dragon2 2 #1 August 5, 2009 We jump a Grand Caravan, I was sitting in the rear in front of my tandempair, 2 cameramen between me and the door. When the door opened I had to move out of the way a bit for the 1rst and 2nd tandempairs + videos, we were going third. Eh, no we're not Felt something snag a bit, felt for my hackey as I turned towards the door, but found my whole hand suddenly full of pilotchute Kept good hold of it, backed to the window as there was nowhere else to go as the plane was still pretty full and door was open. Everyone else had to go out past us, most were grumbling about it as we 3 were kinda in the way, while I was holding on to that pilotchute. Everyone else out, I could finally move towards the front of the plane and my TM closed the door, we went for a go-around while my TM fixed my pilotchute and the jump went fine (even though the 106kg tandemstudent suddenly decided to go play superman for his 2nd jump ) Oops. I KNOW that elastic band stuff is there on the door, another one of our camerapeople also snagged his PC once on the stuff and ended up under a reserve as the TM that put it back managed to wrap the bridle around it. Got complacent about it though, won't be in the future ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #2 August 5, 2009 QuoteI KNOW that elastic band stuff is there on the door, another one of our camerapeople also snagged his PC once on the stuff and ended up under a reserve as the TM that put it back managed to wrap the bridle around it. If this is twice now that a pilot chute has been snagged on that door, then you need to do something about the door design. It's an accident waiting to happen. IMHO. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #3 August 5, 2009 It was worse for a while than it is now: we just got an entirely new door and the elastic band thingies (click) don't form a loop anymore when the door is open, like they did for a while with the previous door. These elastic bands are still new so there's tension on them. Still managed to snag the elastic though I was up high with my rig, definitely higher than normal because of one of the vidiots being in the way and i was trying to make room, in that corner of the plane you're usually not standing up so high. But I'll raise it with the DZO, see what he says. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baksteen 84 #4 August 6, 2009 No criticisms, just so that i can keep it in mind next time I jump at Teuge: Which aircraft was this? How are these elastic thingies set up on the other two Caravans that regularly fly at Teuge?"That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
