Went skydiving on my birthday for the 3rd time. The chute became tangled but the canopy opened. We spent about a minute trying to untangle before ultimately having to cut away and pull the emergency chute. Caught the whole thing on my GoPro mounted to my wrist.
He missed the opportunity to say "you're too heavy I have to drop you to get it opened"
I would’ve shit on that man’s dong if I heard that
@@iimasheriiol222 lmfao!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you would have did that that guy would have peed all over him! 🤣😂🤣
After watching it for a second time it's funny when you listen to what they're saying you can watch how the guys demeanor changes every time he asked a question and doesn't get the response that he wants. Luckily everything worked out okay 👌👍💯😊
legend
you can see the terror in his face, but he kept calm like a hero!
Student with nervous smile talking through his teeth: "Everything ok!?" Instructor: "NO!"
You were cool as hell, asking the dude if HE was ok.
What he really meant was "Are WE ok?"
I think what he meant in his question was "Do I have to worry about anything, or not ?"
It was a metaphore...... he meant.... "AM I THE FUCK GONNA BE OK" ???? SHIIIIIIIIIIIT
The look on Erik’s face, before and after deploying the reserve, said this is not Cool and I have brown pants! Great cool tandem instructor dealt with what tandem instructors (or passengers) experience.
calvacoca exactly what he meant 😂👍
While watching the video - I was trying to turn to the right in an office chair
Lapiduse 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Me too !
😂😂😂😂
Ha ha ha ha haaaa
I was as well TURN TURN !!!!!
Man I’m glad tandems open high. He had a good amount of time to make a decision.
But the tandem instructor spent WAY too much time before finally cutting away, I hope he lost his rating to be an instructor.
@@Ryan-yo4dg Given that the chute Canopy was Open, and they had slowed down already, they were not in imminent danger of injury / loss of life at that point. Heck, If that was their reserve chute in that situation, and they were forced to land like that, their velocity looks slow enough that they could easily walk away from it. Their main issue was being unable to control their direction to get back to the field. Instructor tried to see if he could unspin the lines first, figured after a while that wasnt going to work, so ejected the tangled chute and at the same time popped the reserve. Now if it were tangled in such a way that the canopy wouldn't open sufficiently to largely slow their decent, then you'd be in a dangerous situation. Instructor also needs to take into account that if he is to ditch his main for the reserve, that reserve had better dam open perfectly or they will be worse off, so in *Some* situations (Like this one) if you have enough altitude and time to spare, its worth trying to fix it.
@@KSSilenceAU I didn't realize that the reserve had a slider? Or is that only with tandem rigs?
@@JayDee-xj9lu Yes reserve canopies do have sliders. They are generally designed to catch less air since reserve canopies may have to open fast in sub terminal speeds. Google for slider options in base jumping. Depending on the delay planed before deployment (therefore fall rate before pull), some people may go with a full slider, a mesh slider or no slider at all. No slider will limit the speed at which you may safely deploy but may be the only safe(ish) option if jumping at a very low altitude requiring a fast deployment.
@@Ryan-yo4dg As someone else mentioned, the most imminent threat (speed) being neutralized and being under a stable canopy following a stable trajectory, there was some leeway before chopping the main canopy. One technique that I was told about and got to use a few times is to ask the student to bring legs together and back, like in the exiting position. Then the instructor arches as well. It seems to shift the weight back and for some mysterious reason that I struggle to explain, it then unwrap like magic. I do see a few items where there is room for improvement. (that said, I wasn't the guy in the harness so there could always be a reason why things were done the way they were): - Decision making. Yes, everything was stable but he didn't change technique over time despite no apparent improvement. There was no emergency per se but any altitude you lose is time you won't have to plan your landing under reserve. Not the worst thing but just food for thoughts. - Since he had all the time in the world, it would have been a good opportunity to ask the student to go back into exit position, hands on the harness, head back, legs tucked, and for him to grab both handles before initiating emergency procedure(standard procedure as described by the manufacturer when altitude allows it). - Speaking of emergency procedures..... the reserve handle should have been pulled no matter the RSL or Skyhook. That being said, no way I would have an instructor's rating pulled for that and I don't see the tandem manufacturer (UPT) or the USPA pulling someone's rating for that. This video is only great debriefing material for the instructor and any instructor watching who likes to discuss techniques and procedures...... except for the fact that it's the student and not the instructor wearing the handcam which is a big no-no for both UPT and the USPA. I am a tandem instructor, have been for 13 years, for +/- 4500 tandems, and also a UPT examiner. I am also not a perfect instructor, have had my share of less than perfect jumps. Chastising is not how we get the general skill level to improve.
Didn't even tell the guy he was cuttig away the main. I'd have had a heart attack for sure.
that would stress the guy out, it might have ruined his experience or he might have flapped around and made them less stabilized.
Looked like there may have been a small language barrier there. He got his money worth on the thrills though!!
@Teddy Li Why would you sue? It's a risk you accept (and legally sign). You can't go through life trying to blame everyone for some shit that happens. This is a common chute malfunction and isn't considered gross negligence on the part of the skydiving company.
@Teddy Li In this case, absolutely that's what I'm telling you. In this case, the skydiving company is going to tell you, both verbally and written, "skydiving can be dangerous...shit can go wrong...don't blame us if it does." By suing in this particular case, that's exactly what you'd be doing. Suing someone for a variety of other reason can be holding others accountable for their actions, but in this case, you're just looking to blame someone. I just don't see any other way to look at it.
Teddy Li I agree with you that a waiver is not the end all, be all. But again, with this particular case, this is one of the most common emergencies with skydiving. Someone who goes skydiving and signs the waivers (forget the legal aspect of it for a moment), i.e. warned about the risks, and still decides to jump...this guy wouldn’t have a leg to stand on if he decided to sue. He wasn’t injured, the company didn’t show gross negligence, the instructor managed to cutaway and deploy the emergency reserve as trained (albeit, some here state it could have been done better...but everyone is a Monday morning quarterback), and in the end, all ended well. I think someone would be hard pressed to sue for emotional damages in this case as well. In short, I have less of an issue with lawsuits than I do with a lawsuit over this particular case. It is why your comment caught me off guard. I’m not sure where you are from but in the U.S., there can very much be a “sue culture.” I think this example clearly falls under a frivolous lawsuit.
That face when you think am I gonna die on my birthday 😂
Zactly!
"Everything ok?" "No, we have a code brown situation"
I can’t believe that I came back to look at this video after 6 years and it has 470,000 views and 3 thousand likes! I never expected it to be this popular and these comments are hilarious! Thank you guys so much!
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I love how you were oblivious to the line twist for a minute and then your face when you realized something wasn't right! I hope you jumped again after this. I would imagine it's hard to kick out a line twist on a tandem. If you watch the chute almost untwist at one point right before he dumps the main! You handled it like a champ man
we r happy you are alive
You really haven't looked at the comments before this huh?
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Had 62 jumps back in the early 80s. I never experienced a malfunction, so this was really exciting to watch ... great job catching everything on video (especially watching the tandem master trying to resolve the line twist ... and the main floating down after cutaway :)
I’ve seen some crazy tandems happen and all of the instructors are always calm and collective. Of course your average tandem instructor usually has at least a couple thousand jumps. The coolest one that’s somewhere here on KZhead is when there is a line over and the instructor calmly ask the student “are you ready to go for another ride?” Lol. This was very well done and he kept a good eye on altitude. 👏
I've seen another video on KZhead in which the Tandem Instructor cuts away the main chute and after the reserve chute opens he calmly tells the student that he 'didn't like the color'!
What if the backup fails…
@@dancer1 You have the rest of your life to figure it out I guess 🤣
You remained calm and didn't panic, even though we know by the look on your face you were thinking "holy fucking shit" the whole time. Good job man, you kept your emotions at bay.
I just loved your positivity man! You were killing it! 🤘🏻
Told my skydiving instructor and the class that if both chutes fail then I'm going down superman style with arms out and singing the theme song - no way was I going to cry and scream like a girl about it. My thoughts were if I'm going to die then I'm going to have fun doing it. Best case scenario i somehow survive as a blob of broken bones and a kick ass story to tell or I die and have some cool ass video to share at my funeral. First solo dive and I have chute malfunction - twisted line. My first thought was shouldn't have talked so much shit, second thought was okay how do i fix this shit real quick. Checked altimeter and started trying to pull the lines apart - that didn't work so well....had to give it a little jerk with my body to get them untwisted. Went back up and jumped again the same day. The next day I almost died in a car crash on the freeway when I lost control of my vehicle trying to dodge a tire on the highway at 70mph...shouldn't have talked so much shit about skydiving being safer than driving. But it was the same, remain calm and figure it out, you got time. Fun fact of life: 10 out of 10 people WILL DIE so get over it and get to living because death is going to happen anyway and there is nothing you can do about it.
William Morales Correct 10/10 people will die but 5/10 people die before the age of 50 and no one wants to die early :)
@@6z0 My point was that no one has a say so in when they die....you don't get to choose whether or not you die early or 'on time' - it happens whenever it happens and there absolutely nothing that anyone can do to prolong it.
William Morales true
@Russell PhelanEvery single day is a risk. Avoiding risk is just cowardly cop-out way of living life. Your chances of dying are still the same.
@@6z0 5 out of 10 people don't die before age 50
Props to the guest for maintaining composure. Dude you’re awesome and says a lot about who you are.... and of course to the pilot/tandem leader whatever they’re called for not giving up. I find skydiving so awesome but I think I’ll pass on that
when you are about to die, and there is nothing you can do...then, ...there is nothing you can do...
@@jillgoldstein1318 it definitely reveals something
I've had to do that before with a student attached. There was some serious "come to Jesus" pucker factor going on all over this student's face. I had to watch that, again. I won't sharpshoot the tandem instructor, because he got the job done.
yes !!!!!!!
Nothing like waiting till the last second to make a decision LOL
I feel like he was playin with him a little..... most tandem instructors make the cutaway decision sooner and not as long as they would to declare the main not flyable by themselves 😂 he got them down safe and with both legs so that’s all that matters ❤️
Glad you both made it safe! Awesome stuff gentlemen.
Haha wow!! Am happy for you guys! You made it down safe and sound , I’ve done tandem skydiving couple of times and had a great time and everything went great , I can’t imagen the feeling when something like this happens .phew!!its great how the instructor keeps calm and try to fix the problem even though am pretty they must also be freaking out .thank goodness for the emergency shuts,.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Props to the skydiver on attempting to untangle it. He made the decision to let it go and had excelent skills flying down.
Minor tangling is actually not that rare, you get it open the way he tried, by pulling and pushing hard. My friend had a minor tangle on his first solo jump, he cleared it quickly by this method. Now however for some reason it didn't open, as it was much worse
I've done 1 tandem jump and it was the best day of my life... Couldn't imagine breaking away from our main parachute!! Holy smokes 😲 what a ride!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸
That relief "aaaah you clever ones... There is second one!". It's nice that you shared your Near Death Experience. Now you know what life is :)
Idk if I would have handled it as well on my jump. Kudos bro.
As a human being there is no possible way to deny the seriousness of this situation, to realize your morbidity. There was a point after you looked up at the line twist @2:31 and then you looked down - when we could see your brain realize that life could possibly end right now and yet, you handled it like a true boss. Dude, I don't know how life has treated you, Erik...but if you're not incredibly successful, I would be super surprised. You got the goods man, I hope you truly realize that. God bless!
Thanks a lot, Jack. That made my day
Happened to me yesterday… did the same thing
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Wow. You're alive. Bet you felt amazing the rest of the day.
You stayed calm but I could see the panic on your face. Great job at staying calm under pressure
I love the American mentality. The dude asks the instructor after uncoupling the main parachute-are you OK ? :D :D :D
Your heart is iron! I'm sitting on a bench - already breathtaking, but here it is. Respect from Russia!
And for his next birthday, plans to swim in a shark cage with the door open after shaving with a blunt razor. 🎂
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Love the shaving touch
This was awesome, great work for you both keeping cool!
WOW!!!! I had a birthday SkyDive also and the drogue shut broke off! But the main chute tumbled out and did deploy but was late and ranked my back. Not near as serious as your situation. I'm glad you made it!! Thanks for posting it on youtube for all to see!!!
"Drogue chute" broke off. That happened to me once too, but luckily the opening was fairly normal after that.
Joe Glenn LOL a drogue detaching is MUCH more serious than common everyday line twists. Line twists happen at every dz across the world every single day. Drogues don't come off too often lol
@@user-jz3vc9kd2j I did not know how serious it was. You can see in the video of my jump the main just tumbling out. I think my instructor was about to deploy the emergency chute. I have the video on my youtube page.
@@user-jz3vc9kd2j Thanks for letting me know wow! I guess I'm lucky to be alive!
Dude you took that like a champ
You are all heroes,amazing experience and more on actions,keep it up guys new friend here,be safe always
Before reading anything or seeing the title this popped up under “skydiving”: as soon as that chute was pulled and extended I knew exactly what was wrong! Thank God For Emergency! You kept your Nerve 110%! 🤙
great video and great job by the instructor!
One more of Lodi jajaja my favorite drop zone whatever happens there stay there... Oh and you tube too jajaja
That must be the most terrifying 1 second fall when you feel your life saving chute go bye bye...cant imagine the relief of feeling yourself slide onto earth.
You can just throw that jump suit out. We don't want it back. Great video. I was happy for the both of you! Favorite part was the drop to open the new chute! Classic "Oh F**K here we go" grunt! I'm glad you're alive!
First time I seen your channel I subscribed after this video
Brave guy who was calm in really bad situation...my salute!!!
Great instructor right there and good attitude man
haha i loved the "oh my god" when he cut the main chute
what a boss untangling that. awesome music too I love that song
Watching From The Philippines! 🇵🇭 🇵🇭
This was an epic birthday!!! :D
A very calm reaction. Gr8!!
Legend has it there was no other man so happy to touch ground safely.
Now this is what i call an *Epik gamer moment*
The instructor looked like a badass after the reserve opened :D Epic shit!
Watched it 3 times. Awesome video Brother....
I just saw a movie in 5 minutes felt like 1 hr.. Everyone killing the instructor but he got the job done, I’m not a jumper be will be this week Friday .. Excited way to keep your calm dude , well you didn’t even know what was going on lol ...
Happy Birthday !
I now know what to expect!
Happy Birthday brotha
youve got a great attitude. congratulations
I just saw it now.New subscriber here, watching from UAE 📸❤️ all d best 🥰
Beautiful calmness
Love dem Skyhooks. I used to give some selected students a pc100 to film our tandems.
OK now that was freaking epic!!
So was your birthday present a new pair of shorts and pants? Glad you made it ok.
"Only the best experiences at Two Shoots Skydiving!" Hahaha
LMAO...Nice save!
You wanna see some real drama and fear, slow it down to play at .25x speed at the 3:40 mark! That is true terror! Glad you had fun and walked away laughing!
that was a heavy cut away !!!! good to see the force ..
Awesome job by the instructor.
that was a birthday surprise .. I mean, that silence before pulled out second chute ;)
hahaha that's a common emergency in skydive, it happened to me once, Im a skydiver, it's very scary when you have to pull out reserve and you know it's the only chance you have LOL, the first time sucks !
Handled like a BOSS!
Great job on both👍
I couldn't help laugh at the shock and WTF that student had all over his face 😂 looked a lil pasty there for a while hahaha Would have been handy for the instructor to give a slight debrief of what was happening on the fly. Would have made a hell of a ride and a better memory none the less. Good stuff 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks for the heads up on the cut away.... LOL
This happened on my second jump. Instructors know exactly what to do.
TheDailyGrind I had a cutaway on my 30th jump. More than 300 later and I haven’t had one since. I know guys that have thousands of jumps and never had one. I’m not sure they are just more cautious when packing or just lucky.
Wow that guy looked like he was preparing to meet his maker.
2:30 is when my pants would be need to be changed, omg.
Hell yeah good job!
happy bday I've never had to cut away the main bet it freaked u out
Glad they both made it to the ground safely.
I was thinking that if the pilot tried to spread the two groups of ropes apart. As the passenger put both arms up and to his left in a way that he could create a spin clockwise. I don't know if this is possible but it is what I felt to do. Birthday boy seemed a little concerned when his pilot told him to spin. (Probably not mentioned in the briefing) but once the emergency chute came out he was actually pretty badass if you ask me. Pilot was cool under pressure and saved both of their lives.
the smallest amount of comunication would have went a far way.
Joe Aguirre....i hope you no longer do tandems
Are you joking? He looked like a fucking awesome Tandem Master, better than the ones at my old DZ you can tell he is enjoying himself and thats what being a TM is all about
Would have *gone* a far way
I'm sure communicating to the customer was the first thing on his mind 😂
I guess he doesnt speak english
Happy freaking birthday…! 😹😹😹😹
3:42 I think you took other underwear after this. Hahahahhah
And yet another Skydiver is born.
I love how the guy get's more worried gradually
Cool calm and collected
I have literally 14 jumps and even I know you don’t rely on the damn RSL and pull reserve rip cord no matter what. Why was his hand on the left main riser too??
Man you got two jumps in one. I call that a deal. Way to stay calm.
You forgot the usual all you can drink after such an event! :)
Good job Man. Blue Skies
Everyone is missing the real picture of this video. Everyone is being so negative in the comments but don’t notice how the customer was more worried for the TI before himself. He checked up on the TI a few times making sure he’s ok. There is still hope for humanity.
The immediate change in his face when he realized something was wrong..LOL.
Wow, extra thrill on that ride. Properly scared.
Being the passenger and not really knowing what was going on and what was about to occur. I think you did very well.
The fear in his eyes not knowing it's a basic line twist yet he thinks he's gonna die. Love newbies
Eh, I’m sure it’s much more difficult to get out of line twists in a tandem. Could’ve gotten out of it in a solo but he had to cut it away to safely land the both of them.
best accurate moment to say : 'Oh My God' !
Happy Birthday!!!!..., lmfao!
I’m so happy you land safely
that's a good one!!!🤘🏻
I cannot think of a better jump to tip your tandem master than this
I know I am a few years late but happy birthday. I would have crapped myself. Note to self - no need to jump out of an aircraft if there is nothing wrong with it and it can still land ok.
At 1:10 I think his spirit left his body! At least he tried to make the best out of it afterwards. Have to give him kudos for that!
Sick editing.. And vid