PpPete
Legendary Member
- Location
- Chandler's Ford
Not a chute problem - but I had something of a harness problem on my one and only static line jump at Aldershot some 3 decades ago.
I'm tall and was quite skinny back then. The PTI who tightened my harness was somewhat muscle-bound and very enthusiastic in his duties - with the result that I was somewhat scrunched up and it wasn't easy to walk out to the aircraft.
Hanging on the chute, that meant I couldn't get my legs underneath my body. Instead they went forward at a distinct angle. My heels hit the ground first, and slid rapidly and uncontrollably away, depositing me on my arse, fortunately without injury.
I'm tall and was quite skinny back then. The PTI who tightened my harness was somewhat muscle-bound and very enthusiastic in his duties - with the result that I was somewhat scrunched up and it wasn't easy to walk out to the aircraft.
Hanging on the chute, that meant I couldn't get my legs underneath my body. Instead they went forward at a distinct angle. My heels hit the ground first, and slid rapidly and uncontrollably away, depositing me on my arse, fortunately without injury.