Keep an Eye Out | Broken Lines

Published on Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Keep an Eye Out | Broken Lines

USPA Staff

A jumper experienced broken suspension lines on his new main parachute that required him to cut away and deploy his reserve. Later, when investigators inspected the main parachute, they determined that tension knots, which most likely developed in the jumper’s semi-stowless deployment bag, caused one line to saw through the other lines. Jumpers must carefully fold suspension lines into the pouch of a semi-stowless bag to allow the lines to pull free in an orderly manner.

Comments (0)Number of views (7382)
Print
 

 

 
Photo by David Cherry

At Skydive Arizona in Eloy, (clockwise from “driver”) Carlo Manuel, Dan Baker, Sam Laliberte and Joel Tremblay perform a car-drop stunt to promote Cleared Hot’s Vet Boogie.

SDEgypt

 

Innhopps

Hannah Betts | D-30022
Profiles | Nov 01, 2018

Hannah Betts | D-30022

Innhopps

Rhythm’s Guide to Team Budgeting
Features | Nov 01, 2018

Rhythm’s Guide to Team Budgeting

Golden Opportunity
Five Minute Call | Nov 01, 2018

Golden Opportunity

O Yeah!
Five Minute Call | Nov 01, 2018

O Yeah!

Stolen Gear

Donors
Five Minute Call | Nov 01, 2018

Donors

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Letters | Nov 01, 2018

Letters

Thursday, November 1, 2018

Letters | Nov 01, 2018

Letters

SDEgypt

First123124125126128130131132Last