fergs 0 #1 December 9, 2004 Wingsuiters, A wingsuit jump is certainly no ordinary skydive. There are hazards and events that we are subjected to that are unique to wingsuit. On any type of skydive we are all aware of the need to protect all cables. That is what we were all taught as first jump students. The same rule goes for any wingsuit jump we make - only THIS TIME we are responsible for more cables. Be aware - and be wary: On all BirdMan suits, we have up to 3 cables and handles that are prone to having their hook velcro catch on anything handy. This includes the carpet on floors and cabin walls of many jump ships. Any BirdMan suit is prone to this - but Classic I's perhaps even more at risk. The attached pics shows a jump where the jumper caught an arm wing on the cabin carpet by the door.On exit, the cable stayed in the aircraft. He did not even realise it was missing during the flight. The suit is a classic I. I suspect the effect of a missing cable would be much more pronounced with a GTi or Skyflyer. This was an arm wing. Had it been an LQRS cable that became caught and removed, the result would be downright dangerous. I think that this has happened to at least one wingsuiter. I can vouch for the ease in which the LQRS cable can be caught - it happened to me recently - fortunately it was before takeoff and was noticed by another jumper when it was only a little dislodged. So take care and stay safe. Guard your cables and handles. Blue Skies, fergs Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkymonkeyONE 4 #2 December 9, 2004 Fascinating....Did you make him buy beer for leaving the cable in the plane? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Courteney 0 #3 December 9, 2004 Good advice! Reason why one should always do a prejump check when you get to the door. Surprised that the dude didn't realise it was pulled....drags me down like some sweet gravity!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites blair700 0 #4 December 9, 2004 I have oversized loops on my cutaway handles on my GTI, and I had a seatbelt go through one, as I slid down the seat towards the door, I pulled about 3 inches of one of my arm cables out, I was the only one left in the plane, so I went back up to the front, sat down and fixed it while chatting with the pilot, it turned out ok for me, but I noticed in time. Recently at my DZ a fellow Bman had a tandem student sit on one of his arm cutaways, and it pulled out so much that he had to remove the suit for the jump as he could not fix it himself with the rig on, and none of the tandem masters left on the plane knew what to do.. Anyways, like Fergs said, more handles, more checks, more responsibilities....have fun! Blair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
SkymonkeyONE 4 #2 December 9, 2004 Fascinating....Did you make him buy beer for leaving the cable in the plane? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Courteney 0 #3 December 9, 2004 Good advice! Reason why one should always do a prejump check when you get to the door. Surprised that the dude didn't realise it was pulled....drags me down like some sweet gravity!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blair700 0 #4 December 9, 2004 I have oversized loops on my cutaway handles on my GTI, and I had a seatbelt go through one, as I slid down the seat towards the door, I pulled about 3 inches of one of my arm cables out, I was the only one left in the plane, so I went back up to the front, sat down and fixed it while chatting with the pilot, it turned out ok for me, but I noticed in time. Recently at my DZ a fellow Bman had a tandem student sit on one of his arm cutaways, and it pulled out so much that he had to remove the suit for the jump as he could not fix it himself with the rig on, and none of the tandem masters left on the plane knew what to do.. Anyways, like Fergs said, more handles, more checks, more responsibilities....have fun! Blair Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
