Skydiving low pull: 13 seconds from impact

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  • Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
  • Direct - 1:15
    Inside view pulling VERY low on a skydive, specifically starting deployment at 2,500' above the ground during a Project-19 event I was supporting!
    As you fall, belly to earth, your terminal velocity means you travel 1000 feet every ~5.5 seconds. Pulling my parachute at 2,500 feet means I'm about 13 seconds from hitting the ground if I continued falling at terminal velocity. This leaves me very little time to deal with a malfunction or get a reserve out safely. While this is within the USPA's Basic Safety Regulations (BSRs) for skydiving, higher opening altitudes are encouraged to provide a larger margin of safety.
    For reference, most military HALO jumps (High Altitude Low Opening) open at 5,000' or higher. Most sport skydivers pull between 3,000 and 5,000 feet. The USPA allows B, C, and D licensed skydivers to pull as low as 2,500' per 2022 USPA SIM § 2-1.I.3 & 2-1.I.4.
    Also, this is not a BASE jump. Yes, BASE jumpers can and almost alwasy pull significantly lower to the ground. It is a different sport to skydiving. Skydiving is self-regulated in conjunction with the FAA and we do adhere to and enforce our own mandated regulations for safety. Base jumping is not regulated and opening altitudes are at the jumper's discretion.
    *Note to newer jumpers*: I highly encourage you to NOT pull this low. Enjoy this video for entertainment purposes only. For this low pull, I'm jumping my Crossfire2 129 (of which I have made 300 jumps with and ~2,400 jumps of this size canopy or smaller), I have ~3,000 skydives, a D-license, 180 jumps within the previous year, and usually jump a Valkyrie 71 of which I've put 500 jumps on, including experiencing 3 malfunctions with it (see my other videos), and have 7 total cutaways. I'm decently experienced, fairly current, prepared to make a split-second decision, and jumping a (comparably) more docile and stable canopy almost twice as large as I usually jump. If you choose to put yourself in a situation such as this where you have not already demonstrated making correct split-second decisions for your safety in live situations at higher altitudes, are unable to determine IMMEDIATELY if a canopy is safe or not, or are uncomfortable or not experienced cutting away at a hard-deck of 1,800' (or lower), you are asking for serious trouble - these low altitudes do not give you any time to make mistakes or struggle with indecision and safely get your reserve out. Please do not mistake the casualness and exuberance with which I'm enjoying pulling this low for a lack of experience or wherewithal. Do not use this video as an excuse with which to make poor choices for your own safety. Consult with your S&TA if pulling this low is a safe move for you before ever trying. You've been warned.
    2 Oct 2022, Skydive #2964, Skydive Arizona, 16.1k exit alt, lead skyvan

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