CanuckInUSA 0 #1 July 26, 2004 Last Saturday while swooping in the DZ's high performance landing area, I lost my ProTrack. It was in my pocket (to record the jump in the ProTrack's logbook) and I didn't know if it had fallen out in mid air or if it some how fell out of my pocket after I landed. And then thanks to being grounded due to a moderate ankle injury, I was out at the swoop course this morning to video tape a friends landing when I hear this beep ... beep. After a minute or so of searching (zoning in on the beeps) there it was in the mud. And the reason why I'm posting this message here in the gear forum is to make a comment on how tough these ProTracks appear to be. For those of you who didn't know this, metro Denver experienced some very strong torrential monsoon rain storms this week and the not only is my ProTrack functional (so I assume it has a certain water resistence to it), it also added about 150 bogus jumps to the log on Friday (during some of the worst of the rain storm which hit the area). I say bogus jumps because they would read exit altitudes of about 900-1200 feet with every 10th jump reading 14000+ feet. But I know this is my ProTrack. Not only is the face scared the way I remembered it and it was found where I suspected I might have lost it. But it also has my jumps in the ProTrack logbook which match my paper log book before I lost it. So getting hurt and going to the DZ was a good thing today. But I still can't for the life of me understand how it turned itself on on Friday when the monsoon storms hit, the fact that it recorded about 150 jumps and to top it off I only found it this morning because it was beeping ... as if to say "Hey Steve I'm over here, come rescue me". Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #2 July 26, 2004 pressure changes as each front moved thru....____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #3 July 26, 2004 Quotenot only is my ProTrack functional (so I assume it has a certain water resistence to it), it also added about 150 bogus jumps to the log on Doesnt sound too functional if its logging bogus jumps!www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr2mk1g 10 #4 July 26, 2004 probably wouldnt have been a quick enough change in pressure. I could believe as an outside possability pressure changes as it's struck buy rain drops... but the most likely cause is simply it went haywire with the water exposure. Hope it dries out and still works on the way down. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Staso 0 #5 July 26, 2004 Quotepressure changes as each front moved thru.... front pressure changes are not fast enough to trigger ProTrack. stan -- it's not about defying gravity; it's how hard you can abuse it. speed skydiving it is ... Speed Skydiving Forum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FrogNog 1 #6 July 26, 2004 Quote I know this is my ProTrack. Not only is the face scared the way I remembered it ... I like this typo. It conjures up imagery of you skydiving so hard it scares your ProTrack. -=-=-=-=- Pull. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chrisky 2 #7 July 26, 2004 How about lightning striking somewhere in the vincinity screwing up the memory chips to show the bogus jumps? Just a wild guess...The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
