This laser jump was going according to plan, with nothing but fun and smiles... until one of these skydivers has a snappy premature opening on his back (with toilet paper in his hand, no less). It turns out his main pin was popped when his container rubbed against the plane door on exit. But the situation got worse: his reserve deployed into his main canopy, which was still tangled around him when he cutaway. Luckily he landed safely, but I sure hope he saved some of that toilet paper for after the jump!
Ho. Lee. SH*T! A plane nearly collides with a tandem, literally skimming them by inches. DISCLAIMER: You may need to change your underwear after watching this.
Best. Pilot. Ever! LMAO. Obviously the passenger wasn't wearing a rig, because he loses his mind when the pilot pretends to faint and kill the throttle. I'm not sure what language this is but I'm pretty sure the translation would go something like "holy #$%^@&$* shit... wake the #*%$ UP!"
This skydiver gets tossed around while trying to clear a tension knot, but he was able to clear the malfunction with plenty of altitude to spare. It's called a tension knot for a reason, so if you find yourself in this situation you may be able to clear it by relieving tension on the line, just be mindful of your altitude and hard deck.
By no means am I an expert on AAD's, especially when it comes to Argus, but I do know they're not supposed to fire unexpectedly while calmly flying your main. I think our friend George Abrao would've agreed (he has since passed away in a motorcycle accident). RIP brother.
No matter how you slice it, a low deployment followed by a malfunction (without an RSL or AAD), several revolutions on your back, a head-down reserve deployment, and a popped toggle once your reserve is open by 500 feet is, well, exciting to say the least.
A Mr. Bill with inexperienced jumpers can go wrong really fast -- like getting wrapped up in your pilot chute and bridle right out the door. Take notes... don't do this! I'm sure it sounded like a good idea at the time. What could possibly go wrong?
After "tracking away" from a 10-way freefly jump, another jumper in the group skimmed passed this skydiver's canopy on opening.
How close was it? He came so close that the bridle/pilot chute of her canopy wrapped around his wrist!
Yet another reminder of the importance of horizontal separation and heading control at break-off.
Target fixation gets the best of us sometimes. Just a thought: your friends might be easier to spot if they're not rockin' a full camouflage jumpsuit. Just sayin'.