{"id":29981,"date":"2020-12-02T15:06:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T15:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/?p=29981"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:52:21","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T12:52:21","slug":"f-f-friend-or-f-f-foe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/f-f-friend-or-f-f-foe\/","title":{"rendered":"F-F-Friend or F-F-Foe?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-is-your-rig-freefly-friendly-or-freefly-fearful-nbsp\">Is your rig freefly-friendly or freefly-fearful?&nbsp; <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-about-the-people-you-are-jumping-with\">How about the people you are jumping with?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think by now we can all agree that as a sport, skydiving is as safe or unsafe as we choose it to be. Every factor that we change about the jump, for example, dropzone location, weather conditions and canopy size, causes a change in the risk factor. For me, whether I enjoy my skydive or not is generally based upon whether I calculate it as being worth the risk.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>skydiving is as safe or unsafe as we choose it to be&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This being said, we are all guilty of occasionally bending the rules or taking that extra risk because realistically, \u201cIt\u2019ll probably be fine.\u201d This video may make you rethink that phrase\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-premature-opening\"><em>Premature opening<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"High-speed skydive premature opening. Cutaway gone wrong\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ksup89CzFog?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is not a new incident or something we have never seen before, but it certainly serves as a reminder of how quickly things can go wrong! Miraculously the skydiver remained uninjured, however, the premature opening in full speed resulted in a torn canopy and cutaway and a damaged container. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then things start getting really scary when the force of the premature main opening causes a premature reserve deployment and entanglement that the skydiver somehow manages to clear. As always, we are grateful to this jumper for sharing their experience so we can all learn from their mistakes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/force-of-opening-rips-container-FI.jpg 1720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The force of the high speed opening distorts and rips the container<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-so-then-what-can-we-learn\">So then, what can we learn?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-freefly-friendly-is-vital\">1. Freefly-Friendly is Vital<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The skydiver in this video was not jumping a freefly-friendly handle on his pilot chute. Ensure your kit is freefly friendly AND well maintained. This means<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Freefly pud on your pilot chute<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Suitably tight BOC<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Correct length closing loop<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Leg strap bungees<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strongly secured riser covers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Well-fitted container to your body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-freefly-friendly-gear\"><em>Freefly Friendly Gear<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"30000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-back.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-back.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-back-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-back-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-back-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Freefly pud, tight BOC, secure closing loop<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"30002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-side.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30002\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-side.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-side-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-side-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-side-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leg strap bungees, Close-fitting container<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"860\" height=\"860\" data-id=\"30004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-front2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-front2.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-front2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-front2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FF-friendly-hannah-front2-768x768.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 860px) 100vw, 860px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Leg strap excess stowed, no loose clothing, secure riser covers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Freefly Friendly Gear<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-practice-your-eps\">2. Practice your EPs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Know your emergency procedures better than you know the back of your hand. Honestly, when was the last time you went through your reserve drills? You don\u2019t want to go in with unpulled handles. Or at all. To quote the legend himself\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>&nbsp;Being prepared means anticipating emergencies and having made decisions before the emergency happens. Expect a malfunction so you\u2019re not surprised\u201d <\/p><cite>Dan Brodsky-Chenfeld<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-never-give-up\">3. Never give up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Remarkably, despite heavily damaged equipment, the skydiver still managed to save his own life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are doubting whether your rig reaches the necessary requirements, it is better to be on the cautious side; get it checked by a qualified rigger and have it fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"853\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/coaching-Hannah-and-Tori-1024x853.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/coaching-Hannah-and-Tori-1024x853.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/coaching-Hannah-and-Tori-300x250.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/coaching-Hannah-and-Tori-768x639.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/coaching-Hannah-and-Tori.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It pays to get FF coaching from the beginning<br>Photo: Author Hannah Parker coaching Tori Ireland<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-starting-freefly\">Starting Freefly?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, here are a few other safety aspects to think about before you go freeflying:-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-experience\">Experience<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Consider getting some more jumps under your belt and improving your skydiving foundations, which ultimately will help to increase your awareness and confidence before you start freeflying.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-coaching\">Coaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is always advisable to get guidance from someone with more experience to help engrain good habits into your muscle memory.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><!-- Cookie G4 Leaderboard [async] --><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">if (!window.AdButler){(function(){var s = document.createElement(\"script\"); s.async = true; s.type = \"text\/javascript\"; s.src = 'https:\/\/servedbyadbutler.com\/app.js'; var n = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; n.parentNode.insertBefore(s, n);}());}<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar AdButler = AdButler || {};\nAdButler.ads = AdButler.ads || [];\nvar abkw = window.abkw || '';\nvar plc371005 = window.plc371005 || 0;\ndocument.write('<'+'div id=\"placement_371005_'+plc371005+'\"><\/'+'div>');\nAdButler.ads.push({handler: function(opt){ AdButler.register(175942, 371005, [860,106], 'placement_371005_'+opt.place, opt); }, opt: { place: plc371005++, keywords: abkw, domain: 'servedbyadbutler.com', click: 'CLICK_MACRO_PLACEHOLDER' }});\n<\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/premature-with-this-no-no-Roy-W-J-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/premature-with-this-no-no-Roy-W-J-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/premature-with-this-no-no-Roy-W-J-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/premature-with-this-no-no-Roy-W-J-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/premature-with-this-no-no-Roy-W-J-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/premature-with-this-no-no-Roy-W-J.jpg 1715w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">If jumping in a bigger group it&#8217;s essential everyone has FF-friendly gear <br>Image by Roy Wimmer-Jaglom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-company\">Company<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Who are you jumping with? &#8211; Is their rig also freefly-friendly? Let&#8217;s look out for one another!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-audible-altimeters\">Audible altimeters<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would argue that two audibles are essential on every freefly jump. The reason being, it is more difficult to read a visual altimeter when you\u2019re not on your belly and the increased speed of a freefly jump will reduce your time during your skydive. This can also mess up your altitude body clock, especially if you are used to slower freefall speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/two-audibles-L-and-B-Vania-Da-Rui.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/two-audibles-L-and-B-Vania-Da-Rui.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/two-audibles-L-and-B-Vania-Da-Rui-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.skydivemag.com\/new\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/two-audibles-L-and-B-Vania-Da-Rui-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Altitude Aware \u2013 Jump with 2 audibles and a wrist alti<br>Image by Vania Da Rui<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-clothing\">Clothing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We all want to look cool but no one wants a flappy T-shirt over your handles when you need to cutaway. Let me shamelessly plug my own video and demonstrate to you in song form\u2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-pd-tip-tuesday-tuck-it-in\"><em>PD Tip Tuesday: Tuck it in<\/em><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hannah Parker #PDTipTuesday\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/420312576?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"sfsi_plus_widget sfsi_plus_shortcode_container\"><div id=\"sfsi_plus_wDiv\"><\/div><div class=\"sfsiplus_norm_row sfsi_plus_wDiv\"  style=\"width:260px;text-align:left;position:absolute;\"><div 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