rainman 0 #1 May 30, 2002 Hi all,A guy at my dropzone got hurt on his very first CReW jump last weekend. I have no CReW experience whatsoever, but the description of his mishap made me wonder. The way it was described to me the middle cells on his canopy did not inflate properly. In spite of other people's attempts to warn him he did not cutaway and use his reserve, causing him to land very hard.On my canopy, I get closed end-cells frequently, which is easily solved by flaring, but I have never before heard of the center cells staying closed. Can this happen on non-CReW canopies as well? Is it obvious from under canopy that the center cells did not inflate fully? Is there no other solution for this problem then to use the reserve?I would appreciate your input on this!Blue skies,Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites faulknerwn 36 #2 May 30, 2002 I'm not sure if this is what happened by any means, but I'm going to take a guess. Many CRW canopies have a retract system which retracts the pilot chute to the center of the canopy so it doesn't trail behind to get tangled.The way most work is that there are 3 rings (sometimes 4), one on the center cell and one on both the next cells over. If the retrack system wasn't checked to make sure it was clear when packing, i.e the line ran cleanly between the 3 rings, sometimes they'll end up knotted. In this case, there isn't enough length of bridle to allow the center cells to fully inflate, as the bridle is keeping them from widening completely out. Lesson: Always check your retract system when packing.W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diver123 0 #3 June 2, 2002 Something new learned... Thanks for the info..."pull high! It's lower than you think..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rainman 0 #4 June 3, 2002 Thanks for the information Wendy!I've since found out that this is exactly what happened! Apparently the canopy stalled rather abruptly when it was flared, causing the hard landing. A controllability check after opening could have prevented this injury.Blue skies,Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #5 June 4, 2002 wow. it's true! you learn something everyday! thanks for the info it was getting close to being a learningless dayP.S. I just made that word up...I am gonna submit it to the WEBSTER peopleLife's a bitch, and I'm her Pimp!JThttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 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 Go To Topic Listing
faulknerwn 36 #2 May 30, 2002 I'm not sure if this is what happened by any means, but I'm going to take a guess. Many CRW canopies have a retract system which retracts the pilot chute to the center of the canopy so it doesn't trail behind to get tangled.The way most work is that there are 3 rings (sometimes 4), one on the center cell and one on both the next cells over. If the retrack system wasn't checked to make sure it was clear when packing, i.e the line ran cleanly between the 3 rings, sometimes they'll end up knotted. In this case, there isn't enough length of bridle to allow the center cells to fully inflate, as the bridle is keeping them from widening completely out. Lesson: Always check your retract system when packing.W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diver123 0 #3 June 2, 2002 Something new learned... Thanks for the info..."pull high! It's lower than you think..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rainman 0 #4 June 3, 2002 Thanks for the information Wendy!I've since found out that this is exactly what happened! Apparently the canopy stalled rather abruptly when it was flared, causing the hard landing. A controllability check after opening could have prevented this injury.Blue skies,Ramon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #5 June 4, 2002 wow. it's true! you learn something everyday! thanks for the info it was getting close to being a learningless dayP.S. I just made that word up...I am gonna submit it to the WEBSTER peopleLife's a bitch, and I'm her Pimp!JThttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 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
jtval 0 #5 June 4, 2002 wow. it's true! you learn something everyday! thanks for the info it was getting close to being a learningless dayP.S. I just made that word up...I am gonna submit it to the WEBSTER peopleLife's a bitch, and I'm her Pimp!JThttp://community.webshots.com/user/jtval100 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
