Stuck parachutist rescued back into airplane - GIF

Stuck parachutist rescued back into airplane. I believe this is correct form - curling up your body like that, to protect your reserve ripcord?

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Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...111#post100764
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2642#post76720
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...819#post119134

So what exactly was he stuck on?
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And who was the engineer that said "oh no, that little aero pod will never be a problem............

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Originally Posted by 12bolts

So what exactly was he stuck on?
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And who was the engineer that said "oh no, that little aero pod will never be a problem............

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When he went to jump, the lanyard that is supposed to open is chute became stuck. It may have been a badly packed chute or a bad pack.

Looks almost as though the waist strap on his pack had hung up on a grab bar or handle
Good thing they didn't pull on the static line

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Originally Posted by Frank S

Looks almost as though the waist strap on his pack had hung up on a grab bar or handle
Good thing they didn't pull on the static line

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That does look like a scary ride. Isn't the yellow strap the static line? looks to me like the crew on the plane put there hands on that a couple of times during the video. Sure would have ended differently if they had pulled very hard.