Friday Freakout: Messy Wingsuit Cutaway & Head Down Reserve Parachute Opening

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As a new wingsuiter, Eric made a rookie mistake. He deployed his main parachute with an asymmetrical body position while flying too fast, which resulted in line twists. A simple mistake. As he tried to kick out of the line twists, the canopy went into a dive and he resorted to his standard emergency procedures. Without an RSL, he ends up deploying his reserve in a head-down position while flying on his back, but it was a clean opening and he landed safely.

At the very least, this video is a good example for maintaining altitude awareness and making the right decision (to cut away) with plenty of altitude to spare.

Thanks for sharing, Eric.

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3 thoughts on “Friday Freakout: Messy Wingsuit Cutaway & Head Down Reserve Parachute Opening”
  1. lawfreefly

    Yuck, too many zippers.

  2. Travis Williams

    Spacelans or skydive Atlanta?

  3. yarpos

    interesting watching the reserve go up right beside the trailing cutaway handle

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