What to consider when jumping a raft?
In this video, Mark Perna from Perndog Channel gives tips for jumpng with rafts, dolphins, unicorns etc, from real life experience…
- Be sure you have the skill level for the jump, pay attention to safety
- Communicate with the DZ and other jumpers on the load
- Make good handles to hold onto the inflatable, especially a raft
- Only part fill the inflatable, it will expand in the ride to altitude
- Break off high, with a staged break-off plan
- Protect your emergency & deployment handles when leaving the raft/inflatable
- Be prepared to lose the inflatable
- Have a blast!
By Catherine Bernier, Skydive Vibes
Check out Catherine’s YouTube Channel, Skydive Vibes, for more videos.
