piisfish 140 #1 July 4, 2011 yesterday I had my 5th reserve ride, 3rd cutaway, and 1st self-save (I had packed the reserve myself) on 5th and last jump of the day (4 of them on wingsuits), I did have to pull all my handles after a 6000m (18kft) wingsuit flight. After a decent PC pitch, I felt the canopy opening "weirdly"... at least 7 linetwists, spinning and on my back... Located and grabbed my handles, pulled "right", flipped to be more or less belly down and pulled silver... Landed in a field, spotted my freebag descending in the same field, and just after dropping my helmet and handles to take a picture, I turn around and my canopy was just 20m behind me The weirdest part was actually to imagine that I had packed that reserve myself (even if there was already 2 saves with my packjobs) Just want to thank Rigging Innovations (and the ladies who sew and anssembled my rig) and PD for the reserve, USAPR for teaching me well, and my rigger Also want to thank Lydie for driving around to me, Norbert for teh same thing, plus he had taken a beer for me, and my LOVE for texting me that she had seen a cutaway and that she was on her way (she was walking our dog at that time, and usually brings back most of our cutaways and out-landers) I am also happy I didn't need to thank Airtec that time And now back to work, I want to jump this weekend scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #2 July 4, 2011 Sounds like you did just fine. Are trying to qualify for an "A" lic. on reserves? My fist save was me. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #3 July 4, 2011 Quote yesterday I had my 5th reserve ride, 3rd cutaway... I am also happy I didn't need to thank Airtec that time ... nick, do you really think skydiving is for you!? glad u're still alive! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 July 4, 2011 Quote nick, do you really think skydiving is for you!? glad u're still alive! -dunno', but reservejumping could be my new sport -still being alive for almost 40 years scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #5 July 4, 2011 Quote Quote nick, do you really think skydiving is for you!? glad u're still alive! -dunno', but reservejumping could be my new sport -still being alive for almost 40 years dont you also BASE? that means you just have to try harder! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #6 July 4, 2011 Quote Quote Quote nick, do you really think skydiving is for you!? glad u're still alive! -dunno', but reservejumping could be my new sport -still being alive for almost 40 years dont you also BASE? that means you just have to try harder! base jumping you use your main canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #7 July 4, 2011 Quoteyesterday I had my 5th reserve ride, 3rd cutaway... Does this mean that you've had two reserve rides without cutting away the main? How did that come to happen? Were the other two totals? Canopy wraps? Inquiring minds want to know... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #8 July 4, 2011 I cannot believe you forgot to thank me.....if it wasn't for me, you'd have never made it to class on time and would have failed miserably.Glad to hear you saved your own life and that you're OK. Now don't forget to buy your rigger a bottle. "It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #9 July 4, 2011 Quote I cannot believe you forgot to thank me.....if it wasn't for me, you'd have never made it to class on time and would have failed miserably.Glad to hear you saved your own life and that you're OK. Now don't forget to buy your rigger a bottle. true dat, thanks VVJ. Bottle drunkt already For John, 1st non-cutaway was my Cypres save, with a deploying main in tow, 2nd one was a "straight to reserve" with "nothing from the main" outscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #10 July 4, 2011 I heartfully disagree; in BASE u jump your reserve! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #11 July 4, 2011 in base it feels like you're jumping 1 good canopy. in skydiving it feels like you're jumping 1 1/2 canopies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
spootch 0 #12 July 6, 2011 Quote Sounds like you did just fine. Are trying to qualify for an "A" lic. on reserves? My fist save was me. Sparky LOL So was mine! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dreaming13000 1 #13 July 6, 2011 Congrats on really "saving" yourself! I had my first (beer!) cutaway and reserve ride on Saturday as well!"A man only gets in life what he is believing for, nothing more and nothing less" Kenneth Hagen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
