johnny1488 1 #1 August 19, 2003 Ok here I go with the abridged version. Regular jump using my xfire2 169 loaded just under 1.4. After I deploy at 3.5 it snivels, snivels, and starts to look like it might go off heading to the right. I try to stay level, then the canopy goes to the right and I dont. I have I think 1.5 twists. I reach up to help twist out of it, Im not sure if I popped a toggle or twisted the harness, but it started to spin and dive till I was on my back, then belly going real fast. I went to check my altitude and before my brain could register what my eyes saw, I said fuck that and grabbed my handles. ON pull sent my flying into freefall. With handle firmly in my right I got stable and dumped my reserve, all before my hard deck warning went off. Protrack says I was open by 1600. I heard the warning alarm just as I saw my reserve. Got my canopy, sacrificed a tree, jiggled my freebag down and was on sunset load the next day after doing a few jumps on borrowed gear. Bought my beer during a killer blackout and suprised myself with how well I handled myself. Overall a good addition to my week of being a makeshift DZ bum! Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #2 August 19, 2003 yeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rtroup 1 #3 August 19, 2003 Wow...You cut down a tree all by yourself. Thats impressive Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #4 August 19, 2003 Yeah with no help from Mr fuckin mosquitos, wow its hot, my arm hurts, 4 cutaway grouper! Where's my pictures and LAY OFF MY KOOL-AID! Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #5 August 20, 2003 Noice job, you are to be congratulated for joining the "ain't it noice to be aloive" club ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rogue108 0 #6 August 20, 2003 Sounds exactly like the cutaway situation a I had last Thursday. Almost exaclty the same just different canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #7 August 24, 2003 THose eliptical cuttaways are sure entertaining. Sounds similiar to my experience several years ago but different canopy Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
johnny1488 1 #8 August 25, 2003 Well how about this. 10 days later and I have #2!!! Asshole that I am popped a toggle when I reached for the rear risers when it was snivelling. Spunn me harder. Something smashed my glasses as I cut away and broke the left side, 3 ring maybe? more to come Johnny --"This ain't no book club, we're all gonna die!" Mike Rome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakyrat 1 #9 August 25, 2003 Geez Johnny, I had one similar on my Stilleto about two years ago. I was making a freefly jump with Larry Simmons (crazylarry) at Skydive Dallas. I didn't stow my right brake properly and the right toggle keeper got ripped from the riser on opening. The canopy started to go into a hard right spin but I grabbed the left rear riser and brought the canopy .back over my head and released the left brake and toggle and the rest of the flight was uneventful. Needless to say Larry, being a rigger, severely chastised me when we got back upstairs as he was repairing the riser with a new toggle keeper. I learned a valuable lesson from that one. I had an opening on the same canopy about three months ago that it tried to go into a left hand dive on opening and I brought the canopy back over my head with the right rear riser. I had about 5 line twists after that and I started kicking out of them. By the time I got out of them my Stiletto had taken me about a mile and a half east of the DZ. Since I opened at a comfortable altitude I still made it back. Haven't had a problem since. Always make sure your brake lines are stowed properly. Give a tug on them above toggles to make sure. Leave enough line in the container per your manufacturers instructions and things should go a lot better on deployment. Also use the small rubber bands to hold the stows. They seem to keep everything tight and in place and give a good even deployment. PD sells the ones they furnish with their canopies when you buy one and they are very reasonably priced and a big bag will last close to a year. Best of luck down the road. Blue Skies Chris Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
