Keep an Eye Out |  Setting the Brakes

Published on Sunday, July 1, 2018

Keep an Eye Out |  Setting the Brakes

by Jim Crouch

After landing, a jumper set his brakes and left the rig for a packer. The packer noticed that the jumper had stowed the left brake incorrectly by placing the toggle through the cat’s eye above the metal guide ring, which will not secure the brake line. The brake line would have released during deployment and resulted in a spinning main parachute if the other brake remained stowed. This common packing error is easily preventable by paying attention and stowing your brakes correctly.

Comments (0)Number of views (19005)
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

 

SDEgypt

With Thanks
Five Minute Call | Feb 01, 2020

With Thanks

SDEgypt

Skydive Store

High Honor
Five Minute Call | Feb 01, 2020

High Honor

Max Cohn | D-20252
Profiles | Feb 01, 2020

Max Cohn | D-20252

Saturday, February 1, 2020

Letters | Feb 01, 2020

Letters

“Fly Free #4”
Featured Art | Feb 01, 2020

“Fly Free #4”

Skydive Store

First7778798082848586Last