newdiver

Will do. Thanks. Does anyone have a picture of one? I don't believe I know what it looks like.

I definitely will ask about this the next time I see my instructors. But in the meantime, let me just try to clear this up in my head. In a two out situation, and according to the SIM, the reason I would want to disconnect the RSL before cutting away the main (if this is the decision I were to make) would be to avoid having the main risers pull on the already-out reserve, which would likely avoid entanglement. Is that the train of thought behind disconnecting the RSL? And same thing in other scenarios where the SIM advises to disconnect RSL: for example, if you land on a building. You want to disconnect (according to SIM) because that way your main can be cut away (to avoid dragging you off the building) and won't pull on the reserve. I'm just typing out loud and trying to understand the reasoning behind the RSL disconnecting. Please correct me if any of the above is incorrect. By the way, thanks for all the feedback. This website is awesome.

*** So the RSL is a line going from the main to the reserve? Why does the reserve not automatically deploy when the main is cut then? I'm confused. Sorry for the ignorance.

I am very new to skydiving. I only have one jump under my belt but was perusing the SIM manual to get some more info before I continue further. I ran across the following information about what to do if you have two canopies out and am very confused about the purpose of the RSL. Why disconnect it and THEN cut away? Why not just cut away? What exactly does the RSL do? Here's the clip from the SIM that I'm referring to: Side-by-side procedure 1: If both canopies are flying without interference or possibility of entanglement and altitude permits: (1) Disconnect the RSL. (2) Cut away the main and steer the reserve to a normal landing.