The pin got stuck in the kill-line check window and the main failed to get free. Not all bridles are capable of this, but mine was. Spectre 210 in Mirage G3 container with Wings bridle. 190 Techno reserve.
My first cutaway was a high speed pilot chute in tow malfunction. I got my reserve open by 1500ft. I only had 143 jumps at the time. It actually gave me a confidence boost in my reserve gear that I had never seen or flown before. It gave me confidence in the emergency procedures and process. I got really really drunk that night
I used to put my pin in, pull it back out retighten the pack and put the pin back in so I knew it didn't take hardly any pressure to release the pin...btw my first reserve ride was on my 16th jump.
I heard him say “Guess I’ll have to make a beer run” I never realized that a common thing...I thought that was only here that they did that. Thanks, Mr. Rigger!
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You could not have done better; cool head all the way. Take care of the immediate problem and land safely. I loved the main pilot chute recovery and stow. Great job.
Excellent demonstration of being calm and methodical. Secure the pilot, leave the slider open, leave brakes half set, undo all zippers, soft landing under reserve.
Michigan Mister so have u jumped?? I just went on my 1st jump on Friday morning April 27th, 2018. It was such a great feeling, once leave the plane nothing but bliss.
free bag? Did a video of a 70yo not long ago. Her reasoning was "either everything goes good, or I'm going to leave skid marks up the St. Peter and the pearly gates" best tandem video ever, all smiles.
My first total was in 1976 jumping the old military rigs with a paracommander. Talk about a hard opening with a chest mounted reserve and no sleeve!!! We had to make 50 jumps on rounds before transitioning to squares. Really nice to “upgrade back then”! Cheers, Joe D6575
I have a skysnatch pilot with the longer bridle. Im hoping to dust off my WS soon. Maybe tape up that check window, or a new pilot chute bridle. Id go for the later. What happens once can happen again.
why do all the wingsuit skydivers always seem to go down on their backs looking up at the sky. May as well stay at home laying on the back garden staring at the sky.
@cameraflyer Thanks mate, I've been on the edge of my seat for the last year waiting for someone to provide a serious answer to my obviously sarcastic comment🙄
True, in a way. That's why I didn't close my suit all the way up just to be sure(wasn't sure the pin was really jammed the way it was - thou it felt really stuck before releasing the reserve). In that moment thou, if the pin would have opened there would have not been anything to generate the force needed to open the double stowed loops of the D-bag. No airspeed to mention(just riding the reserve) and the PC was in my suit. So the risk of 2 our after the PC-to-suit insertions was rather low.
From the bottom after this incident. And I changed the bridle to a type that does not have that potential problem. So I did both improvements that should minimize the possibility to ever getting this again. Also now-a-days I have a new modern container also, but still route it from the bottom...
@@not_stephen If you're pilot chute is out of its BOC and you have to go to reserve you should always cut away. Only time you shouldn't chop is when you go straight to reserve like in an emergency exit scenario at low altitude.
Sebastian Velandia Just a brain fart. Had a pilot chute in tow so in the moment thought there was no reason to chop(having nothing out). In hind sight you should always release the main just in case if the pinlock will resolve and release the main after the reserve deploys. Already had my second reserve ride in which I did the correct prosedure.
My first malfunction was a pilot chute in tow. It was only my 32nd jump and was my first jump back from a broken knee. Misrouted the bridle so it couldn't pull the pin. I wasn't thinking to just pull my reserve. I instantly thought "look red grab red...." and did exactly that. By the way that happened back in 2000 and ever since then my sternum pops and cracks on a regular basis.
Cutaway and then reserve or just reserve, both are correct. Cutaway and reserve is just a way to keep things simple and in this sport to keep things mentally simple save lives.
Straight to reserve if there's a total main malfunction. If your reserve fails and you can cut it away with a knife and have the altitude to do so, you may be able to get the main container open to deploy that parachute 🤙 EPs will only bring so much benefit, so you have to think outside the box. We're seeing crazy, new malfunctions all the time!
