Since I was doing another self-supervised jump, I was allowed to exit however I wanted. One of the coaches, Dan Wayland, would put me out of the plane (basically he was making sure I didn't leave too early or do anything stupid). Prior to this jump, I'd been doing poised and diving exits. Since Dan was supervising my exit, I asked him for suggestions on how I should exit. He suggested that I climb out and then do as many front flips as I could. Once I got stable, I'd run through the requirements for my check dive. I was jumping a Navigator 240 canopy. Here's my log book entry:
7/9/05: Jump 24 - Skydive Orange, VA - AFF: Self-Supervised - Dan Wayland's Flipping Exit & Practice Check Dive - Floating exit. Flipped forward 1 1/2 times. Got hung up. Got Stable. Ck Alt. practice touch. Did 360. Ck Alt. Back flip. Ck Alt. Practice Forward motion. Ck Alt. Practice tracking. Wave off & pulled. Line twists. Got back to DZ. Flared Late. Dan Wayland D-22316
I must have had a bad body position because I opened with some line twists. I had plenty of altitude to clear them. When I was coming in for my landing, I flared a little late and ended up on my knees. GRRRRR...so very frustrating!