chopchop 0 #101 September 9, 2003 Nope! And I sure am glad I didn't that time.. The winds were howling.. I would have dropped the tube and it would have been a Lisa recovering it. We were even debating as to whether to take the tube up given the possibility of having to drop it.. I think I am a little more conscious at opening time when I have the tube.. You tend to get really in tune at times like that. If you look at my body position right after pitching, I'm not consciously thinking about it but I am doing a ton of stuff to compensate for the drag of the tube to keep level and not spin. Check out my right leg.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #102 September 9, 2003 You wussy... land with the tube! Its not fun till the end of the tube hit you on your ass from a nice swoop and it carries its speed all the way. Carabiners make it so you can just clip the tube to your hip ring and never have to worry about it again. Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #103 September 9, 2003 cool idea.. I hate having to pretty much abandon my swoop to drop the tube in a nice spot.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #104 September 9, 2003 QuoteCompared to the trick in the attached photo, Try straping one to both of your feet and then deploying over a crowd of like 9,000 to 10,000 people. See how your pucker factor is then! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chopchop 0 #105 September 9, 2003 Pucker factor would be mighty high.. I think I'll stick with this here little sitfly tube for now.. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #106 September 9, 2003 QuoteTry straping one to both of your feet and then deploying over a crowd of like 9,000 to 10,000 people. I was laughing about that on the ride up. See, skydiving isn't weird and dangerous enough. So we bring fabric tubes up and see if they can complicate things enough to get our attention. That gets boring. So we find a way to attach the things to our feet, so we can hurtle head-down under drag. It's OK, though, cause there's a three-ring release on the foot version . When that's not enought for a TM-AFF-Birdman-Videographer, we, ummmmm, put one of those on EACH foot! Yeah, that just might be barely complex and weird enough to get our complete attention. Two parachutes, two tubes, and three separate three-ring release's I hope you were wearing video too. And maybe stills. Ooooh! Maybe your new digital stills and fill-flash setup. That would be a set of emergency procedures to make a Space Shuttle pilot look like a three-toed-sloth on valium. You are badass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #107 September 10, 2003 Sounds like a crummy weekend...BUT YOU'VE GOT SOME BIG PLANS!! BTW, if four of your friends jumped, how come you didn't?A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
