80 year old woman falls out of tandem harness

[chaos]

I was stressed out watching this. It was obvious that this 80 year old woman changed her mind and did not want to jump out of the plane. The parachute guy probably deals with people all the time who want to chicken out at the last minute, but he should have relented since the woman is 80 years old. Also, her harness was not properly adjusted - and dear God - she nearly falls out of it.

Luckily this tandem instructor's negligence ends without casualty. This 80 year-old grandma does a tandem skydive for her birthday and nearly falls out of the harness because it's not properly adjusted prior to exit. Certainly not your typical tandem jump, but WOW is this scary. Barf.

[Larry B.]

That was FUCKED UP.

[creep]

her fat flopping in the wind.

i'm surprised that they let her have the tape. she sure has a story to tell now. one more reason i would never do that.

[Matz]

anyone with stocks in skydiving companies that offer tandem jumps sell now

[nausearockpig]

Holy fucking shit. No fucking thanks.

[Essence_Smith]

I know I shouldn't really go there, but this is why the only black people you see jumping out of planes are in the military...

[chaos]

http://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2012/05/ ... hute-jump/

CBS13 Exclusive: 80-Year-Old Falling Out Of Harness In Parachute Jump Talks
May 25, 2012 5:46 PM

LODI (CBS13) – It was Laverne Everett’s sister who posted her skydiving video on YouTube to share with family from out-of-state, not knowing that Laverne would become an internet sensation.

She is the newest star in the latest video that’s gone viral overnight.

“I just wanted to do it,” Laverne said laughing.

This daredevil is 81 years old.

Laverne, who lives in a modest studio apartment in Oakdale, says she craves a little excitement once in awhile.

So last year, for her 80th birthday, she decided to jump out of a plane, much to the surprise of her family.

“They thought I was very brave,” said Laverne. “But, it’s just something I’ve wanted to do for a long time.”

So last May, Laverne did just that at the Sky Dive Lodi Parachute Center in Acampo. Her jump out of that plane and the moments before were all caught on tape.

“Once you get on that edge, that’s another story,” said Laverne.

As you watch the video, you see what appears to be Laverne clutching the plane for dear life, but she says her bad knees actually gave out. Then, the instructor behind her grabs her hand.

However, looking at the video, it appears that Laverne was being forced out of that plane, but Laverne doesn’t see it that way.

“No, I don’t look at it that way,” said Laverne. “He knew how bad I wanted to jump.”

When she did finally jump, something went terribly wrong and Laverne was suddenly dangling in mid-air.

“The upper harness came off, you know. Just slipped down, it was just the lower harness, is all I had.”

Laverne says her shirt flew up against her face so she couldn’t see a thing and didn’t realize exactly what happened until she saw the video for herself.

The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed Friday it is now investigating the incident.

The Parachute Center has had several accidents in recent history.

A woman skydiving with the center in 2009 lost control plunged straight toward highway 99 before slamming right into a power pole.

Months later, Robbie Bigley and Barb Cutty died while performing a formation jump because their parachutes became entangled.

Most recently in April, experienced skydiver William Calho plunged to his death in a vineyard.

It marked at least the eighth death for the company in ten years.

“Statistically, nationally for the number of jumps we do, we’re as safe as any other place,” said Parachute Center owner Bill Dause after April’s accident.

The FAA has proposed more than $900,000 in fines against his company in the past year and a half for safety concerns with the company’s planes.

[Larry B.]

A woman skydiving with the center in 2009 lost control plunged straight toward highway 99 before slamming right into a power pole.

ouchie

[creep]

this is the same place that wally just went skydiving at. they have had quite a few deaths there.

[kv]

oh wow crazy so ya tell me jumping out of planes can be dangerous? i would have never guested...i have a fear of hights and jumping out a plane would be epic but i would never do it because it would be the stupidest way you could die..."hey what happened to kv?" oh he jumped outa a plane streaking across the sky and his chute fucked up

[wally]

this is the same place that wally just went skydiving at. they have had quite a few deaths there.

yep, i would go again too.
Dude handled it like a fucking boss, and got them both down safely.
they tell you not to grab onto anything on your way out, you can see why.