Friday Freakout: Skydiver's Snappy Premature Parachute Opening at 190 MPH

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This skydiver had a snappy premature opening while freeflying, followed by a toggle fire. Not fun. He was flying a demo canopy, which had a smaller pilot chute that was too loose in the BOC. As he went into a stand, the pilot chute caught some air and out it came.

Gear checks, gear checks, gear checks. If your pilot chute is the wrong size or you have a loose BOC, don't jump it — fix it.

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[texNoz]

Stand flying and a hard opening. I bet his stones are a little loose now.

[MrReasonabubble]

I guess head-up is a better position to be in than head-down for a premature opening at that speed. Presumably most of the force would be transmitted down to the leg straps - much more comfortable than having your neck or back wrenched (but still less than ideal!)

[leonjourney]

Are you supposed to be free flying with a pvc tube?

[darthtater]

You need to post the whole video it’s annoying when I get left on a clif hanger and I like watching the landing

[Breazy]

2 years, tons of videos, 8 million views and 38 subscribers? I dont understand. Anybody know whats up?

[guardianobserver]

What does men "toggle fire"?