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How safe is skydiving?

AgaBoogaBoo

AgaBoogaBoo

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Anyone have an idea of how many people die from it or something?

I'm trying to convince a friend he should go skydiving the weekend before graduation, that would be a great way to end the year IMO.
 
A fair number of the skydiving deaths are assumed to be suicides. It's a fairly good way to off yourself as unlike most suicide methods insurance should pay out. You're unlikely to get killed skydiving if you do it through a proper school, it's got a pretty high injury rate though. A lot of leg and back injuries on landing.
 
It is so safe that if you do it and get hurt or die, your dependents will likely get 0 dollars life insurance.
 
Originally posted by: AgaBoogaBoo
Anyone have an idea of how many people die from it or something?

I'm trying to convince a friend he should go skydiving the weekend before graduation, that would be a great way to end the year IMO.
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I've heard enough stories of death and serious injury that I won't do it. Not that long ago I read of an instructor who died when a chute failed.
 
Originally posted by: GagHalfrunt
A fair number of the skydiving deaths are assumed to be suicides. It's a fairly good way to off yourself as unlike most suicide methods insurance should pay out. You're unlikely to get killed skydiving if you do it through a proper school, it's got a pretty high injury rate though. A lot of leg and back injuries on landing.
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I think most, if not all insurance policies have an exemption clause for dangerous activities.
 
There is danger in everything you do....if youlive with that fear you will miss out on a lot of things in life...I say go for it. I have over 1000 jumps now and I still have the same adrenalin rush everytime I jump out the plane, and I still kiss the ground when I'm down...but the best thing about i is the rest of the week, I'm more focused and enjoy everything a little bit more-because I just cheated death one more time.

Pay attention to the jumpmaster, LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS...PRACTICE WITH ALL OF YOUR FOCUS...then jump out the plane.

You'l never regret it.
 
Originally posted by: blert
There is danger in everything you do....if youlive with that fear you will miss out on a lot of things in life...I say go for it. I have over 1000 jumps now and I still have the same adrenalin rush everytime I jump out the plane, and I still kiss the ground when I'm down...but the best thing about i is the rest of the week, I'm more focused and enjoy everything a little bit more-because I just cheated death one more time.

Pay attention to the jumpmaster, LISTEN TO WHAT HE SAYS...PRACTICE WITH ALL OF YOUR FOCUS...then jump out the plane.

You'l never regret it.
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4 months and his first post! :beer:
 
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