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Just Say No To Pink Parachutes… With A Hook Knife

Andrew — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:52:21 +0000

According to Team HEAT, tough guys don’t jump pink. Period. Here’s how Deane Smith of Team Heat feels about pink canopies. WARNING: A pink canopy was severely harmed in the making of this film.

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Friday Freakout: Parachute Cutaway……….. Eventually! WTF?!

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:50:41 +0000

Seems like Johnny Strange was a bit quick on his emergency procedures (wink, wink). What was he waiting for… the ground??! Check out his epic fight against some pretty daunting line twists — although this still doesn’t beat Brian Germain’s 80 seconds of line twists. Nice work on a valiant effort and a safe chop! Did anyone else find themselves trying to kick out of it or reach for their handles while watching this?

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Friday Freakout: The Longest Malfunction In Skydiving History

Andrew — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:50:29 +0000

This has to be one of the longest parachute malfunctions I’ve ever seen. In fact, I made a sandwich halfway through it. Long story short, Niklas Daniel of AXIS Flight School intended to do a high altitude hop and pop to work on some canopy flocking, but got an interesting malfunction instead. Sure, a hook knife might have done the trick, but Nick opted to ride it out until 4,000 feet before chopping so that his canopy wouldn’t drift too far away from the DZ. And of all the days for this to happen… it was April Fool’s Day.

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Friday Freakout: AFF Instructor Low Pull + Malfunction

Andrew — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:50:38 +0000

Although this AFF instructor-in-training seems a little nervous, there’s no reason he should’ve dumped this low. Line twists below 2,000 feet are a pain in the ass, but then chopping that low and having to deal with more line twists on your reserve really sucks! On the bright side, at least his main wasn’t too far away. Click here to check out more all-stars in the dirty low pull department.

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Cameraman Cut-Away With Skyhook

Andrew — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:10:06 +0000

After trying to clear tension knots on his JVX 86 and losing nearly 2,000 feet in altitude, this cameraman chops his main and – thanks to his Skyhook – has his reserve deployed in a split-second. Do you use a standard RSL, Skyhook or nothing at all… and why (or why not)?

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