Friday Freakout: Skydive Instructor Saves AFF Student, But Has AAD Fire & Two-Out!

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** What happened **
This seemingly smooth AFF jump escalated quickly once the student lost stability, with the main-side instructor chasing the student into the basement and deploying their main canopy with a ripcord. The instructor ends up with an AAD fire, a two-out that started to down-plane, and an off-DZ landing with a very rad PLF (catch that at the 2:37 mark at the end of the video).
** Why did it happen **
Target Fixation
Instructors care about students. It’s in their nature to do everything they can to make sure jumpers under their care have a canopy over their heads at the end of a jump. However, as noted in the USPA IRM, “Under no circumstances should an instructor attempt to catch a student or remain with a student below the instructor’s minimum deployment (2,500 feet).” This instructor was fixated on getting his student’s main canopy deployed and, consequently, he was about 1,000 feet below his hard deck when he pitched.
The Two-Out
As a result of the target fixation on the student, the instructor was very low when he deployed his main. The sniveling main did not decelerate him below his AAD’s settings and the cutter activated, deploying his reserve. Fortunately, it was a clean deployment and the canopies did not entangle so, when they down-planed, he was able to cutaway.
** How could it be prevented **
Altitude Awareness
Instructors have many concerns during a jump and it may be difficult to check a wrist-mounted altimeter while attempting to control a student. That is why USPA states "audible altimeters are strongly recommended for USPA instructional rating holders when making training jumps with students." This instructor did have an audible and still got fixated on their student. This reality says a lot about how hard it can be to maintain altitude awareness while chasing a student into the basement… but it’s a critical and fundamental item for an AFF-I.
** Additional Notes **
Critical Thinking
This instructor stated that he deployed his main at approximately 1,500ft. Some instructors and examiners who viewed this video stated that, at that altitude, it may have been more prudent for him to have gone straight to his reserve. This argument was presented because, if he had a high-speed malfunction, he may have not had time to deploy his reserve.
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[@phutton88]

Did the student go on to get licensed?

[@patrickswayze2596]

Paul Hutton hopefully he learnt his lesson and listened to what the instructors had to teach him after this?..

[@wojacek69]

Teem.

[@igot99problemsbutmyaltaint81]

Not a jumper here.. But is this a free beer friday????

[@susanmargaretwills6432]

Omg my heart was in my mouth just watching this!

[@theprivyninja]

That instructor deserves some damn beer !

[@bradley2016]

theprivyninja I bought him a beer shortly after this.

[@Moe-yi2qg]

bradley2016 are you a student from this video?

[@theprivyninja]

Moe probably not. Lol if I were that student I’d be pretty embarrassed

[@bradley2016]

Moe no sir, the AFF instructor was my Tunnel instructor and became a friend of mine.

[@mashaetoneya6207]

@@theprivyninja so..you would never jump again?

[@justinvonderheyde3150]

Totally passed, no reason for a redo on that one.

[@619StangCali]

😆

[@mikymike7841]

😂

[@cal609]

😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant!

[@blurglide]

When it's time to throw, always make sure to get into the fetal position first!

[@TutiFruity7103]

🤣

[@felixp.2818]

He saved that kids life Respect

[@davebrown5807]

he didn't really. his aad would have fired

[@jumpmasterjm]

@@lsx280 The guy really wasn't in that good of position. And reserves work really well even when on your back. Yes, I'm an AFFI.

[@ryanclancey5792]

Maybe if he's jumping a Dolphin, or a Racer. AAD's are designed largely with unconscious jumpers in mind, and when you're limp good luck staying OFF your back. IMO, he risked a double fatality to be heroic. Which is a completely natural mental operation with so little time to decide. I wouldn't hold it against him, but I believe in a perfect world the instructor prioritizes his own safety, while also staying the fuck away from a student cypress when it's about to dump in his face.

[@bostevens236]

@@lsx280 No good having your instructor entangling your AAD-fired reserve either

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Aad fire on your back is the same as RSL or manually pulling your reserve on your back. Just a helluva lot lower. I've got a couple videos of my reserve deploying from my back.... not ideal, but still works just the same.

[@Mike-xi5wp]

That reaction at the end is so appropriate.

[@jeremiahcall1722]

Yep lol

[@tberg323]

That's when he released in his pants.

[@MelindaGreen]

@@tberg323 I'm strangely OK with that.

[@galt820]

The moments that make you question having your instructor rating.

[@Mike-xi5wp]

@@galt820 Ed?

[@TheTipet8]

As a recently licensed skydiver, this video gave me a fucking heart attack.

[@monroemann]

You and I both know the arch will always save the day. Stay calm. And arch.

[@vlnow]

0:44 - 1:00 all i see is a sick freestyle routine

[@flipchute]

VLNOW XD

[@Touretti]

LOL

[@loganthesaint]

Hahahahaha yeah

[@bethmutch8819]

VLNOW LOOOOL

[@Chrisweist]

Lmfao!!! It’s not funny at all but I chuckled...bad thing is at 0:53 student actually grabs pilot chute then lets go!!

[@stanmancam]

New Certification = Legend skydiving instructor

[@nocalsteve]

You mean an instructor who doesn’t teach a student to arch?

[@superfluityme]

@@nocalsteve A student who doesn't arch is a student who doesn't arch not an instructor who doesn't teach it. You can see in this video at the beginning the student arches. On one of my first jumps I think it was my third I bicycle peddled out of the plane trying to right myself until I realised that didn't work then I arched; that wasn't because the instructors didn't teach me to arch its because I wasn't thinking.

[@Greekskydiver]

He deserve it. I have a question : How about student AAD? I thing he must have. The instractor risk a lot.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Can get your card pulled for chasing a student into AAD fire.... legendary, or dumb? You check the students AAD at least 3 times(i check it more because im that guy) before exiting the plane. You have done everything you can up to that point, save your own life. They didn't do what they were taught. Trust the equipment.

[@user-ne4zk6xh3s]

@@superfluityme Instructors allowed mistake to release student (until to 5 jump). bad arch on first jumps (this video shows about 1-2 AFF jump) is not rare case (I was not exception, my arch was bad).

[@islandboy274]

2:42 the moment you realize it's a long walk back to your drop zone because your student couldn't remember good diving posture.

[@flybeep1661]

Damn, instructor dude was fast and very aware. He knew he was low, went straight for reserve, AAD fired, two out, went straight to chop main with one glance of knowing it won't launch into reserve and then oriented for landing and this all in less than 3 seconds.

[@jeffreycollier8798]

No shit. I just posted a comment almost exactly likely this one.....hell yeah. You're exactly right. It's like he just does this every day,and had to cut away from a main on every other jump. No thought, no panic, just action to correct the problem, and all correct action as far as I can see. That stress and adrenaline dump after about 15 seconds would be a lit rush though....

[@vitto9402]

that AAD...damn

[@genogeno1234]

my only question is why he deployed his main. Maybe just to get as much fabric over his head? Otherwise, incredible dedication to his student.

[@mnkkaiser3838]

Except he didn’t go for the reserve, but chose his main, which is why he ended with two canopies out.

[@myrcutio]

@@jeffreycollier8798 i'd bet a case of beer he practices his emergency procedures (EPs) every day on the ground. the DZ i jumped at (Spaceland) required physically running through each EP movement in a mock up on the ground for anybody that got in the plane. that instructor is super impressive because it's pure muscle memory.

[@MicBergsma]

Wow 😳 good save man!

[@jonslg240]

I think anyone wanting to try should check out a wind tunnel first lol

[@jonslg240]

And buy a hook knife!

[@crazymasina8524]

Excellent reactions, no hesitation, just decision after decision. Congratulations on everyone going home safely.

[@Illumijoshy]

I've always wanted to get into skydiving. Guess I never realized how difficult it can be to keep yourself stable in the air. Always just thought your body naturally just kinda balanced as long as your arms were out...... learned something new today lol

[@MeirbhinOConaill]

You will more or less be stable if you are relaxed and symmetrical. The issue is generally the relaxing part

[@MrMoggy5]

I always though the same. But after watching that video it doesn't look as easy lol.

[@allegorx58]

No that particular student just really sucked. It’s not hard to stabilize.

[@MikeKauaiHawaii]

@Conor Thomas Agreed. One of the first things I was taught after my first free-fall (hop and pop) was to learn how to get unstable in free-fall and then recover with a hard spread eagle to get stable again. Then I learned how to exit the plane in an unstable position and get stable... then it became second nature... That was in 1977 and I remember it to this day.

[@jimmyfreemantle879]

@@MikeKauaiHawaii blimey my first jump was 2003. You had 25 years on me

[@Kausarniyazee]

So who wants to go skydiving after watching this?

[@oji2691]

me

[@nowornever1073.]

Meeee!!!! Anyday!

[@nowornever1073.]

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[@karenmertle2137]

Have been skydiving for years. Will continue probably forever! :)

[@judil3294]

Didn't want to before and this cured any lingering ideas. Wow, that student was blessed.

[@damienberry8328]

Grabbing someone and pulling their shoot as you watch them remain higher is the most fucking badass thing ever

[@CurtisVenn]

This is a proper Friday Freakout!

[@TEEMsky]

Hey Curtis, although I know where your coming from, I'd like to share our view on why we the share the content we do. Everyone loves a good Friday Freakout, the sweatier the palms the better right?! After several years of editing these clips, I can say I've almost seen it all, sometimes I wish I didn't see. We are very fortunate to have some experienced jumpers, coaches and instructors work with our resident Freakout expert Zej to provide context and a detailed breakdown of events regarding the clips. We are even more fortunate to have fellow jumpers submit these videos for us to share, imagine it can be quite embarrassing at times. Some of these clips although "less eventful" can provide the viewer some needed perspective and refresh EMJ's that were taught in training. So although line twists can get old keep an open mind and give the description a read, there might be something to take away. Not to single you out, but this comment type is popping up more frequently and I wanted to chime in. Blue Skies, Chris

[@CurtisVenn]

@@TEEMsky Absolutely agree. Didn't mean for it to get taken wrong. This one just seemed to have a more relatable "sweaty palm" moment. Love the work and effort you guys put into this to make it truly educational; has helped with my learning process immensely. Thanks again. 🤘🏻 -Curtis

[@vlnow]

@Jason, it has only been very recently that the standard of Friday Freakouts has slipped. And yes, we are all students, but also we have all seen a video of someone kicking out a couple of line twists before, or if we have more than 5 jumps, likely done it ourselves. So just having any old video on here will basically dilute this series.

[@renanreismartins]

FINALLY A GOOD FRIDAY FREAKOUT AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA

[@HumbelPie]

Lol

[@justingould2020]

It's weird how instinctive that swim reflex is when someone goes unstable. I can't quite tell if it's a water survival instinct, or an attempt to twist in the air as you would falling from a tree.

[@vivaquitocarajo]

It is the most common survival reflex ! It happens to lots of skydivers.

[@justingould2020]

@@vivaquitocarajo It sure does. Never gets less funny though.

[@13rdp]

Water and air are both fluids, then the muscular memory does the rest.

[@mikeferguson4816]

I went to a tunnel before I did AFF...perhaps that was a very good thing, because I remember watching some dudes trying to swim and do pushup type things, and flailing like mad...somehow I got it in my head (perhaps from the instructor too) that you just arch and balance on the wind... I think every new skydiver should try the tunnel first, to avoid terrifying jumps like this. If you can't stay stable in the tunnel, don't jump out of a plane. Anyone second the motion?

[@ErsanYolcu]

@@mikeferguson4816 I had 20 minutes tunnel before my AFF and I agree.

[@sky173]

ARCH!

[@revodrvr]

I was screaming it lol

[@Fhorn5114]

I was more mad he didn't pull. He would find the handle, then just start swimming. Just pull!

[@revodrvr]

@@Fhorn5114 u right. Ive been there during.my IAD . But i pulled a d

[@revodrvr]

The inside of my thighs got riser burns from it lol

[@Ghostyfrost9688]

Okay so I'm totally ignorant. Gone skydiving once tandem but that's it. Got a buddy who lives for this shit. Is that what the student did wrong? Didn't arch his back so he got unstable?

[@ryanandrews321]

And this is why I will practice in the tunnel before doing my AFF

[@dannythefoodguru5302]

This instructor just qualified for Mission Impossible Level Certification

[@LODIECHODIE]

Negative....

[@user-sl1tg3eb9q]

winner instructor, I salute you. Thanks for saving his life.

[@c762x39]

Well I've re-watched this a bagggillion times in so many months and man ...this video never grows old! ;)

[@zomgoose]

Instructors are the most amazing people. They all deserve a big thank you for their dedication.

[@TonberryGames]

I say good on him for not saying "you're fucked sorry bro" they're more than teachers they're the lifeguards of the sky.

[@dnllecour9]

Fantastic work by this instructor. I will never "Monday morning quarterback" someone's decision in a situation like this. I thought for sure he went straight to his reserve and believe he should have as well. I was wondering how his main even came out. But at the end of the day everyone lived and more importantly, everyone learned, including us. I hope the students didn't quite. As a former military parachute instructor I know first hand that I will violate rules and regulations in a heartbeat to keep my students safe. Great work.

[@garrett2111]

As someone who isn't familiar with what is happening, could you explain in better detail? I obviously see the problem, but what was wrong with what the instructor did? Thank ahead of time! (:

[@yarpos]

@The SS Youth youve clearly never been in a high stress situation, shoot boy

[@Herberberber]

@@yarpos that's exactly why you train. And anyone who has their jump tab knows the reserve opens quicker.

[@bkelsey6692]

@@Herberberber he was trying to beat the aad to the punch! 🤣

[@Max_Snellink]

I side slipped from my instructor and ended on my back... Staring up at him in a dive to catch me... I thought.. This position is rad.. No wind in mouth nose tranquil.. So I watched him some more before rolling 270 degrees into a box shape.. His face when he levelled down to me.. Yeah instructors care.. They are amazing and take huge risks. I checked my altitude 4 times while this mistake happened. Maintained awareness and actually passed that jump after performing the manoeuvres in quick time for a safe deployment and landing. This video is gnarly.

[@pepege5175]

0:45 1200m 1:01 400m deployment/student 1:03 300m deployment/instructor+AAD 1:56 advertising on the jumpsuit - CYPRES 2

[@bananajoe3669]

Cypress-AAD promo vid... 😂

[@mrk7536]

I don’t think so, average person is falling at 50m/s and in AFF the student shall open at 1500m approximately (talking about my experience in France) Then I would say 0:45 1500m (if not a little upper) 1:01 about 750m 1:03 650m 1:13 (10s with two parachutes deployed) about 575 to 625m

[@ahmedsammoud1924]

Man, I appreciate my instructors so much more now.

[@patrickswayze2596]

Wow! Just wow! What a low fucking save for both student and instructor! Save of the year for 2019 goes to this instructor!... Well done mate, glad your years of experience and fast reaction time was able to save two lives that day 🙏🏼 Blue skies brother

[@dodgewrench7221]

*Instructor walks in for debrief* “I like your initiative but it’s a little early to be practicing your sit flying”

[@rimvydastumas9942]

Love his back flying, totally deserved a medal!!

[@zfisc21]

Great save by the instructor! Blue skies my friends!

[@NeitherLeftNorRight]

Instructor is hanging on to the student’s ripcord! 😂 that’s $5! to replace!

[@bkelsey6692]

I say thats just as commendable as the save itself 🤣

[@nigelcarren]

That was close... could have been stuck up there for ages!! BRAVO

[@cashboymusic245]

that was pretty badass how he just grabbed him in mid air and said come here boy Imma pull that shit

[@BehzadRad]

amazing instructor handle everything in less a sec . amazing job bravo - proud of you

[@kw1nz33]

I’m a newbie and I’m glad my instructors showed me the roll out of bed maneuver

[@robertreal6181]

Mad props!! Respect!! ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼

[@Johndada517]

Big round of applause for this guy

[@SimplyTheBex]

So glad I did my first ever skydive yesterday - before watching this video!!!

[@gloorfpv1801]

Holly bajesusus,,, that got my heart going ,,,just had an adrenaline rush on the couch ,,, so glad none of you guys bounced ,,,thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@GeezerSqueezer]

Wish I got to backfly on my aff :(

[@brianstayton2595]

Lol guy has better back flying skills than me and hes just a student.

[@traviskretz2779]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@bkelsey6692]

🤣 hey, don't let anyone hold you back from your dreams! 🤣

[@martinmcshane1]

I have dreams as bad as this 😳 well done for not dying ❤️

[@debbieramsey2696]

I tense up like crazy watching these, but I love to watch them.

[@WMCS]

Not sure how your video got on my feed. But I’m glad it did. Checking some more of your content. 🍻

[@jamesmackinlay4651]

Give the man a round of applause that was straight outta the movies.

[@demzt.7677]

The instructor almost killed himself getting closer to the ground just to save that student.

[@timothykappel198]

That's literally his job and that's what he's there for

[@Holismleith]

I’ve done my AFF - these guys were sloppy AF tbh

[@lolimfalling]

No it absolutely isn't. When I went through AFF they made it very clear it is your responsibility to deploy your own parachute. Dude told me if something went wrong he'd chase me to 2k then I was on my own. It is absolutely not the expectation for an aff instructor to risk their life to save a student.

[@ducadj]

When I started had no AFF course, so I made Static Line one. So since my first free-fall was solo, had no instructor to pull de ripcord for me. Also was informed by the school before the jump, if the AAD fires we had to pay the AAD charge and the reserve repack. Never saw anyone wanted to pay that extra charge.

[@vtechk]

That escalated quickly

[@seanroland612]

Well...de-escalated kinda

[@nfnixon]

Good catch!!!!

[@keithlynch7239]

And I thought, I had a bad day at the office today!

[@KingAAA]

good job man,speechless🤯

[@mobijay]

You saved a life and you are awesome.

[@MrLolek]

This video will be used for scientific purposes for both, instructors and beginners. Good job.

[@mavzolej]

OMG, I wish I could explain to non-skydivers how cool actually is what captured in this video.

[@phutton88]

I don't think the instructor could've been more perfect in this incident. Hat's off, sir!

[@nobloubartete]

Ok I read the description and all. But hey! What a hunt ! Woououu , nicely done

[@GoldMcAlex]

Instructors the best!!! Bravo!

[@senka__]

I love these guys.

[@johndoe-vm3dh]

That instructor is top notch. He is a great person

[@mikefinley4367]

One of the RW guys I knew as a student back in 79 chased a guy down 2,000 feet to pull his cord and made it but was terrified the auto would fire in his face and entangle him. Great guy. damn good save.

[@57Creektown]

...just like my first sit fly attempt.

[@AndyFoxxxx]

🤣🤣🤣

[@rubenbaczo8497]

Lol Me too. But I was regaining the bellyfly position soon.

[@marziodalmonte1234]

Yeah he went sit gli for like... 2 sexondksz!!! Ahahha

[@MisterIvyMike]

Same here: Head down... 🙈

[@bakersmileyface]

Dude that was so hard when I first did it. My head went everywhere except where I wanted it. I didn't shit myself like this guy did and I managed to arch and deploy stably. But I flailed around just like this hahaha

[@Koksik259]

Szacun Gościu!💪

[@r__b6095]

Wow it was like he was falling, and then suddenly he was REALLY falling. I felt that

[@THEANPHROPY]

Absolute legend! What a hero! LOVE this guy!!!

[@corsel6911]

I see why instructor stayed away at start, could see student in stable flight with hand on handle. Instructor thinking: Yay, now pull. Next second: Doh!

[@MisterIvyMike]

When the instructor appears in front of the student, the things escalated. It is like: "Oh my gosh, from where did this person comes? Now i'm totally confused...!" 😂

[@williamanderson3612]

This instructor is my hero. Balls and brains.

[@ronaldreagan388]

Dang, what a scary situation for both. Thank the lord

[@natural9743]

What the instructor failed to realise was that this student was showing an advanced demonstration of sit-flying it was obvious because of the disappointment on the students face when the instructor deployed the students main.

[@MisterIvyMike]

Yeah, when i tried sit flying it looked similar i guess. But i never got so low!

[@AbednslqpxZ]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ltdericjones]

I commend the instructor for having a selfless mindset and fixating on “saving” the student. But you have to remember the student has an AAD as well. While honorable, the instructor not only had target fixation, and risked possibly his and the students life. but also would have been better off going immediately to reserve with the audible alert signaling low altitude given he gave himself little to no time to handle a potential main malfunction. At the end of the day all you can do is take mental notes for next time and be grateful everything worked out in the end. Definitely some key takeaways to carry into the future from this video though. #blueskies all

[@cfg003]

Why is it better to go directly to reserve? Is a reserve safer when in close proximity to the ground? How does the reserve differ from the regular parachute? I have just jumped once in my life and it was a lot of fun! Never knew it was that technical though :D

[@DLehrke]

@@cfg003 Because the reserve opens faster and more reliably. It is also designed to fly straight with more line twists. Also, that low, the AAD is going to fire anyway and deploy the reserve, so if you don't want a two out(you don't), you want to pull the reserve.. Can't say he did the "wrong" thing because of so many factors, but that's they theory with 20/20 hindsight on reserves.

[@MZ-bl6wg]

Man I have to say these instructors are bad asses, they risk their lives to save these people , diving way below safe deploy elevations knowing they may not make it and could very likely get serious bodily injury pulling so late IF they make it. This dudes a hero! I know it’s their jobs to make sure their students live but man that low to have him suddenly drop so far so fast and all over the damn place this guy didn’t hesitate

[@maxlawson6383]

What a legend that instructor is !

[@svoncampe]

Amazing. Absolutely amazing save.

[@klab3929]

I know he's going to save him, but im still sitting here like a nervous and anxious little hooman

[@hiphopboy711]

Love to see it, great content!

[@gamersarena4196]

Respect to Instructor !!

[@brendanjames3871]

Students wave off was legendary

[@erictalkington5674]

Damn man. To be able to keep your composure while being that close to the ground sure is somethin. I've only been tandem skydiving 7 times so I always have a pro attached to me haha, but I almost passed out the last 2 times I went because I couldn't breathe. 2 times ago we did a high jump right about 21,500 and I could not breathe at all. I didn't panic, I just remembered that at around 13,000 I'll be able to breathe again, so I just focused on turns until I hit that height and was super cool and composed, but I had a pro right behind me but it still made me feel good. The last time was a normal jump and I couldn't breathe the entire time we fell. I panicked and started flailing my arms and legs for about 10 seconds and then I realized that won't help so I tried to focus on turning again, but it didn't help so I pulled just above 6,000 ft. I couldn't wait anymore. Problem is, I smoke about 3 packs a fuckin day. Definitely not gonna help me when trying to breathe in air coming at me at 120+ mph lol. I want to go again this year, but I gotta cut way back on the smokes. I was so proud of myself on that high jump, but man did I blow it the last time. I'm actually embarrassed about it. I plan on going more so I'll make up for it. I try to go every year but I don't have the money or the time to learn to jump by myself, but I'd love to. I want to wingsuit down the side of a mountain. That has to be just about the most amazing thing anyone can ever do, or those guys doing the same thing in a tracking suit, that's crazy. I'd imagine that maybe going to the moon is about the only other thing that can compare. Maybe flying a fighter jet, but you don't get to just have fun with those things lol, so that wouldn't be as fun I don't think. Cool, but man flying down a mountain HAS to make you feel like Superman. For real. I just wish Red Bull or someone would sponsor me and help my get to that point. I'd be willing to do some crazy ass shit if they taught me how and paid for it. Just don't have the resources to get my jumping license and do it a couple hundred times or more just to be able to use a wingsuit.

[@ethanoliver8904]

Stop bullshitting everyone haha you need an oxygen supply for 21,500 ft go home

[@Cognitoman]

@@ethanoliver8904 lol😂🎉

[@valkrions]

chatterbox

[@WaveisWack]

That many tandems u could have just done the aff course lmao

[@nickbalashov1780]

Respect to INSTRUCTOR !!!

[@DrRawBalls_TheDummy]

Kudos to this instructor bc he did his job an he did his job right an that was making sure the safety of his students.. yes that kid should of stopped freakin out an calm down an go back to being relaxed an stop twisting an making himself stop falling faster but obviously this kid couldn’t think at all an bc the instructor kept cool an calm an continued to think they both are alive after this freefall an skydiving session.. seriously this guy went well below the safe point of deployment.. look at how close the ground was when his parachute opened it’s a scary sight an too close for comfort moment am glad they didn’t have any problems with their parachute.. this guy deserves a raise an we need more like him.. good job good sir am god bless you for saving someone’s life

[@LuchaLibreXalapa]

What a lucky student! Having the instructor trained, he reacted very quickly, I imagine he took a nosedive position like in the movies! I do not know how to swim and I think that similar control is lost

[@KendallPhillips89]

" I can be your hero baby"

[@robertvaughn7036]

Yea, that was a bit scary! Great job instructor!

[@ayushkumar6970]

Hats off for the instructor who first opened the students parachute even in close distance to the ground and then pulled his parachute.

[@jimfarrell8662]

Enough fun for one day.

[@vanemaster4345]

I can't understand the "What happened"-thing in the description because of all those shortcuts (AFF, AAD, PLF, DZ)

[@calebsherman886]

Yeah I was about to comment this, have a little thing on the bottom that explains all these random acronyms that newcomers have no idea about. Especially since this video is getting a lot of attention.

[@kurtmenary7706]

Hey mate, Aff: accelerated free fall (type of course) Aad: automatic activation device (fires your reserve chute if falling too fast through the allowed altitude. In case you pass out or something) Uspa: United States parachute association Dz: Drop zone Plf: parachute landing fall (essentially the rolling landing for a skydiver, an intentional no sticking of the landing) Hope this helps

[@zabalaan]

And what is a two out? Two canopies out?

[@csabafacsar5562]

@@zabalaan Yeah. The main and the reserve. He had to cut one away.

[@DonAlan007]

Shortcuts? Perhaps you missed english class when they covered acronyms.

[@sugudomi]

Happy u r both safe. blue skies.

[@danboy98]

Great work

[@jacobjussa3097]

Adventure my foot, see how you freaked out when you lost balance? 🤣 Just leave the flying to the birds 🤣

[@chul9489]

The pilot chutes on his leg. I’ve never seen this!

[@phutton88]

It's not a pilot chute.

[@Do8o]

Yeah wth

[@Do8o]

Paul Hutton then what is it ?

[@pattaupe2759]

The instructor did a great job. The student's parachute has safely opened and everyone is safely downstairs. Considering the initial situation, it is already a small miracle.

[@chope6786]

Loud exhale at the end SAYS IT ALL!

[@QrshiQ]

OMG, That is a freaky video, Im glad they are safe

[@michaelmillslynnmassachuse3000]

What caused it? Seems like it was smooth and then a problem

[@ChicoMillion]

Great save, instructor! That student definitely owes you some beer!

[@emericmagne4049]

This dude is a hero !

[@subacute]

Bowling is a fine sport.

[@brandonbooker3775]

Writing original jokes is finer.

[@rmacwj]

Maybe this hobby isn’t for him.

[@dalesfailssagaofasuslord783]

Aff is where you learn dude

[@Thejohnmyster69]

I got goosebumps watching this

[@prodbylaxx7093]

That instructor is a legend!!!