jump 23 malfuntion

[TSISK 0]

Well i did 21, 22, and 23 today. I had my first cutaway and reserve landing on jump 23. At least ive got that out of the way

[doughboyshred 0]

shite! What happened?

[bluetwo 0]

Wow, yeah that's true........

So what specific malfunction was it? Did you find the main?

How was the reserve ride?

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[muff528 3]

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Well i did 21, 22, and 23 today. I had my first cutaway and reserve landing on jump 23. At least ive got that out of the way

Congrats on your survival! But.... you got that one out of the way...... more to follow.

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It was a line over on the left side, It put me into a pretty good spin. I realized pretty quick that there wasn't much i could do. Yes we found the main and the reserve was a pd253 and it rode different than im used to. Ive made 20 jumps on a 280 and just decided today to move down to a 260.I liked the way the 260 felt Im 6'4" and about 215.

[MorfiusX 0]

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It was a line over on the left side, It put me into a pretty good spin. I realized pretty quick that there wasn't much i could do. Yes we found the main and the reserve was a pd253 and it rode different than im used to. Ive made 20 jumps on a 280 and just decided today to move down to a 260.I liked the way the 260 felt Im 6'4" and about 215.

I moved down to a student 260 on my last jump due to the student 280 being in use. I'm 6'0" and 225. I also liked it much better than the 280. Not that it really has any relevance to your mal, but I am going to stick with the 260 unless someone objects.

[absane 0]

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Well i did 21, 22, and 23 today. I had my first cutaway and reserve landing on jump 23. At least ive got that out of the way

At least you got one out of the way. Generally, what I hear, after the first one... you aren't as nervous about the second one.

Speaking of downsizing... I started out on a 240 but moved to a 220 on AFF 7 because all the other rigs were gone. I stuck to it since just because I like the overall feel to it.

Don't forget to pull!

[simon021 0]

Same here. I'm 6 foot 170 or so, and was using a 240 initially. They have since moved me down to the 220 and I was really suprised at even being able to tell the difference at all. It flys much better though (from my limited experience) Seems to get me back home better if I end up taking my downwind a bit too far :D

[PiLFy 0]

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Well i did 21, 22, and 23 today. I had my first cutaway and reserve landing on jump 23. At least ive got that out of the way

Hi,
Congratulations! How was the reserve landing (half-braked PLF)? I had a line-over on jump #15. I had been off for a couple weeks, & just wanted a nice, calm, get back into the swing skydive. Didn't work out that way. Happily, I was opening high (5500') @the time. I felt a rough opening. Looked up, & "Oh shit." Three feet of the canopy was collapsed by lines. Pulling on risers only made it worse (spin). I hung there laughing to myself that I'd have to cut it. I tried pulling on the left toggle really hard. It worked. It turned out to be mostly the steering line. The cascades were spread over the three feet of cells.

A part of me was saddened. I wanted to chop it!! Don't tell my DZO...

[TSISK 0]

I tried like hell to get it to break free, but had to cut it away. The reserve rode a little twitchyer than im used too

[aaroncosbey 0]

well done

you beat me... i got to #43!

[TSISK 0]

So I win???????

[pilotdave 0]

Beat me too... I'm at 2070 and am still waiting for that first one. Hope I do as well as you!
Dave

[gusto77 0]

BEER!!!!!!

[TSISK 0]

I jump in the morning the mal happened at about 11am but i did tell the instructors that the beers will be on me

[ZigZagMarquis 9]

Good job. You made it 3 jumps further into the sport than I did when I had my fir... err... initial malfunction; nearly the same failure mode as you described.

And, as others have said, if you haven't already, CASE OF

[absane 0]

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Same here. I'm 6 foot 170 or so, and was using a 240 initially. They have since moved me down to the 220 and I was really suprised at even being able to tell the difference at all. It flys much better though (from my limited experience) Seems to get me back home better if I end up taking my downwind a bit too far :D

Hrm. I weigh 190 and they started me out on a 240. 220 is the lowest I can go and that's what I jump. Though, I am not interested in going lower anyway. I slide on my ass just fine if I can't make the stand-up

Don't forget to pull!

[TSISK 0]

Hopefully friday i get back on the horse and knock out 24 and 25 and get my A license.

[mchamp 1]

That's very impressive! Keep it up and make a new record without any cutaways!

Met a guy a few months ago had 22,000jumps and ONLY 8 cutaways with only 2 on his sport rig and the rest on tandems!

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[TSISK 0]

Now theres a record im interested in

[dreaming13000 1]

Interesting.... I had a line over the left side on my canopy on jump number 23 as well I thought about a cutaway, but somehow? the line over corrected and I had enough altitude to kick out of severe riser twists...the good thing is, it is on video

congrats on a successful cutaway and reserve ride!

beeeeer!

"A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen

[skyrider 0]

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That's very impressive! Keep it up and make a new record without any cutaways!

Met a guy a few months ago had 22,000jumps and ONLY 8 cutaways with only 2 on his sport rig and the rest on tandems!

Ed White?

[thrillstalker 0]

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Good job. You made it 3 jumps further into the sport than I did when I had my fir... err... initial malfunction; nearly the same failure mode as you described.

And, as others have said, if you haven't already, CASE OF

and don't forget your rigger's favorite bottle of liquor.

"Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be."