Jump 962 Friday, December 28, 2001 my first malfunction that is if you don't count my 7th jump when I had an AAD misfire and had two canopies out a giant manta and a huge round you can't get a slower fall rate than that this time things were happening faster I had a packer pack me a line over not on purpose, just ended up that way a guy named Paul that asked me to say hi to Todd O Amy saw it from above as I was spinning toward earth she said it didn't look good it turned my canopy into a nice bow tie I had some line twists under the slider the slider was mostly down but it blocked most of my view of the canopy I saw fluttering end cells and my slider do they make clear sliders? maybe they should I tried to kick out of the line twists and it just sent me spinning the other way the canopy was pretty much level with me the whole time I checked my altimeter and decided to try to shake it clean I grabbed my toggles and tried pumping left hand turn, right hand turn, flare; no response I checked my altimeter again and decided I didn't want to land it I'd say I was burning through 1200 when I pulled the red handle chink chink and I was under a beautiful white reserve kudos to Dust Bunny I had plenty of time to look around see my main and free bag I turned 90 degrees toward the landing area then decided to follow my stuff another 180 and a nice landing near my stuff it was a no wind day so everything came pretty much straight down it was very exciting I think it was much more frightening to Amy who was watching I knew what I was thinking and was calm and altitude aware Amy had know idea what was going on in my head I saw Amy watching me under my reserve so when I landed I jumped up and down and did a little everything's all right dance it was very exciting tons of left over adrenaline it was the load before sunset perfect way to end the day I dropped off my rig at the rigger's place and tossed a couple of beers down the rigger had me up and jumping by noon the next day it was very exciting