Hard opening and chop !!!! AFF 1

[sinjin 0]

here is a video of a really hard opening for an AFF 1 student. the hard opening is at 34 seconds into the video so be patient.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gvwTA6uSlk

the student chopped the main after the steering line broke. the main was also sent to the manufacturer for a reline. the cause of the hard opening is unknown as the canopy is out of view but the line stows seem to come out normal. i am not sure of the manufacter of the main but it is a 250 and was loaded about .8. no injury to the student other than a little sore.

dont let life pass you by

[csbrady 0]

ouch

[FlyingRedneck 0]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gvwTA6uSlk

[moto89 0]

Was it just me, or was there not one single AFF jump in that video? *scratches head*

Less talking, more flying.

[DSE 5]

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Was it just me, or was there not one single AFF jump in that video? *scratches head*

Dunno which video you were watching, but there are several AFF launches in that vid. Doesn't really show the chop well, but if you watch, it does show the opening twice, once in slo-mo.

[Nickkk 0]

ouch

What do you do when someone throws a big planet at you?
Throw your pilot chute in defense!

[flydude 0]

Oh, damn! That looked like...ballcrusher.

You can see how fast the slider comes down. Its down already when the student is just feets over its instructors..

Is he still skydiving?

A skydiver's famous last words:
- Hey! Hold my beer, and watch this...!
- If that guy can do it, so can I...!
- In 9 out of 10 this will work out just fine. Don't worry about it...!

[sinjin 0]

yes he is still skydiving. he works at the DZ. if he had caught a nut, he would be lefty. he is waiting for the canopy to come back on the reline.

dont let life pass you by

[NWFlyer 2]

Is the guy coming in hard and fast under the white reserve the same guy who had the hard opening? If that was his first jump he must have thought skydiving was a very painful sport.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[Andy9o8 2]

Get that slider up tight against the stops when packing, people. It's for a reason.

[Loonix 0]

Is that the only reason for an opening as hard as that one seems to have been? I don't quite understand how that alone could do that. He's barely stood up before the slider is all the way down! I've heard of linedump etc that could cause extremely hard openings, but that doesn't seem to be the case here though.

[MarkM 0]

I think the term is "slider rebound", which is what may have happened. Could've been something else that caused it, but packing error is probably a solid guess.

[brettski74 0]

Damn! That looked hard even in the slow motion replay. I feel for the guy, but that just made me laugh in a funniest home videos kinda way.

[popsjumper 2]

He oughta go back to PLF school.

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[diablopilot 2]

Who's that good looking AFFI, TandemI, Swoopy guy?

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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

[sinjin 0]

i am not sure who that is, cupcake. but when i find out, i will give you a shout in the NYC over beers and sushi. we shall discuss it further then.

dont let life pass you by

[HardCorr 0]

Those videos are amazing!!! There seems to be a guy in a blue free-fly jump suit in a lot of videos. His flying is spectacular!!! What's his name????

The key to being a good teacher, is to be a good listener...

[sinjin 0]

nekked pee wee herman. enjoy the show.

dont let life pass you by

[slotperfect 7]

Also being discussed in the PIA Riggers Forum:

http://riggers.pia.com/tool/post/riggers/vpost?id=1720264&trail=15#2

Arrive Safely

John