base587 0 #1 February 10, 2003 OK...I'm about to make a skydive in 2 weeks time. I haven't jumped from a plane in 8 months. Can someone point out what that extra handle on my left main lift web is for? Any help appreciated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #2 February 10, 2003 it's to deploy your beer cooler from the upper portion of your container.... use it oly after you are sfly under canopy!!!!!!! pull higher if you want o drink more........or drink fast!!!!! ______________________________________ "i have no reader's digest version" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #3 February 10, 2003 damn student rigs never had those!!!! One more thing to learn!!!! >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #4 February 10, 2003 I think you'll find it releases one of these. -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Cornholio 0 #5 February 10, 2003 QuoteOK...I'm about to make a skydive in 2 weeks time. I haven't jumped from a plane in 8 months. Can someone point out what that extra handle on my left main lift web is for? Any help appreciated. Your left or my left ? Butthead: Whoa! Burritos for breakfast! Beavis: Yeah! Yeah! Cool! bellyflier on the dz.com hybrid record jump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fool 0 #6 February 10, 2003 At least it's not an anvil. S.E.X. party #1 "Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "f*#k, what a ride". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #7 February 10, 2003 Laughing my a$$ off >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #8 February 10, 2003 Quote )i hope i'll fly a "weedeater" soon ;) Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildblue 7 #9 February 10, 2003 That's the flare handle - pull on it ~ 10 feet off the ground to flare.it's like incest - you're substituting convenience for quality Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #10 February 10, 2003 Does that mean you actually have to pack the parachute?Sounds like an awful lot of work to me.Plus, I heard them airplane thingies crash and stuff. And then there's the high performance landings, and I've heard that if you have two parachutes they can get tangled together.I'm sticking to nice, safe parachuting.If sitting in a plane is flying, then jumping from a building is...err...falling.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #11 February 10, 2003 QuoteThat's the flare handle - pull on it ~ 10 feet off the ground to flare. Your an ass, You know some newbie is gonna read that!!! geez! I hope I'm there!!! <<<>>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #12 February 10, 2003 <------ Newbie Oh, that's what that damn thing is for. And they keep telling us all this weird stuff about reserves and what not. -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #13 February 10, 2003 Quote If sitting in a plane is flying, then jumping from a building is...err...falling. LMAO! -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #14 February 10, 2003 Never trust your JM's. They are misleading you and trying to get a laugh at your expense. The handle mentioned above is in fact the flare ring. Just pull 10' above the ground... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #15 February 10, 2003 Quote Never trust your JM's. They are misleading you and trying to get a laugh at your expense. Wow, really? Damn, and I always thought they were laughing with me -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slim 0 #16 February 10, 2003 sorry push, >>> A good friend will bail you outta jail... A true friend will be sitting next to you saying "That was fucking awesome!!!' Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yardhippie 0 #17 February 10, 2003 Pull it after you land.. its your automatic packing tool! Goddam dirty hippies piss me off! ~GFD "What do I get for closing your rig?" ~ me "Anything you want." ~ female skydiver Mohoso Rodriguez #865 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base587 0 #18 February 11, 2003 Thanks for all the input. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of concensus as to what it's for so I think I'll play it smart and just ignore it. Again, thanks for your time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kokaneegirl 0 #19 February 16, 2003 QuoteOK...I'm about to make a skydive in 2 weeks time. I haven't jumped from a plane in 8 months. Can someone point out what that extra handle on my left main lift web is for? Any help appreciated. Only seven more days...SEVEN. Bwaaaahahahah! (Eh.) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dirtsucks 0 #20 February 16, 2003 QuoteCan someone point out what that extra handle on my left main lift web is for? You got an EXTRA handle on the left? Well, shit - pull it, and then tell me what it does! I think I'm dumb, I think I'm dumb, I think I'm dumb... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dkpbxman 0 #21 February 16, 2003 That handle opens your carry-on luggage compartment. A friend of mine used his at Bridge Day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base704 0 #22 February 16, 2003 I'm not sure what that handle is for, but if you're serious about this skydiving thing, be very careful...Those two parachute rigs are pretty scary...you have to put your canopy in a bag and stuff, it's like, really complicated... I think I'd rather play it safe with the single shooters... -704You can get a lot more done with a kind word and a gun than with a kind word alone. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
base587 0 #23 February 16, 2003 7 days to go... ...and I've got the gear issues figured out. But this is 'Kokaneegirl', my JM (jumpmistress) Should I be worried? *gulp* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #24 February 16, 2003 Quote7 days to go... ...and I've got the gear issues figured out. But this is 'Kokaneegirl', my JM (jumpmistress) Should I be worried? *gulp* Is that her "O" face or what?"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
hookitt 1 #25 February 16, 2003 Quote Should I be worried? *gulp* Only if she's taking you freeflying She's driving forward like a Mutherf***er.!!! CheersMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites