Today on my first jump of the day, i exit the plane in a two way train then broke off and into a sit for a little while, then tracked away.... slowed down waited a few seconds on belly then pulled and BOOM it was such a hard opening i was yanked and jerked so hard i was winded, dazed and confuzed...and my back was in such excrutiating pain that i thought i broke something for sure.
Instantly i was in quite a line twist..... kicked out of it then looked at my toggles to reach for them and saw few broken lines ... (one of them was the brand new steering line).... look up and i see one half of the canopy flapping... Instantly i cutaway and pull my reserve ... i was grasping for air all the way down to safty.
What the hell could be the reason for such a hard opening and 5 broken lines? The packer that packed this rig had packed it 5 times two days ago and this was the sixth pack job but i couldnt make it to the last load of that day... so i jumped it today
I bought this rig used 10 jumps ago and iv been having issues with hard opening almost every jump. Canopy is a triathalon 190 and i weigh 175lbs .. so wing loading is fine.
Bottom line im so thankfull im sitting here at home typing this !!! Im hoping the pain will get a little better by tomorrow.... otherwise X-Rays :(
