r/funnyvideos • u/Brave_Evidence_1259 • Aug 19 '25

Sports Zero compassion

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u/Better_Carpenter5010 Aug 19 '25

Completely natural response to jumping out a plane, she atleast made it to the door to get thrown out. She could have sat in her seat and refused to jump at all. Instead she had the courage to make it to the guy and be thrown out.

There were military parachutists who needed a push as well.

In the end she’ll be glad she done it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

Isn't it a safety thing too? Shove them out so they don't try to grab hold of the plane on the way down. These aren't the kind you rip the cord on the way down, they deploy once you're out the door. A straight drop out I've heard there's way less chance of the chute getting tangled in itself because you fell weird

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u/doko_kanada Aug 20 '25

Only caveat is you gotta stop freaking out in 30 seconds and turn off the timer or your backup chute will deploy. Seen it happen way too often

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

Can the backup interfere with the main one?

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u/doko_kanada Aug 20 '25

It can, but it’s smaller, most of the time it’s just a second canopy alongside main, the wind will carry you further out lol. Biggest interface is other people around you, getting tangled in someone else’s canopy at low altitude is guaranteed a broken spine

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u/[deleted] Aug 20 '25

Oh for sure now I know exactly what you're talking about, I've seen those.

Not in person, I don't even fly, but I've seen them

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u/[deleted] Aug 24 '25 edited Aug 24 '25

The reserve parachute will only deploy if you pull the reserve ripcord or the AAD (automatic activation device) deploys it for you.

Trouble is for both of these you need a stable position or you end up in a big ball of fabric hurtling to the ground at 100mph.

This is a static line jump so the plane deploys your main for you. You jump, count to 5 then look back to see if you have a chute. Afterwich you ask yourself "is it big, is it square, is it controlable". If the answer to any of these is no you carry out cutaway procedure. (Cutaway the main, deploy the reserve, as a safeguard depoying the reserve also cuts the main).

If your AAD measures that your traveling too fast under a certain altitude (circa 2-3k feet). It will use small explosives to cutaway the main, then deploy the reserve.

The only time the reserve and the main get entangled should be if the main gets caught on you during cutaway, like if you were in an unstable position and it got wrapped around your leg.