{"id":17589,"date":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=17589"},"modified":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-23T00:00:00","slug":"2016-12-23-never-give-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/2016-12-23-never-give-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Never Give Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/3499251d-b856-462c-956c-ffbfa918b7bc.jpg\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Line caught around closing tab, so main canopy did not release properly when cut away\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/\/a8756938-0b8c-4abd-8d87-9f1c0b7e5b0c.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h2>Never give up!<\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>This skydiver had a double malfunction after a suspension line got caught on a tab, on the closing loop tab, causing the main to inflate and immediately go into a dive. When he cut away, his main risers disconnected but the suspension line had become too tight around the tab, leaving the main trailing behind.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>You see the result in this video below (don&#8217;t worry, he&#8217;s okay<strong>!)<\/strong>  <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dR2uwev8CJU\">Never give up!&#13;<br \/>\nThis skydiver had a double malfunction after a suspension line got caught on a tab, on the closing loop tab, causing the main to inflate and immediately go into a dive. When he cut away, his main risers disconnected but the suspension line had became too tight around the tab leaving the main trailing behind. You see the result. &#13;<br \/>\nHe did not have a hook knife. RSL was in use.&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nLate 90s Javelin owners: please make sure your gear has been made airworthy. &#13;<br \/>\nSunpath did issue a type of warning for these containers. This was a known issue in the early 2000s that has now been addressed but this guy bought the gear used and the problem slipped past a few people. He got lucky. &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\nJump number: 108. &#13;<br \/>\nContainer: Sunpath Javelin J1 &#13;<br \/>\nMain: Stiletto 135 &#13;<br \/>\nReserve: Microraven 150<\/a><\/p>\n<p>He did not have a hook knife. RSL was in use.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Sun Path issued a type of warning for these containers. This was a known issue in the early 2000s that has now been addressed. 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