McLovin 0 #1 September 27, 2008 Cutaway from what might have been a spinning line over and wrapped the deploying reserve bridle around his body. Line over - the line going over the top of the canopy? Deploying reserve bridle - the bridle wrapped around them instead of pulling behind in the wind? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
phoenixlpr 0 #2 September 27, 2008 Keep your head clear and stop reading horror stories! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #3 September 27, 2008 Or, in this case, WRITE horror stories..? ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McLovin 0 #4 September 27, 2008 Quote Keep your head clear and stop reading horror stories! lol I was just reading and looking at gear and diagrams of equipment and was just trying to connect them to things I've read to try and understand what can happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #5 September 28, 2008 Quote Quote Keep your head clear and stop reading horror stories! lol I was just reading and looking at gear and diagrams of equipment and was just trying to connect them to things I've read to try and understand what can happen. Best way to do that is take the First Jump Course (FJC) at a Drop Zone (DZ) and, assuming you are in the U.S., read the Skydiver's Information Manual (SIM). Available at USPA.orgMy reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #6 September 28, 2008 Quote Line over - the line going over the top of the canopy? Correct, but not THE line - it could have been any line. Quote Deploying reserve bridle - the bridle wrapped around them instead of pulling behind in the wind? Almost correct; means that the webbing attaching the reserve pilot chute to the reserve freebag somehow got wrapped around his body during deployment of the reserve. You most likely will not encounter a spinning line-over on your first jumps - not to say it can't happen, but it's not likely. As others have said, don't worry too much about stuff like this right now - just listen to your instructors, and don't read too many incident reports. It's too easy to absorb bad info, or stuff that just doesn't relate to you as a student yet. (I'm up way too damn early to be posting here.)T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
