Knot in brake line hang up.

[cvfd1399 0]

Jump 3 of the day normal deployment on a paraflite mt1-xx rig with a 370sqft canopy at 3.5k under canopy by 2.9k. Unstowed the brakes, control check, airspace was clear I did some spirals and ect. At approx 1200 ft I was going to initiate a right turn with the toggles and it would not budge, I looked up and the knot on the steering line that makes the loop for the toggle to attach to had passed through and above the metal ring on the risers. I tried to pull it through but no luck so I grabbed a handful of the riser to take the tension off, but I could not get it to pass through with the few fingers I had available. Luckily at 340ft(neptune) I was headed into a stiff wind and right along the grass beside the runway and landed the beast on rear risers as I have done 3 times in the past. Once on the ground my rigger looked at the problem and recreated the problem. With no tension on the risers the knot is just the right size to go through the ring like it should, but once you load the risers with weight the angle of the ring allows a slightly less opening giving just enough clearance for the knot to pass up, then hang up. We solved the problem by tying a overhand knot just below the knot on both risers definitely not allowing them to pass through. This shortened the steering lines a bit, but 3 jumps later there seems to be no problem with this fix.

[freeflyfree 0]

Or I'm too drunk or something doesn't add up...you tighted up a knot on BOTH risers??? man! that's an answer I never in my wildest dreams thought about!


Felipe

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[darkwing 5]

I don't understand what you are describing, but it sounds like something I'd rather not encounter. Maybe a diagram would help poor, spatial-imagination-impaired me.

-- Jeff
My Skydiving History

[SkymonkeyONE 4]

If you have those toggles set where you like, fingertrapping them (as opposed to simply knotting them off) will prevent that from ever happenning again. Those of you reading this post will notice that he landed safely on rears. Practicing this skill at altitude has been a part of the A-license progression for quite some time, but I wonder how many of you have actually practiced it or have landed your larger, non-swooping canopies on rears? Just for reference, I can truthfully say that I have landed every single canopy I have ever owned on rears at least once. Having a toggle come off in your hand at 300 feet on final ought not be the first time you grab your rears.

edit: That's a lie. I never landed my 65 on rears and I never landed my VX-74 on rears, though I did play with them up high.