main but she made the decision early to cutaway the main. Unfortunately the reserve looked like it had a line over malfunction, and the only way to clear that is by the use of a hook knife, which students are not usually given. Also the fact she hit concrete with all that grass around......Just glad she is around, and has nothing to be ashamed about. A reserve malfunction is pretty rare also...

timbojj (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

im sorry bt u have clearly never skydived if u think she would have been falling to fast.if she pulled her other brake line to counteract the spiral she would have been falling at exactly the same speed it would have just been a 1/2 flare and at the height she pulled it should have been at least 3000ft which is not moments away from death especially under a half flared canopy. she could have landed safely under a half flared canopy and avoided the whole incident. I have had this countless times.

partyboy411 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

first if she did that she would have been falling to fast, secondly you try and think when you moments away from death.

dldodson123 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

add your own ending here " "

daxclusivechica (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i am so downtrodden, i need a massive buddy to help me pop shove it!