LouDiamond 1 #26 August 8, 2003 I'm still at WFFC and busier than a 1 legged man in an ass kicking contest working the birdman booth and taking first flights up. When I get back I will post the GIGS that I could see in the photo."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BlueEyedMonster 0 #27 August 8, 2003 QuoteNo altimeter That collar would beat the crap out of him in freefall/no jumpsuit Strap hanging off the back onto the floor No gloves Derek The strap on the back is his bridle... notice it is attached to his springloaded pilot chute on the floor behind him. He does have an altimeter.... it is under the cuff of his bdu on his left wrist. he has to jump into hostile territory, a jumpsuit is extra, unnecessary weight. Yeah the collar might suck. But, I would be worried about that air hose. it is not tied down, and might loop around something. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #28 August 8, 2003 You are right, that is his reserve bridle, but I think it is a watch on his wrist. He would be wearing a MA2-30 or MA2-30A which are good to 40,000 I believe. The O2 hose should be plugged into a CR-79 mounted on his right main lift web just below the chest strap. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #29 August 8, 2003 QuoteI'm still at WFFC and busier than a 1 legged man in an ass kicking contest working the birdman booth and taking first flights up. When I get back I will post the GIGS that I could see in the photo. Lou, Take your time and enjoy. I tried to get a first flight from Kim when she was in Perris but we could not connect. I try it someday. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnischalke 0 #30 August 8, 2003 Ya know, I love my MA2-30, but I gotta say, those new glow-in-the-dark jobbies from Alti-2 are about 15 pounds lighter. mike Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills--You know, like nunchuk skills, bow-hunting skills, computer-hacking skills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #31 August 8, 2003 QuoteYa know, I love my MA2-30, but I gotta say, those new glow-in-the-dark jobbies from Alti-2 are about 15 pounds lighter. I have heard of them but have not seen one yet. How do they work at 30K +? SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
b1jercat 0 #32 August 8, 2003 Hi, I've seen those guys out at the DZ a couple of times now. They show up in these blue trucks with a butt load of gear, ususlly 12-16 rigs for 3-4 guys. They got some nice helmets and stuff. Their rigs are as big as tandem rigs and they seem to like to wear the double zippered jump suits. I've never seen them jump with any gear other than their rig and of course with the size of their canopy, they fly really slow. Nice group of guys fun to talk to fun to watch. blue skies jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #33 August 8, 2003 QuoteHi, I've seen those guys out at the DZ a couple of times now. They show up in these blue trucks with a butt load of gear, ususlly 12-16 rigs for 3-4 guys. They got some nice helmets and stuff. Their rigs are as big as tandem rigs and they seem to like to wear the double zippered jump suits. I've never seen them jump with any gear other than their rig and of course with the size of their canopy, they fly really slow. Nice group of guys fun to talk to fun to watch. blue skies jerry Jerry, They don't like to pack in the heat. Their canopies are both 370 sq. ft. 7 cells, open nice at altitude, 30,000+. Their helmets are probably HGU-55's if they are gray. They run about $650/$700 with com. I use a HGU-33 which has a retractable visor and custom paint, thank you AERO. They wear double zipper jumpsuits so they can put them on/off without taking off their $200 adidas jump boots. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #34 August 8, 2003 I have one of those gray one for sale.... slightly used... ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #35 August 8, 2003 QuoteI have one of those gray one for sale.... slightly used... But it will only fit a basket ball! Har, Har. Sparky Correction, their canopies are 360 not 370.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #36 August 20, 2003 OK, time is up. Stop inspecting your jumper. Here are the GIGS in the jumper. Some are multiple gigs on a single item but are ultimately wrong in any case and would have multiple correct answers. Starting from the head and working in the direction of the JMPI. 1. jumper already has O2 mask over face, making mask inspection impossible. 2. MBU-12 O 2 mask is not connected to an O2 source * not visable but probable by the way the hose is falling straight down, O2 hose not connected to the O2 bayonet fitting. 3. No O2 bottle present on O2 jumper 4. Main rip cord still stowed in rip cord pocket(not a gig in it self but related to another gig) 5. Jumpers legs not through ruck sack straps. 6. No HPT lowering line attached to the ruck sack. 7. Weapon stowed on wrong side of jumper*( weapons can be jumped in different configurations but the one displayed is wrong in so many ways that it's being on the jumpers right is just one of many ) Weapon facing wrong direction(magazine out). Weapon not properly secured with cotton webbing to the weapons retention loop. Weapon sling not properly routed through the chest strap. Weapon sling not routed over the top of the weapon. 8. Jumper has no leather palmed gloves on. 9. Jumper has no altimeter 10 THE MACK DADDY: Jumpers main canopy pilot chute and bridle are hanging out of the back of the main pack tray on the ground( This means the rip cord was pulled and hence #4 being a deficiency because the handle should not be in the pocket unless his pin came out prematurely) * not gigs but more along the lines of dumb ass moves. Jumpers collar has not been folded under and top button not done( he will get beat to death by his collar in freefall) Jumpers sleeves are not buttoned down( his sleeves will be up around his arm pits in freefall) And just because this guy is so monumentally fucked up, I'd wager that he doesn't even have an FF2 or AR2 mounted on the rig either(it's like a cypress) but I can't prove that since it's on the jumpers left hand side. Can you say Fucked up like a football bat? Some one did not do a sanity check on that picture before it left. Otherwise something as fucked up like that would never of seen print. But then again, they are reservists. You can bet the PJ community will give them shit for quite some time."It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
