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He's very fortunate that worked in this case, because your options once you have a horseshoe generally aren't great. It's the type of malfunction that's best solved by preventing it in the first place.
Skydiver's worst nightmare.
Glad he's OK.
sorry...I'm a big N00B, and just reading a ton trying to get into this sport.
don't killl me 4 this Q?...but what is "hoseshoe" in skydiving?
A horseshoe is when any part of the parachute other than the risers is entangled with the jumper after deployment.
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He's very fortunate that worked in this case, because your options once you have a horseshoe generally aren't great. It's the type of malfunction that's best solved by preventing it in the first place.
Skydiver's worst nightmare.
Glad he's OK.
sorry...I'm a big N00B, and just reading a ton trying to get into this sport.
don't killl me 4 this Q?...but what is "hoseshoe" in skydiving?
A horseshoe is when any part of the parachute other than the risers is entangled with the jumper after deployment.
Ferrarimv, Sacex has it right.
You list United States. You can learn all about these things by reading the Skydiver's Information Manual (SIM).
You can get a soft copy and/or a hard copy from:
http://www.uspa.org
Take note:
If you have NOT started training yet, you really should call the DZ first and ask to speak with the head instructor and ask about reading ahead of training time. Here's why....
Some schools do not want students reading ahead of time before showing up for training. Some schools prefer it, some require it. Call and ask how your DZ wants to handle that.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239
Abedy 0
The Society of Skydiving Ducks
QuoteBugger. Just another video which is not available in Germany because some music copyrights might be violated. I do not approve of the way the GEMA (German royalty enforcement agency, so to say) behaves but OTOH I do ask myself why on earth folks who upload a video for others to learn from think it's necessary to dub it with the latest hits? Just venting.
Three things, IMO...
1. Learning tool was not the objective.
2. "Cool" is, or
3. "No s***, there I was" is.
You can tell what happened from the descriptions already provided. You've seen it before somewhere, by somebody, I'm sure.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239
Abedy 0
I might have seen something similar, but am not sure. As far as I see it he had to rip of one wing because the bridle of his PC got tangled with it?
Anyway, I wanted to express general disapproval of videos intended to show problems (and hopefully solutions) which are dubbed with the latest, coolest or whatever kind of music the poster is in - it's not necessary, a potential distraction and a potential barrier to folks who live in areas with copyright-infringement watchdogs I was just venting, not particularly focussed on this very video.
The Society of Skydiving Ducks
Sangi 0
The problem here was the design of the homemade camera wing.. It had a huge ass gaping hole between the armpit and the hip connection points and at pull time the guy somehow managed to get his PC through this hole and so the bridle and the bag got stuck around the wing...
Dunno how to make a better explanation of this but I hope you get the point..
Edit: attached a pic with an added explanation
QuoteI was just venting, not particularly focussed on this very video.
And I totally agree with you.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239
Skydiver's worst nightmare.
Glad he's OK.
sorry...I'm a big N00B, and just reading a ton trying to get into this sport.
don't killl me 4 this Q?...but what is "hoseshoe" in skydiving?
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