fencebuster 7 #26 December 8, 2010 I concur with Dan. I had a brake fire on opening at about 200 jumps. Broke the right steering line but the toggle stayed in its keeper. Landed on rear risers without incident -- a choice I probably would not make now that I have much more experience without any injury. Good work . . . pay homage to your rigger!Charlie Gittins, 540-327-2208 AFF-I, Sigma TI, IAD-I MEI, CFI-I, Senior Rigger Former DZO, Blue Ridge Skydiving Adventures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GreenLight 8 #27 December 8, 2010 Besides all this, the reserve worked... That's what the bottle is for. Had nothing to do with the main. When a person is using a packer and has a mal, does this person run to the packer and demand a free reserve repack? Of course not. It just so happens tin this case, that the same rigger packed the main as packed the reserve. My rigger doesn't pack mains. He'll inspect them and install them. But I have to pack it.Green Light "Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ILUVCHUTERS 1 #28 December 8, 2010 As far as not deciding to land on rears goes, that's a decision only you can make. My first cut away at about 170 jumps was a hung up/knotted toggle. Couldn't reach it. Made the decision to cut away (was under a 195 loaded .8-1 - yes low WL but that's for another thread) and sort of felt stupid afterwards...until my BF told me about a mutual friend of ours, with hundreds of jumps, who'd had the same problem, made the decision to land on rears, and ate baby food for six months due to injury. Then I didn't feel so stupid anymore. As far as buying your rigger a nice bottle goes...if the reserve works and it saves your ass, then he/she did their job and a nice bottle is a small price to pay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mailed_Fist 0 #29 December 8, 2010 QuoteBesides all this, the reserve worked... That's what the bottle is for. Had nothing to do with the main. correct - as I said earlier, only assholes don't buy the rigger a bottle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #30 December 9, 2010 Quote My rigger doesn't pack mains. My rigger doesn't pack mains either for that VERY reason. but if I was in that situation, I would still buy him a bottle, just probably not as expensive as the last one I bought him. *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
