Divalent 135 #1 April 13, 2011 In this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APUDbXKl2_U) the person who had to do a cutaway claims (in the comments) that the main canopy was facing (and flying) backwards. He also said that he jumped that rig several times that day prior to this incident. (Things occur about about 1:30 into the video: look for the red canopy below the camera guy) I'm trying to work out in my mind how that is possible. I.e., if on prior jumps it was fine and the risers were never disconnected and reattached, how could a pack job lead to what was claimed? Seems like a step thru (walk thru?) would just give you a 360 degree twist in both sets of risers, with the canopy still facing forward. (BTW, you can't really see the canopy orientation in the video because it was filmed by another person from above, although it does show the full cutaway and reserved deploy. And the camera guy has a close call with the cutaway main.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
IanHarrop 41 #2 April 13, 2011 Line twists?"Where troubles melt like lemon drops, away above the chimney tops, that's where you'll find me" Dorothy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
d123 1 #3 April 13, 2011 I think you're right. Considering that the guy had 0 linetwists then without disconeting and connecting badly the risers and then doing a shity pack job you can't fly backwardsShitty pack job because during the packing you would see that the risers are wrongly connected. Lock, Dock and Two Smoking Barrelrolls! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #4 April 13, 2011 After watching it several times it does not look like the canopy was backwards. He is flying viewers left to right and it appears he has not released the brakes. When he cuts away the reserve is deploying from the left side of the body which put his back facing the same direction as the rear of the canopy. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #5 April 13, 2011 mjosparky, following your insight to the line of flight from left to right, watch the jumper's head drop in the same direction, which would be typical of a normal cutaway and the reserve comes off his/her back. If the jumper was falling onto his/her back after cutaway, the reserve would have come around one side or the other and flipped the jumper around. You don't see that....I know a CRW girl who jumps a reverse set up sometimes just for fun, and lands it backwards. Don't try that at home.Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #6 April 13, 2011 Quotemjosparky, following your insight to the line of flight from left to right, watch the jumper's head drop in the same direction, which would be typical of a normal cutaway and the reserve comes off his/her back. If the jumper was falling onto his/her back after cutaway, the reserve would have come around one side or the other and flipped the jumper around. You don't see that....I know a CRW girl who jumps a reverse set up sometimes just for fun, and lands it backwards. Don't try that at home. Her name wouldn't happen to be Wendy? http://crwdog.servebeer.com/CRWdog/Backwards.htmlMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
