Call it a day after a cut away?

[Tonto 1]

I use my other rig until the riggers have my gear back up to speed.

I have 19 cut-aways.

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It's the year of the Pig.

[mjosparky 4]

Just curious, why were you going 178 mph?

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[zoobrothertom 5]

Amen!!

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[Aurelius 0]

I am a pretty big boy and tend to fall like a rock. I don't have my own suit yet and the student suits at our DZ have little or no wing so on most of my jumps I average about 140 mph. I am learning to control that a little better but I'm still pretty new at this.

On this particular jump the adjustment webbing on the harness had come out and was lying against the ripcord handle. (My instructor was flying near me and saw all of this unfold.) It was cold and I had gloves on and didn't feel the webbing at all. I could feel the ripcord handle but couldn't get it out. After two tries I look for red and pull. Somehow my reserve handle got out during all of this and is floating. I can see it but can't catch it. At this point I have nothing over my head and with my arms into my chest I am moving pretty fast. The ground is looking really big now (I had been pulling at 4500 ')and after a moment of panic I slide my hand up my chest until I feel the cable and pull.

After this is all over my instructor comments that he was really having to work to stay near me and wondered how fast I was going. My neptune keeps track of all that so I looked it up.

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[Andy9o8 2]

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I could feel the ripcord handle but couldn't get it out. After two tries I look for red and pull.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that you're describing a form of total malfunction. Why did you take (waste?) the time to pull the cutaway handle before going for silver?

[Aurelius 0]

You are right, it probably would have saved time, but I was following emergency procedures as they had been taught to me. I asked some of the experienced people at the DZ about this and was told that one set of emergency procedures is a lot easier to remember at my experience level.

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[dreamsville 0]

Determine the cause of the problem first (body position,equipment). Your rigger may even give you a loaner if on premises.

Then, GET BACK ON THE HORSE! My view has always been that if there is time, safe conditions, and gear, don't let gear fear fester. If you are up for it, getting in another jump where things go much better helps to put the negatives of a mal behind you and gives you more confidence in you and your gear.

Side note: handles that used to cost $35-$40 are now in the $70 range (last I was told). When practicing emergency procedures, try to keep your hands lightly closed when doing a make-believe extraction, simulating keeping your handles. It's saved me some money by improving my muscle memory in this regard.
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I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane.

Harry, FB #4143

[dreamsville 0]

Is that an adjustable main lift web? Some people have been telling me those aren't such a great idea, due to fraying. Rigger comments or a new thread?
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I don't drink during the day, so I don't know what it is about this airline. I keep falling out the door of the plane.

Harry, FB #4143

[jsaxton 0]

what about just "no"?

[sprtdth 0]

My last cutaway, the guy I wrapped landed with my main, someone else caught my freebag. Got back to the hanger, collected my stuff. Packed my reserve and just got started packing my main when we got a 10 min. call. I made the load and I think we did a 8 point 4 way.
Yea, definitely get back on the horse

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Frank
CRW Diva #58

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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just curious

On my last malfunction (note to self: do not borrow a canopy that's been loaned out to dozens of people and attach it to a rig without repacking it) I picked up the canopy and freebag, hung up the main and untangled it, hooked it up to my second rig using the correct D-bag, and was jumping within an hour.

On the one before that I didn't have a second rig with me so I inspected and repacked my reserve but wasn't going to rush to get done before the sunset load.