EP - Low Speed Malfunctions

Question 1

Horseshoe malfunction

Answer 1

Make no attempt to clear perform cutaway procedure

Question 2

Bag lock

Answer 2

Make no attempt to clear

Perform cutaway procedures

Question 3

Line over

Answer 3

Make no attempt to clear

Perform cutaway procedures

Question 4

Pilot chute hesitation

Answer 4

After the jumper pulls the ripcord raise the right shoulder and return to neutral position
Wait 2 seconds
If after 2 seconds the parachute doesn’t deploy raise the right shoulder again and return to the neutral body position if after 2 seconds the parachute doesn’t deploy perform cutaway procedures

Question 5

Hung slider or snivel

Answer 5

Pull toggles to 100% brake position for 3-4 seconds
Let up toggles to 50% brake position
If slider is still hung, repeat once
If slider is still is above cascade point after two attempts perform cutaway procedures
If slider is below cascade point perform control ability check
If canopy is uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures

Question 6

Knotted and/ or broken suspension lines

Answer 6

If jumper has one broken suspension line perform canopy controllability check
If uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures
2 or more broken suspension lines he will perform cut away procedures

Question 7

Broken control lines

Answer 7

Unstow both brakes
Steer with good toggle and rear riser of broken control line
Determine flare point at safe altitude (above 1500 ft)
Land using rear risers

Question 8

Pilot chute over the nose/ through suspension lines

Answer 8

Perform canopy controllability check

If un controllable perform cutaway procedures

Question 9

Closed end cells

Answer 9

Pull toggles down to 100% brake position for 3/4 seconds
Let toggles up to full flight slowly
If cells do not inflate repeat once (two total attempts)

Question 10

Premature break release

Answer 10

Unstow other break
Perform canopy control ability check
If uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures

Question 11

Line twists

Answer 11

Grasp rear risers with thumbs down pull risers apart and kick legs in a vigorous bicycle motion
If twists are not cleared by 2500 agl perform cutaway procedures

Question 12

Tension knots

Answer 12

Grab the affected line group and pull down to chest level
Release the lines in a snapping motion in an attempt to clear knot
Repeat once if knot remains (total of 2 times)
If procedures fails to clear tension knot perform canopy control ability check
If uncontrollable perform cutaway procedures

Question 13

Holes or tears

Answer 13

If hole is in bottom skin of conopy and smaller than ach perform vigorous controllability check
If hole is in top skin of canopy ( blue sky visible)
Perform cutaway procedures

Question 14

What should you do if your main is completely deployed and your reserve is partially deployed.

Answer 14

Do not unstow breaks. If already unstowed breaks release toggles
Carefully attempt to pull in reserve deployment bag and contain it
Keep suspension lines neat Incase reserve inflates

Question 15

What should you do if you have a complete dual canopy deployment in a side by side configuration

Answer 15

Ensure canopy’s aren’t entangled if unsure assume they are
Keep canopy’s together by pulling inside rear risers on each canopy
Don’t unstow breaks, if one canopy is unstowed unstow all

Question 16

What should you do if you have a complete dual canopy deployment in a bi plane configuration

Answer 16

Ensure canopy’s are not entangled, if unsure assume they are. Keep canopy’s together by flying dominant canopy with rear risers
Don’t unstow breaks if ones unstowed unstow them all

Question 17

What should you do if you have a complete dual canopy deployment in a down plane configuration

Answer 17

Ensure canopies aren’t entangled if unsure assume they are
Force canopy’s into a side by side configuration keep together by pulling the rear risers of each canopy
Don’t unstow breaks if ones unstowed unstow all
If 100% canopy’s are not entangled separate one canopy width separation
Release left of the left with the left riser and cutaway pillow at the same time

Question 18

Who had cutaway priority in an entanglement if neither jumper has a good canopy and why

Answer 18

Higher jumper

Higher jumper may be fatally engulfed in lower jumpers canopy

Question 19

Emergency procedures for canopy

Entanglement when the higher jumpers canopy is good

Answer 19

Above 2000 ft, higher jumper attempts to clear himself
If higher jumper cannot at 2000 ft agl the lower jumper will release his rsl and perform cutaway procedures
Between 1000 and 2000
Higher jumper makes effort to control lowers canopy lower jumper has two options
Jettison combat equipment and plf
Or perform cutaway procedures
Below 1000ft lowers combat equipment and plfs
If both have bad canopy both will deploy reserve