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Maybe if he's jumping a Dolphin, or a Racer. AAD's are designed largely with unconscious jumpers in mind, and when you're limp good luck staying OFF your back. IMO, he risked a double fatality to be heroic. Which is a completely natural mental operation with so little time to decide. I wouldn't hold it against him, but I believe in a perfect world the instructor prioritizes his own safety, while also staying the fuck away from a student cypress when it's about to dump in his face.
Aad fire on your back is the same as RSL or manually pulling your reserve on your back. Just a helluva lot lower. I've got a couple videos of my reserve deploying from my back.... not ideal, but still works just the same.
@@nocalsteve A student who doesn't arch is a student who doesn't arch not an instructor who doesn't teach it. You can see in this video at the beginning the student arches. On one of my first jumps I think it was my third I bicycle peddled out of the plane trying to right myself until I realised that didn't work then I arched; that wasn't because the instructors didn't teach me to arch its because I wasn't thinking.
Can get your card pulled for chasing a student into AAD fire.... legendary, or dumb? You check the students AAD at least 3 times(i check it more because im that guy) before exiting the plane. You have done everything you can up to that point, save your own life. They didn't do what they were taught. Trust the equipment.
@@superfluityme Instructors allowed mistake to release student (until to 5 jump). bad arch on first jumps (this video shows about 1-2 AFF jump) is not rare case (I was not exception, my arch was bad).
I've always wanted to get into skydiving. Guess I never realized how difficult it can be to keep yourself stable in the air. Always just thought your body naturally just kinda balanced as long as your arms were out...... learned something new today lol
@Conor Thomas Agreed. One of the first things I was taught after my first free-fall (hop and pop) was to learn how to get unstable in free-fall and then recover with a hard spread eagle to get stable again. Then I learned how to exit the plane in an unstable position and get stable... then it became second nature... That was in 1977 and I remember it to this day.
Damn, instructor dude was fast and very aware. He knew he was low, went straight for reserve, AAD fired, two out, went straight to chop main with one glance of knowing it won't launch into reserve and then oriented for landing and this all in less than 3 seconds.
No shit. I just posted a comment almost exactly likely this one.....hell yeah. You're exactly right. It's like he just does this every day,and had to cut away from a main on every other jump. No thought, no panic, just action to correct the problem, and all correct action as far as I can see. That stress and adrenaline dump after about 15 seconds would be a lit rush though....
@@jeffreycollier8798 i'd bet a case of beer he practices his emergency procedures (EPs) every day on the ground. the DZ i jumped at (Spaceland) required physically running through each EP movement in a mock up on the ground for anybody that got in the plane. that instructor is super impressive because it's pure muscle memory.
I don’t think so, average person is falling at 50m/s and in AFF the student shall open at 1500m approximately (talking about my experience in France) Then I would say 0:45 1500m (if not a little upper) 1:01 about 750m 1:03 650m 1:13 (10s with two parachutes deployed) about 575 to 625m
Hey Curtis, although I know where your coming from, I'd like to share our view on why we the share the content we do. Everyone loves a good Friday Freakout, the sweatier the palms the better right?! After several years of editing these clips, I can say I've almost seen it all, sometimes I wish I didn't see. We are very fortunate to have some experienced jumpers, coaches and instructors work with our resident Freakout expert Zej to provide context and a detailed breakdown of events regarding the clips. We are even more fortunate to have fellow jumpers submit these videos for us to share, imagine it can be quite embarrassing at times. Some of these clips although "less eventful" can provide the viewer some needed perspective and refresh EMJ's that were taught in training. So although line twists can get old keep an open mind and give the description a read, there might be something to take away. Not to single you out, but this comment type is popping up more frequently and I wanted to chime in. Blue Skies, Chris
@@TEEMsky Absolutely agree. Didn't mean for it to get taken wrong. This one just seemed to have a more relatable "sweaty palm" moment. Love the work and effort you guys put into this to make it truly educational; has helped with my learning process immensely. Thanks again. 🤘🏻 -Curtis
@Jason, it has only been very recently that the standard of Friday Freakouts has slipped. And yes, we are all students, but also we have all seen a video of someone kicking out a couple of line twists before, or if we have more than 5 jumps, likely done it ourselves. So just having any old video on here will basically dilute this series.
It's weird how instinctive that swim reflex is when someone goes unstable. I can't quite tell if it's a water survival instinct, or an attempt to twist in the air as you would falling from a tree.
I went to a tunnel before I did AFF...perhaps that was a very good thing, because I remember watching some dudes trying to swim and do pushup type things, and flailing like mad...somehow I got it in my head (perhaps from the instructor too) that you just arch and balance on the wind... I think every new skydiver should try the tunnel first, to avoid terrifying jumps like this. If you can't stay stable in the tunnel, don't jump out of a plane. Anyone second the motion?
I side slipped from my instructor and ended on my back... Staring up at him in a dive to catch me... I thought.. This position is rad.. No wind in mouth nose tranquil.. So I watched him some more before rolling 270 degrees into a box shape.. His face when he levelled down to me.. Yeah instructors care.. They are amazing and take huge risks. I checked my altitude 4 times while this mistake happened. Maintained awareness and actually passed that jump after performing the manoeuvres in quick time for a safe deployment and landing. This video is gnarly.
Fantastic work by this instructor. I will never "Monday morning quarterback" someone's decision in a situation like this. I thought for sure he went straight to his reserve and believe he should have as well. I was wondering how his main even came out. But at the end of the day everyone lived and more importantly, everyone learned, including us. I hope the students didn't quite. As a former military parachute instructor I know first hand that I will violate rules and regulations in a heartbeat to keep my students safe. Great work.
As someone who isn't familiar with what is happening, could you explain in better detail? I obviously see the problem, but what was wrong with what the instructor did? Thank ahead of time! (:
Wow! Just wow! What a low fucking save for both student and instructor! Save of the year for 2019 goes to this instructor!... Well done mate, glad your years of experience and fast reaction time was able to save two lives that day 🙏🏼 Blue skies brother
Okay so I'm totally ignorant. Gone skydiving once tandem but that's it. Got a buddy who lives for this shit. Is that what the student did wrong? Didn't arch his back so he got unstable?
What the instructor failed to realise was that this student was showing an advanced demonstration of sit-flying it was obvious because of the disappointment on the students face when the instructor deployed the students main.
No it absolutely isn't. When I went through AFF they made it very clear it is your responsibility to deploy your own parachute. Dude told me if something went wrong he'd chase me to 2k then I was on my own. It is absolutely not the expectation for an aff instructor to risk their life to save a student.
I see why instructor stayed away at start, could see student in stable flight with hand on handle. Instructor thinking: Yay, now pull. Next second: Doh!
When the instructor appears in front of the student, the things escalated. It is like: "Oh my gosh, from where did this person comes? Now i'm totally confused...!" 😂
Dude that was so hard when I first did it. My head went everywhere except where I wanted it. I didn't shit myself like this guy did and I managed to arch and deploy stably. But I flailed around just like this hahaha
When I started had no AFF course, so I made Static Line one. So since my first free-fall was solo, had no instructor to pull de ripcord for me. Also was informed by the school before the jump, if the AAD fires we had to pay the AAD charge and the reserve repack. Never saw anyone wanted to pay that extra charge.
I still don't understand why instructor decided to let student go on his own. Student reached two times for his pilot chute and both times he badly lost his arch. What did make instructor believe that student won't lose his arch again at any moment? The rest is consequence of the first bad decision.
This looks like AFF level 2. At AFF level 2 instructors are supposed to let go the student when student gains stability after exit. Then they need to catch him again at around 7000ft so that when he attempts to deploy and moves one hand back to pilot chute at 6000ft they hold him to make sure he is stable. The unfortunate thing here is that student lost stability before even attempting to pull. There were signs of bad performance in the very beginning though: Exit was very bad - he was dearched for quite long; then he forgot to do the pilot chute check - instructor had to move his hand; the second check was very loose and he almost did not touch the chute, and as you said lost his arch during both checks. So the whole jump was bad and it was not "seemingly smooth AFF jump" at all, as the description says. Would still give a deep bow to instructor anyway, there were mistakes but he took massive risk and saved life, that is greatest thing.
balkonski15 I agree. I’m not used to the two instructor method, as my AFF level I and II were tandem, and III - VII were with a single instructor. But imo they shouldn’t have let him go, as he had stability issues from the get go. BUT, the instructor did catch him risking everything so props to him.
I commend the instructor for having a selfless mindset and fixating on “saving” the student. But you have to remember the student has an AAD as well. While honorable, the instructor not only had target fixation, and risked possibly his and the students life. but also would have been better off going immediately to reserve with the audible alert signaling low altitude given he gave himself little to no time to handle a potential main malfunction. At the end of the day all you can do is take mental notes for next time and be grateful everything worked out in the end. Definitely some key takeaways to carry into the future from this video though. #blueskies all
Why is it better to go directly to reserve? Is a reserve safer when in close proximity to the ground? How does the reserve differ from the regular parachute? I have just jumped once in my life and it was a lot of fun! Never knew it was that technical though :D
@@cfg003 Because the reserve opens faster and more reliably. It is also designed to fly straight with more line twists. Also, that low, the AAD is going to fire anyway and deploy the reserve, so if you don't want a two out(you don't), you want to pull the reserve.. Can't say he did the "wrong" thing because of so many factors, but that's they theory with 20/20 hindsight on reserves.
Do they give medals for this ? ... They should ! Much respect to this amazing instructor. I wonder if that guy has ever realized that the instructor saved his life, literally !
Umm.....the instructor didn't save his life. The parachute is by default autodeploys at around 500ft. Depending on configured settings. I think instructors pull the cord because you need to be in a good position to pull it, otherwise it could get tangled like when he was falling back down first. Instructor only increased his survivalibility.
Damn man. To be able to keep your composure while being that close to the ground sure is somethin. I've only been tandem skydiving 7 times so I always have a pro attached to me haha, but I almost passed out the last 2 times I went because I couldn't breathe. 2 times ago we did a high jump right about 21,500 and I could not breathe at all. I didn't panic, I just remembered that at around 13,000 I'll be able to breathe again, so I just focused on turns until I hit that height and was super cool and composed, but I had a pro right behind me but it still made me feel good. The last time was a normal jump and I couldn't breathe the entire time we fell. I panicked and started flailing my arms and legs for about 10 seconds and then I realized that won't help so I tried to focus on turning again, but it didn't help so I pulled just above 6,000 ft. I couldn't wait anymore. Problem is, I smoke about 3 packs a fuckin day. Definitely not gonna help me when trying to breathe in air coming at me at 120+ mph lol. I want to go again this year, but I gotta cut way back on the smokes. I was so proud of myself on that high jump, but man did I blow it the last time. I'm actually embarrassed about it. I plan on going more so I'll make up for it. I try to go every year but I don't have the money or the time to learn to jump by myself, but I'd love to. I want to wingsuit down the side of a mountain. That has to be just about the most amazing thing anyone can ever do, or those guys doing the same thing in a tracking suit, that's crazy. I'd imagine that maybe going to the moon is about the only other thing that can compare. Maybe flying a fighter jet, but you don't get to just have fun with those things lol, so that wouldn't be as fun I don't think. Cool, but man flying down a mountain HAS to make you feel like Superman. For real. I just wish Red Bull or someone would sponsor me and help my get to that point. I'd be willing to do some crazy ass shit if they taught me how and paid for it. Just don't have the resources to get my jumping license and do it a couple hundred times or more just to be able to use a wingsuit.
What a lucky student! Having the instructor trained, he reacted very quickly, I imagine he took a nosedive position like in the movies! I do not know how to swim and I think that similar control is lost
The instructor did a great job. The student's parachute has safely opened and everyone is safely downstairs. Considering the initial situation, it is already a small miracle.
Yeah I was about to comment this, have a little thing on the bottom that explains all these random acronyms that newcomers have no idea about. Especially since this video is getting a lot of attention.
Hey mate, Aff: accelerated free fall (type of course) Aad: automatic activation device (fires your reserve chute if falling too fast through the allowed altitude. In case you pass out or something) Uspa: United States parachute association Dz: Drop zone Plf: parachute landing fall (essentially the rolling landing for a skydiver, an intentional no sticking of the landing) Hope this helps
Man I have to say these instructors are bad asses, they risk their lives to save these people , diving way below safe deploy elevations knowing they may not make it and could very likely get serious bodily injury pulling so late IF they make it. This dudes a hero! I know it’s their jobs to make sure their students live but man that low to have him suddenly drop so far so fast and all over the damn place this guy didn’t hesitate
One of the RW guys I knew as a student back in 79 chased a guy down 2,000 feet to pull his cord and made it but was terrified the auto would fire in his face and entangle him. Great guy. damn good save.
It appears the student went into a uncontrolled free fall which the instructor saved him from by pulling his shute. 2cndly the instructors initial parachute failed/twisted so he ditched it and landed using his reserve.
@@liveandletlive2894 Close, but no cigar. The student was uncontrolled, the instructor dove down and flipped him over on his belly and pulled his ripcord (ripcords are not usually used anymore, but this rig has one). The instructor then pulled his own pilot chute, and started the deployment sequence of his main. While this was happening his automatic activation device fired because ha was going too fast too low, starting the deployment of his reserve. The main then seems to start to downplane, and he cut it away. Standard procedure where I live is to fly both main and reserve unless they start downplaning.
@@torgers10603 Just curious, if the instructor had an automatic activation device, would not the student have one as well that would have deployed on it own once it sensed the student was too low?
@@renaeaz76 most likely he has, but I can't tell from this video, I also wouldn't know if he has a student spesific AAD or a sports type AAD. There is a delay between the instructor pulling the students ripcord and his own pilot of approximately three seconds. If the instructors main is a bit slow to open that might be enough to set off the AAD.
Kudos to this instructor bc he did his job an he did his job right an that was making sure the safety of his students.. yes that kid should of stopped freakin out an calm down an go back to being relaxed an stop twisting an making himself stop falling faster but obviously this kid couldn’t think at all an bc the instructor kept cool an calm an continued to think they both are alive after this freefall an skydiving session.. seriously this guy went well below the safe point of deployment.. look at how close the ground was when his parachute opened it’s a scary sight an too close for comfort moment am glad they didn’t have any problems with their parachute.. this guy deserves a raise an we need more like him.. good job good sir am god bless you for saving someone’s life
@@thomasmartin5503 not disagreeing with this instructor's decision to release, but just for clarification, an instructor has never "Gotta" let a student go. If the student can not present a stable body position, even after hand signal corrections, it is the instructor's prerogative to not release. That level can then be retrained and re jumped.
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Did the student go on to get licensed?
Paul Hutton hopefully he learnt his lesson and listened to what the instructors had to teach him after this?..
Teem.
Not a jumper here.. But is this a free beer friday????
Omg my heart was in my mouth just watching this!
That instructor deserves some damn beer !
theprivyninja I bought him a beer shortly after this.
bradley2016 are you a student from this video?
Moe probably not. Lol if I were that student I’d be pretty embarrassed
Moe no sir, the AFF instructor was my Tunnel instructor and became a friend of mine.
@@theprivyninja so..you would never jump again?
Totally passed, no reason for a redo on that one.
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😂😂😂😂😂 Brilliant!
When it's time to throw, always make sure to get into the fetal position first!
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He saved that kids life
Respect
he didn't really. his aad would have fired
@@lsx280 The guy really wasn't in that good of position. And reserves work really well even when on your back. Yes, I'm an AFFI.
Maybe if he's jumping a Dolphin, or a Racer.
AAD's are designed largely with unconscious jumpers in mind, and when you're limp good luck staying OFF your back.
IMO, he risked a double fatality to be heroic. Which is a completely natural mental operation with so little time to decide. I wouldn't hold it against him, but I believe in a perfect world the instructor prioritizes his own safety, while also staying the fuck away from a student cypress when it's about to dump in his face.
@@lsx280 No good having your instructor entangling your AAD-fired reserve either
Aad fire on your back is the same as RSL or manually pulling your reserve on your back. Just a helluva lot lower. I've got a couple videos of my reserve deploying from my back.... not ideal, but still works just the same.
As a recently licensed skydiver, this video gave me a fucking heart attack.
You and I both know the arch will always save the day. Stay calm. And arch.
As a non jumper …. This also gave me a heart attack 😳
Just asking you all as professionals. Why did the student go into a spin ? What is an AAD ? Do instructors see this often
That reaction at the end is so appropriate.
Yep lol
That's when he released in his pants.
@@tberg323 I'm strangely OK with that.
The moments that make you question having your instructor rating.
@@galt820 Ed?
0:44 - 1:00 all i see is a sick freestyle routine
VLNOW XD
LOL
Hahahahaha yeah
VLNOW LOOOOL
Lmfao!!! It’s not funny at all but I chuckled...bad thing is at 0:53 student actually grabs pilot chute then lets go!!
2:42 the moment you realize it's a long walk back to your drop zone because your student couldn't remember good diving posture.
New Certification = Legend skydiving instructor
You mean an instructor who doesn’t teach a student to arch?
@@nocalsteve A student who doesn't arch is a student who doesn't arch not an instructor who doesn't teach it. You can see in this video at the beginning the student arches. On one of my first jumps I think it was my third I bicycle peddled out of the plane trying to right myself until I realised that didn't work then I arched; that wasn't because the instructors didn't teach me to arch its because I wasn't thinking.
He deserve it. I have a question : How about student AAD? I thing he must have. The instractor risk a lot.
Can get your card pulled for chasing a student into AAD fire.... legendary, or dumb?
You check the students AAD at least 3 times(i check it more because im that guy) before exiting the plane. You have done everything you can up to that point, save your own life. They didn't do what they were taught. Trust the equipment.
@@superfluityme Instructors allowed mistake to release student (until to 5 jump). bad arch on first jumps (this video shows about 1-2 AFF jump) is not rare case (I was not exception, my arch was bad).
Excellent reactions, no hesitation, just decision after decision. Congratulations on everyone going home safely.
Wow 😳 good save man!
I think anyone wanting to try should check out a wind tunnel first lol
And buy a hook knife!
I've always wanted to get into skydiving. Guess I never realized how difficult it can be to keep yourself stable in the air. Always just thought your body naturally just kinda balanced as long as your arms were out...... learned something new today lol
You will more or less be stable if you are relaxed and symmetrical. The issue is generally the relaxing part
I always though the same. But after watching that video it doesn't look as easy lol.
No that particular student just really sucked. It’s not hard to stabilize.
@Conor Thomas Agreed. One of the first things I was taught after my first free-fall (hop and pop) was to learn how to get unstable in free-fall and then recover with a hard spread eagle to get stable again. Then I learned how to exit the plane in an unstable position and get stable... then it became second nature... That was in 1977 and I remember it to this day.
@@MikeKauaiHawaii blimey my first jump was 2003. You had 25 years on me
Damn, instructor dude was fast and very aware. He knew he was low, went straight for reserve, AAD fired, two out, went straight to chop main with one glance of knowing it won't launch into reserve and then oriented for landing and this all in less than 3 seconds.
No shit. I just posted a comment almost exactly likely this one.....hell yeah. You're exactly right. It's like he just does this every day,and had to cut away from a main on every other jump. No thought, no panic, just action to correct the problem, and all correct action as far as I can see. That stress and adrenaline dump after about 15 seconds would be a lit rush though....
that AAD...damn
my only question is why he deployed his main. Maybe just to get as much fabric over his head? Otherwise, incredible dedication to his student.
Except he didn’t go for the reserve, but chose his main, which is why he ended with two canopies out.
@@jeffreycollier8798 i'd bet a case of beer he practices his emergency procedures (EPs) every day on the ground. the DZ i jumped at (Spaceland) required physically running through each EP movement in a mock up on the ground for anybody that got in the plane. that instructor is super impressive because it's pure muscle memory.
winner instructor, I salute you. Thanks for saving his life.
0:45 1200m
1:01 400m deployment/student
1:03 300m deployment/instructor+AAD
1:56 advertising on the jumpsuit - CYPRES 2
Cypress-AAD promo vid... 😂
I don’t think so, average person is falling at 50m/s and in AFF the student shall open at 1500m approximately (talking about my experience in France)
Then I would say 0:45 1500m (if not a little upper)
1:01 about 750m
1:03 650m
1:13 (10s with two parachutes deployed) about 575 to 625m
This is a proper Friday Freakout!
Hey Curtis, although I know where your coming from, I'd like to share our view on why we the share the content we do. Everyone loves a good Friday Freakout, the sweatier the palms the better right?! After several years of editing these clips, I can say I've almost seen it all, sometimes I wish I didn't see. We are very fortunate to have some experienced jumpers, coaches and instructors work with our resident Freakout expert Zej to provide context and a detailed breakdown of events regarding the clips. We are even more fortunate to have fellow jumpers submit these videos for us to share, imagine it can be quite embarrassing at times. Some of these clips although "less eventful" can provide the viewer some needed perspective and refresh EMJ's that were taught in training. So although line twists can get old keep an open mind and give the description a read, there might be something to take away.
Not to single you out, but this comment type is popping up more frequently and I wanted to chime in.
Blue Skies,
Chris
@@TEEMsky Absolutely agree. Didn't mean for it to get taken wrong. This one just seemed to have a more relatable "sweaty palm" moment. Love the work and effort you guys put into this to make it truly educational; has helped with my learning process immensely.
Thanks again.
🤘🏻 -Curtis
@Jason, it has only been very recently that the standard of Friday Freakouts has slipped. And yes, we are all students, but also we have all seen a video of someone kicking out a couple of line twists before, or if we have more than 5 jumps, likely done it ourselves. So just having any old video on here will basically dilute this series.
FINALLY A GOOD FRIDAY FREAKOUT AHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHA
Lol
It's weird how instinctive that swim reflex is when someone goes unstable. I can't quite tell if it's a water survival instinct, or an attempt to twist in the air as you would falling from a tree.
It is the most common survival reflex ! It happens to lots of skydivers.
@@vivaquitocarajo It sure does. Never gets less funny though.
Water and air are both fluids, then the muscular memory does the rest.
I went to a tunnel before I did AFF...perhaps that was a very good thing, because I remember watching some dudes trying to swim and do pushup type things, and flailing like mad...somehow I got it in my head (perhaps from the instructor too) that you just arch and balance on the wind... I think every new skydiver should try the tunnel first, to avoid terrifying jumps like this. If you can't stay stable in the tunnel, don't jump out of a plane. Anyone second the motion?
@@mikeferguson4816 I had 20 minutes tunnel before my AFF and I agree.
Man, I appreciate my instructors so much more now.
I say good on him for not saying "you're fucked sorry bro" they're more than teachers they're the lifeguards of the sky.
Well I've re-watched this a bagggillion times in so many months and man ...this video never grows old! ;)
Grabbing someone and pulling their shoot as you watch them remain higher is the most fucking badass thing ever
Whats a shoot?
Great save by the instructor! Blue skies my friends!
I side slipped from my instructor and ended on my back... Staring up at him in a dive to catch me... I thought.. This position is rad.. No wind in mouth nose tranquil.. So I watched him some more before rolling 270 degrees into a box shape.. His face when he levelled down to me.. Yeah instructors care.. They are amazing and take huge risks. I checked my altitude 4 times while this mistake happened. Maintained awareness and actually passed that jump after performing the manoeuvres in quick time for a safe deployment and landing. This video is gnarly.
Instructors are the most amazing people. They all deserve a big thank you for their dedication.
Fantastic work by this instructor. I will never "Monday morning quarterback" someone's decision in a situation like this. I thought for sure he went straight to his reserve and believe he should have as well. I was wondering how his main even came out. But at the end of the day everyone lived and more importantly, everyone learned, including us. I hope the students didn't quite. As a former military parachute instructor I know first hand that I will violate rules and regulations in a heartbeat to keep my students safe. Great work.
As someone who isn't familiar with what is happening, could you explain in better detail? I obviously see the problem, but what was wrong with what the instructor did? Thank ahead of time! (:
@The SS Youth youve clearly never been in a high stress situation, shoot boy
@@yarpos that's exactly why you train. And anyone who has their jump tab knows the reserve opens quicker.
@@Herberberber he was trying to beat the aad to the punch! 🤣
Wow! Just wow! What a low fucking save for both student and instructor!
Save of the year for 2019 goes to this instructor!...
Well done mate, glad your years of experience and fast reaction time was able to save two lives that day 🙏🏼
Blue skies brother
ARCH!
I was screaming it lol
I was more mad he didn't pull. He would find the handle, then just start swimming. Just pull!
@@Fhorn5114 u right. Ive been there during.my IAD . But i pulled a d
The inside of my thighs got riser burns from it lol
Okay so I'm totally ignorant. Gone skydiving once tandem but that's it. Got a buddy who lives for this shit. Is that what the student did wrong? Didn't arch his back so he got unstable?
This instructor just qualified for Mission Impossible Level Certification
Negative....
Give the man a round of applause that was straight outta the movies.
I’m a newbie and I’m glad my instructors showed me the roll out of bed maneuver
Love his back flying, totally deserved a medal!!
That was close... could have been stuck up there for ages!! BRAVO
So who wants to go skydiving after watching this?
me
Meeee!!!! Anyday!
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Have been skydiving for years. Will continue probably forever! :)
Didn't want to before and this cured any lingering ideas. Wow, that student was blessed.
Wish I got to backfly on my aff :(
Lol guy has better back flying skills than me and hes just a student.
🤣😂🤣😂
🤣 hey, don't let anyone hold you back from your dreams! 🤣
And this is why I will practice in the tunnel before doing my AFF
Big round of applause for this guy
And I thought, I had a bad day at the office today!
What the instructor failed to realise was that this student was showing an advanced demonstration of sit-flying it was obvious because of the disappointment on the students face when the instructor deployed the students main.
Yeah, when i tried sit flying it looked similar i guess. But i never got so low!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
that was pretty badass how he just grabbed him in mid air and said come here boy Imma pull that shit
That escalated quickly
Well...de-escalated kinda
OMG, I wish I could explain to non-skydivers how cool actually is what captured in this video.
*Instructor walks in for debrief*
“I like your initiative but it’s a little early to be practicing your sit flying”
The instructor almost killed himself getting closer to the ground just to save that student.
That's literally his job and that's what he's there for
I’ve done my AFF - these guys were sloppy AF tbh
No it absolutely isn't. When I went through AFF they made it very clear it is your responsibility to deploy your own parachute. Dude told me if something went wrong he'd chase me to 2k then I was on my own. It is absolutely not the expectation for an aff instructor to risk their life to save a student.
I know he's going to save him, but im still sitting here like a nervous and anxious little hooman
I see why instructor stayed away at start, could see student in stable flight with hand on handle.
Instructor thinking: Yay, now pull.
Next second: Doh!
When the instructor appears in front of the student, the things escalated. It is like: "Oh my gosh, from where did this person comes? Now i'm totally confused...!" 😂
So glad I did my first ever skydive yesterday - before watching this video!!!
...just like my first sit fly attempt.
🤣🤣🤣
Lol Me too. But I was regaining the bellyfly position soon.
Yeah he went sit gli for like... 2 sexondksz!!! Ahahha
Same here: Head down... 🙈
Dude that was so hard when I first did it. My head went everywhere except where I wanted it.
I didn't shit myself like this guy did and I managed to arch and deploy stably. But I flailed around just like this hahaha
Not sure how your video got on my feed.
But I’m glad it did. Checking some more of your content. 🍻
Instructor is hanging on to the student’s ripcord! 😂 that’s $5! to replace!
I say thats just as commendable as the save itself 🤣
When I started had no AFF course, so I made Static Line one. So since my first free-fall was solo, had no instructor to pull de ripcord for me. Also was informed by the school before the jump, if the AAD fires we had to pay the AAD charge and the reserve repack. Never saw anyone wanted to pay that extra charge.
Mad props!! Respect!! ✊🏼✊🏼✊🏼
I tense up like crazy watching these, but I love to watch them.
I have dreams as bad as this 😳 well done for not dying ❤️
That instructor is top notch. He is a great person
Instructors the best!!! Bravo!
amazing instructor handle everything in less a sec . amazing job bravo - proud of you
I still don't understand why instructor decided to let student go on his own. Student reached two times for his pilot chute and both times he badly lost his arch. What did make instructor believe that student won't lose his arch again at any moment? The rest is consequence of the first bad decision.
Maybe he is a new AAF instructor- problem is there were TWO instructors. So both instructors had to let him go....
This looks like AFF level 2. At AFF level 2 instructors are supposed to let go the student when student gains stability after exit. Then they need to catch him again at around 7000ft so that when he attempts to deploy and moves one hand back to pilot chute at 6000ft they hold him to make sure he is stable. The unfortunate thing here is that student lost stability before even attempting to pull.
There were signs of bad performance in the very beginning though: Exit was very bad - he was dearched for quite long; then he forgot to do the pilot chute check - instructor had to move his hand; the second check was very loose and he almost did not touch the chute, and as you said lost his arch during both checks. So the whole jump was bad and it was not "seemingly smooth AFF jump" at all, as the description says. Would still give a deep bow to instructor anyway, there were mistakes but he took massive risk and saved life, that is greatest thing.
balkonski15 I agree. I’m not used to the two instructor method, as my AFF level I and II were tandem, and III - VII were with a single instructor. But imo they shouldn’t have let him go, as he had stability issues from the get go. BUT, the instructor did catch him risking everything so props to him.
Wow it was like he was falling, and then suddenly he was REALLY falling. I felt that
I commend the instructor for having a selfless mindset and fixating on “saving” the student. But you have to remember the student has an AAD as well. While honorable, the instructor not only had target fixation, and risked possibly his and the students life. but also would have been better off going immediately to reserve with the audible alert signaling low altitude given he gave himself little to no time to handle a potential main malfunction. At the end of the day all you can do is take mental notes for next time and be grateful everything worked out in the end. Definitely some key takeaways to carry into the future from this video though. #blueskies all
Why is it better to go directly to reserve? Is a reserve safer when in close proximity to the ground? How does the reserve differ from the regular parachute? I have just jumped once in my life and it was a lot of fun! Never knew it was that technical though :D
@@cfg003 Because the reserve opens faster and more reliably. It is also designed to fly straight with more line twists. Also, that low, the AAD is going to fire anyway and deploy the reserve, so if you don't want a two out(you don't), you want to pull the reserve..
Can't say he did the "wrong" thing because of so many factors, but that's they theory with 20/20 hindsight on reserves.
Good catch!!!!
I don't think the instructor could've been more perfect in this incident. Hat's off, sir!
Do they give medals for this ? ... They should ! Much respect to this amazing instructor. I wonder if that guy has ever realized that the instructor saved his life, literally !
Umm.....the instructor didn't save his life. The parachute is by default autodeploys at around 500ft. Depending on configured settings. I think instructors pull the cord because you need to be in a good position to pull it, otherwise it could get tangled like when he was falling back down first. Instructor only increased his survivalibility.
Holly bajesusus,,, that got my heart going ,,,just had an adrenaline rush on the couch ,,, so glad none of you guys bounced ,,,thanks for sharing 👍👍
Damn man. To be able to keep your composure while being that close to the ground sure is somethin. I've only been tandem skydiving 7 times so I always have a pro attached to me haha, but I almost passed out the last 2 times I went because I couldn't breathe. 2 times ago we did a high jump right about 21,500 and I could not breathe at all. I didn't panic, I just remembered that at around 13,000 I'll be able to breathe again, so I just focused on turns until I hit that height and was super cool and composed, but I had a pro right behind me but it still made me feel good. The last time was a normal jump and I couldn't breathe the entire time we fell. I panicked and started flailing my arms and legs for about 10 seconds and then I realized that won't help so I tried to focus on turning again, but it didn't help so I pulled just above 6,000 ft. I couldn't wait anymore. Problem is, I smoke about 3 packs a fuckin day. Definitely not gonna help me when trying to breathe in air coming at me at 120+ mph lol. I want to go again this year, but I gotta cut way back on the smokes. I was so proud of myself on that high jump, but man did I blow it the last time. I'm actually embarrassed about it. I plan on going more so I'll make up for it. I try to go every year but I don't have the money or the time to learn to jump by myself, but I'd love to. I want to wingsuit down the side of a mountain. That has to be just about the most amazing thing anyone can ever do, or those guys doing the same thing in a tracking suit, that's crazy. I'd imagine that maybe going to the moon is about the only other thing that can compare. Maybe flying a fighter jet, but you don't get to just have fun with those things lol, so that wouldn't be as fun I don't think. Cool, but man flying down a mountain HAS to make you feel like Superman. For real. I just wish Red Bull or someone would sponsor me and help my get to that point. I'd be willing to do some crazy ass shit if they taught me how and paid for it. Just don't have the resources to get my jumping license and do it a couple hundred times or more just to be able to use a wingsuit.
Stop bullshitting everyone haha you need an oxygen supply for 21,500 ft go home
@@ethanoliver8904 lol😂🎉
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That many tandems u could have just done the aff course lmao
There are so many people full of shit in the comments. This is another.
Hats off for the instructor who first opened the students parachute even in close distance to the ground and then pulled his parachute.
What a lucky student! Having the instructor trained, he reacted very quickly, I imagine he took a nosedive position like in the movies! I do not know how to swim and I think that similar control is lost
The instructor did a great job.
The student's parachute has safely opened and everyone is safely downstairs.
Considering the initial situation, it is already a small miracle.
I can't understand the "What happened"-thing in the description because of all those shortcuts (AFF, AAD, PLF, DZ)
Yeah I was about to comment this, have a little thing on the bottom that explains all these random acronyms that newcomers have no idea about. Especially since this video is getting a lot of attention.
Hey mate,
Aff: accelerated free fall (type of course)
Aad: automatic activation device (fires your reserve chute if falling too fast through the allowed altitude. In case you pass out or something)
Uspa: United States parachute association
Dz: Drop zone
Plf: parachute landing fall (essentially the rolling landing for a skydiver, an intentional no sticking of the landing)
Hope this helps
And what is a two out? Two canopies out?
@@zabalaan Yeah. The main and the reserve. He had to cut one away.
Shortcuts? Perhaps you missed english class when they covered acronyms.
Man I have to say these instructors are bad asses, they risk their lives to save these people , diving way below safe deploy elevations knowing they may not make it and could very likely get serious bodily injury pulling so late IF they make it. This dudes a hero! I know it’s their jobs to make sure their students live but man that low to have him suddenly drop so far so fast and all over the damn place this guy didn’t hesitate
Amazing. Absolutely amazing save.
One of the RW guys I knew as a student back in 79 chased a guy down 2,000 feet to pull his cord and made it but was terrified the auto would fire in his face and entangle him. Great guy. damn good save.
Students wave off was legendary
This instructor is my hero. Balls and brains.
Szacun Gościu!💪
I like how they don't fuck around. One wrong move and they're all like "I'm pulling it"
Enough fun for one day.
Ok I read the description and all.
But hey! What a hunt ! Woououu , nicely done
Absolute legend! What a hero! LOVE this guy!!!
It's better to be down wishing you were up than up wishing you were down.
I'd love to hear a play-by-play on this one. As a non-skydiver, I'm not totally sure what I'm seeing here.
It appears the student went into a uncontrolled free fall which the instructor saved him from by pulling his shute. 2cndly the instructors initial parachute failed/twisted so he ditched it and landed using his reserve.
@@liveandletlive2894 Close, but no cigar. The student was uncontrolled, the instructor dove down and flipped him over on his belly and pulled his ripcord (ripcords are not usually used anymore, but this rig has one). The instructor then pulled his own pilot chute, and started the deployment sequence of his main. While this was happening his automatic activation device fired because ha was going too fast too low, starting the deployment of his reserve. The main then seems to start to downplane, and he cut it away. Standard procedure where I live is to fly both main and reserve unless they start downplaning.
@@torgers10603 👍
@@torgers10603 Just curious, if the instructor had an automatic activation device, would not the student have one as well that would have deployed on it own once it sensed the student was too low?
@@renaeaz76 most likely he has, but I can't tell from this video, I also wouldn't know if he has a student spesific AAD or a sports type AAD. There is a delay between the instructor pulling the students ripcord and his own pilot of approximately three seconds. If the instructors main is a bit slow to open that might be enough to set off the AAD.
Yea, that was a bit scary! Great job instructor!
Bowling is a fine sport.
Writing original jokes is finer.
Respect to Instructor !!
Maybe this hobby isn’t for him.
Aff is where you learn dude
Kudos to this instructor bc he did his job an he did his job right an that was making sure the safety of his students.. yes that kid should of stopped freakin out an calm down an go back to being relaxed an stop twisting an making himself stop falling faster but obviously this kid couldn’t think at all an bc the instructor kept cool an calm an continued to think they both are alive after this freefall an skydiving session.. seriously this guy went well below the safe point of deployment.. look at how close the ground was when his parachute opened it’s a scary sight an too close for comfort moment am glad they didn’t have any problems with their parachute.. this guy deserves a raise an we need more like him.. good job good sir am god bless you for saving someone’s life
When I was in A&P school, the instructor said, only fools and bird shit fall from the sky. He was funny.
What a badass. He was totally over that first chute and ditched it for the backup mid-air
Wasn't it a bad idea to fully let go of this student? He couldn't even do a practice pull without nearly flipping over.
That was the level. This is a C1 jump. Gotta let go of the student at some point. That student had somehow made it through A and B.
@@thomasmartin5503 Everyone makes mistake. Dont talk to much shit on the student.
@@thomasmartin5503 not disagreeing with this instructor's decision to release, but just for clarification, an instructor has never "Gotta" let a student go. If the student can not present a stable body position, even after hand signal corrections, it is the instructor's prerogative to not release. That level can then be retrained and re jumped.
@@updatedotexe that wasn't a mistake, it was a catastrophic failure.
@@thomasmartin5503 Yeah, what do you expect form someone who is a STUDENT? Hm?
Respect to INSTRUCTOR !!!
I love these guys.
Dang, what a scary situation for both. Thank the lord
" I can be your hero baby"
If I was learning, this is the guy who’d get the job. ✊👨🚒
I keep yelling "ARCH" to myself.
And so was i xD
Yep, me too.
Fair play to the instructor on not giving up on his student.
What caused it? Seems like it was smooth and then a problem
You saved a life and you are awesome.
Adventure my foot, see how you freaked out when you lost balance? 🤣 Just leave the flying to the birds 🤣
Hell... What a performance. I need that kind of person as instructor
I would rather one that didnt leave you deploying by yourself on a cat C.
The pilot chutes on his leg. I’ve never seen this!
It's not a pilot chute.
Yeah wth
Paul Hutton then what is it ?