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tb-av
02-01-14, 22:18
I thought I was going to ge tto see one of those automatic deployment systems in action.... but they went with manual operation.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZHag3DBTaA
R0CKETMAN
02-02-14, 05:21
made my hands sweat
Eurodriver
02-02-14, 05:53
Those were good friends.
JohnnyC
02-03-14, 05:20
I don't think I'd ever want to see the circumstances where an AAD would deploy.

I'd shit bricks if the first thing I saw was an open canopy that I didn't remember deploying.
Arik
02-03-14, 06:02
No thanks

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skydivr
02-03-14, 10:39
The AAD is the LAST RESORT. Congrats to the other two heads-up skydivers who identified and took the proper action. May have saved is life.

Was watching the other (idiots) who thought it was planned and wanted to dock - they got waved off. This is one of the reasons I wear a hard helmet. Whomever hit him at 12.5 needs to have his butt kicked as there's no reason for this.
SeriousStudent
02-03-14, 19:54
Those were good friends.

Yeah, "hey man, let me buy you a bottle of Jack Daniels" does not really cover this one.

This is definitely in "Let me introduce you to these red-headed twins who's father owns a liquor store and has a heart condition" territory.
tb-av
02-03-14, 21:26
Check this guy....!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10167507/Drama-as-skydivers-parachute-opens-early-and-tangles-with-helicopter.html
skydivr
02-04-14, 09:37
Check this guy....!! http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10167507/Drama-as-skydivers-parachute-opens-early-and-tangles-with-helicopter.html

I've seen this one before. That jumper that calmly collected the load and that jumpers dumped container may have saved the entire load and crew. Helicopters quit flying quickly when stuff gets mixed up with the tail rotor...