Olmed
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The reason for my question was a story about a very experienced jumper who got injured after tension knots. Did not have time to pull the reserve though. Arch, relax and trust physics. I like that.
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You can switch your question about pretty much anything in the sport, and the answer would be no. Now, does clean packing and proper gear maintenance reduce the chances of getting tension knots? Sure! Can you say that you'll never get them? Nope. Just what I suspected.. But up front of my AFF course I "fear" more not being able to be stable in free fall and landing too hard. I tell myself to trust the gear and the ability to perform emergency procedure. I am now going through "The Skydivers Manual" and ordered "Parachute and Its Pilot: The Ultimate Guide for the Ram-Air Aviator". I even put in some extra hours in the gym.. I believe learning as much as possible and listen to those with sound experience would make my jumping safer. Thanks for the reply
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Just the kind of "nice" videos to watch before an AFF course. What happened to SAFE skydiving..? I guess you just have to live with some uncertainty in this sport..!?
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I am new here. Just wondering..(as a true novice)...tension knots..how to avoid them and can they be avoided every time if the pack job is done well?
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Hei. Been reading this forum a couple of weeks. Lots of great threads. Did a line-course in 1993 and 17 jumps. Last one was the first 10 second free fall where I turned 360 and was unstable during the pull. 14th August I will be joining an AFF course.