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A pilot and nine skydivers were feared dead today after a plane crashed in the US's Washington Cascades.
Labels: skydiving
posted by SPIIDERWEB™ at 10/09/2007 04:38:00 PM
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Spent many years programming, mostly mainframes. Been in business for myself, sky dived, scuba dived, practiced karate (until the broken ribs & finger), driven a sprint car (unreal). Want the US to be great again and worry it's impossible. I consider myself a moderate because I believe most Americans don't approve of torture, do want everyone to have health care, a pension and/or a job, privacy, freedom and NO WAR. Not too radical. I use profanity like a sailor so you should leave if you are sensitive.
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2 Comments:
They all died. 9 of them were under 30. But it wasn't skydiving related, it was plane related, so it shouldn't dissuade other skydivers.
True. Sky diving isn't to blame.
What I find disturbing is the crash itself. I've flown with various sky dive pilots and they all seemed to be particularly able.
That is, if something extraordinary happened They reacted competently and calmly. Why one would crash in the Cascades is curious to say the least.
The Cascades, as well as any mountainous regions are tricky and dangerous, but the pilot should have been familiar with the area.
For perspective, I sky dived out of Snohomish airport many times and going over the Cascades was not unusual nor anything any of us feared.
Teh strange.
Footnote: One weekend I decided to forgo a few jumps at Snohomish. Had I not, I could have sky dived with Patrick Swayze. Just name dropping here.
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