Gallery 4: Tracey's Sky Dive
A sequence of pictures taken when Tracey jumped out of a plane, fortunately with the aid of a parachute! This was at the Black Knights Parachute Centre.
I was immensely impressed with Tracey for doing this. I tend to subscribe to the view expressed to me by my gliding instructor: "Anyone to jumps out of a perfectly serviceable aeroplane wearing only a parachute needs their head examined".
The whole episode can be seen as a downloadable slide show, as a Windows executable (Warning: huge file).
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We had to arrive very early. The weather was very cold - the ground is literally frozen solid. The aircraft that Tracey and the instructor will be using. Someone unkindly suggested that it was safer to parachute than to land in the thing! |
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Tracey getting suited up. Lots of extra insulation required - including scarf and hat. Tracey and colleague going to the aircraft. |
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They're in the plane and its taking off. No backing out now! Tracey and the instructor are out, and the parachute is open. |
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On their way... ...still... |
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...getting closer... ...and closer... |
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Bump! They're down, and still in one piece. I'm glad that's over! |
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Walking back from the landing field. Big smile - a job well done! |
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Standard pictures of Tracey back on the ground, and the aircraft. |
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