Friday Freakout: Confused Skydive Student Pulls Wrong Handle, Loses Main Parachute

[@PaleBlueDotCitizen]

Nice cutaway, I like that there was no hesitation before chopping, not even to wait for a malfunction!

[@mrgreen2570]

PaleBlueDotCitizen Preemptive chop..hehe

[@tojora1]

Best comment ever

[@TexasElectrician77]

LMAO! Classic, Bro! I actually laughed out loud at that comment!

[@alisav8394]

Heheh nice one!

[@georgejacob3162]

Ha ha!

[@14USMA]

The way he looks at the bit of string in his hand, up at the instructor, and then back down to his hand just made me laugh so hard.

[@freakychannel123]

moment he realized he fucked up

[@Reaperdeathpunch]

Same lol

[@seanroland612]

Lmao looks at the instructor like what do I do now teach?

[@eamonshields2754]

Forrest Condit he looked like a cartoon character 😂

[@jamescolosi5714]

I bet he shit his pants..

[@flyinwithfrank1363]

When he looks at the string in his hand I completely expected a bunch of picnic items to come streaming out of his pack!

[@narcissistectomy5134]

THIS!! 😂

[@skypeek_6774]

Made my day! :)))))))))))))

[@drebk]

Lol, a spare tire

[@free_man_free]

😂😂😂

[@natural9743]

he cut away early because he had a premonition that his main was going to malfunction and so avoided the drama beforehand

[@theo3888]

LOL

[@jackpast]

natural 9 The ‘Kreskin’ of skydiving!

[@nolanfoster2551]

Just no time for bag lock and such...lol

[@seanroland612]

Lmao number 1 lesson of skydiving: avoid drama at all costs

[@calvacoca]

Sure. This guy was surely right! Always trust our premonitions !

[@Alvarezgn]

At least he knows his priority. PULL no matter what! lol

[@aaronboyd5586]

Rules of Skydiving: 1. Pull 2. Pull Stable 3. PULL ALL THE THINGS!!!

[@traviskretz2779]

Bro, that had me in tears!!! 🤣😂🤣

[@travelsouthafrica5048]

the last thing you will have left to pull on won't be of much help though

[@robertparks6115]

the three pulls of skydiving

[@146930]

Thanks god someone thought about this and made the reserve impossible to cutaway.

[@najadahe2828]

THIS GUY IS AMAZING! HE PULLED EVERYTHING! NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES!

[@mmichaeldonavon]

I'm thinking he had a cork, somewhere, that he pulled.

[@rg7964]

best comment kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[@towermonkey90]

When in doubt, pull everything out!

[@1tgneverquit684]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌

[@VictoryAviation]

Always a good motto, in many situations

[@Chitownprince83]

That’s always worked for me. 😂

[@warriyu4878]

just start yanking on shit until something works

[@alexkmoz]

Instructor: When in doubt, pull everything out. Male student: *unzips... Instructor: WTF Man? Student: but you said... Instructor: Have we jumped out of the plane yet? AFTER you leave the plane, you may pull out whatever you like. Female student: What if I don't want him to pull out? Instructor: Then you die pregnant.

[@romanticdonkey468]

Any jump you survive is a successful jump in my book.

[@andrewglen1090]

Stupid way of thinking. I would say it was a shitty jump that he survived. Took unnecessary risk because he can't keep a clear mind.

[@sekgo1265]

​@@AgeRestrictTheInternet No one's wishing death on him. Good thing he survived, but it was a shitty jump nevertheless :)

[@Psykopatatos]

@@sekgo1265 it was a good jump despite the shitty mistake. He remained calm, stood stable, and did what he had to do

[@sekgo1265]

@@Psykopatatos I'd argue that the shitty mistake made the jump less than ideal. Obviously not super bad, as he survived and even did the other things right, but not exactly ideal nevetheless. Less than ideal jumps are a strong way to learn as well. I've had some less than ideal jumps as well, for example one where I couldn't find the deployment handle (static line course, not AFF). Yeah, the jump was less than ideal as I couldn't find the deployment handle initially, but I didn't panic and just went for it again. So now I know what to do, based on experience, if I can't find the deployment handle. Doesn't make the jump a good jump though, just a less than ideal learning experience.

[@theginganinjaofficial]

@@Psykopatatos good jump...? No. Passed jump...? No..... Able to debrief and try again? Sure!

[@carnivalwrestler]

The expression on his face when he realized what he'd done was priceless.

[@ahgflyguy]

except he didn't REALLY realize what he'd done, since he went on to attempt to deploy the main.

[@aidanfranklin5420]

ahgflyguy you have to clear the main to be able to deploy reserve

[@JosiasRivera]

@@aidanfranklin5420 doesn’t the rsl cut away the reserve? What if main locks?

[@moustikfaya]

@@aidanfranklin5420 Hell no man when you start what we call PDS here it you finish it !! (right handle release + left reserve).... main canopy stays packed. Fast, less altitude loss more survivability.

[@Rezo3]

I'll tell you what, that kid has awesome stability in freefall.

[@callsignblaze4388]

I can’t stop laughing at how confident he was in pulling that cutaway. Even scarier that this looked like a hop and pop.

[@swampymarsh112]

Callsign: Blaze I’m guessing it was a 10 sec free fall jump ... but he did remain very calm and collected

[@joshuaam7701]

Had to be ex military jumper doing his transition training.

[@tousledmonkey]

A classic hop&chop

[@DANIAC262]

@@joshuaam7701 No way. Cutaway handles are still the same even with a rip cord.

[@mmichaeldonavon]

I thought so too.

[@keff1340]

Love the way he put cutaway pad into his left hand before the pull lol brilliant 😂😂😂👍👍

[@Heikki_Finland]

Lot of stuff coming out. At least he took good care of the handle and didn't drop it.

[@reicherosterreicher3486]

Heikki Finland Hey my finnish Friend , you made my day 😅😃🤣😅😃🤣😂Greets from Germany/ Lower Saxony

[@jimfarrell8662]

That in the US would cost you a case of beer.

[@TheHypernaught]

@@jimfarrell8662 and 180 bucks

[@Redfiregtag]

@@TheHypernaught $180 bucks for that fuckin pull cord, god damn!!! How can anyone afford this sport.

[@TexasElectrician77]

branden jones It’s not so bad if you don’t do stupid things. More expensive than bowling, for sure, but again, it does get expensive when you have to pay the idiot tax.

[@patrickswayze2596]

Hey!,, point is he kept his composure, didn't panic, and had plenty of altitude to correct his mistake! I call that a success in the fact he deployed, landed, and hopefully learnt a REALLY valuable lesson haha

[@kvarnerinfoTV]

He did this like a pro

[@MissCV]

No no, seeing as your name is Patrick Swayze, you stick to your movie quotes. “ If you want the ultimate, you've got to be willing to pay the ultimate price. It's not tragic to die doing what you love.”

[@highonbanana8265]

@@MissCV point break?

[@alvisvitols2204]

How was your jump? Man i had to use my reserve. What happend? They forgot to attach main parachute to my container

[@user-jz3vc9kd2j]

Alvis Vītols it was attached just fine until the idiot pulled his cutaway first.

[@treyblack5633]

Yeah, "they" weren't the ones that screwed up.

[@danielwilliams7685]

It's so funny tho right after he does it.

[@danh6411]

I’m I the only one that got the sarcasm? That would be the response from a lot of people.

[@Biggitybaked]

Whoops! Hopefully that guy pays a little more attention before his next jump.

[@jtoombs56]

Is that why reserves don’t have cutaways? He might have pulled that one too lol.

[@clayhart33]

I guess he really didn't want to fly that navigator.

[@jakecroxford5210]

This comment wins the internet 😂

[@johneperkin]

He wanted to do an accuracy landing and went with the 7 cell...

[@FGuilt]

Can't blame him

[@Loxodonta_africana]

He was just checking if everything was working the way it should. Check your gear, they said...

[@evertkleynhans2617]

LOL, maybe his reserve was due for a re-pack....

[@sebblesssing]

Hahaha :D

[@brianstayton2595]

Looks like the instructor had a fun deployment!!

[@awesomesaucer4128]

I had an instructor that said "if I go in, I want my tombstone to say "he pulled all of his handles"" This is not what he meant lol

[@justingould2020]

I come back and watch this one every so often when I need a laugh.

[@Clint_Beastwood87]

This one of those life situations where you are not supposed to oopsie

[@dj-flights7376]

It looked like his reserve deployed before he even pulled the actual reserve handle. You can see the reserve starts to deploy at 1:01 but he does not pull the handle until 1:04 .

[@SOLDOZER]

The RSL deploys the reserve. The D ring is for extra measure.

[@MapleMooseActual]

His RSL popped before he pulled his d ring, but he looks so calm and cool, like even hands the cutaway over to his other hand.

[@2tubulins]

He actually reacted quite remarkably, particularly for student. He quickly realized his mistake, but then stayed calm and collective and had enough sense to realize that the cutaway required clearing by extracting the main pilot chute...and even held onto his first handle, and then remembered to pull his reserve handle even though it appears the RSL released the reserve. Considering how many experienced skydivers don't remember to extract their main pilot chute during horseshoe malfunctions, I'd be curious to see how many of the skydivers below who find it fun to make fun of and call a student skydiver an idiot would be able to perform so beautifully as said student skydiver under similar circumstances.

[@DanielJutz]

Actually there is no reason to deploy the main, he could've just pulled the reserve right away

[@flybeep1661]

@@DanielJutz NO, that's wrong. You always go through the full procedure. That's what you're being taught.

[@ThijsvA]

@@Psykopatatos Why would there be a risk of a horseshoe? The main has no reason to come out as long as the pilot chute stays in the pouch and the bag stays in container, with the loop being closed?

[@Kossi85]

@@ThijsvA it totally depends on the rig, if you already have a low packing pressure (which was the case in 10% of my student rigs and rentals) the deployment of the reserve can lead to an opening

[@Joe_duffy]

I like to point out and keep focused on the good shit. Ignore the bad things and focus on the good. 1. He pulled his chute, in fact he pulled extra shit too. 2. He kept his cords. Yea he lot of chute its self but you dont have to replace cords with it. And 3. Hes alive. As long as you live you can try to redeem yourself And your last mistake.

[@albertbatfinder5240]

A final cord unfurls a banner saying “Task Failed Successfully.”

[@TheSecondWitness]

best comment! 😂😂😂

[@troyd-motorsport9933]

lol... the look on his face is priceless.

[@mfetto]

here.. we have to thank whoever invented the current system it work, it gives one chance after another, it saves lives THANK YOU! you made skydiving safe

[@HardHatPat]

That spring loaded pilot chute is a problem that needs fixing beyond skyhook

[@HardHatPat]

Franz Winter watch how the reserve pilot chute deploys and is immediately sucked onto his back and the bridle is what actually deployed the system

[@bentackett6299]

Safe-ish 🙄

[@justingould2020]

Wasn't there a system that had little pockets along the bridle that would work even if the pilot chute wasn't set?

[@gm5605]

Not safe, just less dangerous..

[@scottyb7491]

Steeeve!!!! Thats your fifth parachute this week!

[@danielww9022]

That look on his face when he looked at the cables is priceless!

[@SAYWUT]

Looks like the rsl was the one that truely popped that reserve.

[@bradleybeckstead8039]

Lol that grip switch to save the handle was so baller!

[@TheYodaman22]

Haha, we all make mistakes. Live, learn and smile, or die trying.

[@igot99problemsbutmyaltaint81]

Live to die another day :-p

[@1tgneverquit684]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣👌

[@truther6616]

Step 1 exit plane Step 2 get stable Step 3 look and locate Step 4 right punch Step 5 left punch....er cancel that Step 5.5 pull main

[@goudan]

The pilot chute stayed on is back in the dead zone until the rope pulled it from there... Why did the spring didn't throw it out???? before every repack I tested mine and throw with great power, weird don't you think?

[@mmichaeldonavon]

Wasn't the "Punch" for the chest mounted Reserve? Yes, I'm really dated! :) B-6370

[@goudan]

B-6639 (Canada) here :) Go to 1:01 you see the the reserve pilot get out, but stay on the back, in the dead zone so it doesn't get air in, it looks like the rope gets out and finally pulls the pilot to inflate... we also see the spring in the pilot that gets out of tension but not throw out. Could it be called a mal fonction at that point?

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@goudan only if it horseshoes.

[@samday6621]

I love the description! I’d love one of your clips to freeze frame and point out handles 1,2 & 3.

[@addy677]

Its cool how he realized his mistake, nd opened his main chute just incase it got caught

[@juda6800]

Exactly something like this happened to me on my 15th jump from 3500ft and 5 seconds of delay. I was incredibly surprised when I saw the yellow color of the handle . I opened the reserve parachute at 1600ft. Since that incident I always do a test pilot grasp.

[@gdutfulkbhh7537]

I don’t know why, but of all the Friday Freakouts I’ve seen, this one gives me sweaty palms.

[@MattsBaseballWorld]

What happens when you're on your phone during the classroom portion of skydiving.

[@behindtheglosss]

Never seen a guy cut away with such confidence and zero reluctance.

[@SkyHigh8800]

Got all those handles out like a champion! He even switched hands with the cutaway handle before going for the main!

[@billsanders5067]

I have seen this happen. The jumper had been using a rig with a rip cord. He bought new gear with a pull out pilot chute and the cutaway put on the right side of the harness. When he used for the first time he pulled the cutaway put. When realized what he had done, he threw out the main canopy pilot chute. Only then did he deploy the reserve. It cost him a case of beer and a reserve repack.

[@dutchpicklevideos]

the guy seemed to have a chilled reaction - calm under pressure - didn't even throw the handle - seems a bit strange to me - maybe like a training video - why no altitude thingy on the wrist - pulls 17 seconds into free fall - obviously I am not a skydiver but like watching the videos and can learn something from these videos

[@alexandrechatty5439]

He looks like a good skydiver. Maybe he just doesn't know this system. A military who learns civilian procedures or something like that ?

[@Roshy1]

Looks like he might have been doing 10s delays on a static line system, I don't believe an alti is required for those (although it's always useful to have for landings) if that were the case they would also be using ripcord deployments rather than throwaway, hence holding onto the deployment handle

[@KramarD]

dude was a pro. held onto his handles. whoever taught his fjc did him a solid too

[@dannboss]

One of the best I've seen so far!

[@ShalowRecord]

In a cartoon, he would've pulled out an anvil with that string.

[@worroSfOretsevraH]

I can tell he was very disappointed, when he realized there is nothing more to pull.

[@emt8756]

When something wrong happens you have the rest of your life to figure it out.....

[@bakersmileyface]

The whole 40 seconds of it

[@FGuilt]

Nice

[@tntkop]

The look on his face is priceless.

[@shane5702]

LOL I can't get over the look on his face when he realized xD For a student he reacted extremely well though! Props to him

[@towermonkey90]

Now that's what I call preparedness! He wasn't going to just wait for a malfunction to happen, no sir! He cutaway right away, just in case there was a malfunction! Give that man an A!

[@canatolakhoemini6728]

It's like that first scratch in your car, get it outta the way first.

[@psych0dude84]

I don't agree with going straight to the reserve in this situation, the opening shock might deploy the main that might entangle in the reserve... Sure the guy will have to go look for the canopy, but I reckon that's better than a main - reserve entanglement...

[@FGuilt]

I don't know bout that. His fall rate would slow so fast the main would probably stay in the bag of it got "shocked out"of the container. Imo, reserve is the better bet.

[@SOLDOZER]

Dumb. Does the "shock" from the main deploy your reserve?

[@golfhax]

lol that look after he pulled it when he stares at the guy w/ the camera. priceless

[@punchinpuffies]

At least he kept the handle

[@emrebekmez845]

do you have to hold on to that?

[@budmcdonald9190]

@@emrebekmez845 everyone and everything below you will thank you if you do. If you let it go and it hits someone or something they are probably not going to be happy.

[@thewewguy8t88]

honestly its getting into situations like that make me nervous to try to learn to how to skydive.

[@bdtrap]

Eh, a lot of mistakes in skydiving aren't so bad -- and the really bad ones, you'll only ever make once! 😁

[@kirkwagner461]

For the non-sky divers (like me) what was the first thing he pulled? Can someone give a sequence of events? Thanks in advance!

[@thewewguy8t88]

i am wondering that too. like i wont lie i am confused on what happened.

[@stievenhultermans4559]

The first handle he pulled is to detach the main canopy from your rig. The other handle (left) on his chest is to deploy the reserve canopy. But he should just have pulled his pilotchute at the bottom to deploy his main. He messed up but good recovery. 😂

[@kirkwagner461]

@@stievenhultermans4559 Ah. So he started with the procedure to use if you find that your main chute was fouled. He then basically started pulling everything. Main gets deployed but is no longer attached, so it just goes away. Then reserve comes out as it should. I think that, now, I can see that as it happens. Thanks!

[@stievenhultermans4559]

@@kirkwagner461 yes, you've got it 👍

[@mrbradgeary]

"scared skydiver" or "confused with fear"... great video!

[@Vespyr_]

Oops, this isn't my bag lol. I hope there's a chute packed in this and not someone's lunch of they're going to be hella pissed.

[@Paiadakine]

Good thing he has an RSL.

[@skydiverclassc2031]

Sorry about your jump kid, but the slow motion sequence of the deployments is just...beautiful.

[@stephenbender7593]

Good thing he didn't pull the buckle on his harness!

[@leotandem]

And your AAD hasn't fire! Well done! One day you'll be an outstanding TI, he know's all the procedures😇👍

[@rickgarbarini2221]

we called that brain lock, I've seen a jumper on a 10 way we were doing grab a jumper's 3 ring cut away, when he opened and his canopy left him he thought he fell out of his harness! reserve out landed OK

[@SkyTrashActual]

I’ll bet money this guy is military free fall qualified and was doing is transition jumps for skydiving.

[@ColGadarby]

Not if you look at how unstable he was - no chance. He was a novice.

[@krotchlickmeugh627]

@@ColGadarby lol most military jumps look exactly like that if they even have anyone to pull lmfao ac130's jump ships you dont pull shit.

[@CharlieTheAstronaut]

I was a kid when I saw a girl on het first untethered solo jump (5th jump total) do this. The main canopy landed on top of a tree, deep in the middle of a forest. The instructor was mighty pissed after she landed safely.

[@Drifterteetea]

That moment he pulled the cutaway and then thought did my ex pack my rig was priceless. Did well to keep his handle though, bet he got some stick at the dz bar that night 😄

[@gdaddy5193]

I'm a pilot and know nothing about skydiving. However, traditionally we have a spontaneous and universal saying that seems to be an automatic response to something like that ... Which is ... "OH SH!T!!!" he had that look on his face, yet he surprisingly didn't say it. We're taught to put everything back the way it was before the aircraft started doing something we didn't want it to do ... guess that doesn't apply to skydiving huh? Can't repack a shoot whilst plummeting to earth at 120 mph I guess.

[@TBagr]

He knew to do that with rental gear so he didn’t have to pay for the repack.

[@fc1133]

I know nothing about sky diving, so can someone please explain!? I see two "things" fly away. I understand one of them must be the main chute, but what is the second thing? And why do people say he played it safe? Why "waste" a potential "good" main shoot and go right away for the reserve one? At least ry it... right? Thanks.

[@chi554]

Yep first thing is the main chute. Second is the D-bag or deployment bag. He played it safe by opening his main after accidentally detaching it from his harness (which let's it fly away) and then pulling his reserve.

[@fc1133]

@@chi554 Copy that! Thanks!

[@johanvangoethem3601]

@@chi554 Ty. Why are all of these handles in such close proximity? Isn't such a system prone to errors (like in this case)?

[@russellspeer3989]

@@johanvangoethem3601 The handles are not in close proximity. The Main parachute deployment "handle" is on the bottom right corner of the container (that thing on his back that looks like a backpack); the cutaway handle (the handle he pulled first) is on the right front side of his chest; and finally, the reserve chute deployment handle is on the left side of his chest. To the original poster: As soon as he pulled the first wrong handle (the cutaway), the main parachute was no longer attached to him in a meaningful way... thus the term, "cutaway handle". The cutaway handle disconnects the main chute where it attaches to the harness he is wearing, and by deploying it, it departs company with the jumper to be carried away, and perhaps lost. With canopy prices generally starting at ~$2000 and climbing from there, it is - generally - (YMMV) a bad idea to willingly let her fly away, perhaps not to be found. There is one "benefit" he experienced by deploying his cutaway main... this student, as all students should, had a device called an "RSL". That device is designed to automatically begin the reserve parachute deployment if the main has been cutaway, which it certainly did in this instance. The student indeed DID pull the handle to deploy the reserve, good for him, but the RSL clearly beat him to the punch. If he hadn't cutaway the main, the reserve would only deploy when he pulled the handle, or a safety device designed to start deployment @~750 ft above the ground if a jumper is still at full freefall speed. All things considered, after his first mistake, the student did an admirable job in responding to what was likely his first freefall jump after static line training, or, as others have mentioned, he could be a military operator getting signed off for civilian equipment which is different than military gear... most military gear has the main parachute deployment handle exactly where this student pulled his civilian cutaway handle. I would NOT consider this student a candidate for the "Bowling Speech" because of this incident; though he made mistakes, his response showed exactly the composure under stress required for activities such as skydiving... YMMV

[@mountainman5173]

That moment your heart literally jumps into your throat...

[@lawfreefly]

It is happened before, but seeing it live, is hilarious.

[@patrickswayze2596]

lawfreefly hahaha same here I’ve seen people landing and go looking for their canopy’s after pulling tie reserve or cutaway lines haha Funny to see, glad he’s ok

[@pavelboyarov]

tell me, after opening the main parachute, the spare one opened immediately, shouldn't he pull out the D-shaped ring? I have 1 tandem, 1 static line

[@andyachilleos5013silvereagle]

Nice to have seen a response from him

[@lionelpeer4097]

When I started skydiving in the military, we had military rigs, with the main handle on the chest as well, just like the cutaway and the reserve. A friend of mine pulled the wrong one on our first freefall skydive. I can still remember how scared I was still sitting in the plane seeing that chute opening underneath me. :'D

[@skyscribe]

Hope he was able to recover the main later because that'll end up being an EXPENSIVE mistake.

[@NeoMorphUK]

This is why I never liked the idea of AFF. AFF was only just coming out when I was doing my training jumps (old school style from static to dummy to 3 second free fall etc, etc) and by the time you hit 12K the first time ALL your stupid shit is trained out of you. I had a bit of a hiccup that I had to stop doing whenever I left the plane... I would end up running in midair and not even realise. When other jumpers told me (laughing their socks off lol) I didn’t believe them until I got shown. Weird fix for me was to bowling ball (grab knees) for a couple of seconds and then go stable. Stopped running after that... so of course I one upped myself and headbutted the damn wheel step on one jump so stopped balling... thank god for wearing proper helmets instead of a frap hat.

[@ashsmitty2244]

Wow. Skydiver commenters on here have really impressed me. All class and classics.

[@electrontube]

student exits. pulls his main cutaway. then student pulls his reserve cutaway. then student removes his left shoe. then student pulls his helmet cutaway. student then orders a pizza. student tries to hand instructor overdue library book. student pulls his underwear cutaway. student pulls his altimeter cutaway. which activates an RSL for his wallet. student removes movie ticket stub from his pocket. student deploys rocket-assisted reserve from his ass. safe landing. immediately blames his instructor.

[@archangel9114]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@keitharoo1962]

LOL All kinds of stuff pouring outta that pack.

[@georgejacob3162]

Just needed a trail of diarrhoea to top it off!

[@bagerbuch]

😂😂😂😆

[@FGuilt]

I think I saw a cat....🐈

[@johneperkin]

At some point, we've got to to start blaming the instructor that taught the ground school...

[@animationcycles7109]

I'm not a jumper, and have limited knowledge. I'm guessing he pulled his main cutaway, (rather than pulling the main handle) went "oops"... and went straight for reserve.(?) Curious, how often have reserves been known to fail? I'm sure it happens, one way or another. Any jumpers go with 2 reserves, all the time?

[@Cici_Dial]

When I jumped in 1976, there was no confusion which was the ripcord handle and which were the capewells. This jumpers equipment is a bad design if such confusion is possible.

[@digdougedy]

This is a good example of a reserve static line deployment. If the RSL had not been attached he would have had to pull the reserve handle or rely on his AAD (CYPRES)... The fact that he held on to his handles was amazing. 10 out of 10. My first, and only, cutaway, I dropped both handles even though I had over 200 jumps. It made for an expensive day out.

[@fungdark8270]

I was wondering about all the handles... I suppose having the RSL and the two handles is safety redundancy? If the line fails you still have another way to open the reserve? Edit: seeing as one handle cuts away the main and one opens the reserve, if that’s how it works. I’ve just read wiki and it’s always overwhelming So did he not need to open the main since it was already cut away, or did he?

[@digdougedy]

@@fungdark8270 In short, the reserve is independent of the main chute can be deployed without deploying the main at all. If the main chute is deployed but fails to open the skydiver will detach it by pulling the 'cut away" handle, after which they will need to deploy the reserve with the opposite handle. However, it has been known for people to be either unable to deploy their reserve or to "forget" to deploy it. This is where the RSL reserve static line comes in. The strap from the main chute is attached to the reserve deployment pin. The energy of the main chute or pilot chute detaching from the skydiver will pull that pin and deploy the reserve with no input from the skydiver. If the RSL and the skydiver fails to deploy the reserve then the last chance is the AAD "automated activation device that detects altitude and descent speed and will deploy the reserve using a tiny explosive cutting device to cut the reserve pin loop at about 1,000ft if the skydiver is falling too fast, even if the main chute has been deployed. The reserve also has a compressed spring to ping the reserve out as fast as possible.... In conclusion this is all built in redundancy for the sole reason that people fuck up. New skydivers will fuck up because of inexperience and stress. Experienced skydivers fuck up because of over confidence and complacency.... Skydiving is great. It is something that everyone should do before they die. But not "just before" they die.

[@fungdark8270]

@@digdougedy Appreciated sir. Yep skydiving and flying/gliding are two things I’d like to learn before I die

[@mickey26684]

Pull a cord any cord! 😂 His face! 😳 Quick reaction though 👍🏻

[@solvihrafn2421]

This is brilliant, maybe the most confused skydiving student of all time! :)

[@FGuilt]

This is a contradictory statement.

[@glishskiii]

At least he held on to his handles

[@treesflowerssunshine]

Kept the handle but sent the d-bag up in smoke haha Kudos to those bringing him through student status, he almost beat the RSL on the reserve pull! haha Great job battling the temporal distortion! He probably learned more about procedures and himself on that jump than he will in the next 500.

[@cnav9758]

Haven't done a cutaway before maybe I'll do one for practice

[@dirkhoekstra727]

These guys should start jumping on Saturdays... Fridays are causing so many freak outs. 😂

[@rustynuts4426]

Very good design. The reserve can come out even if the main is still packed

[@FGuilt]

Modern equipment is amazing

[@HenriqueOliveira-of5er]

Looks like he took the whole “Don’t delay, Cut away!” thing a bit too seriously

[@gouda2872]

Love how he didn't drop the handles though lol. Let me just casually switch my cutaway handle to my other hand and throw out my pilot chute

[@michaelzroberts]

He threw out his whole parachute. Lol

[@ruymoraes199]

He did pull the ThreeRing release, wich releases the principal panel. Quickly released the principal, and after, the reserve. Could solve the problem safely.

[@matthewgregg3979]

What did he do wrong? Please explain for someone who knows nothing about skydiving.

[@troyjollimore4100]

You have a tiny parachute, called a drogue, that you grab from a holder on your leg, or behind your back and throw out. When it inflates, it pulls a little pin out of a flap in the back, and then pulls out the main parachute. If the main parachute doesn't open, or malfunctions, there is a little metal grab handle on your chest that pulls out a BIG honkin' spring that fires the reserve parachute. In this case, he pulled that handle first, the main pin on the flap held, so nothing happened until he threw the drogue, which was immediately cut away by the reserve activation...

[@jappiemoto]

He just didn’t trust it 😂😂😂

[@matterisnotsolid8295]

I don't get this maybe because I've never been skydiving. Why put a big handle where it can be pulled with strings attached to it if it's not the one that you want to pull in the first place?

[@troyjollimore4100]

It's in a prominent spot because it is THE handle you want to pull if all else fails... But you don't pull it FIRST.

[@ravenna6543]

Dude looked at his jump partner like, "You ready to save my life right?"

[@chiranagheorghitaeugeniuth98]

I am not a skydiver but a diver. I am always asking myself how the fck you recover the main chute after a cutoff?