Screenshot showing the Skyhook deploying the reserve after a cutaway, using the main parachute

Why did my Skyhook “Not Work”?

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Greg Rau of UPT answers questions from the road …

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Greg Rau runs through the Skyhook MARD system and explains

  • Why sometimes the malfunctioning main will deploy your reserve and sometimes the reserve pilot chute
  • Why the red lanyard breaks sometimes
  • Why the red loop is tacked onto the Skyhook

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For more information on the Skyhook and MARDS, see a conversation with Greg Rau here: RSL vs Skyhook

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