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Bernardo de La Paz

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41. Because your landing fold-over action may not be perfect and you might hit your head. Because you

Reply to jg10003 (Reply #22)

Mon Apr 17, 2017, 06:10 AM

Apr 2017

Because you might badly exit the plane and hit your head on the way out.

Because another sky diver might drop something on you.
Some piece of metal or debris might follow you out of the plane and hit your head when your chute opens.

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