Well, I remember jump #37 in July '86, when I was falling through about 500' AGL, with no main or reserve over my head. I had to do a few things wrong to be in that situation, and a few things right to be able to type about it now. In '91, I heard a first radio call from left base, while I was on a left downwind, and had to turn outbound to avoid a mid-air. Those were actual emergencies that could've had very bad outcomes. Everything else is gravy. My last real excitement was a call from our AC SWGR room at O`Hare on Oct 1st, when the whole station was dark. Nothing like working the problem over the phone with guys who only have their cellphones for light.
Joe
