Bodhisattva420 0 #1 December 9, 2008 Did the woman in this video just lose one of her steering toggles? I couldn't tell exactly in the video what happened. I suppose i was just wondering what I need to do if that ever happens to me so I don't smack the pavement like this woman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fswWHwyqpRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 December 9, 2008 If you do a quick search you'll find an in depth discussion of not just the malfunction, but the series of events that led up to the preventable accident.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZagMarquis 8 #3 December 9, 2008 Oh, PLEASE tell me that wasn't a re-post of the Shayna video!?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #4 December 9, 2008 QuoteOh, PLEASE tell me that wasn't a re-post of the Shawna video!?? Yup, that's exactly what it is.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #5 December 10, 2008 Search for Shayna Richardson to find the story and her post about it. Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #6 December 10, 2008 QuoteI suppose i was just wondering what I need to do if that ever happens to me so I don't smack the pavement like this woman. Video and Shayna aside, what she did resulted in serious injuries. Read the linked threads to learn about that. What have you been trained to so if your canopy opens in a spin or if you lose a toggle? Have you been given any idea what to do if you cut away and your reserve opens in a spin?Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ozzy13 0 #7 December 10, 2008 QuoteDid the woman in this video just lose one of her steering toggles? I couldn't tell exactly in the video what happened. I suppose i was just wondering what I need to do if that ever happens to me so I don't smack the pavement like this woman. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fswWHwyqpREhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fswWHwyqpRENever give the gates up and always trust your rears! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kkeenan 13 #8 December 10, 2008 QuoteWhat have you been trained to so if your canopy opens in a spin or if you lose a toggle? Have you been given any idea what to do if you cut away and your reserve opens in a spin? Here's a hint. Doing nothing other than screaming and praying for your life to be saved is NOT the best course of action._____________________________________ Dude, you are so awesome... Can I be on your ash jump ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodhisattva420 0 #9 December 10, 2008 Hey thanks for the replies. I didn't realize that the only thing that happened was a lost steering toggle and some slider hang up. I'm sure i would have been fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bodhisattva420 0 #10 December 10, 2008 One last noob question. I've never lost a toggle before. Can you reach a lost toggle, or do you just have to unstow the other toggle, let it go, then steer with your risers? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sparkie 0 #11 December 10, 2008 Quote Quote What have you been trained to so if your canopy opens in a spin or if you lose a toggle? Have you been given any idea what to do if you cut away and your reserve opens in a spin? Here's a hint. Doing nothing other than screaming and praying for your life to be saved is NOT the best course of action. What??? She did everything right, right down to curling up into fetal position! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #12 December 10, 2008 Good questions, take the following as food for thought then go to your instructors at your DZ with your questions. Next time you're at the DZ look at the risers on a rig. You'll find where the toggles are stowed there is a metal ring that the brake line travels through. That ring will keep your toggles in place if you let go of them. Also, when presented with a situation where your canopy is there and is square but you are not traveling in normal flight, grab your toggles and flare. If a brake "fired" during opening, that will arrest your turn, level your flight and give you a second to catch your breath. As you continue to advance in higher performance flight with higher performance canopies, you'll learn other techniques to solve a nuisance such as this during your canopy opening. Like other nuisances, they can become malfunctions so you must maintain altitude awareness.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gearless_chris 1 #13 December 10, 2008 AggieDave pretty much covered it all, but there is a possibilty of having a brake line break, or having a toggle come off the brake line, I've had both. In each case you won't be able to reach the offending steering line. If one brake is set, and the other is not, you will turn, regardless of why the one isn't set. Like Dave said, control check will more than likely stop the turn, what you do next is up to your training and experience level. At ISA and Skydive Fort Wayne, you would use emergency procedures with only 7 jumps. Is it there? Is it square? Is it landable? An emergency situation is not the time to be learning new tricks."If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
