My first tandem skydive and the main tether and parachute don't open! All I hear is "We have a malfuntion". He pulls the reserve at 10,000 feet. We free fell, flipping at over 160 mph. My neck still hurts!
I make the reserve opening @about 7K'. You were falling @about 180MPH @the time. It's very odd that your TI couldn't deploy the drogue. He's the one who packed it. It only sits in a BOC. @180, I'll bet that reserve deployment was (AHEM) firm...
I make the reserve opening @about 7K'. You were falling @about 180MPH @the time. It's very odd that your TI couldn't deploy the drogue. He's the one who packed it. It only sits in a BOC. @180, I'll bet that reserve deployment was (AHEM) firm...
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neomuttley 1 year ago
Looked like the drogue came off the bridle. The only drogue I lost was upon deployment. Bad opening, but the main eventually deployed.
wzl46 3 years ago
Could he not deploy the drogue? I can't see what happened.
ryandsucks 3 years ago
Ouch, terminal reserve pull on a tandem.. I bet that hurt..
themixlife 3 years ago