Friday Freakout: Skydiver Stuck Hanging Under Plane By Seatbelt, Saved by Hook Knife!
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WHAT HAPPENED
This wingsuiter forgot to disconnect his seatbelt before exiting the plane, which left him stuck hanging under the plane on jump run! Luckily there was another skydiver still in the plane who quickly whipped out his trusty hook knife and saved the day, but unfortunately the second jumper also had to deal with heavy line twists on opening. A very eventful jump to say the least.
WHY DID IT HAPPEN
Confusion?
According to the video submission, there was a last second change in exit order that may have led to an undue level of confusion. Potentially that may have contributed to the jumper being preoccupied with the exit and forgetting to do something basic like ensuring that his seatbelt was undone.
Forgetting the basics
Undoing your seatbelt and making sure it is clear of your gear is a basic concept. But, generally speaking, anyone sitting near anything that could potentially snag their gear needs to be aware of that danger and proactively ensure that it is not hooked to any of their gear before the door opens. Let alone before they exit.
HOW COULD IT BE PREVENTED
Maintain situational awareness
There’s really no excuse for this incident because, not only should you remember to undo your seatbelt, but any experienced jumper should be checking to make sure all seatbelts are tucked away before the door opens.
Jump the plan
We’ve touched on this quite a few times in recent posts: when you’ve established an exit plan and dive flow on the ground, don’t change it up in the plane. There will always be another jump, so changing the plan while in a loud plane where you can’t really discuss things in a calm and discernable fashion is not the right answer.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
Mad props
Seriously, the second jumper is owed a bottle of liquor and not just beer. They immediately comprehended what was going on, knew where their hook knife was, whipped it out, and cut the wingsuiter loose. This was an epic save.
Gear checks
One of our good friends has previously assisted in reviewing Friday Freakout videos and has harped on the fact that every jumper should have a hook knife and have it as part of their gear checks and emergency procedures. This video demonstrates why that individual, while a hippie of sorts, is absolutely correct in his opinion on this matter.
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*WHAT HAPPENED*
This wingsuiter forgot to disconnect his seatbelt before exiting the plane, which left him stuck hanging under the plane on jump run! Luckily there was another skydiver still in the plane who quickly whipped out his trusty hook knife and saved the day, but unfortunately the second jumper also had to deal with heavy line twists on opening. A very eventful jump to say the least.
*WHY DID IT HAPPEN*
Confusion?
According to the video submission, there was a last second change in exit order that may have led to an undue level of confusion. Potentially that may have contributed to the jumper being preoccupied with the exit and forgetting to do something basic like ensuring that his seatbelt was undone.
Forgetting the basics
Undoing your seatbelt and making sure it is clear of your gear is a basic concept. But, generally speaking, anyone sitting near anything that could potentially snag their gear needs to be aware of that danger and proactively ensure that it is not hooked to any of their gear before the door opens. Let alone before they exit.
*HOW COULD IT BE PREVENTED*
Maintain situational awareness
There’s really no excuse for this incident because, not only should you remember to undo your seatbelt, but any experienced jumper should be checking to make sure all seatbelts are tucked away before the door opens.
Jump the plan
We’ve touched on this quite a few times in recent posts: when you’ve established an exit plan and dive flow on the ground, don’t change it up in the plane. There will always be another jump, so changing the plan while in a loud plane where you can’t really discuss things in a calm and discernable fashion is not the right answer.
*ADDITIONAL NOTES*
Mad props
Seriously, the second jumper is owed a bottle of liquor and not just beer. They immediately comprehended what was going on, knew where their hook knife was, whipped it out, and cut the wingsuiter loose. This was an epic save.
Gear checks
One of our good friends has previously assisted in reviewing Friday Freakout videos and has harped on the fact that every jumper should have a hook knife and have it as part of their gear checks and emergency procedures. This video demonstrates why that individual, while a hippie of sorts, is absolutely correct in his opinion on this matter.
To me I looked like the buckle git caught under his straps. Must have been hairy looking at the tree tops. It happened to me in the army on a jump that I was tangled up with another gut under the plane. Both chutes streamers or cigarette rolls until I got mine untangled this his opened and mine next keeping cool headed is the only way. Do what you are trained. Straps like the one cut should never be around an aircraft for jumping unless during a long enough flight luckily the guy next was prepared, smart fellows.
I love how in this case "getting saved" means getting thrown into the void from a plane
Trust me, getting out of the plane is usually safer than staying in the plane
@@jakeclover1101 Tell that to the pilot in these videos
@@janballaz 😂😂😂 most skydiving pilots wear a reserve parachute for that reason
I was just thinking that too lol. Like if he didn't have a parachute on this would be pretty murdery.
@@jakeclover1101 Lmao, this messes up with my understanding of safety
I was twisting on my chair to get him detangled in the canopy😄
Akash Kumar me too!
same.
Yep.... I think we got him out of it boys.
Thanks to your efforts everyone survived! You rock!
:D me too
Having seatbelts color match the suit didn't help either.
Yeah, I watched it twice before I realised it wasn't a leg strap or something.
I can’t believe what a colour match they were haha
he was stylin'
One would think the seatbelt would be short enough to prevent him from exiting the plane.
A lot of wingsuit era wear an extension because seatbelts are such a pain in the ass in a wingsuit. Looks like a possibility
Thanks for that. You made me laugh :)
A Lil bit more and he could be bungiejumping
one would think buddy check prior yeah?
Reality doesn't give a single shit about anyone's thoughts.
Wow, props to hook-knife guy. His reaction is so quick it's almost like they planned it! I guarantee, seatbelt-guy will never make that mistake ever again.
funny that knife is just tucked into a lil pocket, no cord attached or what not...
@@trje246 If you look closely it has a carabiner on it so he can secure it to a loop on the pocket.
Yeah, gotta think fast sometimes...boil it down quickly. It's possible that the dangling skydiver could actually take the plane down...if their chute deployed and they couldn't get that seat belt undone, that would be horrifying. So hook knife hero quickly thought "best/only option is to cut 'em loose...and I'm the only one to do it...here goes..." As quickly as you can read that, is about as long as the decision took...
He's like, aw, not again! Steve, change your wingsuit to another color.
When you take a skydiving course, you learn that this is a possibility, so I guess this was just business as usual. Not in the sense that it happens all the time... But in the sense that there is a procedure for it. If someone gets stuck to the plane, cut them loose.
Never have a twisted in my seat so much trying to help someone out of linetwists.. Such good reactions to that situation.. Rock star
was the first time i twisted on my couch to clear linetwists :D
Good reaction? In my opinion he should cut off main parachute and open reserve immidiately, because it could end worse.
@@user-rz6wu3eo8k I mean, technically it was Square, Stable and and Steerable 🤷🏼♀️😂
@@user-rz6wu3eo8k I have a question and no idea about skydiving. But it looks to me as if in the beginning he doesn't really do much at all by pulling the lines apart and stuff. I was screaming "just reach around and turn yourself half turns that way" which towards the end he did and it worked like a charm. Am I missing something?
@@user-rz6wu3eo8k Why? Better try to fix the main one first. If you can't, at a certain point, go with the reserve. The reserve shouldn't be the first thing when lines are twisted. The reserve is literally your last chance.
But one thing I've noticed... Why does it always look like such a struggle when people get their lines twisted on youtube? We learned to just hold and kick. I did that myself on the last jump, but the lines weren't THAT twisted.
Buddy with the hook knife, give that man a BEER! (Read the video breakdown above)
That response was fast as hell.
Very fast thinking, seemed like he did it as a reflex reaction rather than long thought, as if it was expected. Must be an experienced trainer!
Not the owner of the plane.... he cried.
If that dude wasn't as experienced as he was that could have been really bad
Even hippies can be right sometimes.😂
But wait there's more
Underrated comment 😂
Billy M will live on forever!
U got me man 😂
I've seen people cutaway with easier malfunctions to clear than this, his persistence and awareness amazes me. I'd jump with him any day!
I haven't jumped in 16 years and I was still helping him kick those twists out. I still got it! *CRACKS A BEER*
Deals with the hang up like a pro deals with the line twists like am amature
He did fine.
@@TheDAVE858 he twisted he risers what's that about you should part them to help start getting them out
@@skydivenutta He twisted them to get to the above of the twist. I heard there are two ways of dealing with twists.
@@MyRUclipsNick fair enough not how I deal with them
Definitely no altitude awareness. You can read his alti to about 3000, but it doesn't look like he is reading it himself, and after 3k he uses another 45 seconds to clear the twists without checking his altitude once (2:27-3:15)
The smoothest reaction to an emergency Iv ever seen in the door. But as for the line twist, I hate when I see people fight it from the top. FIGHT IT FROM THE BOTTOM.
For real. Grab your risers, pull them apart, bicycle kick out the twists. Takes a few seconds and works every time.
@@TSweetwon I see soo many videos where I see people trying to make it worse. Slow down, and take a breathe. A line twist is no high speed malfunction.
@@andyhwell8419 exactly. You got five cells or more inflated and at worst it’s a low speed malfunction.
respect to the person that cut him free, that’s some quick knife action
Captain Hooks situational awareness on point
The old forgot to take off the seat belt blunder! Did that myself once,luckily I wasn't near the door so it was just embarrassing 😬
When you look up "You are the man" in the dictionary, it has a pic of this guy!!!!
That DZO is probably pissed! You cut my seatbelt for what!!!!
But I brought it back with me. It's out there somewhere, anyway...
Also, did you notice the pressure from the seatbelt actually bent the doorframe? That DZO has a few things to be pissed about.
In Poland a hook knife is obligatory for everyone.
Also in the UK.
@@MrReasonabubble we have a hook knife on the back of the pilot's seat too
We give a hook knife to the people on the ground just to be sure
@@DutchTDK I give a hook knife to the local McDonalds just to be sure.
Here I am in bed kicking my legs as if I have the line twist!!
I just watched the video in my truck and was kicking my legs and moving to get out of the line twist too.
This guy was my AFF instructor. He is a very knowledgeable and great dude. It just goes to show, complacency can happen to anybody. Edit - It also shows the reality of actually having a good hook knife!
great job dealing with the line twist.
That was pretty amazing to see a Skydiver untwist his lines. You Skydivers are the real MVPs! 💯
the guy as fast with the cutter as slow to simply untwist...
Very clam and collected all the way through that fair play. I think I would have got off that main quicker than him though. Get that man a beer or 10
All these wingsuiters who don't know to stick a wing out one side to untwist. Amazing
I would not have thought of that. Smart move.
I once was able to use my tail wing by doing a sorta scissor / bicycle kick to get me rotating in the right direction.....
better change the arm every 180°
I was wondering, once he got it untwisted to a certain point, how long it would take him to realize he could use his hands to leverage against the canopy to untwist
No good deed goes unpunished.
Now that's a cut above the rest.
1:16 - that's the look of "THANK YOOOUUUUuuuuuuuu"
We carry a dedicated knife in our aircraft just for that reason. So far, it's just collecting dust.
Knife Guy: I've waited a long time for this moment...
Dangling Wingsuit Guy: Don't cut my few grands worth of a wingsuit just unclip theeeee...
Knife Guy: Too late, hook knife was already out!
I like it. Calm and collected, resolved the problem! Get on with the jump.
A TSO'd aircraft seatbelt is around $1000 and needs to be installed by an A&P for about $200. the plane can't be flown at capacity until then. The jumper may be owed liquor, the DZ is owed a seatbelt.
Thinking the same. That was an expensive jump for that dude. Ugh, getting the faa involved, gross
Rewebbing a belt is cheap (around $100) and the belt can be installed by the appropriately rated owner as preventive maintenance per part 43. But looks like the belt damaged the door threshold which will be more costly and require an A&P!
Bro got that hook knife but needs to review his technique for de-tangling line twists! Made me anxious
0:21
Blue: Scar! brother help me!
Black: Long live the King
My hands are soaked with sweat just from watching, great job man x2!!
A couple cases of beer is owed that's a true friend
Skydiver: scar help me
Skydiver 2: long live the king
fuckin dying
Thats some quick thinking with that hook knife! It cut right through... and dude still got his jump, but was thanked with line twist.
It’s was not a day for skydiving ! But when that incident arrive, you learn a lot .Greetings from Yverdon’s dz.
Bloody hell. Rumour has it this man gave up parachuting the same day.
This is why in most clubs we have huge-ass hook knife & ordinary knife strapped next to door.
Have been a number of cases with hook-ups and one in particular where the pilot in the end had to leave the plane and the jumper passed away(Leg strap hook up to plane).
Can you imagine if it had been the last guy that got stuck with the seatbelt
This is why skydivers like pilots that are skydivers. A good pilot/skydiver would've trimmed that thing out, then hacked through that seatbelt with whatever was available.
Reminds me of Rambo 2 when he’s stuck flopping around outside the airplane! lol
Lmao! Yes. I’m surprised no one else brought this up 😝😂😂😂
Give home boy a lifetime supply of beer for being a consummate professional! Awesome job with the hook knife! I want you on my plane!
Roll them seatbelts up when you take them off. Amazing reaction speed from the person who cut them free.
I may have been "fussy", but I always picked up loose seatbelts and tucked them away behind the benches.
Perfect knife reaction and good job remaining calm on the twists. But good God that made me cringe at 2:50 when he started spinning out of them but pulled himself back the other way.
If he had switched the hand placement on the risers and pulled himself clockwise he would've spun out of it in no time with the momentum he already had going. It was like he was trying to spin the canopy out of the twist instead of himself
luckily he wasn't the last to leave the airplane
Imagine if no one had a hook knife on that plane 😲 If you don't have 1 get 1!
I'm definitely getting one now!
Most of the planes I've been on have one mounted inside the plane as well.
kudos to getting out of the line twist
Thats the Kind of friend you want to have while jumping!
What a quick reaction! Kudos for fast intelligence and skillful hands!
Hell ya. Tony famous 😂 Good shit Randy
Great job Randy.
Hes cutting away his equipment!! haha Rambo 2 scene
On an aside, that's not how I learned to resolve line twist. Should not have taken that long?
I feel like he was pulling the wrong way a couple of times. Very annoying to watch.
So there’s a few ways, what he did was right (bringing it down to your risers so you can handle it there) but he kept trying to fight it while keeping his body stable and not moving his body around at first. Once he started to do so is when he got out of it. But there are a few philosophies on how to handle line twists, at the end of the day rely on the training you know and what works for you and if not that’s why you have a reserve.
Its more difficult to kick when you're in a wingsuit
He needed a better ending to the video than just being a hero.
@@0122460166 Easier without wing suit,Kick your legs while spreading risers.
That line twist was so annoying lol
goose bumps...... HERO buddy, so fast with the para shank.
I like how they look at the pilot like, " sorry about your seatbelt bro, deuces ✌"
Lightning quick reaction. Nice!
Color matched his suit perfectly 😂👍🏾
Always kick out the twists
8 seconds in slow mo for old mate to produce his hook knife!,, some serious reaction skills there! Well done, now good luck with your line twist bro 🙈
Did you see him flip it in his hand? He’s practiced with it like a fidget spinner.
Best friend ever
Whoah, a truckload of beer for the hook knife guy. That was a quick reaction!
... A very eventful jump to say the least.
Да уж.
Remained calm. Excellent work
5 green Beret jumps and 65 regular mission jumps, 1 water landing, 1 tree landing, 1 total malfunction and 1 reserve pull but that was on another jump.
I forgot to mention most important no injuries except to bicep from arm caught on static line in panama jump of 1976 but that healed 3 months later.
They planned this.... no one is that quick with the blade. Unlikely he planned the filthy line twist.
Line twists made my anxiety go 📈📈
An audible altimeter is a nice tool to help you remember seatbelt at 1000 ft., as well as increased altitude awareness on the way down.
You'd think by wingsuit he'd have that figured out?
Я аж вспотел пока он стропы раскручивал)))))
Те же ощущения, весь напрягся в ожидании отцепки. Оно того стоило, не надо бегать и искать основной, а ещё фрибег))
Меня тоже это куда больше впечатлило, чем не отстёгнутый ремень )
Wow...... Not only did my guy get caught by the seatbelt. He had lined twists upon opening 🤦🏽♂️.....geez. #nevertrashpack
So im very very new to skydiving, less than 50 jumps. But, I was taught when you have line twists you spread the risers from the bottom amd try to kick opposite. Doesn't seem like trying to more or less roll them out would be the most effective. Anyone have some I put on this?
I would ask myself " Did he clear the line twist ? " Then he did what needed to be done
Very cool dude with the knife!
Chill guy, quick thinking to cut the belt. Not so hasty to get the line twists out but hey...
wingsuitist: you should let me untwist myself out of this mess
wind: [in captain america voice] no. i don't think i will.
Pull apart and kick my friend. Lol good job with the save. No good deed ever gos unpunished.
DUUUDE! That's why hook knives extst
Double Mals. The beer would have been flowing at the DZ.
That hook knife just stays in his pocket while he wing suits??? I can't even sit on my couch and not lose stuff.
No quit in him,well done!
It’s new sport called, wing suit towing.
The students have to learn the poper way to undrill the lines.
I'm no jumper, but the whole technique for dealing with the line twists looked awful. Was it?
No, there are many different ways in dealing with a line twist. One is bringing the twist down to the risers.
Is it me or he was pulling in the wrong direction?
@@ryanank sure, but even after he'd done that it seemed to take forever to then do what he did in the end and just mechanically work his whole body around the twist once he'd brought the twist down.
Not saying I could do better. Just looked really weird and took forever.
For what it's worth, I've only ever done a few SL jumps and on my first the whole thing was twisted and it took me ages to pull it apart from the bottom...so not being critical!
@@ChrisLee-yr7tz Happy to read of your 1st jump recovery.
A buddy had a similar issue. She waited far too long to cut away. Her reserve opened fully scant meters above the dirt. Luckily just a few bruises and bragging rights.
That's beer. Was this his first line twist? Geez
I didnt know you could bungyjump out of a plane with a wingsuit
the worse of it all is loosing your hook knife in that pouch thing dont look safe bro
The untwisting is painful to watch. He brought the twist down to a point where he could reach above it. That should have been the end of it, just push off the suspension lines above the twist in the opposite direction. Super easy. He kept trying to pull them apart.
This dude was having a really bad day....
Another excellent example, "Accidents speak louder than words"
Now the "never had any trouble before" jumpers,
may have a change of mind and start to carry at least one, "Line Separation Device" (aka. HookKnife)
(start at 4:40)
ruclips.net/video/1rCvRavK4Hg/видео.html
as well
Good he wasn't the last one out the door,
put the jumper with the Knife on your Christmas card list and Santas Good list.
The LineTwists were just more evidence "No good deed goes unpunished"
good technique getting out of the twists.
p.s. check the screws securing the blade, occasionally they loosen up and fall out,
keep your knife in mint condition, for that very special day.
):)
Way to stay with the de-line twist strategy! I probably would have cut.
I did something like that decades ago. I was last jumping fourth out of a Cessna. It had a handle right above the door that was a loop and for some reason I put my hand into the loop so you can guess what happened next. As I exited my hand stayed in the loop and all of the sudden the loop was about 5 feet long and I couldn’t get my hand out. I was bouncing up against the fuselage and I could hear the pilot yelling “let go! let go!” It was so long ago I was wearing a front mounted pop top. The pilot put the plane into a zero G dive and I floated up next to the door. I guess he undid his seat belt and reached out of the airplane and grabbed me and pulled me back in and I did a somersault into the back of the Cessna. As soon as we straighten back up he started yelling “go go go” and I jumped none worse for the wear. I think they ducked taped the strap shut after that.
No good deed goes unpunished eh?
Nice and calm with the hook knife. Kick those twists out. Use your weight not try to pull the twists out with your hands.
Altitude of line twist clearing would be interesting...
Thought he may have to cut away
@@richardmillward8200 That ground seemed quite close but you know, fisheye lens might trick you
If you go frame by frame there are two instances where you can get a hint of the altitude.
First at 2:27 it's clear that it says 3.05 and later at 3:10 there is the outline of 2.2
@@jeffms I saw the first one, but not the second one. Now I managed to see the right frame. Thanks!
@@jeffms I was taught if you can't clear, you cut away, many have died otherwise.
would likely be my last jump on that day
Interesting method to recover line twists! 😅
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