Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.bc.ca (Charlie Gibbs) (05/01/91)
I don't know just how relevant this is, but it reminds me of a 4-way jump
I did long ago. One of the jumpers has a shoulder that would easily pop out.
The pin man didn't dock too smoothly and popped it out in free-fall. I docked
3rd (smoothly) and when the 4th jumper docked he bumped it again and knocked
the guy's shoulder back in. We called him "Tom the Flying Doctor" after that.
The jumper with loose shoulders eventually had surgery to correct it, but
I think he quit soon afterwards.
Charlie_Gibbs@mindlink.UUCP
"I'm cursed with hair from HELL!" -- Night Courtwesson@ducvax.auburn.edu (05/01/91)
I wanted to know if any of you have known jumpers that have had disloacted sholders that had problems when jumping. I disloacted both my sholders on my 13th jump about a year ago. I rehabilitated the left, I didn't know the right one had ever come out, and continued to jump. Some time later our club (Auburn University Sport Parachute Club) disbanded because of an insurance policy change at Auburn and loosing out DZ to an airport that wanted to start teaching for profit. At any rate I have not jumped in about a year and a half. I had 27 jumps under my belt and now two sholders that dislocate whenever I get into the frog position. Have any of you known people that had sholder problems when they jumped. They always made a slight right-hand twist because they feel as they are about to come out when i get it just right. I'd love to jume some more and can't figure what to do. I realy miss the 10K freefall. Grounded in Auburn, ============================================================================== Rick H. Wesson Student Assistant Internet: Wesson@ducvax.auburn.edu Auburn University Bitnet: wesson@auducvax Dep. of Management Auburn, AL
lonhyn@nas.nasa.gov (Lonhyn T. Jasinskyj) (05/02/91)
I have seen a first jump student dislocate a previously dislocated
shoulder on exit. Perhaps because he was too enthusiastic about arching.
This was an AFF jump and the JMs were quite confused as to why he wasn't
doing anything (such as PRCTs) although he seemed quite alert. The main side
finally pulled for him still not knowing what was going on. His canopy
ride down was less successful (started heading for the runway) until he
figured out that he could just make three left hand turns to go right.
Flaring was out of the question. This is my only positive data point.
Perhaps free-style is for you. :-)
I do hope you find a position that will allow you to keep jumping.
Perhaps as you learn more about how to fly your body you can avoid
the positions that cause the sholders to start coming out.
Lonnie
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