There were naturally some nerves. Of course there would be when tandem jumping off a cliff.
But for Shrewsbury’s Hans Donner, the adrenaline-inducing activity is nothing new. He’s been there, done it and got the T-shirt when it comes to leaping out of planes or jumping from a great height.I mean, you do well to get me on a children’s ride at a theme park, if it’s a certain height off the ground.
“We put a training programme together, making sure we were doing the right sort of jumping and working on standing operating procedures and the right safety protocols. “A combination of things all came together, which had taken years of planning and the weather played ball as well which was really good.”“It’s about the landing and how you fly your canopy,” he reflects. “This site was soft because it was a shale beach so if there was going to be an awkward landing, you’d have a cushion.
“Unfortunately, in 1973, she had a double malfunction with both parachutes. She fell 5,000ft onto a concrete helipad and impacted feet first.
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