Friday Freakout: Wingsuiter Has Pilot Chute In Tow, Caused by Bridle Knot

Subscribe here for more aerial awesomeness from Teem Forlicensing, usagepleasecontact and reference CS000388 What happened This wingsuiter had a pilot chute in tow for 8 seconds, which can feel like an eternity in the sky. Due to a weak throw at deployment, the pilot chute got caught in his burble and the bridle created a knot, which prevented the pilot chute from inflating and extracting the deployment bag. The jumper looked over his shoulder, saw that the pilot chute was not inflating, and decided that he had enough altitude to lift the deployment bag out of his container. His main inflated and he landed without any further issues. With a video like this, one thought that instantly pops into our minds is whether the pilot chute was properly cocked during the pack job, but this jumper is confident he recalls properly cocking his pilot chute. Why did it happen