Friday Freakout: Skydiver Has Dirty Low Opening, AAD Fire Two Out Malfunction
Subscribe here for more aerial awesomeness from Teem Forlicensing, usagepleasecontact and reference CS000406 What happened This skydiver, with around 250 jumps, was working on headdown exits and flying in different headdown styles. He was flying solo, wasnt checking his altimeter, couldnt hear his audible, and as a result opened dirty low. So low that his AAD fired and gave him a twoout, which he promptly chopped so that he could land safely on his reserve. Why did it happen Altitude Awareness Fail This jumper was having a blast on this jump and that made him forget about the fact that he should keep track of his altitude. That issue, combined with the fact that he was relying on his audible, led to this incident. How could it be prevented Dont rely on your audible Its been said a million times, but an audible
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