airdvr 210 #1 April 24, 2004 Interested to know when you first had your skills tested in this way.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #2 April 24, 2004 You should have anoother button for 1000+ as well Scott C."He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdvr 210 #3 April 24, 2004 True...but the poiunt I am trying to get at is at some point in the progression a mal isn't that big a deal. But, if its early enough that you are still getting used to the environment and are faced with a mal it could be interesting. I really would like to know if any of us were faced with a mal on the FJ and continued with the sport.Please don't dent the planet. Destinations by Roxanne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #4 April 24, 2004 My first reserve ride was on jump #498. I was pushing to do #500 on the sunset load at Eloy last Christmas, but the Gods decided that that wasn't going to happen. My right break fired on opening, my Crossfire2 canopy spun up on me beyond control and the rest is history. Hello Mr Reserve canopy, nice to see you. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #5 April 24, 2004 Mine was the year before yours at the eloy holiday boogie on jump #486. Were you trying to be like me?? ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkasdorf 0 #6 April 24, 2004 I suppose I have to call it a mal even if finally it settled without me having to do the emergency procedures. On jump #7 of my static line training (needed 17 static line jumps to open my parachute myself, I'm a slow learner), I was due to jump a spring pilot chute rig but the one that was ready to go was a free bag equipped rig. I jumped and felt that nothing was opening, nothing was happening. Mentally I said to myself "EMERGENCY" and put my hands on the handles. Before pulling I turned my head and took a look. Then I saw the canopy starting to deploy. It opened like hell, my back kept hurting for many days. What happened: the rigger forgot to connect the static line to the bag, so that the line pulled the container open but did not pull the bag. My unstable position and my turning to watch helped the bag out of the container and of the burble and the wind made the rest. What made me happy was to realize that on jump #7 I reacted without loosing my cool and was ready to perform the emergency procedure as trained. The rigger is a good friend that felt very bad for a long time... HISPA # 18 POPS # 8757 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #7 April 24, 2004 Quote I really would like to know if any of us were faced with a mal on the FJ and continued with the sport. Not the first jump, but the third..... It was a struggle to continue, and I couldn't shake my absolute terror of skydiving until somewhere around jump 60. I still get scared, but not like I used to. Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkf1979 0 #8 April 24, 2004 That was a great story. How long before you were able to get back up in the air?http://bodypilot.bounceme.net Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Michele 1 #9 April 24, 2004 Quote That was a great story. How long before you were able to get back up in the air? 72ish hours later, I went to Perris. That was such a difficult day. But I went, and jumped, and wasn't defeated by fear. And that's, I think, the biggest battle I've ever fought.... Ciels- Michele ~Do Angels keep the dreams we seek While our hearts lie bleeding?~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #10 April 24, 2004 not had a mal or reserve yet... touch wood...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flyer2Diver 0 #11 April 24, 2004 I had a very minor mal on jump 10 - slider stuck up a little bit and end cell closure. Unstowed brakes then flared and it cleared immediately. No big deal, but I guess it qualifies as a mal. Blue skies_______________________________ 30005KT 10SM SKC 23/05 A3006 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helldog 0 #12 April 24, 2004 Jump #31 Brand new equipment out of the box for the first time. Packed by a jumpmaster with over 3000 jumps. Nice opening. Flew for long enough to check red and silver. As I reached up to do a controlability check if folded like a taco and spun like a merry go round. I was sure happy to see that Smart reserve up there. Blue ones Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartsDaddy 7 #13 April 24, 2004 On my 5th jump. Handguns are only used to fight your way to a good rifle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crzjp20 0 #14 April 25, 2004 jump number 18, combo of unstowed break, line twists, and tension nots...... no way in hell i was goign to clear it even though it wasnt violent, so i chopped it..... and no i didnt pack it, it was rental and i had got it off the rack, first jump of the day-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miami 0 #15 April 25, 2004 First mal...#1601 My tandem solo jump while getting my rating. Second mal...#3100ish Tension knot on a tandem. No sport mals yet (knocking on wood).Miami Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skipro101 0 #16 April 25, 2004 First mal Jump # 14. Two out. Reserve flopped out of container right after my main opened and inflated behind my main. Chopped at 3k. Second mal Jumper # 15. Two out. Reserve failed to exit deployment bag (good thing in this case), it came out right after the opening of my main. and I landed it with the bag hanging between my legs. I list aerohio in my profile as home dz, but these mals were NOT at aerohio. Jumps 19-29 were at aerohio and the equipment/airplane/instructors are all top notch..awesome dz! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
relyon 0 #17 April 25, 2004 I've never had a deployment malfunction. I have had nine cutaways, all in the aftermath of CRW entanglements or wraps. Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #18 April 25, 2004 My 1885th jump was a cutaway. My good friend at TSP has over 2500 without a cutaway.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #19 April 25, 2004 Given that the average number of jumps per malfunction is around 500, the options on your poll are too restrictive to give a meaningful result. Some of us have never had a cutaway and have way more than 300 jumps.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Maxx 1 #20 April 25, 2004 350 jumps, no malfunctions. Though my packing is not very neat... Feet up! Max Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HeatherB 0 #21 April 25, 2004 I had a bad IAD and still kept jumping. I did my second one a month later. I was scared silly. (I chose "mal on first jump" even though I managed to unwrap my pc from my arm and didn't go to my reserve. It was still fuckin' spooky.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpergirl 0 #22 April 25, 2004 I selected 300+. I have almost 400 jumps and no reserve rides - KNOCK ON WOOD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
roo 0 #23 April 25, 2004 jump 9- horseshoe mal. Went to pull and as I done this I de-arched enough for me to flip onto my back during deployment(yep self-induced mal). The pc shot under my arm causing the bridle and lines to wrap around my arm. The main stayed in the bag floating above my arm by a couple of feet. I can remember looking at it (everything seemed to go in slow motion) and saying to myself please don't come out of the bag as it will really hurt. Used the reserve (sos system) and rode down with the main still in the bag between my legs. As I was a newby I didn't realise why everybody was fussing about when I got back. Passed the level the next day though. It wasn't until a couple of days later that it sunk in how lucky I had been. Got it on video but I haven't a scooby how to upload it onto the video site Blue skies ROO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DALAILAMA 0 #24 April 25, 2004 6,000+ no cutaways yet"Dropzone.com, where uneducated people measuring penises, has become an art form" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bunge 0 #25 April 26, 2004 line dump on my 78th jump. snapped 6 suspension lines off my c&d lines but then i saw the other new canopy i bought BUNGE I don't hate them, I just like us better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
