DeLand Double Mal

A jumper in DeLand experiences a violent malfunction on his Velocity 103 after a brake fire. Reserve is an Optimum 126, and the container is a SkyHook equipped Javelin.

More info here: http://blueskiesmag.com/2011/08/30/not-your-day-to-die-evidently/

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• DeLand
• Double Mal
• SkyHook
• Velocity
• Optimum
• No Shit There I Was

[BlueSkiesMag]

The main canopy is a Velocity 103, reserve an Optimum 126, container is a SkyHook equipped Javelin.

[keeponwishin]

Looked like a bag lock on your reserve. nasty. nice quick thinking! I'd probably have a talk with whoever packed your main, then I'd have an even nicer talk with whoever packed your reserve!

[jumpmasterjm]

That's not a double mal, is it?

[JTVal27]

HO-Leee FUCK!!! Good Job, brother.

[beardedswine]

that was fucked. great work

[titanman2789]

Holy crap.... That was some scary shit!

[tubewearwolf]

WOW evan i got rush out of that!.... but thats not what you wana see when you go skydiving...

[korbentaz]

@korbentaz 0:59 that is

[korbentaz]

@nutellaontoast it seems like they didnt release brakes. you can see at :59 they are still stowed.



[nutellaontoast]

@ZLew02 that makes sense. Thanks for the reply!

[ZLew02]

@nutellaontoast Supruku is correct, and I would have done the same thing when the reserve started diving. Idea is some asymmetric the input is "locked" in by the linetwist, causing the turn/spin. Even with linetwist, yank hard enough on the correct toggle you might get the tail to deflect. Maybe enough to slow or stop the turn. In that case the linetwist wasn't the deadly part, it was the spinning/diving reserve. Stopping that was critical to survival, by kicking out or any means possible.