First reserve pull

[rasmack 0]

... in my rigger's loft.

I just got a new (used) rig, that I needed to bring in for inspection in order to be allowed to jump it here. I have always wanted to try and pull the reserve just to know that I could do it, so I put both hands on the handle and poof, a beautiful PD-R
It was actually rather fascinating to see how it was packed

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

[mnealtx 0]

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... in my rigger's loft.

I just got a new (used) rig, that I needed to bring in for inspection in order to be allowed to jump it here. I have always wanted to try and pull the reserve just to know that I could do it, so I put both hands on the handle and poof, a beautiful PD-R
It was actually rather fascinating to see how it was packed

I'll have to have a fresh repack before each visit home to jump - I plan on doing full EP's (pull cutaway and reserve) so that I can un-bag the canopies for storage before the next repack.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[dropoutdave 0]

Just remember that when it comes to the real thing the chances are the handles will be higher up than they are when you practice it on the ground.

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[rushmc 23]

I have done it and I encourage those that bring their rigs to me to do it as well.

"America will never be destroyed from the outside,
if we falter and lose our freedoms,
it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
Abraham Lincoln

[goofyjumper 0]

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... in my rigger's loft.

I just got a new (used) rig, that I needed to bring in for inspection in order to be allowed to jump it here. I have always wanted to try and pull the reserve just to know that I could do it, so I put both hands on the handle and poof, a beautiful PD-R
It was actually rather fascinating to see how it was packed

When I pulled my reserve handle right before it was re-packed, I had to reach again to make sure the longer cable was completley out. It actualy made me a bit nervous. But I know that when I do have a real cut away; 1) That long hand swoop will the first thing on my mind and; 2) That I need to remember that the handles will be higher than normal.
I think that is my biggest fear it not getting that cable completley out, I know someone that happened to, she had a entaglement but survived to tell the story!

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I love and Miss you so much Honey!
Orfun #3 ~ Darla

[DZJ 0]

My first reserve pull was on the ground. One of my home DZ's staff was going for his rigger's rating and as he was only going to unpack a reserve he'd just finished with, I asked if he'd mind if I pulled the ripcord on it - was quite cool to see the reserve PC launch itself off my back.

[bch7773 0]

ah the benefits of being in charge of the student rigs at my DZ. I get to pull a reserve on the ground about every week.

make sure when you practice it on the ground to try shifting the rig around funny, or not doing up the chest strap, to simulate rig distortion during a malfunction. that way you aren't used to your handles always being in the proper spot.

MB 3528, RB 1182

[GravityGirl 0]

Okay. You just freaked me out with the title of the thread.

Did you get your battery changed in your cypres?

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Peace and Blue Skies!
Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear!

[Corey 0]

Completley off the subject , but that is the funniest signature I have ever seen.

Genius? ..... Insane? Who's to say?

[Frenchy68 0]

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Has anyone else felt the need to do the same

Yes, from 2,500ft
Were you in a hanging harness when you did it?

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

[rasmack 0]

Apologies. I should have told you beforehand, and yes the battery has been changed, the rig was given a clean bill of health by my local master rigger, and the reserve has been repacked. I am hoping to get up there tomorrow...

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

[rasmack 0]

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Were you in a hanging harness when you did it?

Nope. He didn't have anything to "hang me from". I was merely figuring out the pull force needed to pop the reserve. Nothing like muscle memory.

HF #682, Team Dirty Sanchez #227
“I simply hate, detest, loathe, despise, and abhor redundancy.”
- Not quite Oscar Wilde...

[Dropsloan 0]

On my 32nd jump I had no choice but to try out my reserve due to a main malfunction. I had no problems with the cutaway and the reserve popped really fast. However, I was quite unstable when I pulled. I used both hands to cutaway and both to pull the ripcord on the reserve. I threw both handle away without a thought - my life is worth more than $85. There was no RSL on my rig at the time. I now have a new rig with RSL, but I'm not sure that I like it. I always run EP's through my head before every jump and it really paid off. Don't think it can't happen to you...