Instructor chases Student Skydiver to 2000 ft and pulls

[@phutton88]

I think I've been skydiving for a year since I first saw this video. Got well over 200 jumps now, and wingsuiting. This video probably gets me even more stoked than before. Hero instructor! 🤘

[@Top88attack]

Is it just me or do Instructors seem to be total bad asses.

[@Vitas993]

They really are

[@omegablack9044]

You kinda need to be lol

[@AFishBicycle]

They are

[@dirhido9665]

Skydiving Instructors are some of the most confident ppl you'll ever meet, they know what the fuck they're doing, and yeah, they're definetely badass

[@dirhido9665]

tooklongenough whatever kiddo

[@MikeSmith-sz3vh]

When you watch videos of people who know how to skydive it looks effortless, then when you see someone who doesn’t, you see how hard it must be.

[@King-J-]

The first time I skydived it was so much sensory over load I could barely see anything anything till he pulled the shut

[@robertneven7563]

@@King-J- hahahahah me also, my first A F F jump was a disaster,

[@King-J-]

Robert Neven lol well I hope you got thru it and are jumping now. I’m hopping to go jump some more soon I jus did my first this year.

[@robertneven7563]

@@King-J- i made a jump today in Europe , grts

[@King-J-]

Robert Neven hell yeah man that’s awesome.

[@GarthMurray1]

Student was, maybe, just a little bit overconfident in his ability to control his movements.

[@marcs990]

Murray de Jager lol 😂 yeah maybe. You should be a diplomat 👍

[@marcs990]

M C yeah but in such a way that he makes manoeuvres that he obvious isn’t ready for, and everyone knows if in trouble just bang out, ie the frog or humping the beach ball. Then u get stable. I started on holiday jumps but then went to full kit Bergen rifle n radio. Even if u left a pocket open on your backpack that could seriously effect your dive plus at altitude if your teeth are not perfect n have air in due to fillings I’ve seen some grisly scenarios. The tooth just explodes. But that’s military jumping n not the low levels no oxygen civilian jumps with not additional kit. If you can do the above then you truly are a skydiver

[@gradywalker7098]

There's another video that explains that he had a seizure

[@keithblackwelder1751]

I can just barely control my bowel movements

[@gedgar2000]

I think he might have tried to appear confident there, after his "flips", LOL, but I can't picture him being confident, nor should he. Putting his feet together and grabbing his knees and pointing his toes! Great for the diving board, but you aren't trying for a no splash up there. Well...maybe you are. Seeing his reflexes when he lost stability made me cringe. The impulse to bend your body towards the ground should have been broken before this.

[@MrGilRoland]

At 1:24 you can hear the instructor going: “Holy shit!”. Great guy, he literally saved his life.

[@DiabloOutdoors]

I heard that too!

[@dennishaines5717]

Looks to me like that student shouldn't really be working in maneuvers since he obviously hasn't learned how to stay stable in the air. A few more plain belly jump with some turns and tracking seem to be in order to learn about stable position.

[@guillaumebrossais5647]

I agree completely. Why the fuck is he practicing backflips before practice pulls...

[@Toekneepowers]

AFF jumps....google it.

[@Zionith]

trial and error my friend.

[@marcs990]

Dennis Haines yup he was definitely showboating

[@GrassPossum]

Geez I hoped he meant to do all that. If not then not good.

[@randalljohnson8179]

That's why you have instructors! I don't have a lot of jumps (B-license), but it seems that although the student is (overly) confident in his ability to maneuver around, his technique to achieve stability apparently is based on flailing around until he accidentally is on his belly and stable. When he screwed up the pull (by dropping a knee), he went into "flail" mode hoping he would end up on his belly. Lucky for him, the instructor seemed to see this coming and was close by. No hesitation to move right in and fix things. Good training video to show the value of smooth and controlled movement and body position.

[@nowthatsurban]

Thanks for the explanation - a little hard to discern what actually happened to the untrained eye.

[@AngeloR674]

Randall Johnson doesnt matter instructor or not! He shoudnt be skydiving as he doesn’t know the basics!

[@chrisconkright9259]

No. That is not why you have instructors. This instructor made a dangerous mistake that goes against all training and safety guidelines. If you have a B license you should know that. Please read my comment above. Questions, ask me. I use my true name on all social media.

[@thomaskolb8785]

1:00 reaching to pull, losing balance by dropping the knee, rotating to back while entering clouds and starting to flail around in panic. Instructor tries to stabilize and then pulls.

[@chrisconkright9259]

@@thomaskolb8785 What's your point? The instructor fucked up.

[@McFlySwatter]

Step 1) Help him land Step 2) Have a "discussion" with him Step 3) Find a good place to hide the body

[@James-ft2bh]

Konan Var lmao

[@ichangedmyname0001]

Konan Var 😂

[@MrAli171]

Brilliant 😂

[@lanceroark6386]

“Thanks for saving my life.” “I didn’t save your life, I just stopped the ground from killing you. I’m not the type of guy to let the ground do my job.”

[@igot99problemsbutmyaltaint81]

Free beer tonight

[@robjontay5052]

The instructor should get a Lifesaving Award because that's exactly what he did!

[@KristianKG]

Agree

[@kellsiebarrowes5093]

Wouldnt the AAD have fired?

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Lifesaving award and then his rating pulled... pin out by 2k.... BSRs are written in blood.

[@avimech8546]

I’m guessing some of you guys aren’t skydivers? That’s what we have AAD’s for..

[@danielmconnolly7]

PRO TIP: DON'T JUMP OUT OF AIRPLANES.

[@slartybarfastb3648]

DeLand has some of the world's best instructors. This video proves that. Great job!

[@jakeofjoy6818]

I believe you, I watched a doc on the 'frogmen' of my country, they couldn't do the jumps for aff here for some reason so they went abroad to DeLand.

[@gamingsfinest3356]

Beware of the comment section - everyone is evidently an expert at skydiving

[@theginganinjaofficial]

True story though...

[@kaytee7139]

So true!

[@heyitsvos]

And came from the womb that way

[@timscott4435]

Gaming's Finest hahahahaha exactly

[@aayankhan248]

lmao so true

[@leslie-tolman]

That made my heart pound outta my chest to watch!! Kudos to the instructor!!! I've only recently gone on my first tandem, which was EPIC, but created a huge addiction that I'm craving night and day now lol. I'm planning to get my A license and watching these kinds of videos helps me to know what NOT to do lmao.... poor guy was probably scared as hell!!!

[@cyrustheprettygood7529]

Arch hard at the waist like you're trying to hit the ground naughty bits first, tap your toes together occasionally to stay aware of your legs, and keep a little pressure on your quads with the toes pointed.

[@BurninatorTheTrogdor]

Push the bush!

[@ArturMcCloud]

They wear red so it doesn't look too messy when they hit the ground

[@KalenRann]

I thought it was only Deadpool that did that?!

[@தமிழோன்]

lol... I like this subtle dark humour.

[@meow_oyie]

Dark fox

[@believe8263]

Tide is not going to be getting the stains out of that jumpsuit.

[@AmY-if9ci]

😂...and the award🏆 for best comment goes to... 👆🏼

[@andywalton2249]

Be Lieve 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@charmalvarez9717]

😭😹

[@stickboyfpv4742]

Bro..... its all red....... wouldnt matter😜

[@gordslater]

​@@stickboyfpv4742 failing a jump medical due to hemorrhoids

[@caseyclark5392]

Hey stuff happens. The student simply lost control. Congratulations to the instructor, did your job and saved a life.

[@eveningstar6700]

stuff happens!? why tf is he doing tricks n sh*t if he is a student

[@casual9982]

@@eveningstar6700 my thoughts exactly, student is still screwing around long after he should've deployed his chute.

[@gianniskarousis5600]

During the aff you are supposed to do jumps where -you do some flips to mess up your stability and then fix it -track -turns and maybe barrel rolls and these are the things he did and I think he did them well enough (I am not an instructor so there could actually be some failing mistakes but it doesn’t matter too much for my comment because he either way failed because he didn’t pull) The only (but definitely grave) mistake in my eyes was that he didn’t pull because he got scared as he lost his balance (probably he was too tense from the adrenaline of trying to get all the exercises in one jump). However he did try to pull and probably at the correct altitude since he tried to pull at 0:59 and we can see the instructor’s altimeter shows an altitude of about 1600-1700 ft at 1:17 which means he probably tried to pull at around 4500 ft which is an acceptable altitude during the couple last aff jumps. In conclusion I think the student did fine for the most part but failed during the most important part so the jump is obviously a fail and he has to get a good debrief about the 3 most important rules: 1) PULL 2) PULL AT CORRECT ALTITUDE 3) PULL STABLE And he should always remember from now on that there is a clear hierarchy and that he shouldn’t forget rules 1 and 2 for rule 3. Also kudos to the instructor for a perfect job, he definitely deserves a lot of beers after that 😉 Blue skies and safe landings motherfuckers 🤪🤙

[@QueenStuff]

​. 🖕🤏

[@phutton88]

awesome video! That screenshot of the alti at the end gives me chills!

[@MisterIvyMike]

1800 is fine... 👍 Oh, feet, not meter... 😱

[@SuperDave-vj9en]

I would never, ever, ever, jump with that dude again!

[@MhlengiNdlovu]

Lmao 😂😂

[@flybeep1661]

Why? He's a student in AFF progression. If anything it's the intructor's fault for letting him on that level (I'm guessing level 6 here) too soon. I'm thinking you're not aware this is as student jump, any skydiver would know this. While I did my AFF progression with only 1 jump for each level and never encountering difficulties most people take about 9 to 10 jumps for the total 7 levels progression. So he fucked up a level, big deal. Instructor also shouldn't have chased him, that's not procedure at all (although some DZ leave it at the personal decision of the instructor but it is frowned upon). Let the AAD handle it. My bet is, you're here commenting on this without actually being a skydiver yourself and I doubt you're deliberatly being sarcastic.

[@mikaelgaiason688]

@lee hamlin Yeah, my first though was let the AAD handle it, but if the instructor here was the same one that signed off on his previous jumps it's not really surprising he decided to pull for him. I'm not even sure I would have worried about flipping him before throwing his pc for him, but I'm also not an instructor. Stuff like this is why I honestly felt safer going the static line route.

[@gmr3156]

The ground really sneaks up on you fast.

[@timmyingelbrecht6977]

yeah, when you high up you don't see the ground coming closer at all, but the lower you get the faster the world below gets bigger. thats why it is so important to keep checking your altimeter like a maniac.

[@50buttfish]

@@timmyingelbrecht6977 UNLESS, you stare DOWN at the ground for 15-20 seconds, then you see "GROUND RUSH". Scary sight, brings you back to reality.

[@AMM278]

Not a joke, a small laps in time can make a huge difference

[@TheYodaman22]

Skydiving isn’t the place for hubris, you only get one shot, and this guy seems extremely lucky his instructor was there to give him another.

[@lancetickner8209]

Great job by instructor. 2:04 when student reaches for pilot the instructor sees he goes unstable and IMMEDIATLY moves in. Doesn't wait to see what comes next (which by now one can easily tell the student is WAY over his head). I think he failed that level. :-)

[@DiabloOutdoors]

Yep, true and the instructor didn't chase at all. He was constantly near and ready. He's good!

[@daviddale3624]

And that, sir, is why having your main parachute opening device behind your back and "out of sight" is a bad idea (especially for students). The instructor must be in close at pull time so that he/she can readily assist. Former AFF Instructor (certified in the second AFF Instructor class).

[@tanmaydeshpande7528]

Salute to the Instructor for demonstrating presence of mind, timely intervention avoided the accident.

[@terrapinrocks]

Was there a malfunction? At 3:00 you see the instructor actually reaching in to pull the chute out. That doesn't seem normal.

[@phutton88]

The student failed to pull the main handle at the prescribed altitude, so the instructor moved in to exact his responsibility.

[@dusty6345]

This instructor fuckin rocks! Nice work human! Saved a life that day.

[@mike004692]

Student is in a de-arched position and with his knees down the entire jump, Tunnel time for that guy to sort his body position out, either that or tell him to take up table tennis

[@cyrustheprettygood7529]

15 minutes in a tunnel and I was golden.

[@MisterIvyMike]

Yeah, it is amazing how minor the control of your body is, especially the legs when you are a skydiving student. I know it from my own and I see it every single AFF course on the videos of the instructors. At the last course we had two student who were in the tunnel before. One of them was a old fart nearly seventy years old and he did a great job and had only to repeat one level!

[@doug440]

At 2:04 in the slow mo replay it looks like the student reached for and pulled for something with his right hand. You can see something in his hand- possible the main chute didn't deploy?

[@TequillanSunrise]

2:03 Ok so little edit work here... remove the sky behind him and add a disco dance floor and BAMN you have a B-Boy doing some 80's break dancing! and wow he is pretty good too !

[@zanecosgrove4820]

Very creative thinking Jagger bro.... do it... do it... go on, do it!

[@TheDoyouwantmore]

actual lol

[@martzy7536]

@Jagger Johnson, that actually fitted.

[@mikaelgaiason688]

something like this would work... :D kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5OtYY18iNtqn8U

[@carrieroberts5611]

Good idea President

[@bc2178]

Thank God you stayed with him! You saved the day bra!

[@alienxyt]

Great job. Let him do his dive and then recognized the danger and came in close. Ultimately pulled for the student. A+

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Maybe got his student open before 2.5... pulled in the basement a couple seconds before AAD fire... and that is just the bottom end. I know it is easy to armchair quarterback, but mistakes were made on that skydive.

[@justingould2020]

My favourite part was where he got onto his back and attempted to "swim" his way back over to his belly.

[@cyrustheprettygood7529]

Yeah, getting off your back is as easy as "rolling out of bed."

[@user-np6wq1tx9c]

That instuctor is awesome!!! 💖💖💖

[@bentackett6299]

Instructor be like "here, let me get that for you"

[@therealfallen3606]

dang he was doing so well and then just completely lost control!!

[@SeanFlyingZimbo]

He was doing so well till he got to the door ha ha

[@hoche27]

well bad ill say

[@FWMYKIGI]

hoche27 all the rolls and stuff he was doing before, he was being told to do by the instructor via hand signals. Just at the end he lost control

[@gitrattled1933]

he had a seizure

[@theginganinjaofficial]

"No, you dont get to pull after all that breakdancing."

[@toddnelson1601]

He was practicing breakdancing moves and in control the entire time. Relax.

[@arthurceci8152]

How could the student avoid this uncontrolled movements? Simply arching would be a solution?

[@paulocesaralvarengaalvaren9881]

Sorry at the bignning I laughted alot, after I saw he was in trouble so, the instructor was so wonderful, and did a good job! ! !

[@SeanHollingsworth]

1:24 sums it up!!! Omfg!!! I cannot fathom how that instructor is even able to walk normally with such gigantic balls!!!! ;-)

[@roywells5790]

Future pancake

[@chado3000]

Do they not train in an air tube like we have here in Fort Worth, where anyone can walk in and play in?

[@4wheeldrifting]

Legit question, why didn’t instructor just pull students reserve? Handle was easy accessible. Seems low enough body position was no longer a concern?

[@qilight]

I would have done that. He pulled his own at 1500 ft. That's low! If he has/had an AAD (automatic activation device), he could have died from a possible main and reserve canopy opening into each other. 1500 ft, that is 6 seconds from impact, and it takes 2-3 seconds for the canopy to open...

[@petefelix3616]

the Instructor was 1800 ' when they waved off... that could of been a" 2 out" if the main was deployed.. great job on the save

[@user-jz3vc9kd2j]

Pete Felix you mean if the reserve deployed. Aad wont cut tiil 800-1200 feet. It was gettin close

[@raymondhuffman6258]

1 2 if he had an AAD. Not everyone has one

[@chrisconkright9259]

Not a great job. A total fuck-up by the instructor.

[@bushratbeachbum]

What does that mean?

[@SRSLYTRIPPIN]

Lmao this dude was loving it. He really wasn’t trying to fly haha looks like so much fun

[@CanikFan]

The guy in the red looks like me trying to get out of bed at 2am when it’s time to go to work 🤣

[@michaelcousins2874]

that student is a potato chip

[@connorvanorden5988]

This video was filmed with a potato chip

[@Red-Magic]

Connor Van Orden What?

[@alexandrechatty5439]

@@connorvanorden5988 That comment is a potato chip

[@ipotatosenpai7002]

Why is this comment so funny

[@jimerickson542]

Would a hard arch fix what his flailing did?

[@jonjon7311]

Seems like a down to Earth kinda guy to me !!

[@ProfessionalPilot]

Stellar reaction by the instructor. Fully committed to saving the student.

[@dustinscheller7795]

Dude started out like a noob then got amazing from like 10-5000 feet then got noobish again

[@Charliechorizo]

All saw was someone flopping out of control who shouldn't have.

[@barbaraartis7904]

Having too much fun and forgetting to pull his cord thank God for the instructor

[@johnrose2160]

The student was no way ready for a jump !!!! Some students can show solid understanding and excellent form when training on the dollies, then totally blow it when confronted with an actual jump... Instructor was a HERO in this case !!

[@PizzaChet]

Wow! He didn't even pull the handle. He pulled the drogue chute right out of the pack. Hope that humbled the tryhard student.

[@michaeljames3912]

thats the same thing the handle is just a small ball at the top of the pilot chute

[@mateuszpabich6085]

PizzaChet Only tandem parachutes have drouge. I normal parachutes all you have to do is to throw your pilot chute away and your parachute opens.

[@micahy.6190]

Don't pull till you see the whites of their eyes!

[@micahy.6190]

Ryan McQuiston Battle of Bunker Hill actually but whatever lol

[@garykain4448]

Hard to tell, but wonder what type of music he was listening to?

[@IcelanderUSer]

When the guy went to pull the cord he dropped down and over. You’d think they’d focus a lot of training on this part of it. I did a tandem jump once. 15 minutes of training. Jumping by yourself requires like 6 or 7 hours. What do they cover in there for that long?

[@pietskiet8763]

To get to freefall , what he was doing , takes a lot more than 6 or 7 hours!

[@charltonlee20]

That hand check to the instructor was interesting. " Thumbs up Thumbs up. He lost his bearing...Open palm...help!" That instructor's response was intuitive.

[@RickSuaz]

So, where we Landing boys?

[@Tigray_Hagerey]

How is he floating without the parachute deployed?

[@richardmillward8200]

That was a crazy student, where did he get his training?

[@raygun2163]

2.28 The Student is looking at his Instructor as if to say "What shall we try next" ..... Instructor has nerves of steel....

[@the_hanburger]

When the guy was just flipping around I was like," Dude are you some shark that's trying to chase it's prey but does not know how to swim or what?" 😂

[@andrewbazeley7274]

It takes guts to do this , l say well done to both student and instructor 👍🇬🇧

[@stuartcampbell4414]

Would love to do this one day....looks like one hell of a adrenaline rush

[@Mr25thfret]

It is. Most fun you can have with your clothes on. Second to none.

[@BASEJPR]

It's actually part of the AFF classes in order to get your skydiving license... "Unpoised Exit, Recovery from instability (Barrel roll, front flip, back flip)" But he forgot to check his altimeter to pull his chute (which would have automatically been deployed at ~1,000ft) so the instructor schooled his ass and did it for him, like a n00b

[@mikewedgwood697]

Damn... I just checked on Google and he only had 11 seconds left before he hit the ground.

[@mikewedgwood697]

Can someone explain why his body started to twist out of control after he tried to pull his shoot? It always looks easy for people

[@LearningFast]

Why did the instructor let him jump like that if he knew how out of control he was? He didn’t look like he should be jumping solo at all.

[@riversideartglass]

First off the guy dose not have the skill yet to fly stable, hold a heading, make simple turn 90's, & 180's and be able to stop them, or FIND THE DEPLOYMENT HANDLE...The handle is kind of a big deal, He should really work on that one for sure... He should not be with only one instructor yet, and he needs more grown training. If you where one of my students you would be grounded.........

[@RichParrInJersey]

Riversideartglass dose?

[@riversideartglass]

I am Dyslexic you trolling jack ass! So how many jumps you got?

[@HashtagBirdyy]

Riversideartglass haha! You can't spell! Haha! Loser! Haha!

[@riversideartglass]

And your like fat and 12 so what?

[@HashtagBirdyy]

Riversideartglass you're

[@IslandInsanity]

Wonder what the student was thinking? Was he trying to pull stable? Or was this an altitude awareness problem? Both?

[@scubadrunk2518]

This was a instructor training jump. The guy in the red is an instructor training a student instructor how to do chase and cut maneuvers

[@jackmehoff6302]

Wonder what aff level this was? Also how did his previous jumps go.

[@brianrodriguez1729]

This guy is nowhere near ready to be flying solo and pulling stunts like those

[@LordoftheCats]

Do they not make a dead cat that will stand up in the wind while skydiving? Just curious.

[@BrandiFerlaino]

I’m new to it. 3rd jump tomorrow . I’m in forever. I just hush, watch , listen, until I’m on my own

[@GymCatM_I_W]

Man probably tought he could pull it last second

[@artsmith103]

How can you leave "shoot" in the description.

[@martinconneally8756]

Art Smith by reading the comments and counting how many guys are pissed at the word "shoot". I think that's how😂

[@RagingRapids311]

Why couldn’t the student pull himself?

[@jimmypage4753]

arent the backpacks supposed to have a sensor that will deploy the chute automatically if you dont do it within a certain altitude?

[@pietskiet8763]

Yes , they do !

[@joshstraitiff8405]

Dude pulls at 1800 feet, in the saddle by maybe 1300 and still pulls off his slider which can only mean one thing. He’s still about to swoop it in like a boss.

[@Tinroofdeals]

that student was a smooth criminal.

[@FGuilt]

Dude made the same mistake I used to make. His legs weren't extended.

[@notoriousortega]

Thank God for instructors.

[@robjontay5052]

"Ok. So we agree. NEXT jump....NO SEEING IF YOU CAN DO SUMMERSAULTS...."

[@justinvonderheyde3150]

Think he’s going to have to repeat that one.

[@keitharoo1962]

A high speed malfunction, and this would have been a very different story. Hats off to the instructor!

[@MarkTheTreeManVann]

That instructor saved his life no doubt... Damn

[@ahgflyguy]

I've spent 3 minutes in one of those indoor skydiving things, so I'm obviously an expert. Aside from flopping wildly, he had no idea how to not fall sideways when he moved his right arm to pull. What's up with that?

[@owensher616]

Do he pull the main or the reserve?

[@fujimatosa]

The best instructor of the World!!!

[@seanc8054]

so wait a min, your telling me this guy couldn't even stabilize himself enough to pull his cord thingy but was doing acrobatics ?, i thought he was having a seizure or something tbh

[@tellurye]

Im not an expert, Im at level 17, so I definitely can criticize on this student's jump. My first tip: dont do acrobatics if you cant even perform basic maneuvers such as the Arch, how to recover from a spin, or invert oneself. This guy is lucky his instructor was awesome.

[@brianstayton2595]

Dude that instructors audible must have been going nuts.i cant believe he saved him.id realy like to know how long his snivel is on that canopy.cuz pulling at 2000 thats low.my canopy takes 1000 feet to open.wow!

[@pietskiet8763]

Think about replacing lineset on canopy , might help openings be a bit shorter !?

[@love2live2learn]

Did the same thing on my first- and last jump. Altimeter? What altimiter?

[@pietskiet8763]

you did a freefall jump on your first jump , wow hello james bond !

[@willwarden2603]

Don’t they have some kind of automatic reserve that automatically blows or something at an altitude?

[@321donnie]

Will Warden supposed to

[@user-or1lu3ku3m]

It's not required but you'd be an idiot to not fly with one. Especially for a beginner

[@chrish5775]

In Aus yes compulsory to jump with a cypres I think its spelt right? Opens at 1000 feet if not opened already

[@troyd-motorsport9933]

Yup its called an AAD, if you are not slow falling IE: under canopy by design it will deploy at 1150ft (about 1000ft by the time it deploys) and have you under your reserve quick smart.

[@jamesfischer8667]

what does drop knee mean? I have very little clue about what is happening.

[@raptored01]

Wasn't there any AAD? I couldn't hear any beep.

[@aitorjara100]

..... you don't skydive don't you? lol AAD don't do beeps, beeps come from audible altimeters inside the helmet.

[@devitomichael]

No, but he had an AAC ...an anal altitude contraction when he realized how quick that ground was coming toward his ass

[@agramon9940]

Michael Devito 😂😂 This made my day

[@pudthewhacker]

Michael Devito I've had one of those before! 😁

[@ytTaz480]

Michael Devito LMFAO!!!!!!! >.

[@Drifterteetea]

Haven't seen moves like that since epileptic Edy got caught out by the strobe light at the school dance in 1995.

[@shahzadaslam384]

just saw the slow motion and yes he did i guess he should be grounded officially as he can be dangerous for the instructor Thumbs up for instructor for his professional way of handling the situation

[@boudreauxish]

So at what altitude should your chute be pulled? I’m assuming it isn’t 2000 ft?

[@hannahkoch432]

Done 1 solo jump so far, we were taught to pull at 5500ft

[@aquilarossa5191]

Looked to me like he could not locate his throw away and just gave up? Looked like an antelope that stops struggling and lets the lion sink its teeth in. No sign of him thinking about deploying his reserve either. Did he jump again?