Latest Lodi Parachute Center Accident — Two Dead in Fatal Tandem Jump

CFI A&P said:
Did other skydivers go up and jump that day after the event?

If so, then clearly staying open wasn't the wrong idea.


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Were they made aware that somebody had died? I'm gonna guess not. Maybe the repeat jumpers did, but did the outsiders looking to skydive for thr first time ever know? I'm not sure... either way without looking into why it happened AT ALL and immediately resume business speaks to the safety and business culture that has plagued that company for over a decade.
 
Inverted said:
Were they made aware that somebody had died? I'm gonna guess not.
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"I'm going to guess not." Speculation. Every thing after that sentence is also speculation.


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Who flies for them? Speak up! Lol. I tried to find it on here but I remember talking to someone that flies there. My question to you is.

....what was the mood when you kept flying? Was it in fear of the boss not letting you shutdown for the day? Or was it a common mood among jumpers and staff to keep "pushing on" thru a difficult time? Just odd to stay open and not at least take the rest of the day off to reflect...
 
jgheggie said:
Who flies for them? Speak up! Lol. I tried to find it on here but I remember talking to someone that flies there. My question to you is.

....what was the mood when you kept flying? Was it in fear of the boss not letting you shutdown for the day? Or was it a common mood among jumpers and staff to keep "pushing on" thru a difficult time? Just odd to stay open and not at least take the rest of the day off to reflect...
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As someone who flew jumpers, plus as a skydiving instructor and someone with over 550+ jumps, the common thread among skydivers is bluntly, "crap happens." I've had friends get seriously hurt or bounce, and each one wouldn't have stopped me from jumping or flying. Most were self induced, either by doing something stupid, or mot paying attention when packing. Only two were, what I call, "Fate is the Hunter" incidents.

This is an inherently dangerous sport. You can adjust the odds in your favor, but can never eliminate them completely. When accidents happen, jumpers tend to compartmentalize them and an attitude of FIDO prevails. It can be hard for outsiders to understand this thought process and view it as callous or indifferent behavior.
 
Cptnchia said:
As someone who flew jumpers, plus as a skydiving instructor and someone with over 550+ jumps, the common thread among skydivers is bluntly, "crap happens." I've had friends get seriously hurt or bounce, and each one wouldn't have stopped me from jumping or flying. Most were self induced, either by doing something stupid, or mot paying attention when packing. Only two were, what I call, "Fate is the Hunter" incidents.

This is an inherently dangerous sport. You can adjust the odds in your favor, but can never eliminate them completely. When accidents happen, jumpers tend to compartmentalize them and an attitude of FIDO prevails. It can be hard for outsiders to understand this thought process and view it as callous or indifferent behavior.
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Roomies: "Let's go skydiving!"

Me: "no."

Them: "Come on, it would be fun!"

Me: "Hard no."


Have fun at it and be safe :)

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i get paid to be a risk mitigator, and I'm not much of a risk taker in my free time, anymore.
Strap myself to someone who would be otherwise be on a couch watching family guy and eating cheese balls? (not that there's anything wrong with that)
Not gonna happen, for me. But YMMV!

RIP to both, hopefully they went somewhere that doesn't require a parachute.
 
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