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by all means... thanks for the comment, I really appreciate your help. I'm convinced everyone will understand me better with your intervention. I shall post in French from now on, in order to make my inquiries crystal clear. Maybe this will refrain you from posting irrelevant comments about the language.

Indeed there are much more to learn, and I had it debriefed. The knot could have been undone for sure. It's just a matter of preparation. Good thing it was caught on camera. I could have used my rears. Probably would have been the smartest choice. thanks for your questions, it helps thinking it through.

yes it was

I wanted to share with you guys something that happened to me two days ago on a regular jump. I dumped the extractor at 3000' as usual, and came in control at about 2200'. When I collapsed my slider and pull it behind my neck, my right toggle came loose and I started to turn. To recover, I simply pulled on the left toggle, undoing the brakes, and released the damn toggle. MY MISTAKE! Yet, the turn had stopped, but I unfortunately had induced a knot on the left brake line, as my toggle did a loop between the brake line and the rear riser. I was at 1500' when I realized I would not have any flare at all. So I braked the canopy at about 60-75%, prayed for a soft landing and started to maneuver into a landing pattern. That day, we had a No-wind approach so there were no turbulence on the ground. I kept it braked until I touched the ground, very slowly, with only a 2-3 steps to stop the landing. It all went smooth, but could have been much more messy. Anyway, my point is : JUST DON'T EVER LET GO OF THE TOGGLES ONCE YOU UNDO YOUR BRAKES! Screenshots will come later