racers and line twists

[des 2]

i jump a racer with stiletto main, and have never even looked like having line twists.i am thinking that the exceptionally clean deployment of the d bag from the racer system significantly reduces the chances of line twists.do any of u riggers out there , think this could be an influencing factor?

[RMURRAY 1]

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i jump a racer with stiletto main, and have never even looked like having line twists.i am thinking that the exceptionally clean deployment of the d bag from the racer system significantly reduces the chances of line twists.do any of u riggers out there , think this could be an influencing factor?

after student status, I have had line twists only once or twice in about 1400 jumps and have only had racers. And do lots of (real) hop n pops with a VX. Their narrow dbag line stows help - at least I think they do. I read somewhere here on DZ.com that a manufacturer is looking into the contribution of sticky tuck tabs to line twists on highly loaded canopies....

rm

[packing_jarrett 0]

I have a pretty small racer with a stiletto 120 and it hasnt spun into linetwists yet. but when was thrown into a javelin it had linetwists queit a bit

Na' Cho' Cheese

[Kris 0]

I jump a Stiletto in a Mirage and of the very few (maybe 4) times I've had linetwists (in almost 400 jumps on it), all have been caused by bad body position.

I knew I was a shoulder low, or wasn't quite straight in the harness when I deployed, but only had a couple of twists. Of those 4, 3 were while wearing a wingsuit.

I think that, honestly, it just comes down to keeping the pack job clean and deploying symmetrically.

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[wmw999 2,587]

My BF has a Stiletto; he's put over 1000 jumps on it in a Javelin and a Wings. No functions, and rare linetwists (I don't think he's ever had more than a 180). But he's extremely consistent about packing, and, I"m sure, opening.

Wendy W.

There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown)