heftee 0 #1 September 23, 2003 One of those 'what if' scenarios I was thinking up: What if you had a premature at a high altitude and you weren't the last person to exit the plane - what is the safest thing to do under canopy? Ride it out slowly looking for others, spiral it down and get out of the way, other? Just curious should I ever get in this situation - what is best for the other jumpers? Thanks ------------------------- "If you've never jumped out of a plane, the best way I can describe it is it feels as if you've just jumped out of a freakin' plane." David Whitley (Orlando Sentinel) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #2 September 23, 2003 First, fly off of jumprun. If there is an established area at your DZ for CRW, that area would be a good place to start heading immediately. Once you're safely off jumprun, then if you want to or need to, spiral down until it's safe to re-enter the normal canopy traffic area.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #3 September 23, 2003 If you have a book, read.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hazarrd 1 #4 September 23, 2003 QuoteIf you have a book, read. oh and dont forget to bring an mp3 player for that jump .-. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sducoach 0 #5 September 23, 2003 Had a friend jumping at Zhills catch the reserve PC on door cable used for static line or something in one of the otters. Great video as the pc stayed in the AC while he falls away with a real surprised look on his face. Long reserve ride, lost freebag and PC when it flew out the door. Blues, J.E.James 4:8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,146 #6 September 24, 2003 QuoteOne of those 'what if' scenarios I was thinking up: What if you had a premature at a high altitude and you weren't the last person to exit the plane - what is the safest thing to do under canopy? Ride it out slowly looking for others, spiral it down and get out of the way, other? Just curious should I ever get in this situation - what is best for the other jumpers? Thanks Once open, you will be so far behind the plane that I don't think it will be an issue. During deployment, I doubt there's much you can do about it. If there are multiple planes on jump run like at WFFC, then good luck.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mad47 0 #7 September 24, 2003 There we go. I just started to pack for her and she already thinks about all kinds of weird malfunctions. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #8 September 24, 2003 QuoteOnce open, you will be so far behind the plane that I don't think it will be an issue... If there are multiple planes on jump run like at WFFC, then good luck. In the latter case, fly perpendicular to the line of the jump run to the extent possible. And hope... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZoneRat 0 #9 September 26, 2003 To my way of thinking it sorta depends on the alt where the premature deployment occured. If it's right out the door, you'll be long gone by the time the next jumpers get out. The biggest worry is getting hit by a plane. To avoid that it would seem to be best to spiral down to 6K. I don't know why 6k is a magic number, but our planes usually circle high pullers (planed) down to that alt. to protect them from plane traffic. If you premy at 7-6k then the worry of jumpers falling through your canopy would be a concern. That's where I'd think flying perpendicular to jump run would be a good idea. Not sure that it would create much separation owing the decent rate dif between the other jumpers and a canopy... but then again, it wouldn't take much to turn a lethal hit into a near miss... a few feet might be all you'd need. Dunno for sure. But those are the conclusions I came up with...“There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophies.” Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #10 September 26, 2003 If you suffer a premature deployment at Pitt Meadows, you should immediately spiral down to 5,000'. This will keep the air traffic controllers and airline pilots happy as they like to fly airliners over our DZ at 6,000 feet. At a DZ that operates more than one plane at a time, I would fly perpendicular to jump run for 30 seconds, then start spiralling. In 30 seconds under canopy, you can cover way more ground than a tracking freefaller can cover in a minute. This should give plenty of separation between freefallers and your open canopy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
