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Parachute Malfunction

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Parachute Test Pilot Brian Germain battles a spinning prototype that requires all of his training and positive mental attitude.

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No, this was not a ... ( 5 months ago by BSGermain)

No, this was not a deliberate malfunction. I am not that silly.

Array ( 5 months ago by hackneysaregreat)

Impressive video.
I wondered how many times in 15thousand jumps you had to pull the reserve?

I have pulled my ... ( 5 months ago by BSGermain)

I have pulled my reserve 10 times in the line of duty. Only once on a test jump, though. The last time was in 2001.

Interesting vid ... ( 5 months ago by krosfyah)

Interesting vid Brian, thanks.
Given you mentioned you almost blacked out, and that common procedure these days is to chop a highly loaded spinning elliptical with twists due to the propensity to black out, would you, looking back, have done the same thing again? Just curious 500 jump wonder thinking out loud, would relish your
opinion. Good job on keeping a calm head too. Thanks and keep the vids coming, good stuff!

I would suggest ... ( 5 months ago by BSGermain)

I would suggest chopping this kind of spin before you get silly, sure. I, however, will reserve an absolute judgment for myself, and will take these things on a case by case basis. If I know I have the altitude to work it out, and there is a chance that I will be able to fix it, I will usually take the time to see what I can do.

You have balls of ... ( 4 months ago by Zellix1981)

You have balls of steel my friend.

Clever video! Worth ... ( 4 months ago by Thegibolin)

Clever video! Worth 5 stars for sure! Blue sky, fly high !

well done gr8 vid ... ( 3 months ago by guinguinpenguin)

well done gr8 vid ur cool

OK- I am assuming ... ( 3 months ago by plantaromegalia)

OK- I am assuming that the potential consequences of opening a canopy in close proximity to an aircraft in flight are so well known that they don't even bear mentioning. To me as an armchair pilot they look like spining malfunctions and g forces so extreme that they potentially affect your judgment and/ or cause a loss of concousness. I wonder if you can train someone to cut away no matter what if a g-force alarm goes off? I wonder what happens to your sense of time when thus affected as well?

As far as opening ... ( 3 months ago by BSGermain)

As far as opening close to an aircraft, it would be hard to hit the horizontal stabilizer. We routinely open right away, and this has become an accepted practice worldwide. As long as you take a second before pulling, there is no risk, even when the plane dies a diving turn after you leave, as it does here. The "G" loading can be quite high, but I have not heard of anyone blacking out before cutaway. It get painful way before that happens.

i have a really ... ( 3 months ago by brotherlybrother11)

i have a really important question my dream is to be a parachute tester what do you need and how much do you get payed?

Brian you animal!!! ... ( 3 months ago by djmixcha)

Brian you animal!!! haha nice recovery mate

awesome video. way ... ( 3 months ago by mitsuman95)

awesome video. way to keep your calm. love the second part of the video. expression on her face as she jumps out....priceless.

Great video and ... ( 3 months ago by NelsonVideos)

Great video and awesome 2 way at the end. I hope to fly with you guys soon. Nelson (Orange)

Well just sitting ... ( 3 months ago by MuscleChancho)

Well just sitting here on my couch and this video made my heart pound - been there before but not so twisted. I kept saying cut cut cut out loud, but you stayed calm and saved a couple bucks and the search for the main, which always sucks. Keep your head in the clouds.
Marco

Actually, I don't ... ( 2 months ago by BSGermain)

Actually, I don't pay myself for testing my own designs.

Blue Skies forever! ( 2 months ago by Powersmu)

Blue Skies forever!

This is a Sensei ... ( 2 months ago by BSGermain)

This is a Sensei Prototype, 101 square feet. It normally opens like a dream, but it came out with 2 line twists this time, and the belly camera prevented me from pirouetting out of the twist due to the drag.

You are correct. ( 2 months ago by BSGermain)

You are correct.

woah, that's beyond ... ( 2 months ago by SEXEDMUSIC)

woah, that's beyond incredible...

hi brian germain i ... ( 2 months ago by 741741)

hi brian germain i have a question.
this is not a normal parachute, right? can you say me how you call it?

This is a test ... ( 1 month ago by BSGermain)

This is a test canopy, called the Sensei. I have build quite a few versions of it, working toward a marketable product for the swooping industry. Aside from this one, they are awesome!

Awesome! That is ... ( 1 month ago by hristosky)

Awesome! That is why you are one of the best!
I would've cutaway that canopy after the first three seconds of trying.

Thank you for ... ( 2 weeks ago by Jadenwolf)

Thank you for sharing your experience and your commentary.

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