AFF Level 1. Failed - student didn't open parachute.

[leightonlima]

@omegasolution Thanks for that mate... will be doing my AFF Level 1 soon :-) These comments really help....

[leightonlima]

Im no expert but was he getting the thumbs down due to not checking his altitude or Pilot chute regularly enough???

[mkurskiy]

@leightonlima it was enough to stay alive ;)

[thewickedstuff1]

The thumbs down means arch your back.

[OmegaSolution]

@leightonlima The thumb down means "bend" or "push your hips down" which ever expression you like. The other signs used were "loosen up"(the flapping of the hand in front of his face), "check your altitude"(the instructor shaking the students wrist) and "your doing ok" or "your situation is ok"(thumb up). The only one I see is different from the ones used were "deploy your chute!" and check your altitude, to which the student didn't seem to response at all.

[Jonnymorton20]

@leightonlima Nope, its the signal to lower your pelvis for a better arch position..



[MrKoopkaa]

@leightonlima thumbs down means arch

[octubre1987]

@leightonlima the thumbs down mean arch the body ;)

[jonaslango]

Thats why some times things went wrong! stupid people CAN´T do such sport

[GRjoseantonio]

the man with 2 handy-cams attached to his head doesnt know the existance of the GoPro lol

[mkurskiy]

@GRjoseantonio one of that two cams - it's a photo ;)

gopro can't shot such good quality photos

[bigglyguy]

Thanks for the full-length too. I've only once done a jump, many years ago for charity, but this really brought back that 'ground rush' thing! I broke my left fibula but still glad to have done it :)

[katyu16]

Notice how SMOOTH the student was?. No bouncing around like a normal AFF1. I agree with a previous poster. There was no pull signal given. The student was clearly waving off and about to pull. I would've given him another second.

[Catapultandclingfilm]

Im so glad i dont have openings like the camera man :D

[Jumpaaa77]

Not bad at all!!!

[ACorlett48]

On AFF1 The JMs feel like the best friends you ever had :P

[stealttiFIN]

Even if you wont get order 'pull' you still should open parachute at 1600m for first 3-5 jumps (depends).

[mkurskiy]

@stealttiFIN as we agree on the ground - alt of pulling should be 1500m.

so the second jump master (to the left of me - right sight on the video) - was too nervious :) so as me :)))

[prowler12455]

nothing was wrong whith that free fall. Your first jump, you arched, kept looking at your altimeter and try to have contact with jump master. It could be a good lesson if the jump master went in front of you and point the finger at you, the "pull sign" and then give you a moment to do it. Good jump and welcome to the sport.

[mkurskiy]

@prowler12455 thanks :)

and hope it was the worst error :)))

[jonaslango]

@prowler12455 Thats why some times things went wrong! stupid people CAN´T do such sport

[mike96786]

There was never a pull signal given, I say thr ins pulled him out to soon. What was the Alt?

[mkurskiy]

@mike96786 yep :) there was no "pull" signal given :) - but was signal "altitude". altitude was about 1500-1600m. - it was the the first level of aff.

[mkurskiy]

@mike96786 1500 - 1600 m

when chute opened i was at 1300m about.

[valimoman]

@mike96786

1:32 res side

[mkurskiy]

@valimoman it was signal "Altitude", not "Pull"

[valimoman]

@mkurskiy 1:31 "Altitude" 1:32 "Pull"

[mkurskiy]

@valimoman "pull" for him? Or for me?

For me it was no "pull" - I was wathing for altitude and alt of pulling was exactly 1500m, as we agry on the ground with main jump master.

[LeanderRandom]

Aww, you were just about to reach for it :(

[Rcslayer2k2]

damn bro he pulled it literaly a second before u went for it. nice job other wise id say

[mkurskiy]

@Rcslayer2k2 yes :) it was so :)) i had to be more relaxed to see something else than my feelings :)))

anyway it was safe - and that's most important :)

thanks bro :)

[ysoner]

damn! everything -awareness, practice touches- looks perfect until pull. what happened there? 

[mkurskiy]

@ysoner :) yep, everything was ok, until altitude of pull.

reserve instuctor showed signal "altitude", but i didn't saw it. than he started to shaking me - and as we agree before jump - it means "relax" :) so... i was relaxing at the moment of pulling, next in 0.2 seconds i tried to pull but chute already gone :)

... it was only one missed jump during aff :) now it's funny to see it :)))

in my video there is aff-7 jump - it was good :)

[ysoner]

@mkurskiy hahah OK. Unfortunate that you had to pay for another jump since this one looks great especially for a first time jump. Did you spend time in a wind tunnel before this?

[mkurskiy]

@ysoner thanks ;) no, i didn't - i jumped with army circle parachute with manual pulling 5 years before this jump.

it was stable - so i didn't forget everything :)))