How often do you get line twists?

[funks 1]

and is there anything that can be done besides stable body position to limit them?

[dragon2 2]

I got them a couple times on my first few jumps (opening without slowing down much), after that only a few times, mainly when the pilotchute had been in the burble for a bit.

You can modify your container a bit (cut the corners, longer bridle, large pilotchute) but I didn't. I adjusted my body position and even with the bigger suits, no more linetwists

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[nicknitro71 0]

Given your canopy size I would not use anything smaller than a z-po 30" PC. Also a 9' bridle and cut corners help a lot.

I had few line twists in the past. Ever since I put a longer bridle, opened up the corners, and put a small wing on the d-bag no more twist. But I also got a bit better flying the suit and more stable at pull time so it's hard to tell.

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You can modify your container a bit (cut the corners, longer bridle, large pilotchute)

Is this something a senior rigger can do (modifying the container)? Or is it best to send it off to someone who does that all day long?

Edited to add - Just checked my riggers website, he'll do it for 20-40 bucks...sweet!

[dragon2 2]

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You can modify your container a bit (cut the corners, longer bridle, large pilotchute)

Is this something a senior rigger can do (modifying the container)? Or is it best to send it off to someone who does that all day long?

Sorry can't help you there, I don't even know what a senior rigger entails, exactly My rigger here can do it, I just opted not to.

if you can rotate your bag 90o (grommet-to-pin) you may not even have to, but with my rig I can't do that.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

[nicknitro71 0]

If you are referring to your jav it is my recommendation that you send it out due to its construction. Other rigs, like the Wings for instance, are easily modified by your rigger.

Memento Audere Semper

903

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If you are referring to your jav it is my recommendation that you send it out due to its construction. Other rigs, like the Wings for instance, are easily modified by your rigger.

Gotcha..appreciate the advice

[cpoxon 0]

I jumped my S3 with my new 1.7:1 loaded Crossfire2 for the pre-second time this weekend. I have 30 jumps on this canopy and 185 wingsuit jumps. Having had a very interesting opening on a more lightly loaded elliptical canopy, I had concerns about my deployment. I pulled at 4,000 feet to give myself extra time. On deployment I collapse my wings to create a more vertical descent and ensure that my legs remain tightly shut through deployment as I unzip my wings. Apart from body position, I believe that the leg wing staying open and catching air is one of the biggest reasons for assymetry. My container is an unmodifed Voodoo v2, with a standard length bridle with a 30" ZP pilot chute in the BOC . So although equipment configuration can be a factor, I think technique is more important.

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[PhreeZone 20]

Its been probally more then 75-80 jumps since a line twist and abotu the same since I've had more then a 90 degree heading change. Had a nasty 180 last summer that had me rocking under the canopy about to spin myself into twists though

I pull it in a tad more then I used to and the increased air and slightly less forward speed seemed to have helped

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[riggerrob 643]

I had nasty line twists a few times.
The odd thing was that the lines, slider and canopy were straight for the first few seconds, then I started to spin.
It was like I started twisting after line stretch.
I am wondering if I got lazy with my legs and that caused the twists?
What are your thoughts?

[kevin922 0]

Holy crap! What did you deploy at with that Heli jump? I can't believe you didn't cut that away.

[verticalflyer 11]

Had line twists about 6 or seven times in 400 WSuit jumps, only once the canopy has dived like a MOFO and been irrecoverable, see end of Hercboogie viedo 2004 as the credits are going up, canopy goes up straight and then spins like a mother, twists straight into risers. Legs were not always shut in the early jumps no doubt, I now make sure they are totally straight and together and dont seem to have any major twists, the occasional one happens, but unzip during deployment and you can get on the problem quickly.

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and is there anything that can be done besides stable body position to limit them?

Your mileage will vary, depending on a particular gear combination. Pretty much never (and very rare offheadings) in BASE wingsuit environment. Once every 4 or 5 jumps when skydiving (Vector 3 with open bottom corners and Stiletto 120). Usually not too bad, only chopped it once so far.

Freepacking a 7-cell into a rig with open bottom corners will almost insure good onheading openings, while a regular skydiving container and a small elliptical in a bag are quite a fun mix ;-) Anything in between will probably be reasonable.

bsbd!

Yuri.

[VectorBoy 0]

None in about 2 years. But now that I said that I will probably have a ride my next time out.