dkf1979 0 #1 December 31, 2003 I have a question. I was working for a man(remodeling his kitchen). He was telling me that he was in the Navy. And he did a lot of parachute testing. Including what he claimed, testing ejection seats after they had supposedly fixed the problems with the chutes deploying to soon after ejection. But he was telling me his final skydive was a 7 chute cutaway. He said he had problems cutting away his 6th chute and when his 7th opened, he had one swing before impacting the ground. He said when you watch the video, he's putting his hands down as if it's going to save him. He said he broke his back, which he did walk with a cane, and named many other injuries. Anyways. My question is, has ANYONE ever heard of a seven chute cutaway?!?! Or was this guy making sh** up? Also, what kind of scores do you have to get on your Navy entry test to get that job?!?!? Testing broken ejections seats?!?!! ALL RIGHT!!! http://bodypilot.bounceme.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 8 #2 December 31, 2003 I don't know about that, but when I was working on getting cleared to radio students, my S&TA told me a story about a radioman in AZ that was simultaneously helping 7 or 8 students to the ground when all of a sudden one had a malfunction. "CUT AWAY!!!" Clink - Clink - Clink - Clink - Clink - Clink - Clink !!! Seven Chute cutaway!?!?=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #3 December 31, 2003 Quote My question is, has ANYONE ever heard of a seven chute cutaway?!?! Or was this guy making sh** up? Also, what kind of scores do you have to get on your Navy entry test to get that job?!?!? Testing broken ejections seats?!?!! ALL RIGHT!!! Well, there was this one time at Band Camp......."He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeNReN 0 #4 December 31, 2003 Now thats a good story Raises a question though...How many students will a coach handle (on average) for a radio assist landing? I've seen 4....all let out on seperate passes....I've "caught" 3 ...landing within 1 min of each other all face planting...friends of mine on there 2nd jump...ahhh memories Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #5 December 31, 2003 ... seven chutes ... sounds more like a scene from an old barnstormer movie, like "Gypsy Moths." On the other hand, I have heard plenty of painful stories of testing ejection seats from retired US Navy test parachutists like: "Peckerwood" Joe Crotwell, Chil Meyers, and another guy who posts here regularly. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 3 #6 December 31, 2003 Well there are multiple cutaway jumps in the Charles Lindbergh bio-pic "The Spirit of St. Louis". According to the film, based on one of his autobiographys, he performed in airshows for a while and multiple cutaways were part of the act.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #7 December 31, 2003 Quote... seven chutes ... sounds more like a scene from an old barnstormer movie, like "Gypsy Moths." *** I know a guy that has the rig supposedly used in the movie... I've seen it, and actually put it on once years ago. (He offered...I wouldn't jump it!) It's a 7 parachute system... 5 parachutes the for intentional cutting away. Heavy as hell! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites billvon 2,394 #8 December 31, 2003 Multiple cutaway jumps were once a big hit at airshows, with performers trying to "top" the competition. That's one of the reasons the FAR's now refer to a "single harness dual parachute" system, since systems set up for 6-7 cutaways often had problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites firstime 0 #9 December 31, 2003 ask D-1 that one dude, then you will get the real answer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites dkf1979 0 #10 December 31, 2003 So I guess he was telling the truth. He seemed to be being honest. At the time he told me that, I had never jumped before, so I had no clue. I guess he kinda helped prove how problem prone they were. http://bodypilot.bounceme.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wallygator 0 #11 December 31, 2003 I was shown photo's of a military demo jump in whisch there was multiple cutaways. The Mnas name is Wayne Walters. Unforunately Wayne broke his back on a jump with me doing a smoke jump. The problem i encountered on opening was a face full of smoke and lost my bearings and found wayne after hard opening broke a couple of suspension lines and landed the wrong way and finished his carreer in the sport. I still feel sometimes that it was my fault for instigating the jump. Blue skies -------------------------------------------------- who Jah bless Let no man curse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Adriandavies 0 #12 December 31, 2003 I don't know about 7 cutaways but Dean at my DZ in England (Lanagar) used to jump a rig which he could do double cutaways on. These were normally planned and were something the dz controller/commentator was in on...except for the first time Dean did it but didn't tell anyone. He jumped and cutaway once as planned meaning that the commentator could whip the crowd up to a frenzy whilst describing the ensuing mal. Then Dean cut away again, which cut the commentator off in mid sentence and probably left him with brown pants as well! This was back in the 60's or early seventies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
billvon 2,394 #8 December 31, 2003 Multiple cutaway jumps were once a big hit at airshows, with performers trying to "top" the competition. That's one of the reasons the FAR's now refer to a "single harness dual parachute" system, since systems set up for 6-7 cutaways often had problems. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #9 December 31, 2003 ask D-1 that one dude, then you will get the real answer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkf1979 0 #10 December 31, 2003 So I guess he was telling the truth. He seemed to be being honest. At the time he told me that, I had never jumped before, so I had no clue. I guess he kinda helped prove how problem prone they were. http://bodypilot.bounceme.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wallygator 0 #11 December 31, 2003 I was shown photo's of a military demo jump in whisch there was multiple cutaways. The Mnas name is Wayne Walters. Unforunately Wayne broke his back on a jump with me doing a smoke jump. The problem i encountered on opening was a face full of smoke and lost my bearings and found wayne after hard opening broke a couple of suspension lines and landed the wrong way and finished his carreer in the sport. I still feel sometimes that it was my fault for instigating the jump. Blue skies -------------------------------------------------- who Jah bless Let no man curse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #12 December 31, 2003 I don't know about 7 cutaways but Dean at my DZ in England (Lanagar) used to jump a rig which he could do double cutaways on. These were normally planned and were something the dz controller/commentator was in on...except for the first time Dean did it but didn't tell anyone. He jumped and cutaway once as planned meaning that the commentator could whip the crowd up to a frenzy whilst describing the ensuing mal. Then Dean cut away again, which cut the commentator off in mid sentence and probably left him with brown pants as well! This was back in the 60's or early seventies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
