{"id":17501,"date":"2016-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17501"},"modified":"2016-11-03T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T00:00:00","slug":"2016-11-03-for-the-want-of-a-pin-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2016-11-03-for-the-want-of-a-pin-check\/","title":{"rendered":"For the Want of a Pin Check"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cFor the want of a pin-check the pin was lost,\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n

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For the want of a pin the loop was lost,\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n

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For the want of a loop the bridle was lost,\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n

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For the want of a bridle the plane was lost,\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n

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For the want of a plane the jumpers were lost,\u2028<\/em><\/p>\n

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And all for the want of a pre-flight check.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

(Adapted from Benjamin Franklin\u2019s \u2018For the Want of a Horse-shoe Nail\u2019)<\/p>\n

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The photo, of Skydive Palatka\u2019s plane (damaged during a round parachute event at another airport) is a telling reminder of the catastrophic damage that can be done to planes or human flesh \u2013 for lack of a pre-flight check, or a worn out piece of string! All the hi-tech safety equipment we jump with is useless if we forget to:<\/p>\n

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