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QuoteThey did it in the movie "cutaway" but those cats had no sence. They left thier dead friend on pea pit while they discussed their plans for the next nationals. So? He was dead already. What would you expect them to do? (It was the nationals) If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

As chronicled in the book "As the Chute Went Up" by Dolly Shepherd (with Peter Hearn) -- in 1908 Dolly went up in a balloon with another girl to do a double parachute jump (separate parachutes). The other girl's chute however, wouldn't separate from the balloon, so the two girls held on to each other and eventually parachuted off together under Dolly's chute. Dolly was seriously injured in the landing and spent some time recovering but was eventually able to return to parachuting. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Just have one guy holding the grip on the other's harness while the other guy STEERS his canopy back into the side-by-side configuration. That isn't so hard.... Then change your grips. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

"Do I need to fax you copies of my log books to get it through into your thick skull that the vast majority of my jumps now are hop n' pops and high pulls. Why? Because I come in too fast now to want to deal with anything other than a controlled environment. Maybe you should get to know me before you label me. WTF ..." And you claim not to be arrogant? If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Most of my friend's ususally do. If they get the right answere they skip dinner.... If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

It's on the left side of the table of contents. The prohibition on providing an image to competing magazines is a standard in the publishing industry. In this case both Parachutist and Skydiving endeavor to provide their subscribers with original content. In my experience, both are very clear about that, and prohibit an author/photographer from serving other publications with identical or near identical material. As a reader of both publications I appreciate that effort. Say the photo is of a newsworthy event, such as a world record. I hardly think one publication can claim exclusive rights to the news. __________________________________________________ Maybe not for the news, but certainly for the picture they buy "first-run North american rights" -- if you don't want to give them that then you don't have to sell. Also for specific articles about newsworthy events, ie a day-to-day diary of a big-way attempt by a leader or one of the participants, would usually be an exclusive, where both mags could run a smaller generic article about the event. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

B: However, this section does not prohibit manuevers if reasonable precautions are taken to avoid injury or damage to persons or property. _________________________________________________ The problem, as I see it, is that even St. Peter probably hasn't met a dead swooper who didn't say "I looked around like any reasonable person and I didn't see anyone and I was sure I had room...." If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

We've been dodging clouds for the last week here, and yes, they can be a pain in the ass, both legally and safety-wise. What are you to do? There is a thread in the incidents about crw jumpers getting mixed up in high winds and thunderstorm activity. These things tend to suck you in. Never try to make a pilot take you where they don't want to go. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Geeesh Bill doesnt look a day over 75! Different Newell. William Newell was British balloonist/parachutist. He drowned in the ocean after packing his parachute so that it remained in the container after he left the plane (essentially he was towed behind the plane). The pilot brought the plane in low over water and Newell was able to separate and land in it swimming, but drowned after suffering hypothermia. About 1922. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

How much are the pamphlets and postcards and where do we get them? Was Daryl Henry or Floyd Martineau there? They were on the Cdn team that set a world record there (first world record ever set in open competition from what I hear). Simon Wyckham-Martin, now deceased and Jim Noble were the other team members. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

I was 18 but really immature. With a bit of an alcohol dependency, and god knows what else (it was the 70's!) It took a long time, but I think I've matured since then. Realistically I couldn't have started any earlier, but I could have done more jumps. I slowed down a bit in the mid-late 90's until 2003 or so. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Calthrop designed the 'Guardian Angel' system in response to the deaths the RAF was suffering in plane crashes in the First World War. He offered it to the British Gov't but they were skeptical of the practicality of giving parachutes to pilots. In 1917 Major Orde-Lees demonstrated the Guardian Angel by leaping from Tower Bridge into the Thames to demonstrate both the low-opening characteristics, and the successful one-shot release system on the harness for getting out of the equipment when you landed in the drink... Bill Newell used the Guardian Angel to make the first parachute descent from an airplane in flight in the UK in 1914. The Guardian Angel was one of the systems tested before Irving won the contract to supply the US military with parachutes, but lost out because it was a static-line system rather than a freefall system. On one of the test/demo jumps made in the US of the system, the jumper had the parachute foul on the landing gear of the plane, and it malled, causing his death. This did not go over well. There used to be a short clip of one of Major Orde-Lees demos near the Statue of Liberty on skydivingmovies.com -- one of the old British Pathe news clips./ More info can be found in British books such as John Lucas' the Silken Canopy or Peter Hearns Skyhigh Irvin If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Yeah. I've written articles about that that appeared in Skydiving magazine and also in Canada's magazine Canpara. But Bobby Leach essentially static-lined from a pole extending up from the launch, from which the parachute was suspended unpacked. He sat under the unpacked but uninflated canopy and pulled a rope that cut the attachment cord. This is similar to the jumps that were done from London's Tower Bridge in 1917 to demonstrate the Guardian Angel. Again, they were static-lined. Tranum and Law just laid the parachutes out beside them with no breakcord or attachments to the objects, and jumped. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

You would probably have to jump a different canopy. I sometimes do some stuff across the lake from you at STI; there is another person there that does as well. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Well, I've seen photos of several jumps where the jumpers just laid the canopy out and beside them and jumped off, notably Roderick Law from the torch of the Statue of Liberty in 1912, with a cotton canopy (I believe 16 ft diameter, supposedly landed a little rough); and and John Tranum from a sub-200 California bridge in the 1920/30's. Can't see why a silk canopy wouldn't react better. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Anyone know who came up the diamond track maneuver used by military teams such as the Golden Knights? Someone told me it was conceived in the early '70's by a Canadian -- but maybe it was developed simultaneously by several teams? Also, when was the GK exhibition team first conceived and formed? If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

this post gets everyone absolutely nowhere, fast. nobody likes a hater. __________________________________________________ Then read your posts again, and see if Walt's doesn't make as much or more sense to you. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

I have never seen a static-line that was NOT hooked up before the plane started to taxi. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Drugs and alcohol always worked for me! Sometimes I can't even find the exit point, so it makes things even safer! If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Good story, man. Never heard that one before. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

in no way... since "landings" does not equal "swooping" maybe a more in depth survey of incidents (as limited as that is) is in order, because youve clearly not read them very well if you equate all 'landing' incidents as 'swooping' ofc that is a big part of the witch hunt attitude so clearly displayed on dizzy.com.. __________________________________________________ Don't forget that a certain percentage of swooping fatalities will be listed under 'collisions' which made up 16% of fatalities, more than no-pulls and reserve problems, and almost as much as malfunctions. Some of those collisions are on opening or just flying the pattern, but as we said, several are swooping or swoop-related. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Swooping is selling canopies. Why do performance designs use top level swoopers to promote their canopies when the major market for them is sabre 2's etc.?..... BECAUSE SWOOPING SELLS. people love swooping, People love danger. If you are not into risk then don't own an operation that depends on the judgment of the customers. Period. __________________________________________________ Hmm. So half the dz's in the world close down. Reduces the need for instructors. I guess you don't need the job really bad yourself, eh? If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

how about the 'slow and low accuracy relic' (see i can throw just as many 'push button phrases' as you without adding anything useful to the discussion) does multiple S turns to hit the peas EVERY TIME, thereby consuming and cutting off 4x the area he/she should to land?? that sucks too.. and happens JUST AS OFTEN, by those who think THEY 'own' the sky. _________________________________________________ As I said before, chances are the 'low and slow accuracy jumper' is not going to kill anyone - people can see him in front of them and avoid him. Inconvenient, perhaps, but not life threatening. It's the hotdogs coming fast from above and behind that are taking people out. You cannot say the effects of the two are anywhere near the same. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

I don't know I had a real nice swoop that a whuffo watched whom I did not even know, and he came up to me with his eyes round as silver dollars and said, "that was Fu$%#ng awesome" I think they all bring the jumpers in just depends what type of possible canidate you are talking to. ------------------------------------------------------------ Of the students I see, at least 10 are scared of the speed of our video-guys' and others' swoop approaches for every 1 that thinks it's neat.... And I would say that the ratio is actually much higher than that, maybe 20-25 to one. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone

Over the last 4 years and 212 deaths, there is only 4 that where done by people swooping or trying to swoop!!! __________________________________________________ Hmmm. There was two at Crosskeys (I think) a couple of years ago, then Danny Page and Bob, and one in Arizona recently that started a swoop and then panick-turned to avoid another canopy. That's 5 off the top of my head, and I haven't gone looking. I doubt your numbers. If some old guy can do it then obviously it can't be very extreme. Otherwise he'd already be dead. Bruce McConkey 'I thought we were gonna die, and I couldn't think of anyone