smiles 0 #26 November 1, 2003 very small flock of 2 or 3 at my home d.z. in Canada (Horizon Aerosports, Vancouver B.C.) Smoke demo was done by 1 birdman (Steve Janz) at our local airshow this summer- awesome entertainment. Pics will be uploaded soon: http://www.airshowphotography.com/abbotsford03/abbotsford03.html SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #27 November 1, 2003 QuoteDate Location Category Age # Jumps AAD?/RSL? 6/15/2001 Wichita, KS MAL 21 >300 Yes/No The theory I heard was that he dumped in full flight and his canopy opened off heading 180° while he was also spinning during deployment, thus putting the canopy UNDER him. Whether this happened or not, it is a possibility. I've seen some VERY unstable deployments that just resulted in line twists. Though I don't doubt that instability could have caused it, as my little "experiment" of leaving the plane with the wings unzipped put my right risers and lines under my right wing (there is little/no control over inflated wings that aren't zipped up)."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
