mmittelman

I have a new company called downplane consulting. I need a medium resolution of a nice downplane. If you have one, please reply with an email address and link. I'll pay some.

Thanks.

Would bag strap explain the risers crossed behind my neck? I look like I tried to hang myself. Is there something I can try to do to prevent this in the future? Always replace locking stows if they look worn, etc.?

Thanks for the info.

- Mike

I believe so. I was pretty groggy when I collapsed my slider, but I think I did so. Perhaps it wasn't all the way open.

I had a bad last opening of the day on Sunday. I believe it was a line dump but would appreciate input or suggestions, as I received what is probably a minor concussion and lacerations to my neck, so in short it wasn't fun.

My Sabre2 190 has always sniveled, whacked, or both. I have almost 200 jumps on this canopy. On my last jump of the day I had an uneventful skydive. I tracked off and did my usual wave an pull. I instantly felt my risers crossed behind my neck and my head forced forward with a lot of force. The canopy opened very hard, adding to the impact. After that extremely hard opening, my canopy opened instantly, so I don't think it was line twists. I was knocked pretty hard and was seeing stars, it took a lot of effort to land back at the DZ safely, and I was groggy for a day.

A few notes:
- My stows can be a little short, maybe 1.5 inches instead of 2.5
- I always seem to have either too much line remaining or too little when I'm done stowing, and I haven't figured out which is worse

So... any thoughts? I don't want another opening like that one.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

- Mike