Large amount of twists on a skyhook deployment?

[gowlerk 1,916]

hackish

***That's what I think. Another thing to consider is that your reserve starts out strapped to your body. If your body is rotating your parachute should be rotating in an equal amount. That should greatly reduce line twists.

I know it was already mentioned, but under a malfunctioning main, nearly every time someone 'feels' that they were spinning it was centrifugal loading with the parachute at the center, not rotational relative to the jumper.

-Michael


True, but I was talking about the reserve, not the main.

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Enjoyed reading through this thread, appreciated the lack of flame throwing and got something out of the information posted. Thanks!

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[hackish 8]

gowlerk

True, but I was talking about the reserve, not the main.

The assumption I make is that before every skyhook activation you start under a malfunctioning main.

-Michael