beezyshaw 0 #1 March 9, 2005 So I have this friend who owns a Thunderbow main canopy; he has never jumped a "round" (or triangular) canopy before, as this T Bow is older than he is, I'm sure. Anyway he says he wants me to help him pack it and get it ready to jump. Now I have to dig out a round reserve to put in the chest mount container, and dig up a couple of MA-1's and all that sort of stuff. Then he says, "since you've got a few hundred jumps on a T Bow, why don't you jump it too?" So like a dumb ass, I agree and say "sure, why not?" Well, this morning I'm inspecting and packing the Thunderbow, and all of a sudden it hits me..."What in the hell am I thinking? My desire to jump this is less than zero! So now, somebody tell me why I should or should not jump from a perfectly good airplane with a canopy I haven't jumped in almost 30 years. And please, give me some good reasons to "just say no" !! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,587 #2 March 9, 2005 "I don't want to" is a perfectly good reason. What other one do you need? Oh wait -- I'm female You could make sure that it fails the pull-test. Or you could tell him he owes you beer if you jump it. Or you could quit being a wuss and just jump the darn thing Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkwing 5 #3 March 9, 2005 It depends how old, fragile, and fat you are. I know you are old, but how about the other two categories? Maybe a water jump is in order. Better yet, just let the friend jump it. Show him a photo of what it should look like, so he will be less likely to cut it away thinking it is malfunctioning. -- Jeff My Skydiving History Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 150 #4 March 9, 2005 Just tell him you're a wimp......My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bdog 0 #5 March 9, 2005 on your first day of training xx years ago, how many plf's did you do? what was you agility/flexibility like then as compared to today? you know the right answer. be safe bro._________________________________________ ---Future Darwin Award recipient- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #6 March 9, 2005 This coming from a guy (correct me if it wasn't you) who once, while wearing a cast on his wrist and finding that he couldn't release his Capewell while on the ground, said "it'll work in the air." Man, what's the world coming to? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amanduh 0 #7 March 9, 2005 Quote"I don't want to" is a perfectly good reason. What other one do you need? Oh wait -- I'm female You could make sure that it fails the pull-test. Or you could tell him he owes you beer if you jump it. Or you could quit being a wuss and just jump the darn thing Wendy, you crack me up girl!! Wendy W. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #8 March 9, 2005 Don't do it. While you're at it find me an incredibly inexpensive LoPo. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,114 #9 March 9, 2005 Hook it up to a conventional rig, jump it, then cut it away and open your usual main. That way you can jump it and not have to land it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beezyshaw 0 #10 March 9, 2005 QuoteHook it up to a conventional rig, jump it, then cut it away and open your usual main. That way you can jump it and not have to land it. I'm going to do all that in a "conventional" rig? I do have a cutaway rig, but there's no way it will fit in the main container. This thing packs bigger than my tandem main. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 150 #11 March 9, 2005 I WAS kidding of course.....and I have jumped a T bow.....piece of crap it was too.....I'd easily say I'd turned into a wimp..... My Para Wing was much hotter........ I was an athlete back then......but I'm still pretty fit......its only skiing that hurts me these days.......My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,114 #12 March 9, 2005 >I'm going to do all that in a "conventional" rig? Why not? Pack the relic in a direct bag, put on a set of conventional risers so they will connect to your cutaway rig, then have a friend hold the bag out the door as you jump. (I assume you don't want to take that thing to terminal!) I've jumped a variety of oddball canopies that way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
obelixtim 150 #13 March 9, 2005 Surely you can find an old B 4 with 1 1/2 shots, and a 24ft twill with a KAP3.....put it all together for a real trip down nostalgia highway....then tell your mate your MD won't sign the waiver cos you're too old for that kind of shit......My computer beat me at chess, It was no match for me at kickboxing.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #14 March 9, 2005 I've got pictures "somewhere" of my DZO deploying a sleeved Hmmmmm think it was a PC but I think that's what was in the back, anyway he deployed a canopy out of a brown paper bag (suitably reinforced with duct tape). It was supposed to be static line, PC assist but the break cord broke without extracting the PC from the bag. He hand deployed the spring loaded PC. Of course this was back in the eighties when we didn't know better. Beezy, I jumped a 28' phantom that I got for $60 of the internet last year. Put it in the peas from 5000' and a half mile out. Doing a stunt like this is fun, once in a while. DO IT! DO IT! DO IT! edit for MAKE SURE TO GET THE VIDEO!I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #15 March 9, 2005 diablo, see my post above about the Phantom. How cheap do you want it? I'm SURE we can find you something. In fact I have a Crossbow reserve also on 3 ring risers. Just another lopo. Fits right in a 150 sq. ft container.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyedivr 0 #16 March 9, 2005 ummm....because you old wrinkly body can't take the landing you would probably have under the round.....oh and you also have a couple more people to think about in your life... just say no! just like you say no to drugs, well not to drugs, because if you said no directly to drugs you would probably be on drugs.....my power is beyond your understanding. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BIGUN 1,483 #17 March 9, 2005 Remember when jumpin a PC was hot shit?!?!? The good news is you get to demonstrate a really good PLF!! Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #18 March 9, 2005 Better idea beezy. Bring him to the farm. We'll chill in the camper have some beers and get someone to knock on the door when he/she's out. video the landing then have a laugh all night at this dumb asses expensehttp://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #19 March 9, 2005 QuoteHook it up to a conventional rig, jump it, then cut it away and open your usual main. That way you can jump it and not have to land it. That's EXACTLY what I did.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #20 March 9, 2005 QuoteI do have a cutaway rig, but there's no way it will fit in the main container. This thing packs bigger than my tandem main. A brown paper bag works too.....---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #21 March 9, 2005 Don't be a pussy, Beezy. Jump the canopy (and get video of your landing) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #22 March 9, 2005 I think the key to this whole story is the part where he says"This morning I was inspecting and packing it"which leads me to believe the first part of this story happened at night while the beer light was on.Beezy,tell him you don't remember saying you would do it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #23 March 9, 2005 You gave it all those jumps years ago to try and kill you. It failed. Why would you want to give it another chance. Just tell you Buddy, Been there, done that, got the T-shirt. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skinnyshrek 0 #24 March 9, 2005 so you are alive...well, you never return calls skyfairy1http://www.skydivethefarm.com do you realize that when you critisize people you dont know over the internet, you become part of a growing society of twats? ARE YOU ONE OF THEM? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jonstark 8 #25 March 9, 2005 C'mon Beezy If you're less than 150 pounds you can land the thing with your hands in your pockets. At least the ground isn't hard pan yet this year. Go for some nice soft grass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
