That man reportedly suffered a heart problem after making his jump on Saturday.
He landed safely and then called for help.
The man was airlifted to Jackson Memorial Hospital, giving one of the nurses a thumbs-up as he arrived.
The incident happened just before noon at Skydive Miami in Homestead.
According to authorities, the skydiver, who has not been identified, was listed in stable condition at the hospital.
I'd suffer a heart problem too if I jumped out of a perfectly good airplane!
ReplyDeleteNo way, man. Skydiving is a blast!
DeleteYeah I'll pass too. I value my life too much to take a risk like that. Never mind I'm actually afraid of falling. There is no such thing as a fear of heights. It's often a fear of falling (basophobia) that is often misinterpreted as a phobia of heights (acrophobia). The two are actually closely related. When I'm strapped in the cockpit safe and secure I look down all the time and do not get the heebie-jeebies. Put me on top of a 50 story building and tell me to look over a ledge and I get weak kneed. when I tell people I'm afraid of heights but am a pilot they don't understand it until I explain it to them this way.
Deletemost dangerous part of skydiving is driving to the airport......
DeleteThat's what I tell students that ask if it's dangerous.
DeleteThen I go fly the jump plane all day. 4067 hours and no accidents.
1188 skydives and 2 minor injuries.
I read about this phenomonem years ago in Flying Magazine.
ReplyDeleteWhen you're in a building, in a tree, etc... your eye has a direct connection to the ground via the side of the building, you don't get that direct connection when flying so you don't get the heebie geebies.
I'm nervous about heights but not altitude. It's has to do with being above the ground on something that is on the ground.
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