Don't be this stupid | Skydive Cutaway RAW video

This should be just a simple practice tracking jump. I already was under a good wing, then I ruined my skydiving sunday because of this stupid action... Don't stall your chute when you're low!
Cutaway at 1:50

[@mierbeuker8148]

As a fully trained keyboard warrior, I can clearly see what you did wrong there. I could expand, and unpack it all for you, but I think you feel bad enough already, so I will let it go this time. I just need you to realize how cool I am, and maybe acknowledge my existence.

[@jerrybetts9233]

@dogtop fan lol the dude was just being goofy😂😂

[@Reaperdeathpunch]

@dogtop fan The dude was making a joke, you're obviously not a fucking police officer lol, if you are you must be a very fucking bad one that they just keep in the office because you can't determine anything or anyone to actually be guilty when they really are. Please if you are an officer, do the community a favor and retire.

[@freshoxygen2176]

dogtop fan : Dude seriously, if this is any reflection upon how good you are at reading people and situations? Ouch

[@freshoxygen2176]

BEUKER: never mind the hater, thought that was witty and hilarious!!🤣

[@mierbeuker8148]

@@freshoxygen2176 The worst part is, I think he might be right. With an attitude like that he probably IS a cop. XD

[@nocalsteve]

Finally, somebody who’s wearing a GoPro who is actually looking around while flying under canopy.

[@jensenka60506]

A lot of the time it's a chest mounted GoPro. I think you're limited a lot to where you can aim it.

[@logiseye]

Some skydiving clubs are very restrictive about helmet cameras. Especially since some formula one driver‘s helmet cam penetrated his skull during a skiing accident.

[@josephatnip2398]

X-) when you're reserve is about due 4 repack anyway

[@TransferAir]

Nice mellow landing! And then the first sound you made: MMmmhh! Made me laugh because it sounded like a dry, sarcastic joke. 😆👍🏼 Good job btw!

[@50buttfish]

That sound was just from the disgust from having to now have your RESERVE chute repacked, for a fee.

[@michaelfrymus]

Colour changing shute. Cool magic trick

[@Johnathann54]

Ya wtf it was blue then white

[@kevins971]

Johnathan Hubbell it’s called a reserve

[@Johnathann54]

@@kevins971 so the main shute fucked up an a second one came out

[@AlArafathOfficial]

It's a type of chute, which color will go off when exposed to direct sunlight. Lol

[@edep3970]

He was joking

[@lyingcat9022]

I was unlucky myself and had a cutaway on my 25th jump that was also the jump I completed my A license. Was renting a rig that the packers the day before were using to teach a student with like 8 jump how to pack. He packed it and the packers spaced out and put it back on the rack by mistake, never repacking it properly. I ended up jumping it the next morning and dude had packed me a step through haha. Good time. Needless to say the DZ owner was hopping mad at the packers after I landed and they figured out what happened.

[@Dracor86]

Wtf the same thing happened on my 25th, only I was able to control my canopy with step through and landed it (horribly)

[@saddrums]

Wow, mistakes happen but I would be furious.. glad you were able to perform your EP’s . So grateful for all of the amazing staff at my local DZ🤘🏻

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

You just use other people's equipment without a second thought? Wow.

[@gjsgames7910]

​​@@whatilearnttoday5295😂 are you a skydiver? If not then this equipment costs a lot. When youre training you have to use the school's then once youre qualified, youre still unlikely to be doing the packing yourself for a while even if you do buy your own gear. So using other's equipment is done a lot in slydiving, especially in the beginning or for people who do it more casually.

[@whatilearnttoday5295]

@@gjsgames7910These people don't appear to be casuals.

[@SkydiveVibes]

Nice job keeping your cool there! Be safe!

[@oscarechomike6481]

LOIH! 😎🤙...wish you always good landings and blue skies!

[@bazookabill3081]

I remember a time when you added RAW to a video it meant someone was getting got.......

[@80sOutrunFan]

gotta get those views.

[@krkahwaji]

RAW is simply the format of the footage or image. Basically means unedited or compressed and contains the full quality and data of the file.

[@versoblivia]

@@krkahwaji no shit

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Didn't like blue canopy? Lol

[@sky-artists6246]

Lawndart Productions in this case I preferred the white one ;-)

[@theginganinjaofficial]

I don't blame you there. Blue skies!

[@andycopland3179]

Line twist induced by aggressive toggle turn? That's what it looked like (and happened to me, up high)

[@DanieleTancredi]

@@andycopland3179 Negative. Packing error with the right hand toggle going through the excess loop, which created a knot when he released the toggles. I think. Check at 1:37, and you can see what looks like the toggle with the lines wrapped around it.

[@sammybot4803]

🤣🤣🤣Bluesky buddy

[@dennismorgan9099]

I know people already mentioned avoiding advanced maneuvers below 2k feet. But if I may add, next time you stall your wing just relax and release both toggles/risers at the same, slow pace. And it will not spin you again

[@terminaltom1662]

stalling canopy = NOT an advanced maneuver

[@lovetheNorml]

i need shorter lines.

[@Anon-th9je]

He doesn’t have slider stops for his slider and didn’t pull the slider past his toggles, so when he did stall it the slider ended up pinching the lines not letting one or both of them back up

[@evolveyourintimacy]

Nice relaxed and smooth. Great job!

[@MMsuLS]

porque tu paracaidas principal una vez abierto y controlado se desequilibra? que suicedio?

[@robertomstead8984]

I had to do a cutaway on my first jump had 10 or so since. in my 2000+ dives. you took care of business. good jog when in doubt wipe it out

[@klixtrio7760]

I'm not a skydiver but 10 in 2000 seems like a lot?

[@LEGENDofBEANY]

Why did he have to cut it away?

[@michalhowling3702]

That does sound like a lot of cutaways....

[@gabriel39495]

0.5%

[@wadepires5789]

@@LEGENDofBEANY I don't know if anyone responded so I'll explain. His toggles were wrapped up in his slider. Toggles are like a steering wheel combined with breaks. He would of had zero control of his landing. He did the smart thing.

[@gregtanouslasering]

Thankyou for the vid! Btw You seen the new wingsuit toy? The Super G Wingsuit toy!

[@skysurferuk]

I've stalled an older type (squares), many times. They re-inflate after a couple of seconds, with about a 50' loss. Do these newer canopies have different characteristics?

[@flybeep1661]

That works fine for an even stall, an uneven one sends you spinning and creating line twists which locks the stall configuration until the line twists can be resolved (if possible).

[@tubemaxe]

@@flybeep1661 With paragliders (which are basical chutes on steroids) you can manage an asymmetric stall by asap pulling down both brakes to get to a full stall (no more rotation) and then release the brakes symmetically to let it fly again.

[@chaos2476]

Elliptical Parachutes have very small stabilizers and are very fast so if you stall them there is a chance that it will not recover like the older more stable parachutes used back in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. I actually performed a stall on a very fast elliptical parachute when it first came out called the Stiletto and I can attest that it is unpredictable. I stalled and then let up on one toggle to induce a stall spin and my lines corkscrewed to the point that it was locked in a reverse spin and I had to cut it away. Not much was known back then about how the elliptical parachutes responded to such stunts so I can see how this happened to this person since he was clearly spinning on his back when he cut away the main.

[@chaos2476]

I should also mention that I have over 3,000 skydives and jumped in the late 70's, 80's, 90's and early 2000's so I have a great deal of experience with different parachutes and what this skydiver did is not uncommon. I use to stall my parachutes all the time and only had to cut away 1 time as a result of the canopy becoming unrecoverable. The altitude that he performed this stall was fine as he was able to safely execute emergency procedures. This guy did the right thing by chopping quickly before the spin becomes so violent that you may not be able to even cut away the chute. I have seen this happen so it is possible. These elliptical parachutes are great and a hell of a lot of fun but you just need to be aware of the negative aspects of these types of parachutes.

[@crackyrich]

Chaos It looks like a Sabre 2, like mine. They’re pretty bulletproof and not elliptical. I love it. Th first thing I did when I downsized to it was a high pull and repeatedly stall it. Once you’ve done it a couple of times it’s no thing right? This dude managed to stall this somehow, and at 1500’ I think I’d be doing my drills if my canopy had shit itself and twisted up. He did it decisively, quickly, and effectively. Landed it like a boss, no panic, it was textbook. Fair play to him. 🤙🏻

[@blasterman789]

Years ago I did four jumps on a single afternoon trying to get my free fall cert and obviously moving to fast. On my last jump I had bad body position, main deployed off the back of my head and my risers and toggles came out wrapped worse than here. Had to cut away. My instructor told me I was luckier than stupid and to stick to golf.

[@phorbinsflyers6280]

Your instructor gave you shit (and called you lucky?) for successfully cutting away a malfunction as a student? Strange.... Where was this?

[@bigblue207]

Phorbinsflyers might’ve meant not demonstrating an ability to self assess whether or not he was fit to jump and didn’t take a break when he knew he was getting fatigued. Not saying that’s what happened, I just think that’s the most likely argument. Definitely shouldn’t berate someone for making a decision that saves their lives

[@samcartwright6338]

Four jumps isn’t fast man, you just had a bad instructor based on the fact of his reaction. Shit happens in the air and you get stuck in situations that can suck. But the fact you fixed it and saved your life means you did good, wasn’t luck or anything. Hope you stick with the sport man blue skies!🤘

[@AndersonOozie13]

Sad to hear your instructor talked you down like that. He should be encouraging and be willing to help fix your mistakes, that is why you were in free fall school anyways.

[@TonberryGames]

Every dive should be recorded in 60fps

[@airindiana]

Came out in my yard one day and my dog had laid a fifteen foot long blue turd. Now I know what happened

[@douglasrodrigues9329]

When I was still jumping, I used a split slider to get rid of the drag, and also not have all of that flapping noise. Anyway, what was the reason for the cutaway? He had a good canopy? What didn't I see?

[@adraedin]

From what I gather in the comments, he stalled his main then it likely folded up on itself and caused a malfunction, thus the cutaway.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Reserve sliders don't collapse. Just saying

[@updatedotexe]

@@adraedin What does stalling mean?

[@seq165432]

Maybe your new super-techno canopy can't recover from a stall, but I used to stall my fat old Viking Superlight just for fun - usually down to 1000 feet only just to be safe. [Now that I think about it - I recall how I optimally trimmed the brake stow for deployment. It had a habit of stalling right after opening and I lessened the amount of stow until it could open smoothly without stalling right after opening. (Added additional stow loops down the steering lines).]

[@theginganinjaofficial]

It wasn't that it couldn't recover, it's that when he tried to recover he let his toggles up asymmetrically (per reading his response in other comments). This caused a spin up.

[@jamesskelton6744]

damn nice landing my friend...

[@michaelwhyers3]

At least he didnt have to buy an extra case of beer for losing his D ring and Pillow! Its bad enough when you have to buy beer for the cut away.

[@bgamelson]

I woulda made him buy a case of beer for not following his main down.

[@millard4303]

Not noticed what happened but readcomments and found out

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

It must be weird having the cutaway parachute land in your back yard, or on your car while driving down the freeway, or on power lines. And recovering the cutaway chute, how do you find it, does it have a return for reward phone number in it? What is the strangest place that your cutaway chute every landed?

[@50buttfish]

Mine landed 10 feet from where I landed, because I spotted so well; total chute lock and slider lock; plenty of time at 3K'. Everyone hated me for being so PROFICIENT on the cutaway. Oh well.

[@stevengeary4261]

Agree with Gary Cole his main seemed fine, what happened??

[@absolutetuber]

As someone that knows nothing about skydiving, other than jumping and hoping to land safely, can someone explain what happened?

[@ElonMuskX]

He pulled the brakes to hard or long, stopped forward movement. Forward movement is what keeps the chute open.

[@kevingallineauii9353]

@@ElonMuskX Thanks for the explanation. I did not understand what happened either. I know he cut his chute and I saw him fiddling with the handle steery thingys but the video was so poor I did not see the chute fold up on him.

[@MoonLiteNite]

​@@kevingallineauii9353 chutes like this work like a plane. You have to be going forward or you stall. So when he pulled brakes hard/long he stalled and that is when he started to spin around fast. Just like a plane falling from the sky. Then he pulled his emergency cord. Which deploys the reserve and cuts away the main (most likely this is what his setup was). Edit: And a bit more detailed, the fact that he spun and not just fell straight down, means he more than likely stalled one side of the wing.

[@ericstory9051]

@@MoonLiteNite Main cut away handle on the right side of your rig. Reserve deploy on the left. You pull your cut away first then your reserve. No handle that does both.

[@jamiemc6901]

@@ericstory9051 Skyhook tho, its in the majority of modern rigs, it means when you pull the cutaway handle its already opened the reserve, so one handle does do both

[@Nr1from1978]

As a non skydiver I have a question. Do you retrieve the cutaway chute? How do you know where it went to? Can it be re-used?

[@xBoddahhh]

Yep you can retrieve it and re-use it, you try and watch where it will land and go looking

[@ktuscany324]

If you just cut away $2000 I bet you would go look for it right

[@jamesfarrell4929]

That is the least of your problems. Some friction Burns on panels can be replaced. A parachute is not hard to find

[@purebloodnovax3251]

Some would follow Cut away and land as close to it as safely as possible if possible.

[@thecrusader6401]

Humans :not aerodynamic, no wings.. Also humans : I'm flight

[@SKYCHICK__]

It looks like he made a hard right turn and collapsed his canopy. I've done this before on a Monarch. It literally wrapped around me, scared the hell out of me, but I kicked it out and it reinflated. Only the pilot can make the call. I'm sure if he cut awayhe had his reasons. Blue Skies! D23360

[@SEILLC]

Hey we got our D numbers around the same time. I'm D-23888. 20 years ago.

[@swim2kill]

I don't know anything about parachutes what did he do that was stupid? It looked to me like his first parachute malfunctioned so he deployed a second one and had a smooth landing. What exactly happened?

[@Swoop180]

Whuffo you cutaway a perfect canopy,?

[@garycole520]

It’s been over twenty years since my last jump,.. so am I missing something here? His main canopy appeared to be just fine to me.

[@bigblue207]

The description says he stalled it I think though I don’t know why he didn’t recover so it’s hard to tell exactly why he needed to chop his main

[@mitchbatten8281]

Another staged vid for clicks.

[@mopedinthemalverns6661]

@@mitchbatten8281 Surely you can re-inflate a stalled freefall parachute like you can a paraglider? That sounds like a truly terrible design fault. How did he stall it? Full flare brakes? Hands right down? I'll try to time-stamp that if I see it. On first watching I can't see a stall or a reason for one.

[@nmnmnm35]

as an aff student im trying to understand what you did wrong, i know we cant see tho. Did you pull too much on the toggles or something like that leading to the stall?

[@adraedin]

I speculate that he probably pulled up on the toggles while there was a down current or turbulence near it and the sides of the chute got caught in two different flows while he was stalling. Considering the main looked good, it was probably a combination of things - his speed, wind speed, the angle of the chute. Thank goodness for reserves.

[@tellurye]

We were always taught "Is it there, is it square, and is it stable" What are doing tying up that square? Does one do that for stunts?

[@zeroskater720]

You couldn't recover from the stall???

[@6yimi663]

where we dropping boys

[@Sumdude11]

Bootcamp

[@JackSchidt]

Yes

[@MulderXfile]

What was wrong with the main one? Sorry I don't know anything about parachutes.

[@kaulinman9670]

beautiful DZ! Where is this?

[@suite050]

Kauã Elias UPCS Skydive Hohenems at Austria.

[@bartlomiejberes]

german Allgau

[@rlam4648]

What happened? There wasn’t a like twist or anything, right? Why’d you cut the main away?

[@skydivefinland3424]

How low did you chop it? Wasn't too bad!

[@sky-artists6246]

Skydive Finland It was about 500 meters or so. I don‘t remember exactly...

[@terminaltom1662]

@@sky-artists6246 500 meters? People still look like ants... no sweat. come back when the ants look like people and we'll talk.

[@klixtrio7760]

@@terminaltom1662 The ground comes quick...

[@theginganinjaofficial]

@@klixtrio7760 and believe me when I say it doesn't move when you pound in....

[@philgiglio7922]

@@klixtrio7760 ...it does indeed: especially that last 10 meters or so.

[@philg2415]

Case of beer.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Bottle to his rigger

[@lean910]

Damn so what happened? Why did his main chute fall apart

[@rubenlar]

When I was younger I thought several times to try a tandem jump. Now I'm afraid I don't dare. A greeting from Norway

[@flybeep1661]

Skydiving is safer than driving your car. FACT!!! You have more chance of getting into an accident on your way to the DZ than with the actual jump.

[@jamesshapiro3262]

Ruben Lar sen ^^ This is true had my first tandem skydive last week was amazing and everything went perfect. Go for it brotha you won’t regret it.

[@adraedin]

Do it. I was waiting to do my first solo jump yesterday and watched 6 newbies do a tandem - they all got down and said "that was amazing!" despite being nervous as they left to the plane. Unlike the chaos on the ground, the elite people that work in the sky take safety and procedures very seriously. Trust me, you won't regret it after its done.

[@crackyrich]

Ruben Lar sen Do it, you’ll love it, don’t let it become one of those things you reflect on when you’re old as shit, and regret not doing it. It’s an inexplicable experience, seriously addictive too. Plus people hardly ever die doing it these days, you’ll probably be fine. 😉

[@dLimboStick]

I did tandem once back in the 90s. Funnest thing I've ever done in my life. Even when talking about it, it evokes joyous feeling and makes me smile and giggle. Now, I'm afraid I'm too fat to do it. I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND you do it.

[@mickdavidson3755]

@1min 45sec looks like the break line is through the handle, that would cause a tension knot in the break line when he went deep in for the turn.. Hard to see what happened through...

[@randinrun4167]

Good afternoon everybody, I’m about to start AFF and I’m trying to learn everything I can, can someone please help a new person understand what the malfunction was? Also, if you release your main chute and you see it falling far away from the drop zone do you absolutely have to land at the drop zone? If you see a safe place to land where your main chute is going to land are you allowed to land there instead of landing at the drop zone? Or is that a no no?

[@markhorton5300]

Bit hard to tell the malfunction but if you do cutaway you do not follow the canopy you land at the DZ as normal, there should be staff on ground with one spotting for this kind of thing, then you go hunt for canopy.

[@yarpos]

he didnt have a malfunction at opening he managed to do that for himself hence the self flagellation. as a student land on th dz or best safe area, look for the main later better yet seek advice of your local instructors rather tham the interwebs

[@unelectedleader6494]

How much is a primary chute worth? One landed in my yard.

[@Askaly]

1,5k-3k I think.

[@mikaelgaiason688]

A case of beer. But if one landed in your yard you should really consider calling your nearest dropzone and returning it.

[@aesma2522]

I only jumped with big training canopies, stalling them was no problem, I guess if the stall lasts too long it can get in an unrecoverable state, but you had to do it on purpose.

[@mikaelgaiason688]

Yeah, when doing my static line and the guy on the radio told me to flare hard and stall it into a hard turn at a few thousand feet I was like "Are you sure that's a good idea?", but it was a one way radio tucked into a sleeve pocket. So I made sure I remembered which handle to pull first, puckered up, and did it. It felt real nice though, so I was all smiles when I landed. :)

[@AflacMan13]

How did the chute stall exactly though? It looked like the slider got stuck in one of the suspension lines maybe, and started to flutter? Was that why you had to collapse it and tie it shut like that?

[@Shibu11229]

I am guessing you were a student a year ago and have since learned better, but just in case, you are not a skydiver, most skydivers collapse their slider, and then sometimes pull it down and tuck it behind their head. You do not need to do this, but the canopy does fly better with less air resistance You also get rid of that annoying sound the slider makes.

[@jwprimetime9795]

@@Shibu11229I’m currently a student and I appreciate you answering this. I was too embarrassed to ask.

[@Shibu11229]

@@jwprimetime9795 Anytime but try to ask all the questions to any possible to any instructor who will listen. It may save your life one day but it will definitely make you learn faster.

[@jwprimetime9795]

@@Shibu11229 jump 10 on Sunday. I went out to lunch a few days ago with a few experienced guys from the DZ in Zephyrhills. I used that opportunity to ask every question that had been running through my mind. And they said the same thing-never hesitate to ask anything no matter how small! As far as getting over the “door monster fear”-they said that one I’ll have to find out on my own!! 😆

[@Shibu11229]

@@jwprimetime9795 never heard the term door monster but lol I remember the fear I had as a student on the plane, which went away as soon as I exited the door. I do remember that the more I learned about my rig and how it works, the less I feared. Once you know how to do a thorough equipment, preflight safety check, the fear will go away. Congratulations on jump number 10! How many more jumps before you do your low altitude exit?

[@jojojo7333]

That magic trick. Turned the color from blue to white of the parachute

[@valderja]

Keep your wing flying. Half brakes if you want to hang around. Nicely dealt with at a low altitude.

[@brianofphobos8862]

Why was it necessary to cut away? I couldn't tell from the video. I'm very new to the sport so please explain.

[@marksmith9176]

What was the malfunction?

[@vincent7520]

What went wrong ? I just noticed the parachute went from blue to white ? Isn't that standard practice among parachutes ?…

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

I have a few static line jumps and I know what an aerodynamic stall is and I still don't understand what happened 🤔

[@luckyduck8211]

The wind flipped him

[@slartybarfastb3648]

He induced an aerodynamic stall by shortening the brake lines. You may wrap a few loops around your hands, grab higher up the lines or his lines were out of trim (too short). This gives deeper braking than designed resulting in a stall. When the canopy stalls, the wing tips will fold back behind the jumper and forward airspeed will cease. If the recovery (releasing the brakes) is too abrupt or asymmetrical, the canopy will go into line twists which happened here. He was too low to resolve the issue and elected to cut away.

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

Slartybarfast B can you explain what a stall is for people like me who have never jumped...why is it bad and cannot recover from? Why did he do those things if it was going to cause a stall? What would have happened if he just kept his main chute?

[@slartybarfastb3648]

@@TheAcenightcreeper A stall is when there is not enough air flowing over a wing to maintain lift or the air flow is disturbed and separates from the wing's surface. With a ram-air parachute, the wing is inflated by air entering the wing through openings in the leading edge. The trailing edge is closed which traps the air inside these cells. Because of this, during a stall, the parachute wing not only loses lift but also rigidity. Skydivers practice stalls because, while a rare occurrence, they can happen unintentionally. Recognizing when a stall is about to occur can help prevent them and proper recovery is helped through practice. This jumper had an assymetric stall which caused the parachute to spin faster than the jumper's body could follow. This caused line twists. The suspension lines wrap up into a single tight column. While these twists may usually be worked out without further incident, this particular situation caused a spinning downplane. The canopy spins rapidly while it enters a vertical dive. Speeds during a downplane can be near freefall speeds. A safe landing during this condition is not possible.

[@TheAcenightcreeper]

Slartybarfast B wow, thank you for taking the time to give me that information...for us non skydivers, watching these things are very scary and confusing because we are seeing a chute that is open, but somehow not performing properly... I watch these because my best friend skydives and I worry about him, I send him these videos so hopefully he can learn something from other peoples issues...it seems like a really great community when I read comments on here that professionals leave on how they could do better or what they could do to prevent, so thank you for helping keep folks informed!

[@douglasrodrigues9329]

I couldn't see the reason for the cut-away?

[@alexanderhlleland7643]

Why is this happening? Im new in this sport. Having AFF course in May, so I really like to know what went wrong. Did the canopy collapse after stalling or what?

[@erictalkington5674]

I'm pretty sure he did it for fun.

[@erictalkington5674]

He must be getting bored with skydiving and trying to chase that thrill again.

[@michaelculpepper3845]

I don’t think he did it for fun... I have never heard of anybody cutting away for fun, and if you do you are nothing short of remarkably stupid. Granted, I jump round-canopies but have 3 AFF square-canopy jumps, so I am not an expert, but I’ll give it my best analysis. The small rectangular blue piece of fabric just above the risers is called a slider, the suspension lines are fed through four grommets on each corner of the slider, as the parachute deploys the slider slides down the suspension lines from the skirt of the parachute and stops right above the risers. This is called “reefing” the parachute and the purpose is to control and slow the deployment and spread of the suspension lines and slow the inflation of the canopy to dissipate the shock of the canopy deploying. Without a reefing system, if the canopy just instantly fills with air when deploying it is going to be quite a violent opening shock for the jumper. The military style round canopies that I jump Do not have a slider, so we have a very specific way of folding and packing The parachute so that, if done correctly, the canopy will begin to inflate from the top and work its way down, slowing the inflation of the canopy and allowing more time for the suspension lines to feet out from the deployment bag and take up slack before full canopy deployment (There’s a particular step in the packing sequence that is critical for that to happen and sometimes you get an unusually violent whip upon deployment and that tells you that you didn’t do that step correctly). With square canopies, because it is a ram air airfoil that is essentially a wing while inflated, they are much more high-performance than round canopy parachutes, and sometimes in certain attitudes or wind gusts one side of the canopy can collapse which will immediately induce a spin which usually causes what we call line twist (this is common for us in round canopies, and if the parachute is fully inflated and the suspension lines are simply twisted we refer to that as a low speed malfunction because we still have full lift, just no toggle control). Sometimes the canopy reinflates and you can untwist yourself, but sometimes it causes the canopy to collapse completely and you can end up with a streamer/partial-streamer which is a high-speed malfunction and an immediate cutaway emergency. Even if a square canopy reinflates and all you have is line twist, because square canopies are high-performance, highly maneuverable parachutes depending on your attitude/altitude, the wind conditions, the DZ terrain, it may be safer to cut away so as to regain immediate canopy control vs fighting the line twist and not having toggle control until you rectify it. Basically at the two minute mark in this video you can observe a rapid twist occur, that’s not from him turning the canopy, I am quite confident that something happened to cause either a partial streamer or a dangerous line twist situation, and given his low altitude an immediate cutaway was appropriate. I couldn’t figure out why the title implied that he screwed up at first but what I think they’re referring to is the fact that basically the jumper is cinching up the little cords to stow the slider (i’m not sure if this is a slightly complacent technique to expedite getting repacked and back on the bird for another jump or if there is some aerodynamic affect from it, however to my knowledge I don’t believe the slider has any significant aerodynamic affect be it deployed or cinched up), so basically I think he was being complacent and fucking around with the slider when he should’ve been on the toggles and flying to parachute... given the terrain it’s likely he was dealing with some wind gusts. But a square canopy guy would have to answer that question regarding the slider, but he does experience a malfunction at the two minute mark and opted to cut-away. If any more experienced jumpers have any corrections or further thoughts please feel free to correct me. Neat vid

[@alexanderhlleland7643]

@@michaelculpepper3845 I just found out what happened. Same as in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fojPiYVmrMSgm9E

[@billcallahan9303]

@@michaelculpepper3845 ....Michael, I think you covered it all. What type round canopy are you jumping? I started back in 65 before the Para Commander came out. I actually began with a 5 TU. Later I jumped the Delta Wing....aka: Death Wing. Opening shock on that sucker would just about rip your head off. I still suffer neck pain from if today. No slider. Thanks for your review!

[@MrCrash698]

i remember the good old days when you could stall your canopy and it would recover ....(pc,strato star,cloud,)...lol long long ago

[@Danstaafl]

Yea my old PD 190 snapped open from a stall. I'm glad I quit jumping now. what the hell have you people done? :) not impressive!

[@bjb7587]

Yes. I owned two of those rigs in the 70s - Paracommander and Sabre. Better stall that round up high.

[@chuckfarley567]

Django LR288...

[@MrCrash698]

meeee too teppers the 70s and 80-90s

[@tubab72]

Did you recover the main and/or reserve freebag ? Personally i would have skipped the airfield landing and stayed closer to my falling canopy and other gear.

[@beardedpatriot0]

How often are you unable to find the main after cutting away?

[@lyingcat9022]

Derrick Gossett very rarely. It’s usually pretty easy to follow.

[@Toca_waffle843]

@@lyingcat9022 Depends how rich you are.

[@tiramisu2568]

Was hast du denn gemacht? Habe das nicht richtig mitbekommen. Aber hey, bist echt cool geblieben 👏

[@stephenyork7318]

I’m not sure why stalling low is an issue. What actually happened, did you go into a spin and get twists?

[@yarpos]

it is if the canopy doesnt recover properly or you dont feel you have enough time to sort itself out

[@ryanmarkfitzpatrick]

Lol glad you’re ok. Expensive mistake

[@raterus]

It's just amazing to me you can pack 2 chutes that aren't tangled when deployed.

[@publixskate]

Rubber bands

[@IAnonymous3]

Each goes into a separate bag by itself. Very much separated from each other. (Within the container) Yeah otherwise things would get super twisty 😂😂

[@AflacMan13]

Smartalek. :-P I see whatcha did there. Your sarcasm is funny and noted.

[@BFH8]

can someone explain what happened there?

[@johnysinate1323]

First canopy/parachute was fucked up and the white one is the reserve one/second one.

[@karimpaulrifaat3443]

oui.

[@jonslg240]

He accidently stalled his main chute, which he brought about himself (I think, that's why he's calling himself stupid) so he had to cut away and deploy his reserve.. -notaskydiver so I'm not sure

[@jimfarrell8662]

Did not see a bad canopy, and the drama was not there. Old school pull at 2.500 and if there is a problem not a long video.

[@MegaNazwauzytkownika]

Go Pro cam?

[@linusseits9790]

Wo fliegt ihr ?

[@terminaltom1662]

couldn't see what was wrong with your canopy after you stalled it. Your definition of "low" and mine obviously differ widely. Cutting away from a low-speed malfunction at 1500 feet is not the end of the world, if the alternative is landing a bad canopy, you chop it and dump.

[@Josh23761]

Can someone who knows about skydiving please explain what went wrong with his main chute?

[@xBoddahhh]

1:55 he stalls the canopy and gets line twists

[@kamilpphotos]

cool looking landing area - where is this drop zone?

[@RottiDog100]

Somewhere in Germany most likely judging by the language.

[@christianschneider3359]

It is in Hohenems Austria LOIH

[@yarosyari3516]

did he throw the main one out? what for?

[@linuse.9420]

Was ist passiert ? Weil der Schirm war doch eigentlich in Ordnung

[@sky-artists6246]

Linus1911 Ich hab den Schirm beim bremstest zu lange gehalten, dadurch ist mein Schirm zusammengeklappt und eingedreht.

[@Please_Hydrate25]

@@sky-artists6246 haßt du blau? Lol und woher kommst du?

[@ilkagorz9032]

@@sky-artists6246 darf ich mal fragen, wenn du die bremse los lässt muss doch der Schirm wieder in normal fluglage zurück kehren? Ich bin mal gleitschirm geflogen und da war das so

[@kallebresich6772]

Warum mußte der Reserve Fallschirm geöffnet werden?

[@scorpio2921]

Young skydiver here, can you explain ? :)

[@jroberts1117]

Far Cry parachute tutorial

[@MrQuijibo]

I dont understand what happened. Why did you jump out of the airplane

[@foxyoudontneedtoknowmylast1332]

Your so stupid

[@sky-artists6246]

MrQuijibo because it‘s fun to jump out of airplanes...

[@MrQuijibo]

@@foxyoudontneedtoknowmylast1332 *you're

[@foxyoudontneedtoknowmylast1332]

@@MrQuijibo nobody asked you to say anything in the first place

[@MrQuijibo]

@@foxyoudontneedtoknowmylast1332 the existence of a comment section would indicate otherwise.

[@wigzme2717]

Im not a skydiver (mainly because im too heavy), can someone explain if the reserve comes out of front or back? The reason i ask is because it looks like he deploys reserve on his back?

[@ashleyberk7491]

Both main and reserve come out of the back. The main is packed on the bottom and reserve on the top (in separate areas)

[@wigzme2717]

@@ashleyberk7491 ok thanks, i was just wondering because sometimes it looks like they are wearing some king of pouch around the belly area, do they carry 3 chutes sometimes?

[@wigzme2717]

@@ashleyberk7491 also im guessing the reserve can not be packed by yourself and has to go to a special place?

[@ashleyberk7491]

@@wigzme2717 it has to be packed by a rigger certified to pack the reserve and also has a tamper seal after packing so you know it hasn't been messed with 👍

[@wigzme2717]

@@ashleyberk7491 ok cool thanks, its something ive always wanted to try but been wayyy to heavy, i recently lost a lot of weight and im not far off their 86kg max now, thing is im a really tall guy and with my muscle mass im just not sure if i will manage the last 10kg :) i have to say watching these vids doesent help either haha!

[@woolfy02]

That.was.RAWWWW

[@Girtharmstrong69]

I remember I accidently packed pots and pans instead of my chute once, luckily the ground was where it always is anyway I'm dead now

[@volant8553]

Where is this DZ?

[@SuperCelo385]

Hohenems 👌🏻

[@Pahrump]

The only thing I can understand was the German phrase for brassiere "Stoppemfromfloppin"

[@Stigstigster]

@@mcbrite It's a joke. Stop 'em from flopping i.e brassiere and to us non-Germans "stoppemfromfloppin" does sound kinda German.

[@Stigstigster]

@@mcbrite And they said Germans don't have a sense of humour! Do't worry I'm only pulling your leg. My dad is half German and people from time to time have told me "You look German" so I'm cool with your country. Very successful, good people.

[@terminaltom1662]

Bustenhalter - literally "breast holder" - sort of like Joe Biden

[@terminaltom1662]

@@mcbrite no it ain't

[@terminaltom1662]

@@mcbrite no you're not

[@vullom29]

What even happened

[@razumikhinjones6283]

That actually looked like the guy set this up, you see him throw that yellow cable. Bizarre.

[@user-tm2kx7fe4y]

That’s the cut away handle you knob

[@jamesmoore4003]

Why the cutaway? The chute looked good to me. What happened?

[@tokinabo]

For people who are asking what exactly went wrong here: it's in the video description!

[@azlanblackmetaldetectormal1004]

Awak memang hebat 👍

[@wyatth.j.1661]

At least he stayed calm

[@jnovikoff001]

My life is under threat but don't lose that $15 cutaway handle.

[@larryroth4202]

803 skydives I had at Rochester Skydiveing

[@SKYCHICK__]

I've jumped at Rochester.

[@aplap230]

*Warning* filmed by same person who shot blair witch project, all that movement i need dramamine. I want to see someone cut away the backup parachute

[@bjb7587]

And I don't want to hear, "He was too busy." Get a grip!

[@420]

I'm a little lost on this one as a noob. He was flying fine and all of a sudden just started to spiral.

[@notaknot6355]

Do these guys try to find their lost chutes, or let them hang out in a tree and buy new ones?

[@simplythebeston]

Not A Knot a chute cost $1-4K USD. Most issues are because of lines. They definitely go get their chute and inspect to re use.

[@erictalkington5674]

Tight. It's like a drug, after a while it just doesn't hit you the same huh? Gotta find ways to get crazier about it to keep chasing that thrill? Exciting! I've only been 6 times, I have not been by myself, but I dream of doing so one day. All 6 have been tandem.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Honestly, it hits you the same everytime. Don't really build a tolerance to it, you just learn to control the chaos a bit.

[@WelcomeToMyDream]

Eric. Bro! 6 tandems?! That is fucking awesome, but clearly you're a nutcase who needs to take that AFF course and a score a used rig so you can come jump every weekend! And for me, 10 years in, it still hits like a fucking train, every time. Nothing else comes close, and before skydiving I did most every stupid thing I could think of.

[@phutton88]

You build a tolerance to the possibilities of malfunctions, but to things like jumping with other people, trying new freefall maneuvers, hard openings, swooping the ground faster, you never build a tolerance to that.

[@theprivyninja]

Lol. It’s more like sex. It’s fun every time and only gets more fun the better you are at it.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

@@theprivyninja well said

[@jimfarrell8662]

7 cutaways never had that much airtime. What don't we get about a high altitude problem. When in doubt whip it out.

[@sugarglider8927]

What was the altitude of the cut-away?

[@ajcross7668]

1000 meters lol

[@sugarglider8927]

​@@ajcross7668 You landed well! That's all that really matters, glad you're safe and sound. Do you remember exactly what you think went wrong with the stall? This is the first time I hear/see of a stall end in a cutaway. The mentors at my home dropzone advised me not to mess around with stalls below 2k feet. I've followed their advice, though by 2k I recall being too preoccupied with beginning a decent landing pattern anyway. Otherwise, I found that stalling the canopy, especially sustaining the stalls, then practicing staying calm and recovering to be valuable canopy activity and experience!

[@ajcross7668]

Not me bro just 1 tandem under my belt lol I was just guessing

[@yarpos]

he had 60 seconds under reserve, 20ft / sec full flight, say 1200 ft

[@eruzaaa6492]

When I was 17 and I tried skydiving I brought a coke and I tried to drink it while free failing when I tried to open it it exploded I don't know why but I do not recommend drinking can of sodas while free failing

[@mat608]

why don't you explain that you arrive this day ?

[@mjames7674]

I have no idea what just happened. Did this guy almost die? Btw, I know nothing really about skydiving, but that landing looked really well done to me.

[@SuperFireTowerGaming]

A cutaway is when you disconnect the main chute to open up your reserve.

[@mcluhanmedia1223]

Yes, but why did he cut away?

[@steffen3382]

@@mcluhanmedia1223 He stalled the main canopy after it was open and flying normally. That means the canopy got deflated/deformed and lost its capabilty to slow the fall. It could maybe be reinflated With a little time but he chose to cut away to the reserve canopy.

[@walterlundberg2364]

Reminds me of when I'm dropping in while playing call of duty