Sky diving instructor takes selfishness to a new level

[Flyn]

A sky diving instructor decided to commit suicide while he was in the middle of a tandem ride with a student.

The instructor loosened his harness and plunged to his death leaving the student (literally) hanging in the air.

The student managed to land safely and contacted authorities who found the instructor's body the next day.

https://www.foxnews.com/us/experien...easing-himself-from-student-midair-police-say

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[Chet Donnelly]

Oh man...thought we had a triple repost for a second.

This is NUTS!

 

[Flyn]

Note: This is not the passenger harness was loose hang gliding story.

This instructor loosened his own harness and intentionally plummeted to his death. His student was then forced to land the hang glider under what must have been difficult conditions (with the instructor jumping off and all).

Bad week for hang gliding.

 

[Stink Star]

If I were the guy that got left on the hang glider I’d find that instructors grave and piss on it for putting me through that shit

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

I'd bribe whoever I had to at the newspaper to write a scathing obituary for that dude.

He was a MILE up when he disconnected...i wouldn't have made it back down!

 

[Mr_Roboto]

Umm, fuck that guy. Seriously. I'd be looking for his grave to piss on if I made it back down alive.

 

[FirstWorldProblems]

[MENTION=4746]Flyn[/MENTION] this was a skydiver, not a hang glider

 

[Flyn]

^^ You're right.

 

[blakbearddelite]

I guess it could have been worse, he could have just prevented the other guy from opening the chute. That's still a shit head thing to do. I hope the survivor ends up suing the company. Though I don't know how the company could screen better for suicidal tendencies. I know pilots have to undergo some psychological screening, not sure about how often.

 

[Sprayin]

Talk about an adrenaline rush though.

 

[DEEZUZ]

instructor to student

 

[Mr_Roboto]

I guess it could have been worse, he could have just prevented the other guy from opening the chute. That's still a shit head thing to do. I hope the survivor ends up suing the company. Though I don't know how the company could screen better for suicidal tendencies. I know pilots have to undergo some psychological screening, not sure about how often.

Unless the instructor mispacked the parachute and disabled it most of them auto open as a safety feature. I'm sure it's a rough landing, but it's better than falling to one's death.