quatorze 1 #1 May 11, 2004 If you said chop and pull silver.... You are wrong, I can't believe that I am the first to post this message about Cinco De Mayo, but here it goes (Names have been Changed to protect the inocent.) Here is the scene, sombrero dive with every body gripping the hat, well it was decided that instead of trying to control the somb and pull that Rodriguez Brother jumper 1 (not real name) would be pulled by his nephew RB jumper 3 whilst RB jupmer 2 held the other side of the sombrero. This all went as planned, pilot chute, line stretch,.... no deployment.... RB jumper 1 decided Fuck the hat and the house it lands on time to save my ass, he lets go of the sombrero to go for handles, lo and behold the sobrero gets to the bag before his hands get to the chop pillow and knocks it hard enogh to begin deployment. So next safety day when you are shown the picture of a bag lock and are asked what to do, tell them "Throw your Sombrero at it" cuz I know it works Quatorze "Making a Sombrero Holster" Rodriguez I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflygoddess 0 #2 May 11, 2004 lol....pretty funny, yet I am glad that all ended well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unstable 9 #3 May 11, 2004 QuoteIf you said chop and pull silver.... You are wrong, LOL I was going to go after this one until I read the rest of the stoy.....=========Shaun ========== Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #4 May 11, 2004 A cross post from another website so that you can see I am being coroborated (sp?) Quote Hey everybody! Sorry to miss the folks who couldn’t make the boogie, glad I got a chance to hang with the ones that did. I want to share D's “sombrero story” with everyone; the folks that were at the boogie already heard it but I still shake my head in disbelief every time I hear it so I want to share it with the rest of ya… We did a “sombrero way,” basically a one point skydive where the whole base was built around a full-size sombrero. The four-way base launched well and everybody got in but C, who went low because things were just a scooch floaty. I also went low (flying video) and didn’t get video of what happened next (damn damn damn damn.) The plan was that after breakoff, D would hold onto the sombrero with two hands and S would dump his main for him. So D is holding onto the sombrero and S throws out D's pilot chute… and the result is a BAG LOCK. S sees the problem immediately and starts to back slide out of the way, and D notices that something is wrong, looks up and sees the bag lock for himself. Prior to starting his emergency procedures, D does the smart thing and drops the sombrero… The sombrero flies up, smacks the flailing bag, knocks loose whatever was causing the bag lock, and the canopy opens normally! I dunno if he had any line twists, but he flies a Diablo and managed to land it without any problems! To hell with the Luck of the Irish! Saturday it was all about the Luck of the Mexicans! Later everybody! E Rodriguez I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #5 May 12, 2004 The nephew told me the story Monday at work-hate that I wasn't there. The 172 that we rented to come up wouldn't start.I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #6 May 12, 2004 I think RWS is going to equip the next generation of Vector (4?) with an additional handle that throws a sombrero. You would pull this handle in the event of a bag lock.__ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nael 0 #7 May 12, 2004 QuoteSo next safety day when you are shown the picture of a bag lock and are asked what to do, tell them "Throw your Sombrero at it" cuz I know it works That'll go down real well!www.TerminalSports.com.auAustralia's largest skydive gear store Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bolas 5 #8 May 19, 2004 Generations later... [preacher voice] And he saw the bag lock and was not afraid. He just said "Reserve, it is not your time" and RIPPED the mini sombrero from around his arm and THREW it at the rubber band holding the bag like a shooting star knocking the lines loose but not breaking the band. On line stretch he grabbed his sombrero and place it back on his arm, started his 3600 degree turn and swooped 3 miles all while chugging Tequila.Stupidity if left untreated is self-correcting If ya can't be good, look good, if that fails, make 'em laugh. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
