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My Parachute Malfunctioned after filming a Tandem skydive forcing me to cut away.

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Uploaded by on Oct 10, 2006

Another day filming tandems with a twist :-) Taken over Whitchurch in Shropshire at http://www.theparachutecentre.com/
2 Malfuction in 1500 jumps, so can't complain especially when I did't pack the mal!! :-) and do notice the horizon
before I cut away. Thats what did it for me. ;-p

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  • hahahahaha bastard. sounded like a refined englishman. I would have been screaming at the chute, fuck you piece of shit canopy.

  • @Qballfph Maybe, but it wasn't the canopy's fault. This wasn't my pack job. If it was it would have worked. :-) Bastard packer came to mind!! Hahahaha!

  • A job well done calmly and safely and a lesson learned regarding packing your own gear then your life is in your hands...., phew!

    Well done!!

  • @rosahlyn

    Cheers Ros :-)

  • you manage to find your main and freebag?

  • I landed next to my freebag :-)

    The main was in the same field. Which is nice :-)

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  • u wouldn't have to cut away if u had a bigger canopy....

    but no speed no fun :D

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  • I had 5 reserve rides in 1065 jumps, mostly because my first main was a falcon which are known for hard openings. blew up its centercell twice, & streamered it twice from my packing it to open slow. the other chop was a spinner on opening. retired it to hanging on the living room wall. there were other mals that I was able to clear, even had a bag lock that cleared if you can believe that. around 50 jumps into skydiving all I saw was the pilot chute, as I went for the chop, it opened. odd.

  • @tandemskydivingUK

    Many thanks!

  • @Charlie1821 Cheers Charlie and Blue Skies! As they say in skydive world :-)

  • As someone who just did his first tandem and is seriously thinking about getting into skydiving, this video helped confirm my decision. You were calm, cool and collected. And your statistic of only 2 malfunctions in 1500 jumps is awesome.

    p.s. I love your clapping.

  • nice work smooth cut and at least u didnt have a line over and start cutting lines on your reserve!!

  • What a calm reaction! :D Thanks for posting this video. Very useful for a newbie like me. : )

  • Talk about calm dude, well done

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