Scary Skydive - Can't find my handle for my main chute

[@paulhutton3366]

student reached with his left hand --"lets try this side!"

[@petefelix3616]

I grab my hacky 10 times just on the ride up to altitude,

[@theginganinjaofficial]

Handles!!!!

[@caseychesh]

Then it sneaks somewhere else once you’re out 😆

[@transilvaniak8485]

This is what I was thinking as well, on ground before getting into the airplane and while reaching the altitude I check several times for it. Last jump though I grabbed my leg strap that came undone... It felt different in my hand so I knew the ball is there, so I got it and 100m lower I pulled. Stowing the leg straps on this rig is a mess... Those check and rechecks are not for beginners only, they do have a purpose. I caught my altimeter quitting on me the first 300m going up once. I had the time to find one in that load and enjoy my jump in stead of coming down the boring way. The more we check our gear, the lesser chances to be surprised. Have fun and God bless!

[@sekgo1265]

3x3 checks all the way

[@Braga263]

02:02 NO MAN! It´s not that one YET.

[@brian6140]

I’m amazed I can hear the instructors voice in free fall

[@StevenShulman]

This looks like so much fun! As soon as this lockdown is over id love to learn to skydive 😁

[@walterburger5281]

And you won't have to wear a mask!!!

[@phutton88]

I'm a TI and this instructor rating looks so much scarier, but fun when you see the light bulb turn on in your student!

[@BrianErwin]

the commentary mixed with student trying with his left hand is hilarious

[@MedRider]

good job! atleast you remembered your ep's!

[@jackfrost2146]

Whenever I lose something, I just ask myself "Where was the last place I saw it?"

[@kahlesjf]

And if that fails, it will always turn up in the last place you look.

[@NathanJessen]

Let's just hope the answer isn't, "the last place I saw it was on the ground"

[@jordannewsom4578]

That has to be the scariest realist moment a coach has holey shit my student can't find main handle let's see if he can get the reserve out AS WE GO INTO THE CLOUD LAYER lol that shit was fucking awesome!!

[@chrismoore4219]

“OUT. IN. GO. AHHHHHHH”

[@shockwave6416]

I want to date that girl. 😋

[@craigmitchell4407]

Couldn't find a reserve handle once and I really needed it. The white handle blended into by white jumpsuit. This made for extremely nervous several seconds.

[@1964mcqueen]

This happened to me. Might have been #20 or so. It is scary. You handled it well.

[@somecharactersnotallowed1319]

Is this Spaceland Atlanta? beautiful looking dz

[@kahlesjf]

Someone needs to design a rig with a handle in a more familiar, "never miss", instinctive location...in front and just below the waist.

[@joehiden7475]

Yes. For what it does it would not be that hard.

[@antipropo461]

Back away,there were 2 positions for the handle,one where it is for everyone now and one on the right leg strap, this led to too many horseshoe mals and eventually banned.

[@kahlesjf]

@@joehiden7475 Not once that door opens.

[@nestea322]

Fruit Loop! Oh man did that bring back memories! Ground,sky,ground,sky ARCH!.. Damn you!

[@larryehrlich8702]

Just prior to exiting the aircraft...you always check your handles...period.

[@lawfreefly]

Consistent self gear checks and emergency procedures will prevent this from happening, you should do a run through of your emergency procedures at least three times prior to exit and with that to several PCTs to your BOC.

[@michaelredner4577]

Ditto!! Plus if you can't find the hacky, just run your hand (right hand!!) down the side of your container, that should lead you to it Main thing is this, the kid walked away!!.

[@michaelredner4577]

I was lucky enough to get my first rig while still on student status. I would put it on, close my eyes and practice finding each handle. Did the same in the air on a few jumps. It helped and saved my skinny butt at least 2x!! Everyone should try this. Blue Skies!!

[@twstdpngn05]

I had to cut away on my 16th. No fun!

[@s13nicotrico]

I know its not funy - but man am I laughing :D :D that's why I like a pipe on the PC - not as "squishy" as the ball thingy :)))

[@theginganinjaofficial]

NicoTrico until it gets caught on your thumb/finger. BOC with FF tab or PUD is the way to go, imo.

[@theprivyninja]

Just got a pud 😊

[@AndersonOozie13]

Is this DZ spaceland atlanta now?

[@dougww1ectebow]

Had a similar thing happen on my 3rd and last jump. That wasn't why I stopped though.

[@jbjohnson4728]

How does the guy in yellow keep flying back to him like that???

[@katyu16]

legs stretched out moves you forward. arms reaching forward will pull backwards, etc.

[@jbjohnson4728]

I don't understand either one of you. I didn't see his body position change a whole lot.

[@katyu16]

Very small movements that a non-skydiver wouldn't see if you didn't know what to look for.

[@jbjohnson4728]

Fair enough.

[@hrgwea]

A plane is able to maneuver through the air with very fine precision and yet its wings don't move at all. It's the same with a person. All you need to do is to change slightly the angle of attack of one or more body parts, like the palm of your hands, and that's enough to steer you forward, backwards, sideways, clockwise, counterclockwise. . . you name it.

[@MrColinray]

lol I just started aff and I did this twice in the same fricken day, grabbing at the legstraps and anything but the most important part so instructor had to pull. Time to practice touching that s.o.b for an hour+ before next time haha

[@glyngin]

Great video, very nice docking, looks like you might get turbulence off the trees where you are?

[@intrinsicvalue206]

It was too deep or what?

[@Umetnik]

Immposible, I push that shit in tight and always grab it easy.

[@vincent7520]

Finally, did he find it or not ?

[@petefelix3616]

he did

[@wawawutosnftbs8922]

Is he crying???

[@ocrim16]

Yes of laughing ;p

[@caseychesh]

The farm!

[@Uncle_john_skydives]

Looks like the whole plane was filled with noobs

[@kth5077]

Johnny HighPull so fuckin what... You were one once

[@jeffjames3111]

Dick.

[@Uncle_john_skydives]

K TH never

[@horaciostjeward]

Great job :-)

[@flybeep1661]

Well done.

[@jessetaylor9255]

Who missed the LZ here?

[@lukemoller1127]

Legend has it he's still fumbling for his pilot chute to this day

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[@brokassqcislander]

I get the feeling that this was the instructor sort of doing a checkout flight on a student.... he was being tested on flight ability and docking, virtually thrown into a tumble and recovered and that looked intentional on the instructors part.... then the tight pilot chute grab... this was also to test to see if the student would panic, and immediately deploy the reserve or if they would altitude check and make attempts at main, before forced to deploy reserve above at least 2000... This is a high speed malfunction test in my opinion.... Well played student, you have yer wings, and you deserve them!! Great vid guys

[@genogeno1234]

No one would ever hide a pilot chute handle. Getting a student unstable in freefall is no big deal. Hiding a handle is a no-no.

[@ShaunC-s.c.]

Maybe if your instructor is a psychopath

[@lesterhall5145]

Eureka

[@homeofcreation]

Here is someone who should lose his instructors license. He failed big time during the whole jump and then he laughed....WTF?

[@santamonicasurferxxzz2733]

Home of Creation , Big deal that he laughed. In fact, I thought it was hilarious! He’s jumping out of a plane so he’s probably not all there in the head. Wait.... I jump out of a plane as well.. Hopefully they serve beer in Hell

[@davemojarra4734]

Useless.

[@canatolakhoemini6728]

The only word I think of looking at these people is dweeb.s. lol. But great job kid! It happens to the best of us. Well, not me ever in 20 years but you know... Welcome to the sport man! Glad to have ya!

[@Heikki_Finland]

Jumping from a plane without knowing how to open the parachute... Please don't go base jumping!

[@YouNoob93]

It's his 13th jump. Give the kid a break, and some credit for handling the situation correctly

[@Heikki_Finland]

I meant only a bit teasing... Deploying the parachute is such a relevant thing to do in skydiving. On the other hand, there's always the reserve specifically for any problem using the main canopy. Other than the delayed deploy, he clearly was skilled. I'm not terribly experienced myself. I did 27 jumps years ago, staying in the student level.

[@Heikki_Finland]

Nah, i was on the mood only. A bad mixture of thug humour and an attempt to imitate common youtube-style comments.