Originally Posted by
Six jours
Skydiving helmets are among the dumbest things I have ever heard of. Of course, the idea of a skydiving helmet probably seems perfectly rational to the "a helmet saved my life a dozen times!!!" crowd around here. I mean, hell, if a helmet can save the life of a cyclist who gets run over by a dump truck, then why not one saving the life of a skydiver who impacts the ground at 150 MPH?
Say what you want, but we do wear helmets. Funny thing though, one of my instructors doesn't wear a helmet.
The instructor on the right is helmetless, whereas, the instructor on the left has helmet, and my timid ass in the middle with the red helmet..
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Ditto for the racetrack, always helmet and full leathers. that goes for the street too..
http://www.cehoward.net/1poster.jpg
On the skydive again, when I land, you are supposed land against the wind. But, for some reason and I can't turn the chute to land against the wind, I will have to land with the wind, and that be touching down at about 30 to 40 mph, helmet is much needed, I assure you..
