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[deleted] t1_ir0p6lo wrote

Reply to comment by JustAnotherDude1990 in Skydiver dies in Florida after 'parachute malfunction,’ authorities say by Thetimmybaby

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JustAnotherDude1990 t1_ir0ql9h wrote

User error like the person hooking you up?

Also, when it comes to tandem skydiving, the person on the front doesn't have much responsibility, I just ask the people strapped to me to please not grab onto me while I am keeping them safe.

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[deleted] t1_ir203an wrote

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JustAnotherDude1990 t1_ir21d4o wrote

Barrier of entry? You just pay and go...that's about it.

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[deleted] t1_ir21igf wrote

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JustAnotherDude1990 t1_ir21r7o wrote

I have no idea what it takes to operate a bungee thing, but as a tandem instructor, you need 3 years in the sport, 500+ jumps, master parachutist license, class 3 medical physical certificate and a tandem training course bare minimum.

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[deleted] t1_ir220qe wrote

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JustAnotherDude1990 t1_ir23stj wrote

When I take people on tandems, we have 4 connection points, of which only 1 would be needed to survive. I check that shit like 5 times before leaving the plane, and usually once in free fall just in case...not sure how someone forgets. And yet you have people like this that forget to hook up their passenger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLBJA8SlH2w

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