460 0 #1 January 3, 2005 Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #2 January 3, 2005 Gee... who might the second response be from? Let's make a jump this week and smoke it down together. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #3 January 3, 2005 We might want to modify the language slightly to say lowest "intentional" pull at terminal. I know of at least one terminal pull that was well below 200 (not me) and definitely NOT intentional. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
460 0 #4 January 3, 2005 As a joke, I should subdivide it to something like: Choice 1: 0-10 feet Choice 2: 10-50 feet Choice 3: 50-100 feet etc...Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #5 January 3, 2005 i never opened by terminal velocity(In BASE) Stay safe Stefan Faber Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base570 1 #6 January 3, 2005 I have opened(not thrown out) below 200ft from terminal on many occasions. I think the shortest canopy ride I have had from terminal was around 5-6 seconds. Once you start to do these jumps with frequency you are (or think you are) able to dial in your openings to within 20-30ft and I found myself pushing it more to the edge and pulling lower and lower as I did more of these. Then there came a point when I realized that these jumps relied on a perfect case scenario where everything goes correctly and I know that many times things can happen; a PC hesi or a half second bobble will kill you very easily, so I raised my opening alt's. Now, I'm under canopy by 200-300 ft on most terminal jumps, although I might drift back into the zone and hum it down on occasion as well Happy New Year! Jason 570 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #7 January 3, 2005 Can you clarify if you mean "initiated deployment" or "had a landable canopy"? Or some other definition of "opened"? You might also want to specify if you mean wingsuit or not, because it is physically possible to initiate successful deployment from wingsuit flight, because the deployment consumes some horizontal distance in place of the normal vertical altitude.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeNnEjEnN 0 #8 January 3, 2005 QuoteLet's make a jump this week and smoke it down together. Me too, me too!!! I wanna play!!!------------------------------------------- "Scars remind you that the past is real..." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
