ssotnich 0 #1 July 13, 2011 About a week ago I was struck in my neck by linetwist right after opening. After that my neck was gripped by crossed risers and head press down (chin to chest). That happened very fast and was very painful. I could not release the pressure on my neck but managed to untwist the lines and land my canopy. After that I could not sleep for 2 nights because of constant pain in my neck and still can’t turn my head. I hope that my spine is not damaged. I would like to know how to protect myself from this type of event in a future. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #2 July 13, 2011 Quote About a week ago I was struck in my neck by linetwist right after opening. After that my neck was gripped by crossed risers and head press down (chin to chest). That happened very fast and was very painful. I could not release the pressure on my neck but managed to untwist the lines and land my canopy. After that I could not sleep for 2 nights because of constant pain in my neck and still can’t turn my head. I hope that my spine is not damaged. I would like to know how to protect myself from this type of event in a future. Body position and packing."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PiLFy 3 #3 July 13, 2011 Hi, You need to go get your neck checked by a Doctor. Hopefully, it's just a disk bulge. It could be something worse. Were you not stable when you tossed the PC? Did anyone see you deploy? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #4 July 14, 2011 Um....welcome to skydiving....wait until you get a hard opening while you are looking up at you canopy, and the " back " of you head touches your backbone. That will wake you up ( I don't look at my canopy until it is inflated, anymore )........ Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyper 0 #5 July 14, 2011 Quote Um....welcome to skydiving....wait until you get a hard opening while you are looking up at you canopy, and the " back " of you head touches your backbone. That will wake you up ( I don't look at my canopy until it is inflated, anymore )....... do you have such hard openings only on Safire or did you have it also on other canopies? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssotnich 0 #6 July 14, 2011 I was stable and there was no hard opening. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyper 0 #7 July 14, 2011 QuoteI was stable and there was no hard opening. what kind of rig (deployment mechanism - SL, throw away, ripcord) was that? What kind of jump - AFF, static line...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ssotnich 0 #8 July 14, 2011 Javelin Odyssey / Spectre 170, 13k-5k ft sit-fly, 5k-3.5k ft flat and stable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #9 July 14, 2011 Quote Quote Um....welcome to skydiving....wait until you get a hard opening while you are looking up at you canopy, and the " back " of you head touches your backbone. That will wake you up ( I don't look at my canopy until it is inflated, anymore )....... do you have such hard openings only on Safire or did you have it also on other canopies? Quote I don't think I ever had a hard opening on my Safire. I had a number of them on my Triathlon, and some other canopies, but those were all forward head movement ( chin hits chest ). My only head backwards hard opening was BASE jumping slider down. I was jumping slightly head low, looking at the ground ( on purpose ). I went a little long ( 3.5 - 4 secs. ) The canopy drag at deployment flipped me onto my back, then the canopy inflated. My head went back very hard, it sucked. All of that happened in about 1 second of course. I'm assuming, if you are looking up, to watch your ( skydive ) canopy inflate, this same thing could happen during a hard opening. Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
