Collisions in the Air

Feb 21, 2025 ... The National Safety Council notes that you're much more statistically likely to be killed by lightning or by being stung by a bee than you are to be killed on ... Sep 25, 2023 ... Fearless asked Wimer several questions about risk-taking, ageism and more. It is critical that women learn how to take risks, Wimer emphasized. Their discovery? Well: only 0.003 student fatalities have occurred per 1,000 tandem jumps over the past decade, making tandem skydiving safer than our morning ... Oct 29, 2024 ... Over the last several decades, we've figured out how to mitigate the risk through a standardization of skydiving safety standards, rules, and ... Aug 14, 2023 ... Skydiving is generally considered to be a safe sport, but there are some risks involved. The most common injuries are minor, such as bruises, ... Feb 8, 2017 ... Despite the perceived risk of jumping out of the side of a plane and relying on a parachute to get me down safely, I disproved some of my own ... Mar 26, 2009 ... "It is very difficult to give a valid figure for BASE jumping, but our best estimate is that the overall annual fatality risk in BASE jumping is ... Using data from two independent research projects on skydiving and climbing, we acknowledge that a small sub-section of those involved are constantly inventing ... May 2, 2019 ... Is tandem skydiving safe? In this article we cover what you should know about skydiving safety and risks and five ways that we've got you. Although skydiving poses inherent risks to participants, skydiving companies should mitigate those risks by ensuring staff is properly trained and that safety ...