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Friday Freakout: AFF Student’s Pilot Chute In Tow

Andrew — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:50:42 +0000

I’m not exactly sure how many jumps this AFF student had prior to this one, but it doesn’t matter, a pilot chute in tow is a scary malfunction for any skydiver. You know it’s a bad situation when you’re instructor screams “oh fuck!” The unstable deployment surely didn’t help, but it seems the bridle got caught on his rig somewhere. Luckily he manages to clear the mal and deploys his main. Phew.

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Friday Freakout: Bridle Wrap. Bag Lock. Oh F*CK!

Shannon Seyb — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:50:46 +0000

Reaching around in a wingsuit to pull your pin when your bridle is wrapped around your hackey is a bit of a joy-killer. As is the resulting bag lock. Luckily for Walker Mackey his reserve plays nice and comes out clean. Bet that brought a smile to his face!

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Friday Freakout: Pilot Chute in Tow + Cypres Save

Andrew — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:50:27 +0000

The Wingsuit Drummer has his first parachute malfunction, and a good one at that — a pilot chute in tow — which resulted in a delayed reaction, a Cypres save, and an open reserve by 500 feet! Next time, maybe don’t wait so long to fire your reserve. Just my two cents.

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