wingnut 0 #1 March 16, 2004 okay so here it is my canopy swooping video.. my video is second and ken's (can't remebr his screenname) is first.... he probly would of got it if i hadn't been on a colision course with it.... i was tring to get it with my legs but ended up snaging it with my left hand...... the pilot chute you see on my riser wasn't cought there just laying there....... home.att.net/~texaswingnut/wingnut-canopy_catch.wmv ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #2 March 16, 2004 Nice grab wingnut. Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
towerrat 0 #3 March 16, 2004 that was cool!Play stupid games, win stupid prizes! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #4 March 16, 2004 Nice snag manTunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
efs4ever 3 #5 March 16, 2004 Nicd Grab. I wouldn't want to land out at THAT place. Russell M. Webb D 7014 Attorney at Law 713 385 5676 https://www.tdcparole.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyinghonu 0 #6 March 16, 2004 SWEET!!! "Excuse me while I kiss the sky..." - Jimi Hendrix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #7 March 16, 2004 Nice grab Wingi.. I thought about sitting in deep brakes on my reserve ride and catching my own trash earlier that morning but.. cooler thinking prevailed at the time... under a main its doable.. under my reserve... nah wasn't worth the possibilities I did manage to find Alan's Freebag and Pilot chute down a little gully about 100 yards on the east side of the airport. Good spotting skills and traingelguessing RAWK.. Hey there were not THAT many cholla out there.. now farther out to the north would be a FAR too interesting place to land....with the moisture out there the cholla cactus were really pretty and green Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose 0 #8 March 16, 2004 Hey, that was my buddies canopy. Peter Konrad. We were first 2 out of the Skyvan at Eloy for the cross country. Doing acrobatic exits. He said "as soon as I pitched, I knew I was fucked." Crossfire 119's dont like unstable deployments. Yeah, I was going to try to snag it too, but I passed it a couple of times and it was going so damn fast that it freaked me out. Thought I would leave it to someone else as I looked above me and there were 4-5 others in brakes waiting for a chance to snag it. We never found the freebag as Peter went terminal after chopping, so I never even saw it. PS.....dont go terminal, (as if I had to tell you). Owch. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #9 March 16, 2004 Crazy and Stupid idea, but cool video._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #10 March 16, 2004 Nice catch.......I've wanted to try several times. Always people in the way. What really pisses me off is when they fly around it 27 times and then leave at 1000Ft with nothin! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #11 March 16, 2004 While I have done it as well, I do not recomend anyone try this. I won't again It is extremely dangerous, and there is no gear worth putting yourself into an intentional wrap. I had a friend cutaway his 99 FX, and another friend went and caught it. He ended up choping his 88 FX, and both rode to the ground on their reserves to watch $5000 worth of shit flutter down to the ground. They were lucky.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #12 March 16, 2004 QuoteWhile I have done it as well, I do not recomend anyone try this. I won't again It is extremely dangerous, and there is no gear worth putting yourself into an intentional wrap. I had seen it done..and the thought crossed my mind for a second or two while I was sitting there under my reserve with the freebag and pilot chute and the main all fluttering down just above me but I thought it was a realllllly BAD IDEA when I considered.. I just used my last chance and if I get an entanglement.....Nah let me just fly on over here and watch where it all goes while I set up for a nice soft landing in the landing area Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beerlight 0 #13 March 16, 2004 Nice video Wingi... You crazy f*$#r..... On a side note, I saw a guy get his leg broke doing exactly what you did.......just as he grabbed it with his leg, the canopy re-inflated....snap, pop....... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #14 March 16, 2004 Nice snag Dave, Funny I was doing this very thing yesterday ( with no catch) when a friend had a mal. Even though I didn't get it I got some cool video for my attempts. And I had his gear in the landing area before he got there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airdweller 0 #15 March 16, 2004 carzy but cool------------------------------------------------------ "From the mightiest pharaoh to the lowliest peasant, who doesn't enjoy a good sit?" C. Montgomery Burns Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #16 March 16, 2004 QuoteCrossfire 119's dont like unstable deployments. I dont know about 119's, but my 111 loves being trash packed and dumped in almost any position:)_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #17 March 16, 2004 QuoteQuoteCrossfire 119's dont like unstable deployments. I dont know about 119's, but my 111 loves being trash packed and dumped in almost any position:) same can be said about my safire 149.. i love it... it does need a reline though..... jp... i know it was dangerous.... excepted the risk before i tried to get it...... jose, it was alan's canopy from kapowsin.... at the mesquite boogie........ not pete's (unless it alan was jumping pete's canopy cuz i didn't see peter ther at the boogie) ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose 0 #18 March 16, 2004 Wow, that is the exact same video that was from Eloy's boogie. Crazy. I didn't know you jumped at kapow......we should hook up some time this spring and summer. Edit: nevermind...mesquite boogie......I should really read better.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #19 March 17, 2004 QuoteWow, that is the exact same video that was from Eloy's boogie well most cutaway canopies do look the same if they are the same color... but i can tell you this.. i know derek (hooknswoop) the guy that caught the canopy in eloy over the boogie... and the video is not of that catch...... ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Aviatrr 0 #20 March 17, 2004 Nice job dude. You can definitely tell that's not Eloy....there's WAAAY too much green grass there! It's one of those places that people dress funny and chase a ball around with a stick...and sometimes chase skydivers around that land in their field of play.. Mike Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #21 March 17, 2004 Nice one, oh wing-meister. Has anyone thought of making this into a game? Take a large piece of fabric (not a canopy, too expensive), weight it at one end, throw it from the plane, do a high hop-n-pop and chase it to the ground, seeing how man times you can catch it. Kind of like a space-ball, but for canopy flying, instead of freefall. Problems would be safety (not getting it tangled with you or your main), and not littering the surrounding area with canvases. Outside of that, it would be a lot of fun to play around with and learn a lot about flying your canopy. Maybe you could use really bright fabric and put a strobe on the weight to be able to see it easier.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
indyz 1 #22 March 17, 2004 I heard a CRW dog claim that a large Nerf ball can be released and then caught again under canopy. Edit: link Hmm, I think I'm going to the toy store this week. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #23 March 17, 2004 QuoteNice job dude. You can definitely tell that's not Eloy....there's WAAAY too much green grass there! It's one of those places that people dress funny and chase a ball around with a stick...and sometimes chase skydivers around that land in their field of play Hey check out the AWSUM swoop pond over there just to the west of the DZ.. its about 500 ft long with a beach ......I mean sand trap.. I mean landing area right at the end Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #24 March 17, 2004 QuoteI heard a CRW dog claim that a large Nerf ball can be released and then caught again under canopy. Good idea. Hmm - maybe tack a large loop of fabric so that it's easier to see and catch. If you're just trying to catch a plain old nerf, I have a feeling you're going to lose a lot of them when you start. Probably a good idea to clear it with your DZO too - Farmer McNasty isn't going to like footballs dropping out of the sky any more than skydivers.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
