My first reserve ride

[shunkka 0]

Jump nr. 36
It was the third jump of the day at 1000m (accuracy)
After 7-8 seconds I deploy my main. It was a nice soft opening, but when I checked my main I saw on my back the PC of my reserve is out and fly behind me. I tried 2 catch it but I cant.. My reserve come out from the container and slowly begun 2 got air. I decide 2 not fly 2 chutes, before the reserve was fully open. I checked my alti: 700m. Ok: grab the red…BUF, grab the silver (I know the reserve was open but it was a good training) BUF. I`m under a nice fully open white reserve at 600 m. It works speedy but fly nice. A nice landing.
That was my first reserve ride.
Now I have a question. It was the right decision: do not try 2 fly 2 chutes open?
Next day I jumped 5 times.
All the people on my DZ told me that I do the right way.
I know: BEER

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"jump, have fun, pull"

[QuickDraw 0]

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Now I have a question. It was the right decision: do not try 2 fly 2 chutes open?

Yes, and congratulations too.
Were your canopys side-by-side or one in front of the other ?

Some people have landed with 2 out, but i think that was down to their altitude and confidence level
& whether they had a stable configuration, and the balls to land it.

-- Hope you don't die. --

I'm fucking winning

[rgoper 0]

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do not try 2 fly 2 chutes open?

please don't, when it can be avoided, it could result in a downplane configuration which with your limited experience may and could cause sensory overload. what caused your reserve to deploy? pin come out? break?

you can safely land bi-plane configurations and side by side configurations (with 2 out) with suttle inputs from the risers on the dominant canopy, which will more than likely be the main parachute, do not release your brakes on either canopy. remember, the less you mess with it, the less it will mess with you. in th event of a downplane configuration with 2 out, release the RSL device if applicable and cut-away the main and fly the "Plan B" parachute.

--Richard--
"We Will Not Be Shaken By Thugs, And Terroist"

[bodypilot90 0]

seen a couple real scary ones.

here's a pd study that will help.

http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/dualsq.pdf

[shunkka 0]

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what caused your reserve to deploy? pin come out? break?

Yeah... the pin come out when i deploy my main

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"jump, have fun, pull"

[ber 0]

You forgot one "little" info about your decision: You fly one of those "very small" 290 for main and a "even more small" 3?? for reserve. So with both open you have about a 600 to land.
My question is simple, will you be able to get down?
Congratulations, beer, beer and Portugal vacations... you already hae a jump to pay my friend ;)

Ber
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"Who Needs Oxygen Anyway?"

[vonSanta 0]

Glad to hear you're ok shunkka.

And I second ber's sentiment

Santa Von GrossenArsch
I only come in one flavour
ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst

[ber 0]

another thing... you should ask your instructor what should you do with a "600" over you. I post this here cause i like to see others opinion too.

cya :)

Ber
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"Who Needs Oxygen Anyway?"

[shunkka 0]

yeah yeah bernie...
be ironic again and again

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"jump, have fun, pull"

[dragon2 2]

Note: I'm not an instructor...

I was taught to only cutaway in the event of a downplane (WTF? Sensory overload?). If the 2 canopies are flying in a side-by-side or biplane, no biggie, you can steer a little bit, and don't flare. Do a search on 2-out here, been talked about lots.

Had this happen to myself when I was on student stuff, ended up with a 230 and a 253R (150 lbs exit weight). The flew in a biplane for a loooong time, but at 1000 ft they started to downplane, so I cutaway. No problem!!!

But if you cutaway a main when in a stable configuration you could make a reasonably ok situation turn bad: the risers of the main can snag your reserve. So don't cutaway if the canopies behave, or if you have more experience, an other option is to force a downplane, then cutaway.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[Aviatrr 0]

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ended up with a 230 and a 253R (150 lbs exit weight

Damn....with that much fabric over your head at that exit weight, if you landed it....you'd likely be able to easily stand it up. It would probably have taken you hours to get from 1000' to the ground, though..

Mike