| 1 |
Normal opening sequence |
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| 2 |
Unable to deploy drogue |
Deploy reserve immediately.
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| 3 |
Drogue bridle entangled with gear or tandem pair.
Inflated Drogue?
Not inflated drogue?
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Try to clear, if unsuccessful, pull reserve handle above 3,000ft.
(discuss)
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| 4 |
Drogue not inflated/ collapsed |
Pull drogue release handle after 6-8 seconds.
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| 5 |
Left or right arm incapacitated through interference by passenger or injury, drogue out |
Attempt to free arm, release drogue at altitude, can use secondary drogue release
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| 6 |
Cannot find or pull either drogue release handle |
Pull reserve handle.
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| 7 |
Container opens during freefall, drogue not deployed yet. |
Deploy drogue immediately.
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| 8 |
Only left drogue release handle (primary) pulled, no deployment appears to be happening |
Pull secondary drogue release.
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| 9 |
Both drogue release handles pulled, no deployment appears to be happening |
Use elbows on side of container to try to dislodge main bag. If no response, inflated drogue in tow – pull reserve handle.
(discuss)
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| 10 |
Main deploys, drogue entangled with main or lines |
Decide if malfunction is safe to land before hard deck– if not, pull cutaway handle and then reserve handle.
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| 11 |
Full line stretch, but main remains in deployment bag (bag lock) |
Locate both emergency handles, cutaway, ensure full release of both risers, pull reserve handle.
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| 12 |
Line over |
Assess, cutaway and deploy reserve no lower than hard deck.
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| 13 |
Step through on main |
Assess, cutaway and deploy reserve no lower than hard deck.
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| 14 |
Main malfunctions, and passenger is incapacitating TM’s right arm. |
Release arm, cutaway and deploy reserve.
(discuss)
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| 15 |
Main malfunctions, and passenger is incapacitating TM’s left arm.
With an RSL?
Without an RSL?
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Release arm, cutaway and deploy reserve.
(discuss)
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| 16 |
Engine failure at 8000ft |
Prepare for exit, listen for instructions from the pilot.
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| 17 |
Engine failure at 4000ft |
Prepare for exit, listen for instructions from the pilot.
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| 18 |
Engine failure at 1500ft |
Prepare for landing, listen for instructions from the pilot.
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| 19 |
Catastrophic structural failure at 7000ft. |
Exit, deploy main.
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| 20 |
Catastrophic structural failure at 2000ft. |
Exit, deploy reserve
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| 21 |
Engine failure at 5000ft over the ocean. |
Exit, deploy main, prepare for water landing.
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| 22 |
Passenger refuses to jump before door opens. |
Don’t jump.
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| 23 |
Passenger refuses to jump, hanging half way outside the aircraft. |
Assess, if more difficult to climb back in, exit as normal.
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| 24 |
Side spin. |
Implement side spin recovery procedures; if successful, deploy drogue. If unsuccessful and drogue side up, deploy drogue, if drogue side down, deploy reserve.
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| 25 |
Cameraman entangled with drogue/ drogue bridle. |
Release RSL, cutaway, pull drogue release, track and gain vertical separation, deploy reserve.
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| 26 |
Drogue bridle breaks or detaches as drogue release is pulled (no drogue, container is open, main still in container). |
Use elbows on side of container to try to dislodge main bag. If no response, release RSL, cutaway, ensure full release of main risers, pull reserve handle.
(discuss)
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| 27 |
Drogue bridle breaks at disk during drogue fall. (no drogue, container is closed). |
Deploy reserve.
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| 28 |
Two canopies out.
Bi-plane or side by side?
Downplane?
Second bag out, canopy not yet deployed?
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Discuss.
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