Originally Posted by
rickt86
thanks man =), first parachute tried to kill me, but I got rid of it and the 2nd one didnt so I am still here! I will tell you flying a reserve is like going from a Cessna 150 to a Cessna 206, its a boat, slow, and takes 10 seconds to respond.....All worked out, I did not even drop my handles! Worst part is I packed the darn main! Not sure what caused it, but I watched it come out of the bag and open and it just wanted to keep twisting, I even had good body position and all. It just twisted, I tried to stop it, but when it hit the risers I got rid of it before things got worst, was weird having to chop, never had before, 39 jumps..1 chop, as of today!
Not a record that you want to keep going! Be careful out there - in the plane and under the chute.
USMCFLYR