davelepka 4 #76 February 19, 2010 Quoteone of my instructors told me there is only need to remember one order of pulling handles: main, cutaway, silver. Its always a safe bet to cutaway in any mal. But I'm going to assume he also didn't mean you need to cutaway if you are under 1000ft or low on altitude. Right? This is an area of debate, and if you notice, I never actually said do 'x', I said it was a tricky situation. The concept of having one set of EPs is legitimate, and that's why you were taught that. At the same time, if you have a total malfunciton, or a PC in tow, there is no tension on the risers, and the cutaway will do nothing at that time. QuoteI'm going to assume he also didn't mean you need to cutaway if you are under 1000ft or low on altitude. Right? I'm not going to assume that you're instructor meant one thing or another, and neither should you. Ask him directly about these situations and see how he replies. He may indeed have a plan to expand your training/thinking at some point in your instruction. At this point in your training you may find that you can go through your standard EPs faster than you can analyze the situation, deciede to only pull silver, and then pull silver. Either way, never ever hold back if you have any questions for your instructor. There is nothing more important than you being satisfied that your training is complete. It does not matter if it's a busy day or your instructor is running late, simply do not board the aircraft until all of your questions are answered. Your instructor works for you, and even though they don't like to see it this way, you have the authority to put the brakes on at anytime. They control how fast you move forward, but you control if you move forawrd at all. QuoteWhat if the handle were not in place? I know if the bridle is not packed properly it's not a good thing but what would happen [sorry to ask so many questions, I haven't taken a packing course yet]? If your handle is not in place in the plane, either find it (with help) or don't jump. If you cannot find it in freefall, that's a total mal, and we're right back to the first part of this post. What I meant by check your handle is in place was to see that it was still seated up against the mouth of the PC pouch. If the PC had begun to work it's way out of the pouch while you were moving around in the plane, then the handle would be loose and flopping around. This could lead to a premature deployment, and this is one way a PC could get hung up on you or part of your rig. If the PC should finally escape the pouch while you were in the middle of a backloop, you might find yourself with a PC wrapped around your leg, like the OP in this thread. All of the other things I mentioned are also things that could lead to premature deployments. Like I said, if things start coming out when you're not flat and stable, you run the risk of some very nasty malfunctions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NovaTTT 2 #77 February 19, 2010 QuoteLike I said, if things start coming out when you're not flat and stable, you run the risk of some very nasty malfunctions. No complaint or criticism of the reply, and this comment is made in re loose or unsecure PCs, but the OP and certainly any young and/or student jumpers reading this need to remember and actively recall their pull sequence: 1 - Pull 2 - Pull at the correct altitude 3 - Pull stable Stability is good, but it's third in line."Even in a world where perfection is unattainable, there's still a difference between excellence and mediocrity." Gary73 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emmiwy 0 #78 February 20, 2010 Cheers guys. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
