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pipoman

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2. How freightening..bet she didn't find a new hobby..

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Mon May 28, 2012, 01:49 AM

May 2012

The video reminded me of my first jump..I expected to get jerked when the chute deployed. It wasn't until it didn't happen it occurred to me, it always looks that way because the camera isn't deployed yet.

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In the video Politicalboi May 2012 #1

Yup, 80 year old woman lives, spotter's career dies. Zalatix May 2012 #4

How freightening..bet she didn't find a new hobby.. pipoman May 2012 #2

My son went on one of those drops. Baitball Blogger May 2012 #3

I've never done a tandem jump pipoman May 2012 #5

Amen... Tom_Foolery May 2012 #7

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