Ghetto 0 #1 April 4, 2009 I'm sitting here watching the BBC, and they just did a little diddy on a 97-year-old who just became the oldest guy to skydive in Britain. They showed the video, and I just glanced up in time to see the TM reach for the ripcord, pull, and the two practically did a half barrelroll until linestretch. Anybody else see that? Funny stuff Web Design Cleveland Skydiving "Hey, these cookies don't taste anything like girl scouts..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pbwing 0 #2 April 5, 2009 http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7983045.stm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #3 April 5, 2009 I don't know how funny it was?? Looks like the TM goes into a tuck position, allowing the side roll to happen. The passenger appears to be in better position for deployment than the TM.Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 April 5, 2009 Er, wow. WTFWTAA? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lowpull 0 #5 April 5, 2009 Perfect example of the level of instructors that fill the ranks of "professional skydiving instructors. Poor freefall control,NO handle touches,incredibly poor depolyment position. Truly lucky this didn't turn into a malfunction. like JP said wow ralph Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #6 April 5, 2009 Quote WTFWTAA? What the fuck was that asshole attempting??"I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #7 April 5, 2009 He musta done the handle touches while the video was out of frame Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #8 April 5, 2009 Quote Quote WTFWTAA? What the fuck was that asshole attempting?? Sounds better than What the fuck was that all about?? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiver30960 0 #9 April 5, 2009 Looks like a case of the student driving the tandem rather than the instructor. Student body position pretty much sucks and set up the whole thing: right knee way down, left arm way down. The instructor got himself in trouble by not picking up on the bad position and fixing it prior to deployment. On deployment, when the instructor brought his arms in to pull he had to totally gave up any control he may have had. When he released the drogue, the stability given by the drogue was lost. Between drogue release and line stretch, the student's body position called the shots. Elvisio "line twist generator" Rodriguez Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
