uberchris 0 #1 July 15, 2013 well it finally happened. unstable wingsuit deployment, and because i am at a 1.65 WL, i finally opened into the worst linetwists ever. my risers were completely twisted and so were my lines. started spiraling down extremely quickly, my head was pinned down and i could NOT see my altimiter for altitude awareness, so i decided to chop. luckily i deploy high because im new to wingsuiting, so i was in the reserve saddle just below 2k. lesson learned: my canopy is too small for wingsuiting. im going to be selling my rig and upsizing to a more docile 7 cell like a storm. this was the 4th time ive opened into linetwists, and i just had a feeling that flying a safire2 129 isnt going to work with wingsuiting for me. this just proved it. luckily i was able to retrieve all gear, and kept both my handles. also, i stood my reserve landing up like a boss. of course it helps that my BASE canopy is a 7 cell f-111 canopy which flares similar to my pr126....... is something wrong with me to where this was one of the funnest jumps ive had in a long time? i loved the extra freefall!!!!!!!!!!!!!!gravity brings me down......... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #2 July 15, 2013 ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #3 July 15, 2013 I'm looking forward to my first reserve ride... Can't decide what's cooler: Having had a reserve ride or Going 2,000 jumps without one "Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #4 July 16, 2013 Hell, I didn't even make it to 100 . . .. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #5 July 16, 2013 DcloudZ I'm looking forward to my first reserve ride... Can't decide what's cooler: Having had a reserve ride or Going 2,000 jumps without one I knew a guy who went 3000 jumps w/o a mal; Then he started doing tandems, and promptly had a tandem mal."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #6 July 16, 2013 ryoder ***I'm looking forward to my first reserve ride... Can't decide what's cooler: Having had a reserve ride or Going 2,000 jumps without one I knew a guy who went 3000 jumps w/o a mal; Then he started doing tandems, and promptly had a tandem mal. That's pretty sickGuy at my DZ a month or so ago had back-to-back rides. Spinning line twists on a wingsuit jump followed by Tension knot on a tandem during his cert "Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,381 #7 July 16, 2013 DcloudZ That's pretty sickGuy at my DZ a month or so ago had back-to-back rides. Spinning line twists on a wingsuit jump followed by Tension knot on a tandem during his cert I was on a load with a TI who had a mal. Two loads later, we were on the same load again...and he had another tandem mal."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DcloudZ 0 #8 July 16, 2013 It's funny because the passengers are usually none the wiser Heard of a story at my DZ where one passenger ran to his friend after there was a tandem reserve ride on the load and said "Hey dude! Did you hear some guy used his reserve parachute?!" The TI who was with that passenger walks by and says ya, it was you! "Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way." -Alan Watts Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Avikus 0 #9 July 16, 2013 I had mine at #76. Glad I did it early. Line over... savable? Probably but I didn't know how to fix a small line over. I'm happy with it cause I kept my calm and just was like "Oh well ... let's do this" instead of freaking out!Avikus - Packer and Jumper - Hate landing with the plane! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #10 July 16, 2013 This being the bonfire, thought this would be about a relationship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
catfishhunter 1 #11 July 16, 2013 DcloudZ I'm looking forward to my first reserve ride... Can't decide what's cooler: Having had a reserve ride or Going 2,000 jumps without one Careful what you wish for. Testing the air gremlins isn't usually a wise decision. Costly too... MAKE EVERY DAY COUNT Life is Short and we never know how long we are going to have. We must live life to the fullest EVERY DAY. Everything we do should have a greater purpose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justme12001 0 #12 July 16, 2013 Made it to 1,387 before my first. Have had 2 now, both tandems. Am really looking forward to my first sport rig chop!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
