I heard about an interesting scenario and I want to know how common it is.
I read this in an article on uspa.org
Quote..
"If you are below 1,000 feet, you should still go straight to your reserve and get more nylon over your head. However, you should be aware that there have been cases in which a MARD hindered reserve deployment when the jumper pulled the reserve ripcord while still attached to the main parachute. In these cases, the reserve pilot chute launched but did not have enough drag to disconnect the MARD and pull the reserve from the container"
It says "there have been cases"... does that mean this is rare but possible?
is it particular to a certain brand of mard? Do some do it more than others?
here is a link to the full article
https://uspa.org/Information/News/mardshow-they-work-and-what-to-expect