I was very depressed to hear of his loss! I keep thinking of his wife and two children and his surviving father and friends. I'm lifting them all up in my prayers.
Sometimes there is very little perceived risk while a hidden dynamic risk is just waiting to zap you. For me, jump 37 was almost my last(400 feet) just because we taped up my used old baggy jumpsuit to increase my fall rate. We made sure I could still get my pullout but never considered my aerodynamics at pull time. Had I bounced, any amount of second guessing wouldn't have helped the pain felt by my loved ones. You would have been able to measure the impact that I would've made on this world, probably 2 to 6 inches. Steve Irwin's love of nature and passion touched and educated alot of people. He got a huge amount of life out of his 44 short years.
G'day mate!
Joe
