Aces High Bulletin Board
General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Fud on June 04, 2013, 12:38:40 PM
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a9b_1370350805
I've done a few skydives and can't say I forgot to buckle my chest strap...
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Saved by his AAD...
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some jump buddies he had...they should have all double checked each other before getting on the plane.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — An expert parachutist fell to his death when he jumped from a plane, apparently without realizing that he wasn't wearing a parachute, officials said today.
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the death Saturday of Ivan Lester McGuire to see if pilot Mark Luman had checked to see if McGuire was wearing a parachute.
McGuire, 35, was carrying video equipment to film a student and an instructor from the Franklin County Sports Parachute Center when he jumped to his death from an altitude of 10,500 feet.
Investigators have ruled out suicide and say McGuire, who had made more than 800 jumps, may have made his fatal mistake because he was tired or preoccupied with filming.
"We haven't gotten all the facts yet. But there is a regulation, No. 105, that states that the pilot must check--well, no one may jump unless the pilot checks the parachutes," FAA inspector Walter Rigsbee said.
The video equipment McGuire was carrying may have been mistaken for a parachute, he said.
that happened back in 1988, I remember watching the video on the news.
semp
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As a long time jump pilot I've caught many a jumper with misrouted straps, chest or leg straps not buckled etc. even caught a tandem master about to board with leg straps not around legs.
This guy was so intent on the chest strap he forgot everything else. The un buckled chest strap won't kill you but the earth rushing up will..
I suggest he take up bowling or knitting.