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And that's effectively exactly what happened. I rode it for a bit on the 1st time it happened and cut it. I've learned a LOT about canopy flight, etc. since this incident as it's forced me to do my research, etc. Pretty funny now in hindsight, but that's how we learn.

@riggerrob Thanks so much! So I go to a very busy DZ (Mile Hi, Denver CO) where they typically mandate a canopy course to go over what you mentioned as well. I simply haven't been able to get on the schedule, and I'm totally looking forward to learning more about this topic once in it. I couldn't agree with you more, thank you.

Thank you!

Thanks everyone, after further conversation, this groups thread and google, I've come to the conclusion that both instances(yes this then happened 5 jumps later at jump #80 which yielded another cutaway) were due to an aggressive rear riser stall causing the pilot chute to then wrap around the nose of the canopy. Somewhere along the way, I either incorrectly learned or incorrectly thought I learned to fix an end cell being out with aggressive tension on the rear risers. I fly a 1.1 wing loading currently. Additionally, I'm much more built physically/stronger than most (I'm not being a bro about this), but seriously likely misjudging my level of strength when I was pulling on the rear risers and holding. Since then, I've left the rear risers alone all together for the time being, learned the correct way to handle there being an end cell out (I'm aware that a canopy is totally fly-able with an end cell or a few out), and since then it's not repeated itself. I hope that this thread helps someone one day. Thank you guys very much.

Hey thanks so much man! I greatly appreciate the response and the advise. One of my thoughts definitely was, "I don't want this happening any lower than where I'm at" and so I chopped it. You're the man dude.

Cool and thank you very much for the feedback. I really do appreciate it.

Hi! On my 75th jump this weekend, I pitched at 4K. I was jumping a Sabre II and am used to an 800' to 1000' snivel. When I opened and looked at the alti, it read 3K, no problems. I looked up and noticed my bridal underneath my canopy with the pilot chute sitting at the nose of the canopy on top. The pilot chute then did what it's supposed to and inflated with air. This caused a small bow tie appearance to my main canopy. All of a sudden, my cells depressurized and I went into a stall for maybe :02. After that, the cells re-inflated for about :05. 2,600' now. My cells then depressurized again and took me into a very hard downward left spiral. I tried to correct with a mix of right toggle as well as right rear riser with virtually no input. I looked down and was at 2,200' and so I chopped. I'm curious, did I do everything I could do? Was there an alternative to having to cut away? Thank you in advance.