Tandem cutaway

[@campised]

dude thought every second of that ride was part of the show. hilarious

[@sgtbender1335]

Haha, yeah... he was probably thinking, "Damn, this guy's going all out! Doing tricks up here and everything..." 🤣

[@ricardobrettas5222]

In my tandem, the same happened, the instructor saw we were about to enter a dust devil, and he managed the situation so well that I was just enjoying the shit at the most. "Fun as fuck" I thought while the instructor was fighting to save my life and his. Can't wait to do my AFF this year 😆

[@joemomma8719]

Totally!!!😆

[@charles1142000]

HAHAHA, he's even got him holding the cord. The tandem has no idea what hes holding on to!! HAHAHAHA

[@jonnydisco3524]

Yeah xD loool

[@SubnormalMedia]

buddy had no idea he was screwed...... good thing the instructor knew his shit

[@hawkeire2414]

In a death spin.. Customer "alllriteee whooohooo yeaaaah" 😂

[@CityKanin]

Had to rewatch. Understood the death spin finally. Sheesh! :O

[@EddiXP]

@@hawkeire2414 haha

[@michaelwilsonburns]

You gotta love how the guy was completely unaware of his potential doom.

[@grandadmiralthrawn5333]

Guy would have rode it all the way to bottom yelling "Yahhh!!! wohooo!"

[@dubb9020]

LMAO

[@TexasElectrician77]

Yeah, he probably would have realized something was wrong when he was speeding towards the ground. He was clueless without a good reference of speed at high altitude.

[@TexasElectrician77]

solo xi It was probably his first time and one gets sensory overload. I didn’t remember to check my altitude and pull my first time jumping. I had two coaches giving me hand signals and it felt like only 5-10 seconds went by when my coach pulled my chute. It was actually about 35 seconds. I never made that mistake again.

[@goatboycasto]

Probably better for the instructor that the guy did not know there was a issue..

[@shadokasta]

Love it....acting like nothing ever happened and the guy for a ride had no idea, lol

[@greg5478]

Lol the passenger being like "Wooooooo" during the cutaway 😂😂 This is pure gold. Nicely managed one. And then he's holding the main and reserve handles omg hahaha

[@cloudstreets1396]

I love how he uses the guy as a workbench. Here hold onto this. Don't let go of it. What is it? I'll tell ya later.

[@aressimbamt0959]

what is that

[@jackwiger5619]

@@aressimbamt0959 the cut away shoot

[@pierren720]

Lol

[@bloodboiling3951]

Hahahaha best comment ever

[@RatpoisonX]

Workbench hahaha

[@thekingofra5063]

What a fantastic instructor, dealt with the situation and never let up that there was an issue..

[@WilliamBarksdale]

"That was wild! Did your guy do that crazy spinny thing right after the chute opened, and then drop really fast for like 2 seconds right after?"

[@rezzybeans]

im laughing so hard at this and I woke up the family . Thank you

[@eerohughes]

Mine did

[@LucidUnderworld]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@eerohughes]

@@rezzybeans They really do that though except it's usually 5-10 seconds

[@GB-cm6yy]

Oh crap.....5 mins later and im still laughing. You win the internet

[@milolouis]

That smile after the reserve when the instructor knew he had the best footage ever, they were safe and the tandem had no idea. Brilliant! 😂 wow!

[@Jet_1982]

“Yeaaaaahhhhh, whooooha” whilst unknowingly plummeting to his death

[@freakychannel123]

if i am gonna go down i would rather go down happily. haha

[@TheCatBilbo]

@@freakychannel123 Amen to that! Blissful ignorance all the way. Imagine having time to contemplate your fatal squashing into the ground 😳

[@VaughnLower]

@@TheCatBilbo it wouldn’t be blissful ignorance for long.

[@Ktmfan450]

Bravo to the instructor CLIENT HAS NO IDEA WHAT HAPPENED

[@travisledo]

That guy gonna be asking for the spinning and sudden drop trick on his next jump and they gonna be like..... Yea we don't do that here.

[@Dcutz]

HAHAHA lol

[@rowe4170]

Lmaoo

[@ItsFranksWorld]

😂🤣😂

[@nathanbond8748]

*has a spinning/diving malfunction* Passenger:”yeahhh woohoo!!”

[@FollowFunk]

1:43 "Yeehee!" (On the inside: Omg we almost died.) Priceless.

[@juanifurlan8977]

Kevin Funk He knew how to keep the passenger calm, super professional.

[@thexmen9435]

😂 yah its obvious in his face

[@grzegorz4504]

🤣🤣

[@sfsfewrewsdafs6915]

ok this is enough for me NOT to do a tandem dive....

[@FollowFunk]

@@sfsfewrewsdafs6915 figure you’ll do your first jump alone instead?🤣

[@marekmachar6612]

Mr. Parachuter Pro….. you are truly a “G” for what you did. Your passenger remained completely unaware of the problem at hand. Or at least he seemed unaffected. In either case; WOW… MUCH RESPECT AND I APPLAUD YOUR QUICK THINKING AND PERFORMANCE. Under pressure; most people fold… while only a few focus!!

[@onebridge7231]

First tandem and also got to experience first emergency cut away. With out knowing it of course. Awesome instructor keeping quiet on the cut away!

[@RenixGames]

Are there usually 2 emergency shoots or just 1 after the cutaway?

[@theboshow9697]

@@RenixGames usually only 1

[@bonefishboards]

"Usually you pay double for that kind of action, Cotton."

[@scotthamby1641]

How is this not the top comment? "Dodge. Duck. Dip. Dive. Dodge."

[@blainebunton]

Don’t let go. You’re going to want these as a souvenir! Lmao! “Hands him the old handles”

[@terrycurtin2137]

Smart. Good cut. Emergency procedures. Perfect.

[@TheTruth-iw6uq]

Great work from the TI. He was calm, collective, and made a show of it. Dude had no clue...

[@xfallofmanx]

*collected lol

[@YouBetterEnjotIt]

Tandem Instructors... Worth their weight in Gold... People don't realize how little they're compensated financially. You would think he got a bonus that day. Instead it likely cost him $1-2k.... Hats off

[@FollowFunk]

This is the type of unfolding of events that would be written into a comedy movie: Passenger seems timid but trying to fake enthusiasm. Then passenger sees that the chute opens (unaware that the chute is downplaning) and begins to cry out in genuine excitement. Simultaneously the instructor is starts to freak out knowing he has to cut away. Then the reserve is open above their heads and the instructor has to feign enthusiasm through the residual fear he's feeling.

[@nissantuner6081]

Beautifully laid out lol

[@DiabloOutdoors]

Exactly that....

[@alvisserrano9797]

Could not of said, it better myself Gracias

[@dereks7061]

What a great instructor!!! That was awesome to see the focus and complete calm during the storm

[@shanecastanon5643]

Spiraling to his death "alright WHOOOOO!!"

[@ganjakinmusic2234]

"Dont let go okay?" two minutes later giving a double thumbs up LOL

[@burtthebeast4239]

I don't think the student even realized what happened lol. Awesome video Brother..

[@unsoughtdrip]

The instructor should have been like “ I need to drop you to shed some weight” when the malfunction happened.

[@Sebastian-Westhoff]

LOL made my day

[@normangriffin8115]

Newton’s third law, something has to be left behind.

[@BigfootCountry]

Tandem jump master had his poker face like nothing was wrong and said hold on to this and don't let go as he pulled his reserve chute. I liked it and have subscribed to your channel.

[@LeksiHD]

As a Skydiver... This is probably the funniest video out there. 😂😂😂

[@gregsavage1880]

Everybody else knew but the passenger LOL the man flying the shoot did a superb job. It just goes to show what intelligence and professionalism working hand in hand can accomplish !!

[@BLoudermilk]

bwahaha my guy was loving it the entire time. what a champ

[@z9944x]

Bravo to instructor...the client didnt know what happened and u handle the situation like a pro

[@davidallen9526]

This is why their called Jump Masters. The rider had absolutely no idea that anything ever happened. Should have included the video of them reviewing the recording. Now THAT expression would have been epic. Great Job JM!

[@Krashout00]

They’re

[@kevinjohnston994]

This instructor man.. the absolute goat... noting more to say!!

[@tac-cobserver3788]

Instructor : "shit.... have to cutaway" his buddy : "Yeeehaaawww"

[@samclarkefilms]

"Yeahhh alriiiight, Woooooo!" Two freefalls for the price of one! Oblivious to the situation!! 🤣

[@9fifty1]

this dz looks beautiful

[@jperiodchapin]

Was that a C line over? The right side was elliptical putting you into the spin. Smooth recovery, good job staying focused. Reserve ride log entry puts you in an elite club. Welcome to it.

[@sand9374]

Guy hadn't got a bloody clue🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Pwow1]

Yeah that instructor needs a medal, super fast reactions

[@monkeyx17]

that istructer was class, he completely played it off so the student didnt panic

[@trashmanzero7827]

I don't think I coulda stopped myself from yelling"DID You SEE THAT, WE ALMOST DIED"!! LOL,, good instructor

[@natecote1971]

I love adrenaline but I went skydiving when I was 28 after I had 2 kids and it just wasn't fun for me the whole free fall I was just praying open open open open, and like man should be open by now, then poof opened up and then I enjoyed the glide.

[@natural9743]

I'm like thinking all that's needed now is a water landing-nice job chopping when you did.

[@TheBlazefrost]

That instructor is a badass

[@moonaddict]

"what is that flying away?" "ahh nothing, it's part of the show"

[@GlasairS2-RG]

Gorgeous DZ and good on the TM

[@davidbrucemusicvideo]

Dude could’ve died, and he wouldn’t have been even remotely aware of that fact. Love how the guy in charge kept his cool and didn’t even tell the client what had just happened.

[@ColinRuthem215]

That's why you have a badass strapped to your back, for moments like that!

[@IansRcFun]

Wonder if that guy payed extra for the "super scary tandem jump session"?

[@gavingeorgecouk8250]

I'm sure the instructor is thinking about the cost of the chopped canopy and the pack job.

[@nightshadehelis9821]

Can someone explain to me how this happened? Did the wind blow the parachute in a funky position? If he was alone, could he have saved it? It was open, but didn't look tangled? I don't know anything about skydiving, insight would be appreciated. Thanks.

[@TheLilstoker]

Here is a link demonstrating it on a solo/sport canopy kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKqyoWaqmr14e7M If you pause at the exact right time you can see a big not holding the lines in a bunch on the right hand side as the camera looks up :). I was putting in a very hard left turn to try and stop but was still spinning to the right.

[@sterlingarcher4989]

"Poker face, poker face, poker face..."

[@tedmihalca]

Couldn't have had a better face for this video 🤣

[@curtmarler1]

I'd say you owe your rigger a beer for the reserve job but I don't know who packed your main!

[@jamesweigel7823]

you can pack a perfect main and still have something go wrong. i have had it happen.

[@rivernet62]

The guy who owes HIM a beer

[@BENCHIPED]

When you cut away your chute only to find one of your drinking buddies packed your reserve with a Pink Barbie chute made by Mattel

[@187haka]

Handled it well, nice one. Customer loved it How did he feel about what happened?

[@TheLilstoker]

He had no idea anything went wrong even when we landed. I showed him the video after our jump and he thought it was awesome. I then took his daughter on the very next load! :)

[@aitorjara100]

Danny what a savage hahahah. How was it taking his daughter?

[@DrewciferTek]

Love it!

[@thetruepatriot7733]

@@TheLilstoker I'd jump with you any day! Your an excellent instructor.

[@JWalker6541]

Not sure any tandem student has ever enjoyed a 'bonus ride' as much as this dude did...!

[@benlawrence8288]

This was brilliant!!! Customer: WEEEEE YAY WOOOOO LITERALLY NO IDEA

[@jamesfarrell4929]

Fast response all good two freefalls for one.

[@ollymanton7554]

The fear roles reverse, the passenger is not scared at all and the instructor is shitting it!

[@New_Identity]

You made the youtube algorithm! Good video!

[@smalltowndowntown9199]

One of the few times a seasoned instructor still gets an adrenaline rush.

[@youngnurse9994]

Wooo hoo Weeeeeee All rightttttttt Yeahhhhhhh We bout to go splat !!!!!! Good save instructor!!!!! 👍👏👌😁

[@harrisonedwardz]

Haha, just browsing through random videos and got onto this one. I thought I recognized Patrick in the pilot seat and the roll up door! Ballistic Blondes! Wheyy Davy & Kel

[@jasonmanson4085]

I love how he gives him the cutaway and reserve handles to hold onto. 🤣

[@simonsignolet5632]

The sicko in me watched this expecting to see a terrified passenger creating - but you were so professional that he didn't even notice! Well done, mate! I like people with a disciplined presence of mind. So many people these days are mentally feeble. Panic and create 'cause the battery in their cellphone is dying on them - they just don't know how to live...

[@weemido831]

He was totally oblivious to what just happened 😅😂😂 bless him lol

[@danivanon]

where does the original parachute go in a situation like this? is there usually a recovery attempt?

[@lifeisonlyoptional2215]

Dan Ivanov I'm a scuba diver myself, not a skydiver but I think there normally is a rescue attempt.

[@TheLilstoker]

Always going to try find it, its worth a few thousand dollars! Normally try get to it straight before it sinks or if it doesn't land in the water try and find as soon as possible

[@WingAce5]

when the first parachute opened in a spin, he grabbed the steering lines in attempt to rectify the turn, it didt work so he cut away. Most likely a tension knot on the front right line group.

[@allmantree]

They call guys like me who can climb things..... usually hangs up in tip of tree canopies.

[@John_NYT]

"ALRIIIIIIIGHTTTT" has no idea the main chute is sending them into a death spin

[@gbessone]

Beautiful dropzone, where is it?

[@casual9982]

New Zealand

[@lubinkous]

I thought I heard dude say "Yeah tell me if we've made it!". Scary but awesome video!

[@Dreaklock]

hahaha, the passenger was all happy and like "hell yeah!" while the pilot looked scared shitless.

[@JCResDoc94]

*as long as the customer is happy*

[@gabrielmacgregor4276]

Holy shit-balls! Red Beard saves the fucking day 🤙

[@bryanholland6987]

Does no good to let him know what happened until you're on the ground. Doesn't help him when you're up there. Of course, I think everyone understand this. I hope so, anyway.

[@Getsumsimm]

Hey mate I have my first skydive with an instructor next week in Sydney and I am absolutely shitting myself. I can’t stop thinking about what happens if the parachutes fail. I am seriously considering cancelling my appointment. Any advice?

[@TheLilstoker]

Awesome. Fear of falling is, one of only a few fears, humans are born with, don't worry it's only natural. As a skydiver a general stat is that we cutaway 1 in every 1000 jumps. So far I have had two cutaways in over 4000 jumps, everyone differs I generally jump where the gear is well maintained. The reserve parachute is packed by a qualified rigger. It gets repacked every six months and checked over very thoroughly. It is also made slightly different, primarily made for the best chance of opening and saving your life and therefore doesn't have the best in-flight characteristics. The main thing is it is different and designed to give you the best chance. Chances are extremely slim you will use it. From a psychological point of view. During your ride up to altitude, just remember we do this everyday, for a living, and are mostly very relaxed during all of it. The most nerve racking bit is when the door opens and when exiting the aircraft. Try remain calm, when in the plane take some long deep breaths. This really helps and is very simple to do ! After exiting the aircraft there will be a few seconds where you are still scared until you get slightly used to the feeling after which I'm sure you will feel ecstatic. 😀 during the freefall don't forget to breathe. If you have trouble make sure your chin is up so the wind isn't directly in your mouth and if you need to yell out a holy sshit or something along those lines which will push the air out your lungs andake you the your next breath haha. I really hope you don't cancel, you will be so proud of yourself for achieving it. I went into more detail than I needed too and I'm sure your instructor will help put your mind at ease. The only thing you need to remember is to try relax your body and breathe. Trust your instructor and most of all, have an epic time!!!

[@techweed6176]

@@TheLilstoker You are awesome 😎

[@keeganrothwell5712]

My man! Nice cut

[@someguy6568]

Cutaways happen. The instructor was in control of the situation the whole time, I wouldn’t say they almost died tbh

[@stickboyfpv4742]

Great save dude! You guys were spinning out, scarryyy shit glad all is gooda

[@dugbones9352]

Well, I have a question. What happens to the chute that was cut away? Is there identification? How often is it actually returned or Is it gone forever? How often does that happen? This is an expense I never considered when contemplating entering the sport.

[@dugbones9352]

@Science is Hard Thanks for the knowledgeable reply. It's fun to joke or bitch about videos in the comments, but occasionally, it's a great opportunity to ask that question you have wondered about. Good wishes to you...and may you always have a full canopy when you look up.

[@casams1992]

Handled like a pro! What was the malfunction? Tangled line?

[@TheLilstoker]

Some of the lines bunched up in a knot. Tension knot.

[@casams1992]

Danny Overeem daang. Good save!

[@vitkomusic6624]

Actually if you don't cuttoff in time you can loose Consciousness due to G forces during the spin. And then the splat.

[@aerosol_]

Dude "alright! Heyyy.. wooo!!" Unaware of what he was getting into while spinning down with main chute malfunctioning, and instructor working the way out. My grandmother always told me that "the one who die with pleasure, the death will taste like glory"

[@Zeppelin9113]

naive guy: "WOOOOOOOOOOOO" Death: " nah"

[@alexandrechatty5439]

Very professional. I like it !

[@robhertcarvalho5570]

Glad he chose an experienced guy.

[@bbs5400]

Can someone explain to me why he had him hold onto the straps? This is the second video I've seen where the instructor tells them to hold on tight, what's the reasoning?

[@TheLilstoker]

in this intance i was asking him to hold the cutaway handle and the reserve handle.. its a good idea to keep these as you save a cost if you don't drop them. if you can communicate with them during a malfunction, holding on to the straps before cutting away is what you want your student to do, ideally you want them to arch their body as well.. It means when you cutaway and open the reserve it minimizes the risk of a poor body position during the reserve deployment.

[@bbs5400]

@@TheLilstoker Ooohhh okay, I went back to the other video I saw and they both ironically held onto the straps with the reserve handle in their hand immediately after XD that makes a lot more sense, thanks, I was a bit confused, you were telling him to hold onto and not let go of the the reserve handle, not specifically the straps, as you were already under the reserve when you told him that

[@Athena124]

He had no idea, and honestly, thank god.

[@albert21able]

I saw this once, A Tandem Jump Cut-away the Tandem passenger on landing never had a clue what happened

[@inekemateman273]

You ever managed to salvaged the chute, or was it a complete loss?

[@TheLilstoker]

was really windy that day so it made it back to 25m from shore which a friend managed to drag back in out of the water. gave it a wash and its still getting jumped :D

[@wongowonga]

From someone who has never skydived, i'm just wondering how scary it is for an experience diver to cut away? On a scale of 1 to 10? Must be pretty terrifying until you see the reserve open and stable.

[@TheLilstoker]

i would say a 2 or 3.. reason for it being low is that we are trained for this situation. you have to be very aware of time passing and you are mostly distracted by trying to fix the situation rather than being scared of it. At the time it was my first cutaway and i hadn't done too many tandems - had been a tandem master for 6months. The other reason it is a 2 is because it didn't take long to realize i couldn't fix the situation before moving to plan b and cutting away.. In skydiving we have fast malfunctions and slow malfucnctions, fast malfunctions relate to still going near terminal velocity whilst dealing with a malfunction Or a slow malfunction where you have some fabric over your head. That said ,when the parachute is spinning, you can eat up altitude quickly. Scary factor increases a lot when you add other things into the mix, say you have pulled lower than intended, over a spot where you can't make it back to the landing area, you have decided to cutaway very late. and many other variables. which add problem on top of problem creating a worsening situation. :)

[@wongowonga]

@@TheLilstoker Thanks very much for taking the time to write such a comprehensive reply. Very interesting.

[@richardmillward8200]

Not terrifying to save your life!

[@taomahNEGEV]

What if you had not cut away? No safe landing is possible with that tension knot?

[@TheLilstoker]

Unless the tension knot cleared it would not be safe at all. No control and losing altitude quickly

[@arycave]

That TI had a bad day. Hope they fished out main from these swamps. What happened bytheway?

[@TheLilstoker]

Ary Cave. if you can pause it theres one frame after it first opens showing a big tension knot on one side. grabbed the left toggle and held it down to try keep it from turning while I pumped the right trying to free it. wasn't going to come free though! got out real deep on a windy day but it made it about 25metres from shore and a friend managed to swim out and haul it in :) :)

[@tymesho]

that was thrilling just watching everyone's expressions. I'd jump with you ANYDAY! all business, but not forgetting to have fun with it!

[@Zoutsteen]

Knot visible at 1:22 in slo-mo, 25% speed, for upto half a sec.

[@Redfiregtag]

Are the mains reusable after somthing lime that? Or is it just your responsibility to find it either way?

[@arycave]

@@Redfiregtag Given that new Tandem rig is about $16-18 gran I would certainly look for it and repair. They are specific canopies used for tandems and military not for average skydiving so unless they are GI it is probably worth of paying for repairs.

[@Bellicose0311]

I’m so glad that instructor cut away right away. I can’t stand when dudes will try and deranged or try to stabilize. If it’s already twisted just cutaway! Great job! Also think it’s funny how the passenger had no clue lol

[@MrRadleigh]

Literally can't stop laughing at the guy who was doing his tandem...

[@martinjanz6122]

Well done and what a beautiful DZ, where is it?

[@TheLilstoker]

Skydive Ballistic Blondes - Whangarei, New Zealand. also do beach landings which are even more scenic!

[@martinjanz6122]

I love it :)

[@genogeno1234]

you are da man! Great job!

[@postalfnj]

Does it feel like youre going really Fast?

[@1Elineee1]

What was wrong with the main chute? I couldn’t spot it. Next to the fact that it wasn’t above him but next to him.

[@WatchingUntiltheEnd]

Probably a tension knot, maybe? Steering toggle didn't release properly and put them in a spin. Just guessing.