Friday Freakout: Skydive Student's Parachute Pilot Chute Caught Around Arm, Saved By Instructor
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On his AFF Level 4 jump, this skydive student pulled his pilot chute to deploy his parachute, but the bridle got caught around his arm which prevented the main parachute from opening.
The student reached back again to feel/find the pilot chute, but couldn't find it and he followed his emergency procedures: cutaway and pull the reserve.
Just as the student began his EPs, the instructor managed to clear the pilot chute from the student's arm - potentially avoiding a complication or entanglement with the reserve deployment.
I say that's a +1 for the instructor, well done Kauê Parra.
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Not only he saved the student's life, he also managed to put everything in frame and record the entire process. Some people can't even take a proper shot with their phones while standing on ground!
I dont even think he was concerned about how good the video will come out during the emergency, It's just that the camera is placed in a location to get a POV of the person wearing it.
That is so true! Sometimes someone you a shows you a video and you gotta wonder, what you suppose to look at because the camera is all over the place
The cameras attached to his head genius
plus edit it and upload it to youtube while in the air.
God bless him for filming in Landscape mode
love the way the instructor flips on his back just to make sure the student has a further clean deployment-well done instructor
That's why he fly with student...
AFF Instructors are a breed unto themselves. In mere seconds they can identify a problem and resolve it all with the willingness to teach someone to skydive. They save lives for the love of a sport. I’m an old skydiver who made a career out of law enforcement for over 30 years so the traits of quickly committing to an action that has life altering consequences has been part of my makeup. Two of my skydiving buddies were airport firefighters and one of them was an AFF Instructor again they are a special self sacrificing breed within this sport.
awesome job by both of them! i mean the student failed to throw the PC properly, but A+ for the emergency procedure
I second this comment
Definitely, I didnt notice it in full speed but yea awesome on eps
noseudian x. Fix hackey to pc base. Simples. You can’t hold it. 😉
noseudian x. I didn’t see the cutaway until slow mo too nice catch!
And kudos to the student for keeping his body position 😎
the prayer at the end :D :D
In the name of Jesus! Amen!
Yea makes me sick that people still do that shit
@@ssabykoops woah, calm down Jamal, don’t pull out the nine
@@ssabykoops Your aversion to things you are completely ignorant of is what is sickening. You could use some religion in your life, you wouldn't be such a terrible person.
@@UpYourArsenal So you must be an expert in talking snakes and bushes to know that you have been badly fooled?
well done instructor!
what well done? the student has done cutaway
serlGlent yea but the instructor frees the pilot chute which actually pulls the cutaway away... the student opened his reserve not knowing the pilot chute was wrapped around his arm, seems like he thinks he has a bag lock... the pilot chute could’ve freed up during his reserve deployment, then wrapping around the lines of his reserve... good job on both parts, this could’ve ended a lot worse than it did
@@serlGlent had the instructor not, the student most likely would be facing a 2 out
These skydive instructors are badasses
Amazing instructor ! The way he reached OVER the student to clear the pilot was a thing of beauty. Wow.
Student was awesome. Went right for the cutaway and reserve. Bravo!
@Savage Rice Cake he went for the handle, waited, went back in, couldnt find it, started EP (that is what you're suppose to do) that's when the instructor free'd the PC. He didnt know what was happening on his back.
@@ddon1797 He knew the pc wasn't in the air,it's his 4th jump,did exactly what he's trained to do.
Student did his EP’s too. Good job all round
Student counted to 3, no canopy deployed, went to his Emergency Procedures, cutaway and pulled reserve. Good reactions by both. Student can't be sure what's going on or if he can wait for his instructor to fix the issue.
They both did a great job. The instructor helped the student get clear but the student noticed something was wrong and immediately went for the reserve.
I agree!
Quick on the chop! Student doesn't panic and performs his EPs
Great training student fired the reserve fast no shagging around
He crossed himself and prayed at the end! Awesome to see appropriate gratitude shown for an awesome save!
I mean, HE (instructor) was the one that made the save.
I’ve seen people praying for children that are being consumed by cancer and they die anyway.
@@cmdmd no the instructor helped but the student saved himself watch the video again in slow mo
Great job. We all need to be aware of what can happen with a lazy pull and that with a correct technique this sort of problem just wont happen.
Not enough emphasis on correct pilot chute deployment in my humble opinion and that is a worldwide issue by the looks of it.
Helped by the loss of stability when reaching for the pilot
Student with two tandem jumps here. Given the opportunity to pull, I found the angle difficult which decreased my pulling strength. I gave it another try and with help from my instructor, pulled the pilot chute. He let me know that just those few seconds had cost us some altitude. Wanting to continue with this sport, I'm also considering that I might not have the time and resources necessary to get it right -- and it's not something that I want to get half right half the time.
@@jazz4asahel My comment was made as a general comment regarding emphasis on the correct way to deploy the pilot chute, not a criticism of you the student in this situation. Your body position was good given the minimal experience and I say keep going, at the end of the day we have back up in the form of emergency procedures and AADs.
Moving onto your own gear means this will become less of an issue and with experience the deployment becomes clean and automatic. You have probably reached that point already, but for others getting into the sport, in the first 20 or so jumps do practice touches in free fall, maybe 2 or 3 while you have plenty of altitude, the goal being to maintain a good body position with you hand on the handle, the left hand maintaining a good stable belly to earth attitude with the help of leg position to avoid pitching forward or lateral movement which can cause a less than optimal deployment. The AFF instructor is not always going to be there.
The prayer at the end is just Marvellous. Thanking the Lord for saving a life. God bless this wonderful instructor
It wasn't the lord it was the instructor.
@@ButterBallTheOpossum I ask God to open your heart in Jesus Name amen
If you rely on any god in this sport you are going to die. Survival is measured in seconds. You need to have your responses to problems embedded in your mind, and practiced in visualization.
The student in this case would have saved himself by following that procedure. The instructor did a great job of preventing any other possible complications.
I once had a "belly band" pilot chute (the pilot chute was on my belly). I didn't throw it away far enough and it wrapped around my arm. I reach across with my other arm to unwrap it and flipped over on to my back, deployed the pilot chute and watched the main bag deploy inbetween my legs as I was falling on my back with my legs up!
Wow! no one cares
I care that must have been one hell of a painful deployment
praise be the instructor
I'm not sure if these vids are "growing the sport" but they sure do tell the truth about skydiving. Mistakes are highly discouraged.
When I was a new student pilot, taxiing out for a lesson, we had to stay where we were and clear the radio. It shook me up a lot. A skydiver's chute had not opened and he had left a dent in the footpath by the pub near by. I don't know why I looked at this, but your item reminded me. It is not a happy thought.
the student look like he did the right thing, once he saw the canopy didn't open he cut away. you can see once the main was freed and came out. you can see if fall away and the reserve opens.
all in all a good save from A STUDENT . good teacher !
Looks like the student cutaway milliseconds before the canopy opened.
you´re right pause at 0:59
I dont understand why though it looked like a good canopy
@@kellsiebarrowes5093 I dont think a Student with maybe 3 jumps is able to judge that. All he knows at this point is, that he deployed the parachute and nothing is happening. EPs were the right solution to that problem.
@@kellsiebarrowes5093 He threw the pilot chute out and nothing happened. He didn't know why, or that the instructor was going to fix it. He followed his training, pull the cut away handle then pull the reserve handle.
He did absolutely the right thing. A good canopy still doesnt match the value of your life.
I am NEVER doing skydiving. I cant even trust myself with a toaster.
Condy Loid sad.
That’s what happens when your a millennial and can’t even use a toaster. Soo sad.
@@ZoeyTheGSP I don't think I am a millennial. I am 30
Condy Loid you are the exact definition of a millennial
I'm pretty sure toasters would be more dangerous than skydiving
Edit:just did a Google search and it turns out toasters do result in more deaths than skydiving each year
The student recognized it and responded to the situation, too.
This was perfect timing all around!!
Amazing!! It all happens so fast! I remember my first tandem jump, 13,000 ft! I was allowed to pull my own chute,, but when it was time to pull it!?? I couldn't find the pull cord! Lol you forget everything you are taught before jump!! it was a blast though,,, I now have 6 jumps plus 2 static line jumps also,,,👍🏼
FelixD cat you mean AFF jump? Not tandem
@@davidwang5770 nope tandem .. if you're going thru aff or have an interest in aff, our instructors let you pull on a tandem
@@davidwang5770 i told my TI i was doing aff in the coming month and he gave me a tap on the shoulder letting me know it was pull time. Might depend on the TI. On the ground he said i had 3 seconds after he tapped me to find it and pull otherwise he was.
Smooth cut-away
Student recognised he couldn't find toggle after throwing, and did good EPs as well
if toggles are the first thing you're looking for after pitching you're doing it wrong.
also you should go straight to reserve on a total malfunction not waste time cutting away a main that isn't there.
This is also the best slow motion vid of how parchute deploy
Cool shot of the pilotchute deploying and inflating dragging out the Dbag and lines. Good save.
You missed the cutaway and reserve deployment lol
That exasperated breath and prayer sign. Instructor earned his pay today
Awesome shot of the deployment.
Nice work.
I noticed that in the slo-mo...the lines unstowed perfectly! Then I saw the risers separate, and thought "wait what?? Did that just happen??" (I hadn't noticed that it was cut away already lol
I have just learned something. Put hands between the lines when canopy is opening to stop the twist if it happens. Nice.
I'm sure someone will says it's the wrong thing to do.
Go ahead and get your hands entangled... Lemme know how the cutaway... Err... Or lack of cutaway is
OneEyeHooly 😂
I never put my hands between the risers when my canopy is on the process of opening bcuz of what this guy hooly says if line twist happen let it, is an easy fix
Sergio Valadez If the line twists simply move your hands away, no?
Where would be the best place to put your hands?
@@ashsmitty2244 you need to talk to your instructor. You just wait. Let the canopy do it's thing
Outstanding instructor.
Great job! Both did the right. This student is a really focused one.
Yeah, so focused that he didn't see the pilot chute being tangled up around his arm so tried to find it in the container...
In my early jumping days I had throw-out (leg mounted) pilot chute and on a hop n pop I held onto it briefly in my hand in sub terminal air and the pilot chute started wrapping around my hand. I was able to shake it off but that was a good wake up call not pull and hold it like ever again.
Great job Kauê Parra! :)
AFF JM, nice save, make him repeat level 4.
or lvl 3
Lol dick!
Wow the instructor saved his life
well done on both! if the instructor was on the right side of the student it would be easier
very nice work by the instructor
Awesome instructor!
Great save on the instructor. Student could’ve been a little more aware of what was going on and free his arm himself but quick thinking going for reserve. He should’ve checked for his pilot chute sitting in his burble and he would’ve seen his problem
theprivyninja my thoughts exactly
I think that's a lot to ask of someone at this level. This might be only his third jump.
It's been a very long time since I did my AFF and I don't remember whether I was briefed to deal with this particular situation, but I expect I was just told to execute my EPs in the event of not having a canopy above me after pulling and completing my safety count.
The student also cutaway and deployed the reserve anyway, you can see the main chute detach after it starts to open.
If the instructor wasn't there to free the pilot chute, would there have been a high risk of main-reserve entanglement?
Love the student did the sign of the cross after all.
Nice EP's by that student!
luckily the cameraman didnt fall from the instructor's head
I thought for a second that his parachute just flew away 💀💀💀💀
That’s not an issue if you have an excellent instructor 🥺
Pilot chute is a hell of a lot better than the bridle.
The student had opened the reserve one.
He didn't move his left arm in front. He kept it where it was. You can see this caused him to dip and go unstable as he reached back to pull and caused pilot chute to catch on his arm as he was dipping.
that makes no difference. You can deploy the pc head down no problem
@@sergeig685 Actually it does make a difference. Watch the video again. He didn't put his left arm out in front of him. He stuck it out to the side which made him asymmetrical and caused him to go into the spin. If he had put his left arm more out in front of his head, he would have been fine. Of course you can deploy the PC head down but that's not the point here. This guy is on his AFF jump and needs to learn how to use that brace arm to keep the airflow symmetrical so he has a stable body position when pulling.
@@gouda2872 where do you see a spin? There is a slight heading change. Sure, that can be done better, but that is not the cause. It is a bad throw. The PC is released not hard and to the side, but under his own arm. Like some an underhand throw.
@@sergeig685 He was starting to go into a spin because all the wind was hitting his left arm, forcing his right side to dip. If the instructor wasn't there he would have been spinning.
@@sergeig685 Gonna tell me his left brace arm had nothing to do with him dipping during his throw? Come on now
Nice job to the instructor
Smooth cutaway.
Awesome footage... Reserve drill!
Great job 😊
God opened that container.
HAUSS81 lol
God bless you 🙏🏻
Looks like the student cut his line and deployed the emergency chute
I missed seeing any entanglement, it looks to me more like the student didn’t properly throw the pilot chute...
I've got to get into this
@1:10 He knew Who to thank 🙂
Sky God helped but this was all down to training and experience
@@ddon1797 Hope God stays with you in the sky brother
The student it's also not maintaining stability with his left hand while reaching back to the PC. His right side is falling low. That's asking for an unstable deployment.
Another knock against AFF, in my opinion.
@cameraflyer Yes. That's the way it was done for many years. Sometimes the old ways are the best ways.
And he cuts away ...! Hahahaha!
When an instructor crosses himself … you can be suer that trouble wasn't far !!!…
When an instructor crosses himself ... you can be sure that if he didn't save you your god would have let you kiss the ground with terminal velocity.
Surely that must happen all the time with students
Practice makes the man perfect.
Ah had to pause it cause I swore the chute just went up and away, I was correct he for sure cutaway.... seeing it from the instructors view sucks he cut away, but if it where me (which I'd hope not as chucking the pilot chute isnt that hard to do) but possible anything can happen like this to anyone, I would have done the same thing and pulled reserve.... good emerg procedures as said in previous comments :) knock on wood I've not had any malfunctions in my 91 jumps so far, but I'm ready if it happens to save my life :)
yo me río y no me río ... muy bien por el instructor.. bien por el alumno recordando el procedimiento de emergencia .... y me río al final la cruz y la oración .. jejejejje se pego al santo después de todo .. muy chistoso el final feliz ... espero algún día poder cumplir mi sueño ....quiero hacerlo ... felicitaciones. excelente vídeo
THAT . . . was a close one ! ! !
Not really, not at all. Students pull real high there was a bit of time. Also, that's not a real bad mal at all. Also, student already cut away his main before if even came out.
I dont get it, why the cutaway? (im not a skydiver yet) Wasnt the main chute opening as it should after instructor helped? I was shocked to see the main chute fly off lol, thought its going to open normally! Can someone experienced explain?
Buena esa instructor!
is the student still alive ?
it's looking like, his chute is leaving without him ...
0:55
kind of not attached :'(
:/
He wasn't aware that the problem was fixed, so he started Emergency Procedures and cut away for reserve deployment. Both things happened at the same time so it might be confusing. At 00:59 you can see the second container popping out.
@@jonatancordoba7984 thank you
I was wondering if that second one was a luck or something else leaving the main bag ...
The student realizing his parachute wasn't deploying, pulled his cut away handle detaching his main parachute. That way if his main was out but not deploying it will not become tangled with the reserve parachute when he pulled the handle to deploy his reserve. The instructor at the same time unstuck the pilot chute that was supposed to pull the main parachute out of the container during deployment. The student cut away and was going for his reserve handle but did not get to it before a break away line called an RSL (Reserve Static line) Attached to the main, triggered the deployment of the reserve. Good thing too because if he had deployed his reserve without loosing his main it would have been tangled, opening the door for several other problems. Here is a video of me and my instructor doing a Mr. Bill. after I got my skydiving licens. th-cam.com/video/VNtWprh1CG0/w-d-xo.html
Looks like he had plenty of time but still nice save.
He was keen to cut away!
He didnt do a chute check after a count. Maybe he could have seen the pilot chute quicker and shook it off?
Красавчик. Так медузу с руки может снять только профессионал.
Great job!!!
Why did he cut away and open the reserve though?... his chute was fine?... his handle/pilot just got stuck on his forearm for a sec? Please do correct me if I'm wrong.
Good instructor keep calm analyze react. The student might want to find a different sport.
go back and watch the video, 5 seconds passed with no deployment/resistance. In student status this is straight up cut away material. Don't be that guy. the student did fine man, some people barely remember to throw
Noce!! :D but, isn't the instructor suposed to be on the roght side ? Exactly because of cases like this. Very nice job! :)
@Savage Rice Cake On AFF Levels 1,2 and 3, there are 2 instructors. One instructor on each side. Throwing the pilot shoot is not an issue while there is an instructor on the right side. Even though it has risks, the AFF instructors are trained for those risks I believe.
Well, I believe there are rigs with a second deploy system, at the jumpmaster 2 side.
Not this case.
N.4 AFF.
Your assumption is correct, however this may have been initially a 2 instructor jump and the main side instructor could have been out on exit leaving only the reserve side instructor to follow through with the student
Good job 👍
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That’s OG tight there
Awesome job by the instructor, but I disagree with what everyone else says about the student. That was piss poor. Maybe it was bad training. His technique for deploying the pilot chute is terrible. You pull the pilot chute, get it away from your body with an outward rotation (palm facing up) and THEN release so it doesn't get tangled on your arm. He released immediately after grabbing it.
Wait, why did he cut away his main after a perfectly good deployment?
Ok so why did it get caught around his arm? How often does this happen? Did he do something extremely crazy to make it happen?
Now can you imagine if you on the other side of the student?Most of the action happens on the “other side”
I think 🤔 there is a good reason why most of the dz’s have right side operation.
It depends. I have seen pilot chutes get tangled in the camera gear attached to the instructors helmet when the instructor is on the right side just like it did the students wrist. Also depending on what stage of training the student was in, he didn't look like he needed an instructor to keep hands on him. So it might have been random the instructor ended up on the students left side.
Uhhhh is it me or did he cut that main rig away- look closely at that opening lol!
Anybody have any idea what the elevation was at deployment? Approximately?
Some people want to do things without having a good situational awareness 🤦🏼♂️
did that student just cutaway at the last moment?! XDXD... true instinct XD ...but... bruh XDXDXD
Yeah eps training. He did perfect
Didn't need to chop it though. Damn. Lol.
Doesn't matter. If anything doesn't feel right with the main. ANYTHING. You go straight to your cutaway and reserve. It's easy to criticize when you have a different view. But you never take the chance if something doesn't feel right. Nothing is guessed or chanced when you jump. If your not 100% sure dump it and use the reserve. Why I never judge someone who cuts away even if I don't see something. Because "they" knew something didn't feel right.
It looked like the first shoot ripped off and deployed the other one
The instructor was on the left side. Was it on purpose? I am a conservator and I think the rush to push an AFF student through curriculum does not do good. Maybe a throw-away pilot shute saves a few jumps, but this increases the probability of similar excesses, check this group further. I knew one guy who lost his Just AFF student (totally). I read his incident report. Sorry to say but it was a lot of BS about the weather and briefing. A transition from a spring-loaded to a throw-away pilot shute takes one-two jumps but it significantly reduces a chance to write an incident report.
We gonna ignore the fact the student cut his main loose and deployed his reserve when he didn't feel the main deploy?