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QuoteWe left the skyvan first and the cutaway group second, we were all on our bellies. on opening, at 3000 ft, I saw all of my group in view and then headed straight back to land. the cutaway did open high, may be 4000 ft. I did not see her until she started the spin because she was straight above me.
Your exit separation between the groups may not have been sufficient.
You stated that you looked around for 'your' group after opening.
You also need to look for the groups before and after you open.
After you see those folks and they all have good canopies, then you can arrange yourself for approaching the target. (the field S of the gun range)
There are two issues to look at:
1. exit separation
2. flying back towards the landing area under canopy before the next group is open
There was a recent fatality in Australia that this may have been an issue.
There was a fatality, also in Australia, several years ago where this was also suspected to be an issue.
Both of those accidents had people from different groups colliding shortly or during opening.
FMI Search Fiona McEachern and Lee Loncasty.
As for the idea of 'cutting away because you think someone from above and behind is about to hit you' --- that's one of those you'd have to be there in order to decide.
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jclalor 12
QuoteQuoteQuoteWe left the skyvan first and the cutaway group second, we were all on our bellies. on opening, at 3000 ft, I saw all of my group in view and then headed straight back to land. the cutaway did open high, may be 4000 ft. I did not see her until she started the spin because she was straight above me.
Your exit separation between the groups may not have been sufficient.
You stated that you looked around for 'your' group after opening.
You also need to look for the groups before and after you open.
After you see those folks and they all have good canopies, then you can arrange yourself for approaching the target. (the field S of the gun range)
There are two issues to look at:
1. exit separation
2. flying back towards the landing area under canopy before the next group is open
There was a recent fatality in Australia that this may have been an issue.
There was a fatality, also in Australia, several years ago where this was also suspected to be an issue.
Both of those accidents had people from different groups colliding shortly or during opening.
FMI Search Fiona McEachern and Lee Loncasty.
As for the idea of 'cutting away because you think someone from above and behind is about to hit you' --- that's one of those you'd have to be there in order to decide.
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Our three way was first out of the van, not sure how I have control over the next groups separation time. I even tracked opposite of jump run.
Her canopy was open as I was flying back, this is clearly visible. If her canopy did not go into a spin with her burning off fast altitude, there was no separation issue.
Being first out, i'm not sure if I can scan over a mile ahead of me and account for over twenty canopies in the air and then land in every time. I can scan the air space that I will be going through and make sure it is safe to travel, like I was doing. I was looking 360, up and down, and I did see her above and behind me.
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After you see those folks and they all have good canopies, then you can arrange yourself for approaching the target. (the field S of the gun range)
There are two issues to look at:
1. exit separation
2. flying back towards the landing area under canopy before the next group is open
Our three way was first out of the van, not sure how I have control over the next groups separation time. I even tracked opposite of jump run.
Her canopy was open as I was flying back, this is clearly visible. If her canopy did not go into a spin with her burning off fast altitude, there was no separation issue.
Being first out, i'm not sure if I can scan over a mile ahead of me and account for over twenty canopies in the air and then land in every time. I can scan the air space that I will be going through and make sure it is safe to travel, like I was doing. I was looking 360, up and down, and I did see her above and behind me.
I understand that you were in the first group out and your group cannot fix the exit separation.
What I wanted to impress is that once you open, you need to look up & down the jumprun line and make sure that the groups before or after you are open AND HAVE GOOD CANOPIES. Once that is a check ok-good to go, then you can start flying to get back to the landing area.
You also said that this happened about 20 seconds after you opened and that you tracked opposite jump run (which would mean your track was to the north).
The photographer usually takes the center area of the formation at break off and his POV is N of the barn and N of you.
I find those things to be inconsistent.
IOW, I find it difficult to believe that you were tracking to the N of the photographer and then 20 seconds later finding yourself S of the photographer.
Perhaps, your timeline is off or the photographer was not in the center of your group or you thought jumprun was S to N?
The video and my 10 years of jumping at Skydance would lay odds that jumprun was N to S.
I want to stress upon you and others that making a beeline back to the landing area right after you open is not always a good thing to do, especially if you are short of the target and first out.
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After you see those folks and they all have good canopies, then you can arrange yourself for approaching the target. (the field S of the gun range)
There are two issues to look at:
1. exit separation
2. flying back towards the landing area under canopy before the next group is open
Our three way was first out of the van, not sure how I have control over the next groups separation time. I even tracked opposite of jump run.
Her canopy was open as I was flying back, this is clearly visible. If her canopy did not go into a spin with her burning off fast altitude, there was no separation issue.
Being first out, i'm not sure if I can scan over a mile ahead of me and account for over twenty canopies in the air and then land in every time. I can scan the air space that I will be going through and make sure it is safe to travel, like I was doing. I was looking 360, up and down, and I did see her above and behind me.
I understand that you were in the first group out and your group cannot fix the exit separation.
What I wanted to impress is that once you open, you need to look up & down the jumprun line and make sure that the groups before or after you are open AND HAVE GOOD CANOPIES. Once that is a check ok-good to go, then you can start flying to get back to the landing area.
You also said that this happened about 20 seconds after you opened and that you tracked opposite jump run (which would mean your track was to the north).
The photographer usually takes the center area of the formation at break off and his POV is N of the barn and N of you.
I find those things to be inconsistent.
IOW, I find it difficult to believe that you were tracking to the N of the photographer and then 20 seconds later finding yourself S of the photographer.
Perhaps, your timeline is off or the photographer was not in the center of your group or you thought jumprun was S to N?
The video and my 10 years of jumping at Skydance would lay odds that jumprun was N to S.
I want to stress upon you and others that making a beeline back to the landing area right after you open is not always a good thing to do, especially if you are short of the target and first out.
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I did look up and down the jump run, her canopy was flying straight and level in the beginning and did not start diving until I was passing by her, have a look yourself.
I have already stated jump run was N to S. nothing new there, twenty seconds? thirty seconds? I forgot my stopwatch on this jump. I did track N. How long under canopy would it take to fly three or for hundred feet? Video went W. I went N and our third went E so I guess video was not in the middle.
I was flying SW back to the LZ, not exactly a beeline line.
dmitri76 0
Hi All,
I was shooting the video on this one, actually my 2nd ever video jump ..The jump run was N to S, this much i can see after watching the whole thing again. Not much to add, after we split, i tracked West and if Chris says he went N i beleve that .. Can it be that good exit separation and tracking the right way only covers you for opening in the clear and first few seconds under canopy ? After half a minute or more of flying, especially with a spinning mal at the end, that distance can be reduced fast, and there's not much that can be done to prepare .. As for me i dont think i could force myself to cut away in the amount ot time left before a possible collision - but it sure was SCARY to watch ..
I was shooting the video on this one, actually my 2nd ever video jump ..The jump run was N to S, this much i can see after watching the whole thing again. Not much to add, after we split, i tracked West and if Chris says he went N i beleve that .. Can it be that good exit separation and tracking the right way only covers you for opening in the clear and first few seconds under canopy ? After half a minute or more of flying, especially with a spinning mal at the end, that distance can be reduced fast, and there's not much that can be done to prepare .. As for me i dont think i could force myself to cut away in the amount ot time left before a possible collision - but it sure was SCARY to watch ..
holie 0
QuoteHi All,
I was shooting the video on this one, actually my 2nd ever video jump ..The jump run was N to S, this much i can see after watching the whole thing again. Not much to add, after we split, i tracked West and if Chris says he went N i beleve that .. Can it be that good exit separation and tracking the right way only covers you for opening in the clear and first few seconds under canopy ? After half a minute or more of flying, especially with a spinning mal at the end, that distance can be reduced fast, and there's not much that can be done to prepare .. As for me i dont think i could force myself to cut away in the amount ot time left before a possible collision - but it sure was SCARY to watch ..
I'll summ up ;-)
Jumrum: N - S
OP had seperation slot to N and flying a 75° to jumprun
"She" eventualy had seperation slot to S
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You then are just going towards each other.
There will have been not enough time between the Exits! Another point for "the mistake was made a long time prior" the danger occurs ...
Work on that with your jumpmates on the ground and take the good things out of this happening - learn ;-). Just make a little drawing in top an horizontal view with jumprun / eixit piont / some drift in freefal / seperation ... just the std. exit planing things!
have fun ;-)
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Quotehate to say this but in 95% of the tandem videos I have seen the video guys dump right below the tandem........... with no horizontal separation. Maybe we have just been lucky on this.
What??? Are you serious?
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Never, I repeat, never cutaway a good canopy. If there is a collision and a wrap that good canopy may be the only canopy out for the rest of your trip.
Do some research; more than one jumper has died behind a low reserve pull after clearing a wrap without an RSL.
Sparky
Do some research; more than one jumper has died behind a low reserve pull after clearing a wrap without an RSL.
Sparky
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
If you're a tandem vidiot and you pull close (horizontally I mean) to a tandem, you better make sure the opening looks good.
If I'm not sure, I'll backslide away from the tandem some more before pulling.
Don't be fooled a tandem vidiot "just" pulls straight after and close to the tandem pair. Or if they are, they should get talking to
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