Off heading openings

[jbanning 0]

I recently had a brutalopening. After deploying I immediately looked up at the canopy instead of waiting the 2 seconds like I was taught. Is that what could cause a off heading opening?

[AggieDave 6]

Off heading openings are typically caused by being uneven in the harness. That can include your body position during deployment or having the harness unevenly adjusted (leg straps, MLW adjustments on some rigs).

As of right now, for your experience level, talk to your instructors about it and tips on how to fix the problem. It'll take time to learn how to be really nice and symetrical in the harness.

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[jbanning 0]

Thanks for the feed back, it was my first jump completely by myself I was screwing around and I paid for it.....(shit, I said first , another case of beer!)

[TomAiello 26]

Off headings can be caused by a lot of different things. Trying to pin down one off heading to one thing is probably going to be an exercise in futility. At your current level of experience, I'd say that trying to figure out what caused this specific off heading isn't going to be worth the trouble.

Disclaimer: I hardly skydive at all, so take however many grains of salt you think appropriate. I do, however, have a significant technical and safety interest in off heading openings of ram air parachutes.

-- Tom Aiello

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Off heading openings are typically caused by being uneven in the harness.

A couple other things to think about is how the deployment bag fits in the container and how much line is there between the last stow and the risers.

Either can cause the deployment bag to start twisting as it leaves the container. This also causes line twists.

Minor off headings can be felt (by experienced skydivers) and corrective measures can sometimes be made during deployment by shifting weight in the harness.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[AFFI 0]

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A couple other things to think about is how the deployment bag fits in the container and how much line is there between the last stow and the risers.

I probably have my own opinion formulated concerning the last line stow but am looking for others opinions:

How long or short the last line stow should be?

What potential complications can arise from:
Leaving the last stow too long?
Leaving the last stow too short?
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Mykel AFF-I10
Skydiving Priorities: 1) Open Canopy. 2) Land Safely. 3) Don’t hurt anyone. 4) Repeat…

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What potential complications can arise from:
Leaving the last stow too long?
Leaving the last stow too short?
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Too short and it will put torque on the deployment bag as it is leaving the container. This can cause it to begin a spin.

Too long and it can potentially tangle with line stows or itself.

For ME I find that about 18 inches is about right.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[everymansaved 0]

Not that this is reeeaally on topic, this was just on the CSPA chat list, for those of you not from the grat white North.

http://crwdog.servebeer.com/CRWdog/Brits.html

God made firefighters so paramedics would have heroes...and someone can put out the trailer fires.

[Scoop 0]

I mentioned it in another thread too but this article from the BPA mag might be handy for you
http://www.bpa.org.uk/skydive/pages/articles/jun06/bodylanguagehigh.pdf