"Al MacDonald" wrote in message news:vTgLc.46462$2i3.17796@clgrps12...
Shawn, I forgot something very important!

Do NOT get in the habit of getting out of the plane without your
parachute on, as it could cultivate a very bad habit (and make you look
rather stupid in the obituary).

Freely admitting that I unbuckle my chute and leave it in the plane
(after landing...), are there any actual documented accounts of
someone unbuckling their chute *before* bailing out?