freebird 0 #1 January 30, 2002 What does it feel like when you cut-away?With an RSL. Does that reserve pop out before you even know your in freefall. My grar has an rThe longer you wait ........the more sense you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freebird 0 #2 January 30, 2002 ooops! I messed up that last sentence. My gear has an RSL is what I was trying to say. Too much Vikey ....:)The longer you wait ........the more sense you get. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #3 January 30, 2002 from my two cutaways...low speed both of em.... you do notice you are falling again and then it is a nice slow opening of your reserve, well not really slow but soft..... if ya want to take a look, here on dz.com i have a video of my last cutaway... it is in the video vault.. you need the divx codec and the name is ripped_main.avi .... it shows going from full flight to a cutaway... if ya listen closely ya can hear both handles come out of the velcro and the wind gets faster....please don't mind the curse words though..."up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpeedRacer 1 #4 January 30, 2002 Quote....please don't mind the curse words though...I was always told that the first step when you have a malfunction is to yell "OH SHIT!!"Speed Racer"Fill your hand, you son-of-a-bitch!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #5 January 30, 2002 Speedy,I can't speak for others but I've been told that I could be heard over 300 yards away, saying (or better yet, screaming) "Oh Shit" right before I hit the ground in a low hook...lol. So it may be a requirement...lol.TripleFGeez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 January 30, 2002 "When in a wreck, first you say it, then you do it..."--Bill CosbySuccess is how high you bounce when you hit bottom.-General George Patton- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #7 January 30, 2002 QuoteI was always told that the first step when you have a malfunction is to yell "OH SHIT!!"In my first-jump course, my instructor and I were going to go over malfunction drills, and I hopped into the harness and looked up at an imaginary ball of crap and jokingly said, "Oh, shit!" And my instructor got all excited and said, "That's exactly right!"Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #8 January 30, 2002 Aggie,Quotefirst you say it, then you do it..."Yep, I can attest to that...except I didn't do it but if I had been aware of what I did, I probably would have...it just about knocked me cold...guess I got lucky on that one cause I'm still alive...lol. (And still screaming BOOBIES every chance I get...lolTripleFGeez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #9 January 30, 2002 >What does it feel like when you cut-away?With an RSL. Does that reserve pop out before you even know your in freefall. From a slow mal, it feels like a BASE jump or a helicopter jump. From a spinner, it feels like you've been fired from a slingshot. From a high speed mal it doesn't feel much different than freefall.Cutaway story!!My last tandem cert jump had to be with an experienced jumper with at least 100 jumps. Barri Cottle (wife of Mick, inventor of the Reflex and my boss at the time) hadn't jumped in about a year, but had about 150 jumps. She had just gotten sick of skydiving and decided it wasn't for her. I asked if she wanted to do a tandem. She said no. I badgered her, told her it would be free, I needed some help here, etc. Finally she said yes.We exited and had a normal freefall. At pull time the opening seemed a little funky. I looked up and . . . lineover. It was a huge, lightly loaded 520 sq ft canopy so it hadn't even started to spin yet, but I could tell it was going to start."Oh, man, that was great, Bill! I forgot how much fun that was! Thanks for . . . uh . . . why are we spinning?"I was yanking on brakes and snapping risers, trying to clear it, but it wasn't responding. "Take a look above you," I told her."Oh shit! What the hell is that? What are you gonna do?"I was about to give up - it wasn't going to clear, and I couldn't hold it straight with one toggle. "What do you think we should do?" I asked her. After all, she was an experienced jumper too - I figured I'd ask."Don't give me that feel-good shit! Just do something!!" she screamed. (Terry, half a mile away and 5000 feet below us, heard this and looked up.)"OK, gimme an arch," I said, as I cut away and pulled the reserve. We went back into freefall for a good five seconds - we had no airspeed when I chopped, and those Strong tandem reserves are huge. "Oh fuck! Oh fuck!" she kept screaming as we fell for what seemed like forever. Finally the reserve opened. Terry told me he could hear her as clear as day."OK, good reserve, we should be fine," I told her. She was hyperventilating. We landed with no problem. She got very drunk that night, and by the next weekend, was back skydiving again.-bill von Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #10 January 30, 2002 Billvon,Cool story, dude...glad she got the "itch" again...lol.TripleFGeez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #11 January 30, 2002 That is sweet! Nice story!Don't forget balloon jumps..............Seb Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #12 January 30, 2002 QuoteShe got very drunk that night, and by the next weekend, was back skydiving again.AWESOME!! Pet me! I'm harmless and cute! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #13 January 30, 2002 Jessica,QuoteAWESOME!!And so are you...lol.TripleF Geez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #14 January 30, 2002 Bill...That's one kickass story!!! I think I could hear her scream as I read it....."It's the cans..they're defective. Stay away from the cans"-Steve MartinClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #15 January 30, 2002 Great story, Bill...QuoteGeez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" ... boobies ... There! I said it for ya... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #16 January 30, 2002 Iflyme,Thanks, dude...I didn't wanna upset the moral squad...lol TripleF Geez, I didn't even say "BOOBIES" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
