iLoveSkydiving.org » tension knot http://iloveskydiving.org Aerial awesomeness. Served fresh, daily. Wed, 22 May 2013 11:50:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Friday Freakout: First Cutaway… F*CK YOU Line Over!http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-first-cutaway-line-over-malfunction/ http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/friday-freakout-first-cutaway-line-over-malfunction/#comments Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:50:35 +0000 Shannon Seyb http://iloveskydiving.org/?p=10755 Here’s a parachute malfunction without the “freakout.” A line over can really mess up your day (or was that a tension knot?), but Johnny Nashville Havron seems pretty cool about the situation — especially considering this might be his first cutaway. He fights it. He gives it the one-finger salute. He fights it some more. [...]

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]]> Here’s a parachute malfunction without the “freakout.” A line over can really mess up your day (or was that a tension knot?), but Johnny Nashville Havron seems pretty cool about the situation — especially considering this might be his first cutaway. He fights it. He gives it the one-finger salute. He fights it some more. But sometimes you’ve just got to accept defeat. Pull right, pull left and hello reserve. Beer!

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]]> 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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