AnotherGoodin 0 #1 January 21, 2005 Just another thing that is easily overlooked! Caused a reserve ride! Check it out! (Not Mine by the way..Just another fellow jumper)If life gives you lemons then make lemonade, if not then go thirsty and keep on truckin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #2 January 21, 2005 I'm not sure how to decipher that picture? What exactly occured?My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #3 January 21, 2005 QuoteI'm not sure how to decipher that picture? What exactly occured? Looks like the toggle was stowed almost properly, except either the excess brake line or the canopy end of the brake line was wrapped around some part of the toggle. Either when the toggle was released or at opening, instant knot. I'm guessing based on the picture and my own experience doing something not quite as bad once or twice. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #4 January 21, 2005 That's exactly right. The same thing happened to me on jump #32 i think. Was jumping rental gear, opened, reached up, grabbed the toggles and one wouldn't come out of the housing. At the time i couldn't land on my risers so it ended up being a cutaway. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GravityGirl 0 #5 January 21, 2005 Tension knot was my first cutaway too. On my PD190. It was my impression that a tension knot was a knot that was induced by worn and twisted lines. They end up curling up like a telephone cord that's been spun up too much. This looks more like the excess got looped around and cause a knot. (As opposed to a tension knot. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peace and Blue Skies! Bonnie ==>Gravity Gear! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #6 January 21, 2005 QuoteTension knot was my first cutaway too. On my PD190. It was my impression that a tension knot was a knot that was induced by worn and twisted lines. They end up curling up like a telephone cord that's been spun up too much. This looks more like the excess got looped around and cause a knot. (As opposed to a tension knot. You are right, a tension knot is where the lines or part of the lines, usually near the cascades throw a half hitch on deploy. If you release the tension off the line, the knot will fall out. This the term "tension knot". From the picture, it looks like the excess brake line was mis-routed and hung up. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AnotherGoodin 0 #7 January 22, 2005 QuoteQuote From the picture, it looks like the excess brake line was mis-routed and hung up. Yep that's exactly what happend.. when they found his main that is what the toggle looked like but in the pic. they did a renactment of what it originally looked like.If life gives you lemons then make lemonade, if not then go thirsty and keep on truckin' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #8 January 23, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuote From the picture, it looks like the excess brake line was mis-routed and hung up. Yep that's exactly what happend.. when they found his main that is what the toggle looked like but in the pic. they did a renactment of what it originally looked like. Then it was not a "Tension knot" but a simple packing error. Little things can kill you in this sport. Attention to detail can keep you alive. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eUrNiCc 0 #9 January 31, 2005 It should be noted that that was a Sabre 190 with 4 brake lines, which is why it looks like there's way more line than there is supposed to be. I *think* that the unstowed brake line was wrapped around the top of the toggle, preventing the release of the cats-eye on the stowed brake.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #10 January 31, 2005 QuoteIt should be noted that that was a Sabre 190 with 4 brake lines, Do you mean 4 lower controll lines? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Designer 0 #11 January 31, 2005 Right!It should be the own jumpers responsibility to take care of this after each landing.Wish I had a dollar every time I have had to unstow already stowed brake lines to fix the problem.rob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eUrNiCc 0 #12 February 8, 2005 ^^Yes, two lines connect to each toggle and go through the ring on the riser. The outboard line cascades, and the inboard does not.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
mjosparky 4 #8 January 23, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuote From the picture, it looks like the excess brake line was mis-routed and hung up. Yep that's exactly what happend.. when they found his main that is what the toggle looked like but in the pic. they did a renactment of what it originally looked like. Then it was not a "Tension knot" but a simple packing error. Little things can kill you in this sport. Attention to detail can keep you alive. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eUrNiCc 0 #9 January 31, 2005 It should be noted that that was a Sabre 190 with 4 brake lines, which is why it looks like there's way more line than there is supposed to be. I *think* that the unstowed brake line was wrapped around the top of the toggle, preventing the release of the cats-eye on the stowed brake.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #10 January 31, 2005 QuoteIt should be noted that that was a Sabre 190 with 4 brake lines, Do you mean 4 lower controll lines? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Designer 0 #11 January 31, 2005 Right!It should be the own jumpers responsibility to take care of this after each landing.Wish I had a dollar every time I have had to unstow already stowed brake lines to fix the problem.rob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites eUrNiCc 0 #12 February 8, 2005 ^^Yes, two lines connect to each toggle and go through the ring on the riser. The outboard line cascades, and the inboard does not.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
eUrNiCc 0 #9 January 31, 2005 It should be noted that that was a Sabre 190 with 4 brake lines, which is why it looks like there's way more line than there is supposed to be. I *think* that the unstowed brake line was wrapped around the top of the toggle, preventing the release of the cats-eye on the stowed brake.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #10 January 31, 2005 QuoteIt should be noted that that was a Sabre 190 with 4 brake lines, Do you mean 4 lower controll lines? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Designer 0 #11 January 31, 2005 Right!It should be the own jumpers responsibility to take care of this after each landing.Wish I had a dollar every time I have had to unstow already stowed brake lines to fix the problem.rob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eUrNiCc 0 #12 February 8, 2005 ^^Yes, two lines connect to each toggle and go through the ring on the riser. The outboard line cascades, and the inboard does not.Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
