Crossfire 139 Swoop gone bad!!

[2handle2hard]

I'm not one to piss on others, but you're about 90-100 feet when u made the hook. But u don't GO FORIT. If you had pulled hard left u would have made it

[saldiver2]

to low to front rise hook, now u learned, what not 2do ...gladly u survived ,,

[jammasterjay]

f*ck me...glad you were able to get better.

[LukesNewLife]

Ouch mate, really glad you are ok. I start my AFF in a few months, I think watching vids like this will keep my head on, so i dont try anything im not ready for...

[tarheelz1224]

Glad you survived. I guess I was lucky to have some great canopy instructors who gave free advice to NuB's. This included brake turns and using rear risers. Blue skies :)

[RockhitFlyer]

Bad decision on your part but thanks for posting this dude. it will give me nightmares and something to always think about when swooping... Its not worth it if its too low!! your are a very lucky soul. take care.

[WelcomeToMyDream]

Damn! Glad you are better now dude. Thanks for posting this video so the rest of us can benefit from the lesson you learned the hard way. Rock on~

[KRKLaird]

hey mate, been a while for this vid, so how u doing now? u able to do much with a femur break?

[Munin0]

thx for posting, so we can learn from it. I hope I won't make the same mistake someday, I do understand how you get to the point of being overconfident. The adrenalinerush or something about skydiving gives me that feeling as well, especially when you get better at it. Glad that you re still with us and that you can teach others to improve

[1BADAZZ350Z]

Like my mama always used to say....stupid is as stupid does!! But seriously, glad you survived. One of my good friends and mentor, Harry Parish, who died a few years ago at West Point Skydiving in Va, always used to say this when asked why someone didn't follow his warnings...".Pain is a far greater teacher than I".......so learn from your pain brother and....BLUE SKIES!

[esdraspqd35]

you had a good luck. you cold be dead now! take care next time.

[irma321]

If you knew it was bad from the start you should have let go of the front riser, it will plane the canopy out then you could have arrested the turn and not had such an impact.

[flyboy8501]

a break turn would have been great for you lol im glad you didnt get hurt worse though.

[Freeflyer91]

Dude I felt that from here .... Hope you healed fast. 

[zeroholod12]

Пиздец ебанько! И вот потом из за таких дибилов говорят - "кто засвупит - месяц на дз может не приезжать!"

[nolifemerc]

wow my 7 year old daughter just said dont turn now you to low.

[OblivionZealot]

Ouch

[camerafanatic]

what kind of damage was done to your self

[AdictiveFF]

That was more of a 150 turn rather than a 90. With a 90 it would have been a cool swoop.

Still to low

[Sepiboyz]

you call this swoop with an 139 crossfire and an WL of 1.4-1.5?!! haha, no sir, you cant call this swooping!

[sneakypete0011]

@Sepiboyz i've swooped a nitron 120 with a WL of 1.5 before.

[Sepiboyz]

@sneakypete0011

I am swooping a 81 Sensai with a WL of 2.8.... This is swooping!! :D

[sneakypete0011]

@Sepiboyz Right now i'm swooping the crap out of a xaos-27 92 with a WL of 2.0.. it's not necessarily the higher the WL the better of a canopy pilot you are, but i've never seen you land so i can't really say anything.

[Sepiboyz]

@sneakypete0011

thats totally right! iv never seen you swooping or flying neither. but when this guy writes something about swoop and you see this....that just pisses me of!

[sneakypete0011]

@Sepiboyz agreed.

[SarayeOmid1]

This is exactly why I dont swoop...

[jadben]

You were probably thinking : Lower, faster !!! hook that shit !!

Too bad you femured but thanks for posting that video. To everyone else, if you're not 100% sure, just land it, and go back up and try again ! And GET SOME COACHING !!!!!

[skydivechile]

was sooo down this turn!! :S



[wildcatphil]

I am about 4 jumps away from my A license so not too far into the sport, but it is still crazy how many people get hurt doing low level turns and that is one of the major things they tell you not to do in school! Glad you are ok though.

[worktosser]

That had to hurt like a bitch. It happened so fast. It looked like everything was cool then the ground just kinda jumps your ass. ouch!

[durtymacc]

You sir are an idiot!

[acromanic82]

I just did this on a Crossfire 2 129. Witnesses (about 20 fellow jumpers) said they thought I'd be dead or in a wheelchair, but I walked away.. Very lucky.  And yeah bro, fuckin ouch

[matiair2]

I know what u feel. . .

with 135 contrail and 3. day in hospital, same altitude . . .

[mrnagrom97]

Oh Fuck! That must have hurt???

[nolifemerc]

damit man u hurting your breathing, i hope u ok damit i hurt with you.

[theciskokidd]

Jesus! What the hell did you think would happen?...LOL

[leogagliardigmail]

Thank you for share it!. It's an excellent example of what we don't have to do.

[Jenner7346]

@melarge12

I was just thinking the same thing!

Glad you are okay!!! Sucks this happened at the beginning of the summer and not the end... Or not at all

[mrlarge12]

DUDE! I am not a swooper by any means but, I was looking at the video and there was a moment I was telling to my self "OMG thats too low already!!"

glad you made it out that one

[aerogirl076]

Good for you for sharing...

[flyboy8501]

they say prepare for PLF lol, it usually never ends up being a plf XD

[ForrestDix]

It's always fun to show off; but, I have no shame in bailing out of a turn early if it feels too low at any point. Bailing out early may make you look inexperienced; but, it also shows that you have the presence of mind to recognize when you have misjudged and the ability to adjust for it. Glad that your recovery is going well.

[0443830127suvlad]

С самого начала видео было видно, что из этого не хрена хорошего не получится.

[hookitbigger]

RSL's are for pussies!

[jumpingknic]

ouch, glad you survived

[voelkerb]

Looks like it might have been salvageable if you stabbed your steering lines. Did you use your rears or toggles?

[jumpingknic]

ouch... get some coaching

[attofarad32]

I'm glad you didn't initiate 10 feet lower...

[dannyrowlands]

Ouch, been there. Glad you are ok!!

[MrGstrdr]

Just foolish pride

[fabiomaya]

che razza di idiota

[jrpd170]

Katana

[TheNovaAxon]

Glad you made it. Thanks for sharing.

Blue Skies & Happy Landings!

[brotherlybrother11]

SHIT , looks like you broke your ass

[JackieB12003]

I admire your honesty and willingness to help others learn from your mistake. We all make them and you had to pay a pretty heavy price, but one that could have been so much worse.

Whenever I see a video like this, I avoid saying "I'd never do that..." and instead just try to stay humble and learn.

So glad you are healed up and back in the air.

[mikepascoepuffdiddly]

Hope you mend ok buddy. Having the plates out of my arm soon from a stupid landing last Sept. Opted to take a downwinder (5knot wind max) and tripped over my own feet on concrete. Good learning experience LOL

All the best.

[jumpinjunkietoo]

so what did you break?

[MrGstrdr]

@jumpinjunkietoo I broke my femur just below the hip. I got a nice piece of titanium and two screws for my efforts.

[titaniotti]

@MrGstrdr

And you say that with proud hã? Stupid

[CLayaway1]

@MrGstrdr Funny, I have the same exact break and metal fix, just from a dirtbike crash. 7 years later and it still aches..

[HERPDEDERP49]

@MrGstrdr bro that takes ALOT i mean ALOT to break a femur...you gotta have balls of steel bro

maddddd respect.

[OneSkiWonder]

@MrGstrdr Wish you had kept filming longer. I'm an EMT, I like seeing trauma and would have liked to see how the people who came to your aid treated you.

[krosfyah]

thanks for posting so others can learn and glad you on the road to recovery! What WL have you got the 139 at?

[MrGstrdr]

@krosfyah 1.4 to 1.5 depending on my beer intake

[rrr1sportrider]

@MrGstrdr Thank god it was not a Katana you were flying. Out come would of been way worse right??

[kuai43]

Glad you survived. @ 90 degrees through the turn, what were you thinking?

[MrGstrdr]

@kuai43 actually the whole thing was a little surreal I knew I was low at my start point but was convinced I could salvage it. when I watch now I think the same thing you probably do " Dude its obviously WAY low!!!" Dont let arrogance get in the way of good judgement. Im back in the sky now and running up to 3 miles X 3-4 times a week. It has slowed me down but not stopped me. without a doubt a very cold and hard reality check

[TheNovaAxon]

@MrGstrdr

'but was convinced I could salvage it.' Sounds familiar to me. Hurts too.

Glad to hear you are OK now. Blue Skies

[Fishmonger1966]

Ouch

[chuter1982]

Why??? Hope you're allright now anyway.

[MrGstrdr]

@chuter1982  arrogance my friend........sheer arrogance. Thought I could dig out of it.

[supershinobi223]

man, what a sick bounce

[kerilurtz]

ok. i'm sick.

[MrGstrdr]

@kerilurtz Yeah I sweat when I watch it