My first cutaway

My first cutaway and reserve accuracy. 2/6/10 Skydive Arizona

[@Crazy.Rocketman]

Thats Funny! I've had 15 cutaways over the years and for some reason I always said " come on baby" When I fired the reserve..... fun stuff

[@MrTolli]

Nice one man :) And so funny with the little "oh". I did my first cutaway today as my right steering line was tangled up and i could not get the break loose. I was turning around quite hard and try to fix it but nooo so 2000ft cutaway. Freaking awesome reality check. Blue skies from Skydive Voss.

[@Patrick_Belanger]

That has to be the best possible cutaway to have as a first... a nice slow mal... definately beer... Great video - Thanks for sharing!

[@dimitriosanastasiou7632]

This is awesome, , conquering , this must have been a life changing experience, can't wait for mine ill be ready, fly safe my man

[@ChrisDudley427]

Compton, I can only hope I'm as pumped as you were for my 1st cutaway!!

[@judestubbs]

Nice man, love getting your blood pumped for the cutaway. I wouldn't be able to stop yelling after the reserve came out. Damn people on the ground would be like, "Is that Leonidas." Dreading if I ever have a cutaway, but I'll be ready.

[@oederdekoe]

Love it how u say: HERE WE GO BABY! then u cutaway :) and u here a scream of joy that the reserve chute worked :D

[@Mushkill666]

That was the most inspirational and epic cutaway ive ever seen

[@dextrip25]

I actually did recovery everything: main, d-bag, and even the cutaway handle. The guys at Eloy had a lot of experience in retrieval. I just sent that Falcon in to Aerodynamics last week to get relined.

[@keeponwishin]

@MysticDMBherb Half row of parachute lines are broken. The A-lines work to keep the cells of the parachute open. Without tension on those particularly results in what you see here... a parachute that is unstable and unlandable. Normally you can land a parachute with 1 or 2 lines broken as long as you are in control, but certainly not 4 lines, especially the A's.

[@kybartender]

scary shit bro! i havnt had a cutaway yet.. Thank God. i love how you psyched yourself up, "here we go Baby!" haha

[@smierdzielable]

sick action, good job man...awesome vid

[@Underhills]

Nice dude. I have landed at the exact the spot at Skydive AZ.

[@greatspacegibbon]

Wow, that canopy was a real mess there, but holy crap, that reserve didn't just open, it appeared!

[@SamDuke474]

haha i love this edit. did a little fist pump after you pulled the reserve and it came out fine :D

[@kvarnerinfoTV]

I had cutaway yeterday and it wa far worse situation than this on your vid... My after my main parachute opened I saw ropes are tangled and I tried to solve the problem. After I pulled commands all the hell broke loose. I went into violent spin with my back toward he land and I made 3 turns, made cutaway, but I was still spinning when reserve deployed so reserve ropes made few turns around each other.I solved that small problem (which was big in my eyes after that cutaway) and landed like piano

[@neomuttley]

You're STILL jumping an F-111 Falcon?! Egad man... I'm glad your reserve is more up to date.

[@DominiDiscord]

"HERE WE GO, BABY!!!" That's about what I was thinking on my first cutaway.

[@EliteFridayCrew]

"HERE WE GO, BABY!!!" Love it!

[@MinnieLitty]

Great cutaway! I'd be laughing and smiling to because hey I'm alive! Lol

[@Retepoj]

Good job man!

[@MaxRideAE]

Yeah--I was thinking the same thing as another comment-er. Do you remember how your slider was packed? It looked like a VERY hard opening....like, VERY, and it's hard to see if the slider was down or up when it first opened. Anyways, glad everything worked out.

[@Cultuz]

HERE WE GO BABY! (music enters) Haha that was awesome. Makes up for that crappy transition in the start.. The one with the scissors :D

[@DominiDiscord]

Also, calm, collected, good work.

[@an3a80]

awesome dude! let's skydive again!

[@DeathByTheTree2]

love how you keep your cool

[@mralex5425]

how fast do you think he would have hit the ground with the chute the way it was? does it work at all shaped like that? or would it only have slowed him to like 50 miles an hour?

[@rcbif101]

Nice video, and congratulations on staying alive, lol. Did you get your canopy back?

[@Matt4Badgers]

usually! It's harder to find the free bag from the reserve and the cutaway handle (if you drop it!)

[@StanleyKu]

Props to psyching yourself up!

[@xero33600]

This is awesome!!!!

[@7xchad]

Seems like you rode with broken lines for a while. Not sure i would have rode that main quite as long, but i'm new to the sport. Anyways, BEER!!!!!

[@Jack-oz4bf]

I had one of these cut aways land in my back yard once I live near Snohomish wa and there is a sky diving school there I think it took a couple hours I called 911 and reported it the cops came out looked at it and said oh this happens all the time we will give the company your address and they'll send someone by to get it and sure enough a guy stopped by in a van and picked it up I asked if the sky diver was ok and he said oh yeah this happens all the time...

[@wolf123wolf123]

nice :D looked like a holywood movie haha

[@ocrim16]

I think you did the right thing. rather with a fully intact chute land as an unstable. who knows what with the chute pass else might;)

[@dextrip25]

Thanks for all the awesome comments. You're right I could have landed it without chopping. But would I be walking now?

[@Paiadakine]

Hit the peas, nice!

[@mrolegkorol]

Thats really good what you did there! How experienced are you? Anyway, I have a video of a Latvian jump day, its quite cool. Could you check it out?

[@Jmoon19]

Brooo you kicked that cut aways ass!!! Right on!!!

[@JavaDevJPC]

So what bottle of liquor did you end up buying for the person who packed your reserve? Nice recovery man!

[@dextrip25]

@samuelanderson07 hey thanks bro. I'm using the GoPro. Just the regular definition for my point of view. Max's point of view was the HD GoPro. That was a crazy jump! hehe

[@ZulienZyart]

You sir have balls.

[@noserider207]

pretty hard opening no? love the "here we go" classic

[@ddorchain]

What is the title of the song you used for this nice videoclip?

[@Bodemann6]

yes hence the " :P " I'm glad you are okay! :) blue skies!

[@keeponwishin]

You're landing, no matter what. Gravity is always bringing us home. You couldn't have landed that and expected to walk away from it. These situations are why you dish out $60 (give or take) every 6 months to have your reserve repacked. ANY doubt whatsoever of your main parachute's controlability... that's what the reserve is for!

[@LeoFPV]

did u get the main parachute back and fix it

[@kleinesmaenchen]

true skydiver here :)

[@Hellrun1]

do you have to buy a new chute after a cutaway?

[@stevter13]

question: when you chop you main do you ever find it again?

[@procurbusa]

What editing software were you useing?

[@mortalitas777]

"HERE WE GO BABY!" hell yea man way to stay in control and not just say "shit.. fuck.." over and over again

[@hondacrazy123]

this maybe a stupid question, in the situation where you have to cut away is that a different scary experiance?? even tho you know you have a reserve to rely on

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

3 chutes would just make the rig awkwardly big and heavy. It's not the double malfunction that causes most incidents and fatalities. And having the main open as fast as the reserve isn't that great for your body ya know. There's a reason it opens rather slowly ;)

[@thaitopfitness]

I think that's just the movies. I'm new to skydiving and you have certain heights where you are forced to make decisions. I don't think that at 2000feet you would cut away, try to get to the other person, hold onto them and then open your reserve chute. You wouldn't have time. Now, generally speaking reserve chutes are packed by a professional and repacked every 3 to 6 months, so they'll open. If it doesn't, then you put your head in between you legs and kiss your butt goodbye. lol kidding.

[@mrbradgeary]

sky hook? you through your handle

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

Saying you'd need someone to inspect you every jump you make? Not gonna happen. You'll learn to pack your chute and eventually get cleared to do it all yourself; including checking the lines. It is safe enough as it is this way. Besides, where would you want to get all the FAA riggers from?

[@wolf123wolf123]

are you asking him what happens if you hit the ground with 200 km/h ?

[@gsxjimg]

You did buy a case of beer for that, correct!

[@monkey298]

nothing like cutting away for the first time.

[@ΞΕΝΟΦΩΝΧΑΡΙΛΑΟΥ]

NICE ONE!!!!!!!

[@Rockstar7475]

Fuck yeah man! All American BadAss, "Here we go baby!"

[@marcelobombardelli]

"here we go baby"

[@Beater6926]

Bad ass to make the peas. Awesome regardless to land safe after chopping, but you deserve a cuddle or something.

[@kelleyjohnson6969]

The reserve is required to be repacked by a licensed rigger every 180 days. During the repack everything is checked thoroughly. In the rare instance that the reserve fails to open, you pretty much have enough time to kiss your ass goodbye. I have never seen one not deploy, I have seen many cases of line twist from those jumping with an RSL (reserve static line), or deploying when they were not in a stable position.

[@dextrip25]

thanks bro

[@lewburger7374]

NICE!!!!!!!

[@paracapichy]

bravo man

[@khobut]

Lucky man, it's your turn.

[@kelleyjohnson6969]

This one made me laugh. What you see in the movies is strictly for Hollywood. The biggest key in this sport is safety above all things. Cutting away a functional canopy is crazy, unless that you are working on a tandem instructor rating, having never cut away before. Is it possible for one jumper to chop their main and grab another jumper and deploy their reserve. Sure! Though in reality it would be like holding onto the hood of a car at 120mph, them hitting the brakes and you trying to hold on.

[@kelleyjohnson6969]

Yes, anything in a green bottle please.

[@brixlistic]

haha must have been a great kick.. Sooner or later that cut away day will come..

[@kcg5000]

I love the fact that watching these cut aways, someone like me think you arent doing much different, but you are handling things and saving your life. Why are you supposed to hold on to the "D handle"? What I dont like is the fact its called "My FIRST cut away".....

[@kr0me]

Nice job, next time you'll pack your slider better ;)

[@RioWilliams797]

I've just started jumping, and I had a dream last night about cutting away, it was weird.

[@WONDERPIZZA1]

2 words - HUGE BALLS...

[@getyaboogieon]

guys when you post these videos how about some info on what the cause was.. would help the less experienced guys and girls out there

[@DoItLive03]

why they hell would you NOT chop this. If i see more than 2 lines dangling in the wind, i'll be thanking my skyhook in about 5 seconds

[@Jayhawkskydiving]

Why didn't you try to steer it? Why did that guy pull for you? Was this a planned cutaway??? all-in-all dangerous skydive

[@SamDuke474]

im not a skydiver but its obvious that was NOT a stable aerofoil. it could have easily collapsed in a turn or something. glad u cut away

[@nallen0]

I actually want to call this a beautiful video. Even I'm shocked I just said that.

[@asripgperlis6126]

Wow....

[@Focus1025]

i started sweating watching this lol

[@hondacrazy123]

wots a sky hook??

[@BushyX]

BEER!

[@n8032]

yay skyhook

[@LeeAndersonMusic]

It's too expensive and takes way too much unnecessary time. As I said, the fatality rate isn't that high, and only a small part of those are caused by canopy failures (most on landings and collisions). I'm on 26 jumps right now, so far from experienced. Never had to cut away.yet. Hell, never even had a linetwist.

[@Chem1993]

beer!

[@Roflzmahwoflz]

Holy shit

[@dextrip25]

@procurbusa Pinnacle Studio Ultimate HD

[@AtomicBlob]

Skyhook??

[@dextrip25]

Harrison Edwards yes, google it. it's technology in our rigs that is very effective as you can see

[@AtomicBlob]

No I understand... I was wondering if this cutaway was Skyhook fitted.. very fast reserve opening :)

[@Nynexx]

its worth every penny.. waaaaaaaaay better then just a normal RSL

[@Retepoj]

Adrenalin? :P

[@skydivinpete1]

BEEER!

[@MRPISSFLAP]

I cutaway on my last jump i mistaked a nuisance for a mal :| was my 9th jump...... Student error

[@Johnny_Dregs]

He would have been lucky to only suffer broken legs. That parachute could have easily killed him - it looked sketchy.

[@LeoFPV]

Are f-111 falcons good as a canopy I'm eleven I can't jump but it run off hills with parachute check out my channel to see more

[@seanlavery7154]

I nearly poo'd

[@DonWalkthrough]

thumps up if you get sweat on hands xD

[@Bodemann6]

you coulda landed with that. why cut away?..... :P

[@upw7nd]

porca troia, ma un fascio nuovo?