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I misrouted my chest strap twice.
First time, a tandem instructor caught the mistake and told me that if I do it again I wouldn't be allowed to jump and would have to fly down with the plane. That was around jump 30.
Unfortunately, I can be thick sometimes and it took a real lesson to let the importance of checking the chest strap sink in.
Around jump 60, I rushed to get on a load, and I realized in freefall that I misrouted my chest strap after doing a front-flip and coming out of it a bit unstable on my side. My harness almost came off -- to the point where the upper left side of my harness was down to my forearm.
I quickly bent my elbow to catch the side of the harness. If it weren't for that reflex, the left side would have been off. I can't imagine that I'd have made it to the ground in decent shape had that happened. I was cursing up a storm, freaked out indeed. I just remained stable and on my belly until pull time.
When pull time came, I crossed my arms as tightly as possible and luckily all went well. I then put the slack of the chest strap in my teeth as I finished the descent. I got to the ground feeling somewhat like a ghost -- like I shouldn't be alive. It was weird.
Since then, it has become my ritual to triple-check the leg straps, chest strap, handles, and three-rings before boarding and on the plane...and I don't exit until I'm 110% sure all is in order.
Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.
First time, a tandem instructor caught the mistake and told me that if I do it again I wouldn't be allowed to jump and would have to fly down with the plane. That was around jump 30.
Unfortunately, I can be thick sometimes and it took a real lesson to let the importance of checking the chest strap sink in.
Around jump 60, I rushed to get on a load, and I realized in freefall that I misrouted my chest strap after doing a front-flip and coming out of it a bit unstable on my side. My harness almost came off -- to the point where the upper left side of my harness was down to my forearm.
I quickly bent my elbow to catch the side of the harness. If it weren't for that reflex, the left side would have been off. I can't imagine that I'd have made it to the ground in decent shape had that happened. I was cursing up a storm, freaked out indeed. I just remained stable and on my belly until pull time.
When pull time came, I crossed my arms as tightly as possible and luckily all went well. I then put the slack of the chest strap in my teeth as I finished the descent. I got to the ground feeling somewhat like a ghost -- like I shouldn't be alive. It was weird.
Since then, it has become my ritual to triple-check the leg straps, chest strap, handles, and three-rings before boarding and on the plane...and I don't exit until I'm 110% sure all is in order.
Be humble, ask questions, listen, learn, follow the golden rule, talk when necessary, and know when to shut the fuck up.
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that is my point my friend. Stop using the "100 jump wonder thing"to make a point. People who use that term
have graduated into the skygod class. How about this
" I saw a misrouted chest strap on a fellow SKYDIVER"
100 jump wonders exist, and it's their attitude that makes them such, not the fact that they have somewhere around 100 jumps. I realize you have around 100 jumps, but don't be so sensitive or argumentative. Over-confidence, demands for respect, and an argumentative nature are some classic traits of "100 jump wonders." Realistic self-assessments and a desire to learn more are traits of people who are not in an "X jump wonder" stage. I've met a few jumpers who have not ever (yet) gone through such stages. I'm not one of them. I do however hope I've gotten past such stages; I guess time will tell.
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Dave
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You can also route your chest strap backwards through the buckle something I thankfully found out on the ground right before my first AFF jump.
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My harness almost came off -- to the point where the upper left side of my harness was down to my forearm.
I quickly bent my elbow to catch the side of the harness.
I got to the ground feeling somewhat like a ghost -- like I shouldn't be alive. It was weird.
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Now, that is a scary story....Steve1
I’ve heard (not seen) about a skydiver who had the chest strap routed threw his reserve handle (metal D-Type) and properly routed on the buckle side, this made me think a lot about it and a guess also a bit anal about gear check. I appreciate the fact that everyone at my home DC check themselves and also others. Luckily this mistake was pointed out and corrected before boarding the aircraft. I can only imagine the outcome of this if one needs to go silver…… 
Anyone ever heard of this?
Anyone ever heard of this?
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chest
leg
leg
hacky
pin
cutaway
reserve
...if anyone can add to this please do.
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Helmet
Altimeter
Goggles
Rule of 3's
3 rings
3 rings
3 metals (chest, leg, leg)
3 others (goggles, altimeter, helmet) (and yes, I reealize the helmet is optional for some of you.)
I kinda was referring to the essentials. I don't think that goggles, altimeter, helmet, and some other things are essential for keeping you alive after exit.
They're important. But if you simply want to live...worry about the few most important first then get yourself comfortable for happy flying. I like to distinguish the two into categories myself. Comforts are goggles, alti, helmet....if i forget any of these, I can still jump out, realize it, and still pull right away to save my life.
Although, the Alti thing is kind of a grey area probably.
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I was watching Crosswind last night and I saw something that made me think of this thread. At the end of the movie there is a freeflyer (Olav I think), who ties his cheststrap in a knot after the buckle.
It seems to me that is would take away any chance of it causing an incident. Even if it was misrouted I think the knot would stop it at the buckle.
Dose anyone else do this?
It seems to me that is would take away any chance of it causing an incident. Even if it was misrouted I think the knot would stop it at the buckle.
Dose anyone else do this?
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