This daredevil survived an extremely close call after his parachute failed to open while performing an “acro-paragliding” trick in Spain.
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This is a perfect example of the importance of good back protection in a harness. I hope you walked away with no problems.
Unbelievable… if you don't believe in Him, then think of the 2nd chance He gave you.
I've seen accidents here in my city. I see them coming down & just chaos
Nope.
Almost all commenters think this is a parachute hehe. I am a paraglider pilot and even after years some friends don't get the difference
Wow …
and he walked away? 😳
3 запаски?
наверное ещё 2 осталось))
What took so long for the second chute to open ? Was that red bad the back up chute ? I would have shit my self . If ur second chute doesn’t open that’s god just saying ur done my guy
I don't get the fun of it, but hey, that's just me!
😂
Paragliders are too temperamental. They like to collapse with the slightest crosswind. No thanks, I’ll stick to hang gliders. Been hangliding since ‘72, and started with a homemade glider. Many rough landings, but never a crash.
My goodness my stomach feels funny now 😮
Seems to be a common problem with Paraglider deployments. The Paraglider collapses partially, but not completely. Just enough to slow the descent rate down to about the same rate that the parachute falls so it fails to deploy properly and gets tangled in the main risers and everything becomes spaghettified.
Tough PLF on a tough DZ.
Wonder if he thanked God that his life was spared 🤔
Now he knows what a fly feels like in a spider's web.
That was close!
Why people do this shit I’ll never know. Adrenaline junkies.
why there's not a pilot chute on the reserve I will never understand
If a skydiver falls and hits the ground in a forest, does it still make a sound?
The strings just keep multiplying
Yep he never jumping again 😅
That’ll never happen to me cause I stay on the ground where I belong. At sea level knee deep in the surf to be exact
Bro how to buy emergency extra suits
Guess what… The cameraman never dies 🙂
Always pull the cutaway handle of a tangled main chute & release it before pulling the reserve handle of the backup chute. Everybody knows that.
Dude went from looking like a skydiver to my old gaming set up when I was a kid
Why would you put stupid ass music over a near death experience. It just doesn't make sense
His packing skills need polishing. I've seen reserves thrown & opening at 300'.
SO glad I have common sense and I do not do stupid things like this
Who was filming???
А что случилось с оператором, который снимал парашютиста? Или он не имеет значения? 😊😮😱
His camera captured exactly why it's extra hazardous to have any extra equipment up with you, like a camera.
I think we're all glad the camera caught it though.
Oh, and that he's safe, I guess that's great too
Parachute: chill bro its just a prank
I bet he sat there for like 4 hours 😂
All these fail videos make me realize that I will never ever try this sport.
what flipped him in the first place? did he try a barrel roll?
Reserve deployment can be dangerous. It can twist around the main and you end up with a big streamer.
Glad your ok 👍
How is the camera attached?
Seeing these types of videos and Google articles about skydiving and using a parachute makes me want stay away from AFF 😳
That landing looked brutal.
Those skinny, little trick kites are great if you have talent but they are susceptible to all sorts of things you rarely have to content with even rectangular sails.
Bro ain't losing a two truths and one lie
We don't belong in the air, just saying.
Always amazes me how much trust humans put in the most primitive of technology
Should have gone though his drills before deploying his parachute…
Too many risk factors u can get weird winds that just send u into a crazy spin and u end up like that no thnx lol