Alti puzzle .. ???

[Beachbum 0]

I use a digitude, and somehow managed to break a good sized chunk of the face off the cover yesterday. I didn't hit it on the door during exit or anything, because I know it was still intact during freefall. I can't SWEAR to it, but am also fairly certain it was ok after opening, because I did look at it a couple of times under canopy, and think I'd have noticed it then if it was already broken. Landing was normal .. stood it up just fine. I get my helmet off and hooked to chest strap to start daisy'ing the lines, and notice the missing chunk. It's the first time I've used it when it was really cold at altitude ... does the plastic they use on them get brittle when cold? Only thing I can think is that I may have hit it on the helmet in the process of putting the helmet on my chest strap and done it. Any ideas??

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[skycat 0]

I jump a digi here in CO, and I'm 90% sure the last time it i jumped it was colder than anytime I jumped in TX. I've had no problems with it at all. What could have happened was it was cracked due to a riser strike, then broke off after you landed or during your flare when the toggles moved over it.

Fly it like you stole it!

[Beachbum 0]

LOL .. no doubt about that ... no way it was THAT cold down here. Think I'd have to do the neopreme face mask and the whole works up in Co. Thanks!

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[DickMcMahon 0]

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What could have happened was it was cracked due to a riser strike, then broke off after you landed or during your flare when the toggles moved over it.

That's exactly what happened to me, but the risers tore thing completely off my wrist. Landing went fine ... just guessed when to turn on final, etc.
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