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A professional skydiving instructor has died and her student left seriously injured after the pair collided with “dust devils” in southern California on Friday. An instructor for Skydive ...
A skydiving instructor was killed and his student injured after their parachute failed to open properly during a dive.
A skydiving instructor was dead and his student remained hospitalized following a tandem jump incident Saturday outside Houston.
During a parachute jump on Easter Sunday 2015, both her main and reserve parachutes failed to open. She fell 4,000 ft (1,200 m) to the ground. She survived the fall despite life-threatening injuries [1] because she landed on a soft, newly ploughed field. [2] It was the second attempt on her life in less than a week. [2]
Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
Vincent Reffet was a professional parachutist. He completed 17,000 parachute jumps and 1,400 BASE jumps.He began wingsuit flying in 2002. He was a parachute instructor, "Jetman" pilot, licensed private pilot, wind tunnel instructor (totaling 1000 hours), and pioneer and instructor in speed riding. [1]
A Lodi skydiving instructor found guilty of fraudulently using a colleague’s credentials to teach the risky sport was sentenced Monday to 24 months in federal prison followed by 36 more months ...
Despite fines, liens and a $40 million judgment, the Parachute Center near Lodi continues to operate amid concerns of lax regulatory oversight.