Have you ever had to use your reserve?

[shortyj 0]

I was wondering if anyone here has had to use their reserve and what caused it to be used?

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[jsaxton 0]

twice, diving line twists.

[moonglo 0]

3 times- 1st bad packing to make a short call resulted in spinning and diving, 2nd couldn't kick out of line twists (later found out main lift web had stiching coming out and was longer on one side), 3rd p/c in tow in wingsuit.

[piisfish 140]

once, diving linetwists. Twists probably caused by a line snag in the container or a line cought in a tube stoe. Small bungee collapsong PC didn't help much. Must change to a larger kill line PC

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

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I was wondering if anyone here has had to use their reserve and what caused it to be used?

5 times.

1, severe line twist on a stiletto.
2. tension knots on a VX
3. intentional, testing a skyhook.
4. tension knots on the VX AGAIN!
5. bag lock. was under my reserve, p.d. 106

and i didn't pack any of them. lol...

[CanuckInUSA 0]

Twice ... both times on high performance canopies.

The first time (jump #498) a brake fired prematurely on opening causing my canopy to go into a spinning line twists that I couldn't recover from. I never would have known what had happened had I not had a video camera on my head recording the event since it all happened very very fast and very violent.

The second time (somewhere around jump #1050) was also diving line twists that I couldn't recover from. The bungie between my leg straps broke at one point and I was complacent in fixing it. Then on this ill fated jump, my leg strap shifted on opening causing the line twists. For the first second or two, the canopy was flying straight (in line twists), but then it started to dive and since I was jumping an ultra high performance cross-braced canopy, it was easy to decide not to fight it and to go to plan B.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[chuteless 1]

LOTS of times

Bill Cole

[FlyinseivLP2 0]

I have 8 reserve rides in 2700+ jumps. Spinning line twists, tension knot and line overs.
If you stay in the sport most likley have to use your reserve. Even with very careful packing malfunctions will happen. If you are not sure you are ready for it, then stop jumping till you are. It could happen on your next jump.

[skybytch 273]

Not yet.

Had one situation where, in hindsight, I'd have probably been happier if I had; it's no fun landing a canopy with two broken D lines.

[rushmc 23]

1 time.....self packed bag lock

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if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
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[BIGUN 1,318]

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LOTS of times

LMAO... thanks for the laugh, Bill

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[Orlando 0]

First there was 7 years without one and now 8 times in the last 4.

1. Line over (Tandem) 2002
2. Line over (Tandem) 2003
3. Line over (Sport Rig) 2003
4. Line over (Tandem) 2004
5. Premature Deployment (Sport Rig) 2004
6. Line over (Sport Rig) 2004
7. Line over (Tandem) 2005
8. Broken Steering line due to tension knot (Tandem) 2005

PS. Not counting line overs that was able to fix or that fixed themselves.

Saludos,
Orlando
Hispa #48 || www.amador.org || Xtreme Divers

[SkyTango 0]

3 times in my 1st 18 jumps...... it's going better since..
1.. stupidity (a Branson)
2.. bow tie
3.. torn end cell

JC

If you woke up breathing, congratulations!
You get another chance.

[piisfish 140]

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5 times.
and i didn't pack any of them. lol...

did you start packing for yourself now ??

scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM

[labrys 0]

Once. A toggle came unstowed during opening and the result was diving line twists.

Owned by Remi #?

[scooterskydives 0]

16 times......
13 tandem chops
4 just this last season
freaking tandems

If God wanted man to stay on the ground.
He would of put roots on them instead of feet.
loving life
GO-N-UP

[BETO74 0]

Twice once due to a diving line twist and the other due to a tension knot.

http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

[jasonRose 0]

I haven't yet, but I am sure the day will come.

I had my pilot chute hesitation once which I thought was a bag lock when I turned and looked back it cleared my burble and a beutiful canopy opened. I had both hands on red and was going to chop.

Some day I will have the best staff in the world!!!

[ZigZagMarquis 9]

3 Times:

1st Time... 20th Jump... PD230...Line-Over Malfunction

2nd Time... 1700ish Jump... Sabre-170...Spinning Ball of Sh*t (SBOS) Malfunction

3rd Time... 2800ish Jump...Sabre2-170...Tension Knots

[jloirsdaan 0]

Once, released brakes...steering line broke....panicked (20 or so jumps at the time) pulled right....pulled left......pink reserve!!

I could have used the risers....was taught to. I just freaked. Which is funny because the jump just before that, I'd had a canopy rip on opening. 3 out of 7 cells ripped....I stuck with that and landed just fine ....but cut a way from a broken steering line .

Jordan

Go Fast, Dock Soft.

[BETO74 0]

Is not about IF you're gonna have a cut away, is WHEN are you gonna have a cut away.

http://web.mac.com/ac057a/iWeb/AC057A/H0M3.html

[nate_1979 9]

2 times,

1st was a "spinning on my back line over" (jump 56)

2nd was a step through that I was not comfortable with. (jump 90 something)

FGF #???
I miss the sky...
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[JohnMitchell 16]

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Had one situation where, in hindsight, I'd have probably been happier if I had; it's no fun landing a canopy with two broken D lines.

No kidding. I landed a broken A-B line on a 5 cell once. It stalled out and broke my damn leg, even with a good PLF. . That's the last time I messed with landing broken lines.

12-13 reserve rides in 4600+ jumps.

[Steeler 0]

Not trying to hijack here, but what is a step through?

[MB38 0]

Imagine hanging under canopy. Then do a back [or front] flip through your risers. Imagine how risers/lines on a given side would be twisted around themselves. That's a step through. It happens during packing when the deployment bag accidentally gets passed in between the lines/risers.

[if this isn't clear, i'll explain further]

I really don't know what I'm talking about.