Video: VERY Close Call

[skydiverek 54]

Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6klvGVtw-HA

[BillyVance 34]

That LUCKY son of a bitch!!!

Did anybody check the seat of his jumpsuit for any stains???

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

[marks2065 0]

i shit my pants just watching it

[2fat2fly 0]

I don't think that I'd even be able to use my hook knife with that much drag force on my leg. What was the situation that they got such good video?

I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried

[PhreeZone 14]

Thats part of the Air Force Acadamy's training program. The first jump is a solo out of the Otter with a delay. Ground video is used in the course.

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[MakeItHappen 15]

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Here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6klvGVtw-HA

Was that an SOS system?
It looked like the cutaway and reserve pull were pretty much simultaneaous.

Wonder what grade he got on that jump?
A, dropped to an A- because of the frontloop during deployment?

That person was lucky.

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[jheadley 0]

Question, the SIM says in the Cat B Quiz :

"If part of the deployed parachute is caught on the jumper or the equipment (horseshoe),what is the correct response?

Cut away and deploy the reserve."

Why is attempting to first clear the entanglement (altitude permitting) not taught?

[mamajumps 0]

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i shit my pants just watching it

Ditto... now it stinks in my office...

no really that was hairy, my heart is about to jump out of my chest...

[dragon2 0]

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Question, the SIM says in the Cat B Quiz :

"If part of the deployed parachute is caught on the jumper or the equipment (horseshoe),what is the correct response?

Cut away and deploy the reserve."

Why is attempting to first clear the entanglement (altitude permitting) not taught?

Huh. We get taught: first throw the pilotchute if not already out (as a lot of horseshoes are out-of-sequence openings). Try twice max to clear entanglement then do full EP's.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[Miami 0]

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Phreezone-

Thats part of the Air Force Acadamy's training program. The first jump is a solo out of the Otter with a delay. Ground video is used in the course.

All 5 of the jumps in the 490 program (of which this video is from) are filmed using ground to air video. All 5 jumps are also solo's from 4500'.

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MakeItHappen-

Was that an SOS system?
It looked like the cutaway and reserve pull were pretty much simultaneaous.

Yes.

Miami

[Lastchance 0]

Good example of don't stop trying till your dead.

I may be getting old but I got to see all the cool bands.

[Scoop 0]

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Good example of don't stop trying till your dead.

My thoughts exactly. Well done to that person. He definately reaped the rewards of his efforts

[CSpenceFLY 1]

I watched something similar a few weeks ago but I got to watch it from 14k all the way down to 2500 ft and then watch the guy land a screwed up reserve.

[popsjumper 2]

I would have liked to see video of that one since the guy had little clue as to what really happened.

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[Squeak 17]

On my 18th jump which was a HnP i had a similar mal, deployed head down, flipped through the risers, leg was tangled in the lines, arm was twisted in the risers.
Got arm and leg out (with line burn on both), then chopped.

I didnt do another HnP for over 100 jumps,then got one of our CrW dogs to take me up and teach me how to exit properly, now i love HnPs

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[chrismgtis 0]

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[Akey 0]

Shite, good fight! Fecking lucky as well, i thought the main was going to collapse the resreve which had just opened at one point. Good man for keeping such a cool head!

[skyjumpsteve 0]

First jump? Wonder how we was feeling about gearing up for #2!

[anewempire 0]

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I watched something similar a few weeks ago but I got to watch it from 14k all the way down to 2500 ft and then watch the guy land a screwed up reserve.

i know exactly what you're talking about. i'm still partially confused how that mess all started

[Kynan1 0]

You can see him duck to pull his ripcord, inducing the front flip on opening. Those guys should do higher jumps with multiple practice pull attempts.
Nice recovery though.