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From: bchurch@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU (Bob Church)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: malfunctions
Message-ID: <2631@oucsace.cs.OHIOU.EDU>
Date: 28 Nov 90 04:48:40 GMT
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In article <1990Nov27.184258.27135@rodan.acs.syr.edu> mjducey@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Matthew J. Ducey) writes:
>I'd like to point out that not every person is a hero. I'm willing to bet
>some "bounce" because they panic.  

Sorry, I cut off too much of the original post. I agree with you. I have had
four high speed malfunctions and panicked every time. Fortunately, while my
head was busy looking at the ground spread out my hands cut away and deployed
my reserve. The only malfunction that really required any thinking was my first
one ( it was my ninth jump ) when I had a sleeve lock. I pushed the belly mount
reserve handle instead of pulling it. I finally started thinking enough to use
both hands. As it turns out it wasn't the extra strength that did the trick but
the corrected angle. Being a student I was opening high enough to regain my
composure. It's important to open higher than normal when either we or someone
we're jumping with is not current. 

Bob Church NFS#27
bchurch.oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu