Can someone tell me what went wrong?

[shortyj 0]

The video isn't the greatest but I was wondering what kind of malfunction was this? And how to prevent it? It looks like it was a S/L jump when his chute depolys it looks fine but then it starts spinninghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT3RwH0omK0

sorry I don't know how to make it clicky. Feel free to throw that information in too

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[floridadiver81 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT3RwH0omK0

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[Miami 0]

Most likely a tension knot, although while it looks like both brakes are stowed a premature brake release would look very similar. How to prevent a tension knot? Replace your lines when they are becoming worn, stow your lines neatly, and be stable when you deploy...

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Hope that helps...

Miami

[inextremis 0]

I guessed before scrolling down to Miami's post, and my guess was "tension knots involving D or C/D lines on the right side." I've not seen a reserve like that in quite a while. Blue skies, Tom

[Miami 0]

Not positive, but it looks like a Swift...an older 5 cell reserve prior to the Swift Plus line of reserves. The first rig I ever owned had one in it, but I never had the opportunity to use it.

Miami

[pilotdave 0]

More discussion about this video (well, an unedited version of it) are at http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1622

Dave

[quinny 0]

Tha efact that he had a camera???on his helmet makes me think it is strange. The fact that he slid on his ass makes me think a novice.
On one point of the video it looks like one arm is up and the uther is down inducing the spiral.
Hard to tell. Why wait so long under a spinner?
All very questionable

[pilotdave 0]

That was a first jump static line student. I'd guess it's a radio on his head, not a camera.

Dave

[Andy9o8 2]

If there's a lesson in there, it's that reserves can have a long snivel, too. They shouldn't, but they sometimes do. Act accordingly. (If I say anything else, I'll piss off my gear mfgr. )

[popsjumper 2]

Ahhhhh yes...the old tandem butt-slide landing.

Jason may want to say a prayer of thanks for not having a broken tailbone or jammed/crushed vertebrae and discs now.

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[kkeenan 14]

That certainly was a long-ass snivel. That was the scariest part of the video.

Kevin

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[cjsgrlsx3 0]

Wow, scary stuff!

[recovercrachead 0]

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Not positive, but it looks like a Swift...an older 5 cell reserve prior to the Swift Plus line of reserves. The first rig I ever owned had one in it, but I never had the opportunity to use it.

Those are far from a SWIFT canopy.

Track high, Pull LOW!!!

[Miami 0]

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Those are far from a SWIFT canopy.

Those what? Are you saying that canopy is far from a Swift? What canopy is it then?

Miami

[awindrider 0]

Being a new guy I hesitate to say, but was there a full test of the breaks followed by a sudden full release? With the result that the canopy sped up so much faster than the diver that it was more in front of him than over him. Things go wrong when that happens.

[flyboyne 1]

It looks like the main D-bag and pilot chute are hung up on somthing causing the spin.