Landing is every man for himself

9 years ago

I hurt a knee the last time I was out jumping, on a downwind landing. And it was all because of a combination of stupidity and lack of knowledge. The first because I did something I shouldn't: I trusted a fellow skydiver's direction instead of the wind sleeve. Turns out his direction was perfect for his canopy's rate of descent, which allowed him to make his final turn upwind. The second cause for the crash was the lack of experience to deal with a downwind landing. Apparently one of the safest ways to do it is to land like a tandem: on your butt :) Lessons learned and hopefully my knee will heal fast so I can jump again soon and put all this behind me. Blue skies