flat spin on a large wingsuit followed by a double malfunciton

this is a video of a flat spin on a large wingsuit followed by a double malfunction...

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Sports

Tags:

• double malfunction
• flat spin
• cypres
• spinning malfunction
• reserve pilot in tow

[olozada1]

@Leowhitters I did, handles and free bag too...

[olozada1]

No dude, there wasn't enough briddle out for me to roll into it. Whatever held the bag locked was inside the flaps.

[olozada1]

I have two hypothesis: 1. The s-folds on the reserve PC bridle were made too wide and/or too tittle of the bridle was folded outside the flaps, either of the two or a combination of them could create the PC tow (Wings container). 2. A false pin was left by mistake holding the bag under the PC, this would explain the tension on the closing loop after the reserve pull.

There could be other possibilities, I lean toward option 1. Either way this was a bad pack job, not a Wings issue.

[olozada1]

That cuttaway might have been a bit premature, today I woukd fight it a bit longer. But I started that lousy barrel roll at 6K, so I was low when I started spinning. This was last summer, I should have not been flying that S Wing with the twelve WS jumps I had then. I didn't even realize at the moment it was me who was spinning and not the canopy... Needless to say, I learned many lessons that day.

[olozada1]

Thanks bro, I didn't have a skyhook, I had an RSL and it worked fine but something held the freebag in, perhaps the PC bridle was folded incorrectly... I had a rigger telling me It could have been a false pin left holding the free bag, no way to tell now.

Either way, the closing loop had enough tension to be cut by the cypres and that ultimately released the free bag as it cut through the loop cleanly.

[itsblakecook]

Holy shit that was scary, now im gonna rethink my decision to avoid buying a cypress

[Leowhitters]

did you get your main back?

[Axesss]

so there is a main chute, reserve chute and a cypres chute? = 3 lives? i thougth there only was 2

[Charlie1821]

Regardless of could have/should have, glad you're ok. Go aads! Blue skies

[Kyser477]

Cypress to the rescue again...

[WelcomeToMyDream]

Holy SHIT! Gotta love the Cypres!!!!!!!! Glad you are OK, crazy crazy ride..

[sparkie66]

looks like you rolled into your reserve bridle?! Maybe that held the freebag in place