freekflyguy 0 #1 January 13, 2003 Here,s a vid of my one and only mal. ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/UPLOADS/Mal.avi What would you have done. I knew what height I was at 3.5k. I knew where I was over the DZ. BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #2 January 13, 2003 ftp://www.skydivingmovies.com/UPLOADS/Mal.avi worked better for me. What codec did you use? I can't seem to get anything to play it.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #3 January 13, 2003 Still not workimg for me. CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #4 January 13, 2003 time to cut at marker #1 total lined over ball of shitnamaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #5 January 13, 2003 8 seconds here. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #6 January 13, 2003 Quoteftp://www.skydivingmovies.com/UPLOADS/Mal.avi worked better for me. What codec did you use? I can't seem to get anything to play it. That is a DivX version. Here is the codec for that file. http://www.divx-digest.com/software/divxcodec.html Here is a WMV version of the same. ftp://www.skydivingmovies.com/UPLOADS/Buzzs Mal.wmv BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #7 January 13, 2003 I would have stayed about the same. Nice videoYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
relyon 0 #8 January 13, 2003 Looks pretty textbook to me. Good awareness. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #9 January 13, 2003 QuoteI would have stayed about the same. Nice video i'm not second guessing anyone here, but am i missing something? even with line twist you can see severe line over. is this something you would try to clear?namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #10 January 13, 2003 QuoteQuoteI would have stayed about the same. Nice video i'm not second guessing anyone here, but am i missing something? even with line twist you can see severe line over. is this something you would try to clear? I was fully aware of my altitude, I was under a low speed mal - on the original footage you can hear my audible going off at 2k as I grab the toggles of the res. This was my first and so far only mal, and I remember thinking a couple of things. 1. I wanted to make sure I made the best effort to clear the problem, before I went for my last chance. 2. A good friend of mine who is very experienced once said " It aint a mal if the toggles are still on". I know this is not the best piece of advice but at the time I could not work out what the exact problem was, so I spent some time trying to sort it. If I had been lower, or the canpy had been winding up, once I'd cleared the twists and saw there was still a problem I would have been off it. I have had severe line twists and know how fast my canopy can wind up. 800 jupms ago I would probably have been off it straight away. BuzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #11 January 13, 2003 ok, i get it now. i did read the post and understood your alti and location, but i am looking at it from the perspective of a dude who had 3 unavoidable cutaways in his first 36 jumps, the first one VERY low. have since logged another 160 without incident [knock on head] my question still stands, though: is there really a chance to clear that severe of a line over?namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #12 January 13, 2003 i would of cut that fucker away as soon as i saw a line over, that shit can fuck up a canopy if you ride it too long. for me, i would of cut away about at 6 or 7, but thats just me. but what you did was defintally right, nothing wrong with it. you had the altitude, and you tried to fix it, just like you should with a slow moving mal. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RichM 0 #13 January 13, 2003 Freekflyguy - thats excellent footage of a line over mal. If there's any way I can get a copy of the captured source that I can use in teaching I would appreciate it. If possible email me at r.moulton@btinternet.com thanks Nicely dealt with too Rich M Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #14 January 13, 2003 Nice video Buzz. Cheers ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freekflyguy 0 #15 January 13, 2003 Quote my question still stands, though: is there really a chance to clear that severe of a line over? You dont know unless you try, however. It depends on a number of factors, you altitude, the speed of the mal, and experience. I would not recomend it as a course of action to a student. If its not BIG, RECTANGULAR or CONTROLABLE, carry out your reserve drills. Having said that I have seen student not realise they have a line over, carry out their controll checks and clear it. This is more likely to happen on a large student canopy, but not guarenteed. buzzIt's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
