Kichu 0 #1 October 22, 2004 Newbie jumper here, but after reading here and there I became a little bit more interested in this topic. Would it be possible to have a situation that a spinning main canopy due to twisted risers (probably highly loaded elliptical, ie. 105 sq ft with jumper weighting appros 85 kg - add more for clothing and equipment) would make him unable to cutaway? If so, what is or could be the reason... g force due to turn or are there too stronge force involved with the 3-ring system. The text I've read left some questions unanswered for me. Would be more than happy to hear your insights on this. Thanks Kris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TALONSKY 0 #2 October 22, 2004 If you have your main canopy spin up and is twist the risers up too, there is usaully 2 or more inchs of your cutaway cable in the risers. With the risers twisted up your cable can become bound and not be able to be cut away. There is a simple fix for this, hard housings inserts in the risers, so the 2 or more inchs of cutaway cable is inside a flexable metal tube or plastic tube. Kirk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,434 #3 October 22, 2004 There are many reasons you might be unable to cut away from a spinning mal: 1. A rapidly spinning mal causes G-forces that increase the load on the 3-ring system. Usually this is not an issue, but if there are other problems it could make the cutaway very difficult. 2. Dirty cables can make it harder to extract the cables from the loops, and the spin can exacerbate that. 3. Twisted risers can 'capture' the cables, and prevent a cutaway. This has happened a few times. Hard riser housings can prevent this problem. 4. The forces on the harness, especially fully articulated harnesses, can make the cutaway handle hard to find or pull. Rick Horn had this problem, although in his case it was the reserve he couldn't find (his RSL saved him.) 5. Enough G-force can cause you to be unable to lift your arms or cause you to gray out. Usually not a problem unless you wait too long. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gerrcoin 0 #4 October 24, 2004 Also there is a possibility for risers that are severely twisted behind your head to press the 3-ring assembly into the helmet and prevent them from releasing. With a bit of pressence of mind, simply turning or tilting the head would give the neccessary clearance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livenletfly 0 #5 October 25, 2004 its nice to see your thinking. a thinking skydiver is always better than a robot skydiver. keep doing that, it will save your life.> Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
