Skyflyer3

There's already a thread devoted to this incident, entitled "Injury - Collision - Arizona - 28 March 2013".

Are these incident reports to be taken seriously or not?? Somebody please delete this thread!!

It's all three back straps. I can't speak to anything you used in the past. If you had succesful jumps with overweight people without the use of a back strap, I don't see why it has been implemented, since.

Loose laterals may cause a side spin but would never cause a passenger to slip out of the harness. In the video you can see the "instructor" fitting the harness to the customer and in the preloading scene, you see the back strap hanging loose. That was the major mistake. Second was forcing her out of the plane. Both should be actionable.

I think this thread belongs in "Safety and Training".

wrong! a pud is a low profile, pillow handle like on your cutaway. a hacky is a hacky, sometimes called a 'monkey fist'.

It was so great to see you, when you came to Hawaii with Pat & O.B. now, I'm returning to Perris and can't look forward to talking to you again. You, Fritz and Mike Ortiz were a true inspiration for me to go straight to freeflying, after completing AFF. The loss of two friends, in two months is heart wrenching. Keep a slot open for me, in the eternal formation. -Greg

What's up Glen! You're not really jumping a 55 sq ft canopy now, are you? Geeez...

Yup! That was me.. God, I miss Perris. Hawaii's got nothing but tandem factories. I'll be back.

UPDATE: Skydive Hawaii flys a Cessna Caravan Pacific International runs a Pac-750 Come visit us! -Mahalo!

Yes, I don't think an actual USPA WSI rating is really necissary. On the other hand an actual certificate/WSI card given by the respective manufacturer would be a good thing. When I finished my WSI training, I got a patch and my name added to the manufacturer's website. The patch doesn't really prove anything. I know a few people that got one without earning it. My new home dropzone was small enough that when I tried to train someone, the DZO asked for my credentials and (red-faced) I could only say, check the website for my name. Luckily, he did and accepted it at face value. Manufacturer ratings have been lacking for a long time but it ultimately falls to the local dropzone/skydiving community to notice someone teaching new skills, without the necessary experience or a good knowledge of the BSRs. I love wingsuiting and teaching. I took the time and put forth the expense to become a WSI. It would be great to feel more legitimate.

SOS wingsuit pilots? I'd love to see that!

450ish, with my trusty Stiletto 107 and an older single zipper Bird-Man classic. Keep flappin'!

It sounds poor line tension. Most inexperienced packers let the lines get loose, when they lay the canopy down and are pushing the air out. Then, if you get the slider in between the lines, burn! This probably also caused the hard opening. Just because the guy's your buddy, you shouldn't take the chance of a hard opening/canopy damage just to save time. Take the time to show him how to pack it properly. I love my RDS! I have one on both my rigs. Aloha!

The only thing not mentioned was the south "Kona" winds. It's that time of year again and when they start, even the most experienced Hawaii jumpers stay grounded. Kona (west) winds usually aren't a problem. If south winds get REALLY strong, we'll concider stopping operations. There's no, more experienced jumpers then the Skydive Hawaii staff. We get 'er done!