skydiverek 63 #1 June 25, 2003 Has anybody cut away with the SkyHook, yet? If yes, please describe your experience. I am curious what non-test jumpers can say about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billbooth 10 #2 June 25, 2003 I want to know too. I find myself actually hoping someone with a Skyhook equipped Vector will actually have a malfunction. So far no one has reported one to me, which is funny, because about 25% of the rigs we are shipping have Skyhooks. If this keeps up, I going to be able to claim that rigs with Skyhooks don't have malfunctions. So everyone out there with Skyhooks, pack sloppy and pull low! I need data! PS (Just Kidding) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #3 June 25, 2003 Quote So everyone out there with Skyhooks, pack sloppy and pull low! I need data! PS (Just Kidding) He's only kidding about the low part... -My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Clownburner 0 #4 June 25, 2003 Tell you what, Bill. Go get them to ship the rig I have on order (it was supposed to ship 6/13 but is delayed , and as soon as they ship it to me, I'll do my normal horrible packing job on it - that should give you a better than 50% chance of a cutaway, and I'll send you the details as soon as I land. 7CP#1 | BTR#2 | Payaso en fuego Rodriguez "I want hot chicks in my boobies!"- McBeth Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billbooth 10 #5 June 25, 2003 You've got a deal. I'll go yell at somebody tomorrow morning, and we'll send your rig right out, finished or not! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #6 June 25, 2003 Send me a Skyhook and an RSL and I'll guarantee a cutaway from a highly loaded, spinning elliptical. Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #7 June 25, 2003 QuoteSend me a Skyhook and an RSL and I'll guarantee a cutaway from a highly loaded, spinning elliptical. Hook I know Hook is serious about it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #8 June 25, 2003 QuoteI know Hook is serious about it... Very serious. Dammit, Hook. I wanna see VIDEO!Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #9 June 25, 2003 Sidewinder/PC-101/wide angle lens. Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #10 June 26, 2003 QuoteSidewinder/PC-101/wide angle lens. Damn if you aren't my hero. I will be choosing my next rig based on the feedback I read on the Skyhook over the next few months. While I like the price / safety of the Wings, I really like the design of the Skyhook.Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #11 June 26, 2003 Is there any possibility it will be licensed to other manufacurers? Hook, for the feedback to be useful, the cutaway should not be planned in advance.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbo 0 #12 June 26, 2003 QuoteHook, for the feedback to be useful, the cutaway should not be planned in advance. Why? A highly loaded spinning elliptical is a highly loaded spinning elliptical, no matter what. Does it spin differently when you're not expecting it? The only thing I think you'll measure if the event isn't planned is the skydivers reaction, and possibly a lower than need be cutaway. What did I miss? - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #13 June 26, 2003 QuoteSidewinder/PC-101/wide angle lens. Hook From a BASE jump? I though you were DONE skydiving? Not that that is what anyone of us analytical fucks wanted to hear. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #14 June 26, 2003 tell ya what bill. send me a new v3 308, and i'll go and cut it away for ya. i mean, i would only do it for you (or any other rig manufacteror that wants to give me a rig to go cut away ) later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sundevil777 102 #15 June 26, 2003 I just think the experience, and the feedback would be different for an unplanned malfunction. He aleady has plenty of feedback from test jumpers.People are sick and tired of being told that ordinary and decent people are fed up in this country with being sick and tired. I’m certainly not, and I’m sick and tired of being told that I am Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #16 June 26, 2003 QuoteFrom a BASE jump? I though you were DONE skydiving? Not that that is what anyone of us analytical fucks wanted to hear. Well for a really cool, radically spinning mal, Skyhook cutaway, I can make an exception. Hook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #17 June 26, 2003 If I remember correctly, while we had the Intentional Cutaway rig at SDC Kirk actually had a real Malfunction on "Pinky" (this canopy has a history of spinning line twists). Kirk and the camera man left the plane and as soon as Kirk opened up he went into spinning line twists, not induced. The camera guy had no time to get video it happend so fast! It was awesome to watch from the ground! Reserve opened beautifully right on heading!She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faber 0 #18 June 26, 2003 Bill, send one skyhook to DK,then ill try it.while its on my own costs,besides of the skyhook,you´ll have to wait until it need a new repack,before i cut it.. how low should it be? Stay safe Stefan Faber Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #19 June 26, 2003 QuoteI want to know too. I find myself actually hoping someone with a Skyhook equipped Vector will actually have a malfunction. So far no one has reported one to me, which is funny, because about 25% of the rigs we are shipping have Skyhooks. Mr. Booth: Will we be able to see any videos of SkyHook in action on www.relativeworkshop.com? That would be great, especially cuting away from spinning malfunction! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites tbrown 26 #20 June 26, 2003 Is there any possibility it will be licensed to other manufacurers? Licensing would be great, but won't the licensees also have to get it TSO'd for their own reserve systems ? I mean the Skyhook does essentially break the bridle in two, you have upr and lwr bridles connected by the Skyhook. So wouldn't any licensees have to have their reserves retested for TSO ? You couldn't just do a garage job on this. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #20 June 26, 2003 Is there any possibility it will be licensed to other manufacurers? Licensing would be great, but won't the licensees also have to get it TSO'd for their own reserve systems ? I mean the Skyhook does essentially break the bridle in two, you have upr and lwr bridles connected by the Skyhook. So wouldn't any licensees have to have their reserves retested for TSO ? You couldn't just do a garage job on this. Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #21 June 26, 2003 Quote mean the Skyhook does essentially break the bridle in two, you have upr and lwr bridles connected by the Skyhook No it doesn't. I don't think you've actually looked at it in person before. Its sewn TO the bridle, the bridle is still a single piece.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #22 June 26, 2003 QuoteWell for a really cool, radically spinning mal, Skyhook cutaway, I can make an exception. This right here is a good enough reason for you to keep skydiving. We need you to test new manufacturing designs Old skydivers don't die - they just become test pilots.Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CloudOnMyTongue 0 #23 June 26, 2003 Quotetell ya what bill. send me a new v3 308, and i'll go and cut it away for ya. i mean, i would only do it for you (or any other rig manufacteror that wants to give me a rig to go cut away ) I'm with Him!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kinaa 0 #24 June 26, 2003 QuoteIs there any possibility it will be licensed to other manufacurers? If the translation is correct, the French are already using it. Or a similar design. See here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billbooth 10 #25 June 26, 2003 The French system is very different from the Skyhook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
