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I want to correct something I posted earlier. I posted a total mal was when the bag is off you and a partial is when it is not. This was bass ackwards. But whatever you call it I had the response correct. Referencing SIM page 101. If its a coincidence that emergencies are on page 101 then its a pretty good one. I'd like to think someone was clever enough to think of that. Regards, trl
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what are you basing this on? just curious. My understanding is that cutting away with the bag still on our back isn't going to do much. It's stuck there for some reason so go for the reserve. There may be one or two things to try depending on the problem before going for the reserve. I do understand that releasing the reserve may clear whatever was wrong in the first place and the main may deploy along with the reserve, again depending on the problem. Then two canopys out procedures. A total mal is one in which the bag is off you and you don't have a controllable canopy. i.e. bag lock, crap overhead, something spinning you. This would deserve a cut. I am new, so if this is wrong don't hesitate to put me straight. Regards
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Hello, VERY glad to hear you weren't injured! I'm curious as to what happened when you cut away. Did you main leave you or were the risers just released from the rings and flapped above you with the pilot? I have fewer jumps than you and my training leaves it to personal choice as to when to cut away and when not to. Various scenarios have been explained to me (and practiced). I lean toward cutting away on total mals and not partials but, individual circumstances need to be evaluated. Thanks and good job, TRL