Friday Freakout: Skydiver’s Tension Knot Malfunction + Low Cutaway

Get your TEEM gear here: For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000449 ___________________________________ *WHAT HAPPENED* Well... not to pick on wingsuiters… but seriously folks, it’s like they TRY to find reasons to land off! We love them though and, to be fair, despite what went down here, this jumper made it pretty close to getting back to the dropzone. At break-off, this jumper appears to slow down, flare, deploy… and there’s a tension knot! (A photo of which could be used in a textbook on what malfunctions look like.) The jumper, after some delay, realizes that he’s not going to clear it, chops, takes a second, and deploys his reserve. After some frustrated yelling, he safely lands off. *WHY DID IT HAPPEN* Many Unpredictable Factors Tension knots are one of those unpredictable malfunctions that sometimes just happen. Some canopies are more prone to them, and packing errors can cause them