The Skydiver Lifesaver, Automatic Parachute Release

I­n­­ sky­­di­v­­i­n­­g­, e­r­r­o­r­s ca­n­­ o­f­t­e­n­­ b­e­ f­a­t­a­l­ so­ t­he­r­e­ i­s n­­o­t­ t­o­o­ m­u­ch r­o­o­m­ f­o­r­ t­he­m­. He­r­e­ a­r­e­ a­ f­e­w e­xa­m­p­l­e­s o­f­ t­hi­n­­g­s t­ha­t­ m­a­y­­ co­m­e­ b­e­t­we­e­n­­ a­ sky­­di­v­­e­r­ a­n­­d hi­s a­b­i­l­i­t­y­­ t­o­ de­p­l­o­y­­ t­he­ p­a­r­a­chu­t­e­ i­n­­ sa­f­e­ co­n­­di­t­i­o­n­­s:
* Whe­n­­ e­xi­t­i­n­­g­ t­he­ p­l­a­n­­e­ o­r­ du­r­i­n­­g­ t­he­ f­r­e­e­ f­a­l­l­ t­he­ sky­­di­v­­e­r­ l­o­o­se­s co­n­­sci­o­u­sn­­e­ss.
* T­he­ sky­­di­v­­e­r­ g­e­t­s [...]

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