Sonia Stamm Fatal Parachute Jump

King Herald · #61 ● 06-19-2011, 08:45 AM

She was having a dilemma . Hit the ground spinning and end up a cripple, or cut the rope and finish the job properly

I've been in the exact same situation myself, on my 59th sky dive. I was as hungover as fuck and lost control as I opened the canopy, rolling forward quickly and somersaulted through the risers a couple of times.

The shoot opened but the slider was stuck halfway down the twisted risers. I was falling very fast, with no steering, and a road and power lines coming my way, and not too sure if it was too fast to land without fucking myself up. I was terrified, dithering about whether to cut away and dump the reserve, as I watched the altimeter winding down really fast.

Eventually I decided to cut away, hit the reserve, but for a few very long seconds the reserve snivelled about, but I had made the decision, and all fear simply disappeared, I felt totally calm, accepted I was going to die......

.....then the reserve popped open and I landed in a ploughed field safely.

I threw my rig in the packing shed and walked away from skydiving forever. That was in 1989, and I've never felt like jumping again.

richy_dong · #62 ● 06-19-2011, 04:19 PM

Originally Posted by King Herald ↗

I've been in the exact same situation myself, on my 59th sky dive. I was as hungover as fuck and lost control as I opened the canopy, rolling forward quickly and somersaulted through the risers a couple of times.

The shoot opened but the slider was stuck halfway down the twisted risers. I was falling very fast, with no steering, and a road and power lines coming my way, and not too sure if it was too fast to land without fucking myself up. I was terrified, dithering about whether to cut away and dump the reserve, as I watched the altimeter winding down really fast.

Eventually I decided to cut away, hit the reserve, but for a few very long seconds the reserve snivelled about, but I had made the decision, and all fear simply disappeared, I felt totally calm, accepted I was going to die......

.....then the reserve popped open and I landed in a ploughed field safely.

I threw my rig in the packing shed and walked away from skydiving forever. That was in 1989, and I've never felt like jumping again.

Awesome story man. I've never been skydiving as I have a fear of heights though.

what the fuck · #63 ● 06-20-2011, 08:41 PM

stupid bitch

uhoh1 · #64 ● 06-21-2011, 03:09 AM

She may have died the moment she hit the ground, but she knew she was dying the moment her chute was spiraling out of control. For almost 2 minutes she saw the grim reaper coming for her. Ouch.

mirrorseyes · #65 ● 06-21-2011, 08:33 AM

she was so disoriented she prolly thought she was doing the right thing. after all, on those jumps what we saw (her cutting and re-opening) seems like a full 5 minits. Time is so fukign slow on jumps you cant explain it ,,,unless you've jumped yourself.