petur 0 #1 January 11, 2003 Hi all, I am writing safety-related articles to educate my fellow jumpers in Iceland. The plan is to publish the articles on the IPA (Icelandic Parachute Association) website which is currently in development. Does anyone have any malfunction- or other safety related pictures I could publish with the articles? Anyone know of a good collection on the web? Photos of equipment failure or damage, ground or aerial photos... everything helps! Full credits will of course be displayed with all pictures used! Blue ones from the frozen chunk of ice in the North Atlantic Petur. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmcvey 0 #2 January 11, 2003 here are some expertlly taken photos of various malfunctions. yes ive been drinking beer. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmcvey 0 #3 January 11, 2003 got these? (bit small ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyboyblue 0 #4 January 11, 2003 I wouldn't consider a pc over the leading end of a canopy a malf, unless of course it hindered control. I've seen at least a tandem drogue do that and a solo. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petur 0 #5 January 11, 2003 Nice dude, very nice! The "total mal" is very precise... Cheers! *burp*--- P. "It Hurts to Admit When You Make Mistakes - But When They're Big Enough, the Pain Only Lasts a Second." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #6 January 11, 2003 Those photos are covered by copyright and shouldn't be reused without authorization.Tom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #7 January 12, 2003 Here are some photos from a malfunction I had. Video is on the same web site. You may have to photoshop out the background, if the IPA feels the same way about my parachuting discipline that the USPA does. Malfunction occured in September 2002 in Switzerland.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #8 January 12, 2003 The first picture looks really nasty! I wanted to ask how you managed to survive that, but then I watched the video and saw the canopy was still opening. btw; did you just cut the command line or something else, too? If this had happened on a skydive at 3000', would you still cut the line or would you chop? Since Petur is (presumably) writing for skydivers, differences between skydiving and BASE emergency procedures should probably be pointed out if this picture is used- especially the fact that we always have the option of cutting away and deploying reserve while BASE jumpers have to make do with whatever mess may come out of the container. On a related subject- is there a list of BASE emergency procedures? I'm not ready to try BASE yet, but I think some of those procedures would probably be useful for reserve malfunctions- I've noticed this subject is too often dismissed with the words "The reserve always works!", which means that in the unlikely event of a reserve mal, you have to think about the solution to the problem instead of knowing it beforehand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 25 #9 January 12, 2003 Quote...did you just cut the command line Yes. I just cut the toggle off. QuoteIf this had happened on a skydive at 3000', would you still cut the line or would you chop? If I saw this on a skydiving main, I'd go to the reserve. Quote...is there a list of BASE emergency procedures? I am not aware of any published list. The most common emergency is off-heading opening, and the established procedures for that aren't really relevant to skydiving. The procedure for other malfunctions is basically "be on your sh@t." It's not real helpful, but that's basically what you hear.-- Tom Aiello [email protected] SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
petur 0 #10 January 12, 2003 Thanks for the video and stills Tom! Even though it's BASE footage, the procedure demonstrated is something I think skydivers should consider below 1 grand. QuoteYou may have to photoshop out the background, if the IPA feels the same way about my parachuting discipline that the USPA does. The IPA has nothing against base jumping since it's simply not our business. For fun, here are photos I took of an organized base jump for audience to celebrate the merger of two companies in Iceland in june 2001 :) 01.jpg, 02.jpg, 03.jpg, 04.jpg, 05.jpg, 06.jpg, 07.jpg, 08.jpg, 09.jpg, 10.jpg, 11.jpg, 12.jpg But we're off the original subject now... and this is not a BASE thread :) Does anyone have more malfunction- / safety related material to contribute?--- P. "It Hurts to Admit When You Make Mistakes - But When They're Big Enough, the Pain Only Lasts a Second." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
