“Despite the chilly October morning air, Luke could feel sweat trickling down his back. In his heavy jumpsuit, loaded down with a parachute and nearly a hundred pounds of gear, it didn’t take much to overheat. Luke glanced down, watching the forest below them pass by as the plane sped ahead. He suddenly remembered that he hadn’t double-checked his gear, and he quickly ran through his checklist: Leg straps, secure. Chest strap, secure. Main parachute handle, clear and accessible. Reserve para...chute handle, clear and accessible. Helmet, secure. During smokejumper training, veteran jumpers had warned Luke that the day would come when he would start forgetting to check his gear. At the time, the idea of jumping out of a plane without triple or quadruple checking everything had seemed preposterous. Luke had been more nervous than he cared to admit every time he stood in the jump plane’s door. But, as time marched forward and Luke accumulated several jumps, he found that the veteran jumpers had been right.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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