Snowflake 0 #1 July 9, 2002 ahhh sorry about that post it was more suitable for talkback......I was still a little spazzed out and kinda drunk a few things 1) I was stowing my excess brake line thru the top of my risers and then around the tip of my toggle before it's inserted into the keeper. I think that for whatever reason the canopy opened funny (I'm still trying to figure out why) and the tension pulled the toggle from the keeper amplifying what ever caused this. At this point in time I'm seeking new ways to stow the excess brake line without it being lose so I dont stick my hand through it before I get in the toggle any ideas would be appreciated. 2) It was definitly a weird opening from the beggining. The riseres are always in my hands as soon as I get vertical to the ground, I don't even think about it anymore. This time the riseres were out in front of me and it took me one revolution to even reach one and for some strange reason I couldn't seem to get to my toggles(I think I was fixated on the canopy a little) by the time I tried input I was on my second revolution and it was time to go. any ideas as to what caused this. I've had a brake come unstowed before and it was a gentle dive nothing close to the spin I opened into. I'm pretty anal about my brakes since it happend the first time but when I get main and hang it up the only thing thats apparent is that the left brake is unstowed. let me also say that the canopy appeared to be quite square at the time that I cut away. Is there anything else that could have caused this or was it just simply that the brake was unstowed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 July 10, 2002 That sounds a lot more like a line over than just an unstowed break. But...without video we'll never know for sure. GET A CAMERA!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowflake 0 #3 July 11, 2002 Yea it does I was thinking line over although like I said the canopy was square and a line over would deform the canopy.....wouldn't it? I have a camera and I'm getting measured for my helmet this evening because it's not enough to suck at RW and FF'ing now I'm gonna really muddy the water Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
