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Subscribe here for more aerial awesomeness from Teem! For licensing/usage please contact licensing@ and reference CS-000393 ___________________________________ *** What happened *** This skydiver, an AFF-I with around 1,000 jumps, deployed her main but wound up with a spinning mal that required her to cutaway. When she cutaway, the main didn't release completely due to the tuck tab on the right riser never opening, and she had to fight to keep her main and her reserve from entangling. Fortunately, the tuck tab eventually released and she was able to get rid of her main and land on reserve. Kudos to this jumper for how well she handled this situation! *** Why did it happen *** Tuck Tabs The video submission noted that “the tuck tab of the right riser never opened, so that made the risers ‘uneven’.” Tuck tabs – and the way we set them – can be a bit finnicky at times and it’s really important that jumpers take the time to set them properly. *** How could it b
