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Old 12-15-2012 | 11:56 PM
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JohnBurke
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I know a lot of old, bold pilots; it's an occupational necessity with certain types of flying.

Not so with landing after dropping jumpers.

I did the late load at DeLand one evening, and the jump aircraft did that to me as I was landing; I got dinged up as the jump aircraft flew close enough to me, buzzing people on the ground while I was landing my canopy, that it affected my parachute canopy.

Shortly after that, the same pilot cut a jumper's legs off because he got too close, buzzing folks on the ground, and hit the jumper.
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