steveorino 7 #1 June 11, 2013 I have over 3200 jumps and 1700 have been a tandem out of a Cessna DZ. This weekend I had a first. Big (6'2" - 210lbs) guy that went fetal on exit. I threw drogue as we planed out and it started to spin me on my side -- getting faster and faster. I "thought" I accidentally wrapped his foot on the drogue,so I fired the reserve trying avoid a horseshoe. But if felt like a side spin. Again, I "thought" a side-spin doesn't happen under a drogue (flat-spin, yes; side spin, no) I cleared the drogue from the reserve and landed uneventful. Can you be in a side spin with drogue out? steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mixoligist 0 #2 June 11, 2013 Yes. Contact Mike "Mad-Dog" Maguire @ UPT for details like your experience. I have over 6000 and I KNOW I have not seen anything nor everything yet. Bob.................................. Better you than me .................................. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #3 June 11, 2013 Thanks for sharing that. Glad you're okay. Damn, I hate it when they take you for a ride. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #4 June 12, 2013 "... Can you be in a side spin with drogue out?" ............................................................................... No! But you can get into a violent flat spin. Tightening side straps helps, but .... sooner or later a student is going to spin you. Welcome to the club! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Halfpastniner 0 #5 June 12, 2013 I happened to catch part of a UPT tandem course going on a few weeks ago, and the IE was showing some video's. He had a video of a tandem side spin under drouge. Let me see if I can get that video.BASE 1384 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,053 #6 June 12, 2013 Hey Brother.... Visited with Bob last night and no matter what others say; sounds like you did the right thing and kept you & the student alive. Good Job, man. Be out to visit soon. KeithNobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steveorino 7 #7 June 24, 2013 I watched the video frame by frame - the drogue did wrap on the guys' foot. That is what created the side spin. I thought that is what happened as he was in anything but an arch. Oh well, we survived. steveOrino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites