My first cut-away on jump
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- It’s both ironic and hilarious at the same time that the first time I had to use the emergency procedures should have to happen on jump number 911. I can’t deny that it’s a moment that I’ve dreaded to a certain degree, and I guess most skydivers do in one way or another, and it’s kind of a relief to have gotten it out of the way. Fortunately it was a low-speed malfunction, the canopy was pretty much in full flight which gave me a little time to see if it could be fixed with a few tugs on the steering lines. And because I had time, I ended up stubbornly using too much time. I have had a lot of criticism from various people watching from the ground, and rightfully so, that I took “way too long time” and cut away “way too low” and “way too late”. I certainly should have used no more than half of the 15 seconds that I tried to fight the tension-knot that had bundled the lines together on the left side of the canopy and folding the end-cell. But, in my defense, because the canopy was practically fully inflated it was only descending approximately 100 feet for each 5 seconds so it was practically “only” 150 feet of altitude that I actually “wasted”. The bad thing was that it was a low deployment to begin with. It was on a 36way jump at a P3 sequential camp where we are instructed to deploy no higher than 3000 feet. In this case I took it down to 2800 before waving off, pitching at 2600 feet. The canopy takes 800 feet to fully deploy and according to my logger it was fully deployed at 1800 feet. I started battling it at 1700 feet and took one last glance at my alti at 1500 before going for the handles. So I cut away somewhere between 1400 and 1500 and had the reserve over my head just below 1100 feet.
The main reason I’m sharing this is for others to learn from my mistake. Or in the words of the wizard, “if it isn’t showing you any love, get rid of it!!”. (Perhaps we should apply that more often to other relationships in our lives as well, not just the one with our canopy ;-)
I’ll include the whole skydive in the video as well, since in every other way, it was actually a damn good skydive! ;-)
Loved the way his canopy lands right next to him
Yes, that was fortunate :-)
Winds light and variable lol
Mine landed DC, when I landed outside the peas.
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15 seconds to fight a tension knot with a well flying canopy is ok in my opinion. if you have one again... pull 2 times the brakes and if this doesn't work pull both rear risers to stall the canopy... no tension = no tension knot :) not guaranteed but it's worth a try if you have the altitude
The good news is he didnt have to fish his main out of the freeway!
Yes, fortunately there was little wind and it landed right next to me :-)
Rig it back up, pay the beer, and get back up there! 🤙🏻
Tad bit of ground rush...
BUT, "Case if beer" ...
Damn a 1.7 cut away… fuckkkkk
Hope the guys on the ground weren't too critical. It looked like you did a good job, I've seen people fight a mal way longer. I know the p3 has its requirements and all but thats just too fuckin low to be pitching in my opinion.
Sabre 2. Burn it
Karma.
Fake!!!!!!all along and I'm pretty sure u do not know what is skydiving😘😘🙈🪂wish u the best and try it for real...❤️❤️🤞
You're right, I've never done a real skydive, it's all deep-fake ;-)
lol @ your main landing right next to you, what luck.
Yes, it was lucky that there was no wind and I was right over the landing area ;-)
It helps that the bigway guys pitch sub 3k !! Gosh he was on the ground fast after the cutaway
@@acernera I actually edited some of the canopy flight out so it seems shorter than it actually was. The reserve was in full flight at around 1100 feet so there was a full minute before I landed. And yes, we're pitching below 3k there so I was already below 2k when battling with that entangled steering line...
@@JonThorvaldsson sweet - blue skies! Glad you got down safe
Thank you!
My first cutaway was 20 years ago and only on my 35th jump. None since.
Mine was on the 28th. None since as well -
Be careful, When you speak of the devil, the devil grows horns.
Nobody: Skydiving is not dangerous enough...how can we make it more dangerous...here’s an idea...let’s jump with 100 people...get in a big giant circle, ride that for a bit then scatter.....
This guy and 99 friends: sounds like a plan!
It’s not dangerous if everyone in the jump knows what they’re doing.
I did my first jump 22 Dec 2018, I now have 107: it's addictive :-)
Just tell me what i have to do to be like you
i mean the steps that you taked to reach the level that you are now
Just got my A license! Jump 31, so far. I'm still crawling in relation to you guys! Ha, ha!
And it is addictive. Adrenaline is one hell of a drug!
@@skyscribe where did you taked your aff course, how much did it cost?
@@gaming__x7586 Skydive Spaceland Houston. Was around 2900 for the course.
I was a Sr. Rigger back in the 80's and out of 375 reserves I packed in 5 years 10 were used that I know of..
That will be 10 bottels of Jack please!!!
Line-over-Caused by rushed pack job!
Hard Deck is 1800 for C and D license. Should have cutaway immediately. Hence all the criticism you received.
Great skills! You practiced it in your head a thousand times or more, and it finally paid off for you. You are alive! Great job at defying the odds! Blue Skies!!!
Criticism is welcome, I suppose, but all that matters is you saved your own damned life! Love how you shook your head and pointed at your main like you were scolding it lol!
Thanks for sharing, just did my first jump solo today and this helps. Glad everything worked out
Nice save Amigo. Once when I was in the Marines I boarded a CH-56 Super Stallion and seated port side on a bench across from the starboard hatch. I had a 60# pound pack, rifle, helmet, flak jacket….The platoon commander gave the signal for lift off while I shouted that I wasn’t buckled in. We picked up anyway and banked right at about 400’. One Marine on each side of me hooked my arms while I held the ends of the seat belts. My rifle swayed on my neck like a pendulum on a clock while I looked straight out the hatch. One slip and it would have been a free fall straight to the deck. Lose your shit. Lose your life.
I guess it's like motorcycles ,.....it's not a matter of IF , you go down ,....it's when. I recently took a ride to 10,000 and got closed in with clouds ,......(I'm still training) ,....we let one guy go and he landed off,....my instructor and I rode back down and I made the mistake of saying " That's the first time I ever got off an airplane WITH a parachute",.........it cost me a case of beer ,....and a bottle of Boudreaux to the DZ boss. Never say "first"
Kept your handles like a boss!
Thanks for the vid.
Blue Skies!
Le' KICK !
Just got my A-License, when jumping in big groups like this, is there ever a moment where you’re worried you won’t have landing space because so many people are also landing?
The planes only carry so many people and quite often there are different disciplines, usually Belly, Tracking, Wingsuit and Tandem. There are also different fall rates, open altitude and speed that some guys head for the DZ so not everyone lands at the same time. It would have to be a tiny DZ not to find a space to land, the main point of awareness is to avoid traffic on the way to landing. Most important if you find you are too high to commence your run is to hang about in the holding area until you are ready to start your landing pattern. Never, never hang about losing altitude in the landing pattern, stay clear of others coming in. When you are ready, head for the DZ. Quite often, novices will be further down the DZ, there will be plenty of gaps for you. Golden rule: when landed, keep looking up and be prepared to move is there is a chance of being hit. It is better that you move rather than get hit or someone has a bad landing trying to avoid you.
Well at least it looked good from the ground. I expect.
That was a beautiful skydive. It ended really well. How much is a reserve repack now? What ever it is, it's cheap. Yeah, the reserve thing is a different day. Great video!
Thank you! The re-pack was a $100.
nice Bud
I had my first one at skydive perris too. It's my new favorite drop zone
Excellent skills thanks for sharing thrilling videos 👍
Thank you for sharing. I’m just starting my psp program at Perris. Gotta re-do my lvl 2 since I spun 😆.
so if you ride that bad canopy far enough, you do not have to walk very far to recover it.. :)
Thanks for sharing! You got so lucky with that main :)
Good job ! Performed EP perfectly
Never seen this one before lol. Like a special surprise
1st canopy came down slower, should have stayed with that.
Hmmmm... I'm not sure what you mean by that? You mean I shouldn't have cut away in the first place? ;-)
@@JonThorvaldsson sorry it was a bit of a shit joke.
Thanks for sharing! well done.
Thanks for watching!
at what altitude do you have to jump at in order to do these manuevers?
Good job on cutting away your main, I have 254 jumps and only 7 line twist to date, but my cutaway column is still at zero, was it line entanglement or a broken line on the malfunction? Blue Skies :)
The steering line got entangled with the other lines. I'm guessing I didn't stretch the lines out well enough while packing. Stay safe ;-)
@@JonThorvaldsson Had this same thing happen on a wingsuit jump. It put me into a diving turn, which I was able to flatten out and thankfully a quick pull on the toggle cleared it. th-cam.com/video/KcSNinDyfaM/w-d-xo.html
It is 911, so it has to be for emergency.
First time for everything! Glad it went like a smoothie. Also your main followed you down :)
Yes, fortunately there was little wind and it landed right next to me :-)
His main was lonely and begging for forgiveness and didn't want to get lost. It followed the only master that it knew.
I wouldn't trust it ever again.
Lol lucky u I’ve had 2 under 300 jumps 😂😂
I had first on 7th jump 👀
First time for everything...indeed...BEER!!! Blue Skies to you buddie!! :)
I had a malfunction like that and when I told people about it they didn't want to believe it, said its impossible.
Those people obviously never did tandems.
Nice job saving your life! Thanks for sharing
thewishkah Thank you 😊
I wanted him to film his used canopy floating down. He should have beaten it to the ground and looked for it while giving colorful dialog. Thank goodness he's safe on the ground.
Your left riser was twisted attached. Packing failure.......
Yes, most likely I had neglected to unwind the steering lines.
Nice job saving your life , bravo !
Thanks 👍
canopy lands right there! how convenient! 4 cutaways, and I don't think I've had one within a mile, even one at 1000' !
I always try to fix my mals.
Just curious what altitute u actually pulled the reserve canopy
Between 1400 and 1500 feet
I've had two, and both of them were on a big way so trying to extend the track as far as possible which means waiting just a little longer after the audible and being lower than normal!!!
That's exactly what I was doing, extending the track 2-3 seconds to avoid traffic. The bad thing is that we end up a couple of hundred feet to low. So I'm making it a habit not to take it any lower than 3000 feet.
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Damn, no deployment above 3000'. That's hairy in my book. I always like to deploy at 4000' or above to have time to deal with malfunctions. Granted I'm only at 42 jumps so I've got a lot to learn. Glad you made it okay. Blue Skys. (yes I know it's spelled Skies)
Keep opening at an altitude you're comfortable with! You will eventually take it down to 3500' when you get more experience, but shouldn't until you're comfortable with it.
When jumping in big groups like this you don’t really have that liberty of choosing when to deploy, it’s discussed before the dive. If you are on the edge of a formation you will have to track the farthest to separate from the rest of the group to avoid a collision
A tad low on opening @2300 - good check @1700ft - not much time to left to play about- good call - nice drills
Landed nice and close WOW
Yes, fortunately there was no wind and I was right over the landing area :-)
great drills!
WOWAWEEWA!
Nicely done.
Thank you :-)
Main Sabre 2...reserve ??
I'm not even sure what type of reserve that was ;-)
А слайдер для начала стянуть до конца - нет, не пробывал?
thanks for sharing, it is through this experiences that we learn a lot
Thank you for watching :-)
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How much is each jump?
Tandem jumps are usually $100-200 in the US (plus some extra for videos). Solo jumping tickets are around $25-30.
What do people at a dropzone say when this happens?
Depends on the situation, in this particular case I got a fair bit of criticism for cutting it late.
Depends on the situation, in this particular case I got a fair bit of criticism for cutting it late.
at my Dz we scream: beeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeerrrrr mothaaaaaafockaaaaaaaa hahahahahah
Most tell you it's your turn for the beer buying...
What does 1.7 mean? How many metres is that?
That's 1700 feet, or 520 meters.
RSL/Mard on your rig?
No, I don't use RSL on my current rig. When I will upgrade my rig I will get a rig with Sky-hook.
Sick, Nice done
Thank you :-)
I was told my cut-aways were "UN-EXCITING"! (Did it by the book)
I'm sure that you don't really want it to be too exciting. That gets too aft gang aggly fast. Like the approaching ground. Uh oh!
@@darrellcook8253 Most of the guys told me to throw in a flip just for fun. 😂