Friday Freakout: Wingsuit Rodeo Gone Wrong, Bridle Wraps Around Skydiver’s Neck... Twice!

Get your TEEM gear here: For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000432 ___________________________________ *WHAT HAPPENED* This skydiver pitched her pilot chute while riding a wingsuit rodeo, but the pilot chute got caught in the wingsuit’s burble and wrapped itself around the jumper’s neck. She unwrapped it but, again, it caught around her neck a second time! She was able to clear the bridle from her neck and the main deployed — albeit with a snappy opening and a few line twists. *WHY DID IT HAPPEN* Large Burble The burble created by the wake of wingsuit is far wider and longer than many people think. This is why wingsuiters use longer bridles and are taught to have a confident and strong pitch when deploying their canopy. In this incident, the rodeo rider did not have a longer bridle and her pilot chute got caught in the wingsuit’s large burble. *HOW COULD IT BE PREVENTED* Dismo