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Apparently a "nice guy" but sounds like he was pushing it too hard and too fast. Regardless of skydiving or paragliding background: Accurate self assessment of your skill set = longevity in BASE. Hopefully the cops will just put it down to a one-off stunt. Spence (former Calgarian who's slightly off)

I know I've jumped -20 C in Canada, but I can't remember if we've been in colder conditions. Crwper or SabreDave??? (Hotel room balcony jumps don't count )

With all due respect to his family and his memory... No

This may sound a bit strange too...but unserviceable skydive and even BASE gear has made it back into circulation in the parachute world. If my stuff doesn't work any more I destroy it.

1966 off El Cap? Very cool if it's fact. Are you saying Carl knew your dad jumped the big E in 1966?

shoot...you could PLF the 'doux without a rig...all the garbage at the bottom would break your fall. Kind of like jumping out of a 3rd story window into a dumpster.

Nice exit point too, Dex!

Beautiful camerawork

TARDS open faster than d-bagging when done under optimal conditions. I posted some equipment details over at BLINC http://blincmagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22438 The advantage of TARDS over other deployment methods aren't so apparent in this jump. Big issue here was the variable 2-5 mph headwind (You can see the nose of the canopy rippling after landing) To maintain integrity of the 'pack' at launch in these conditions I also held onto the tailpocket with my thumb and had a portion of the tail protecting the rest of the pack from the wind...this interfered slightly with the deployment. I also could have held onto the pack a fraction of a second longer during freefall to allow better pressurisation. Generally you have concurrent canopy inflation with line deployment. Looking at the video, the canopy deployment looks like I'm using a tailgate (which i'm not). This wasn't an optimal TARD, but it worked well for those conditions. We'll get some video on a no wind day and I'll put my money where my mouth is

Wow....I'd like to get a hold of that MAGIC parachute ________________________________________________ BTW Chad, the holdup at exit was Ray preaching verses from the BASE Ethics Book that someone kindly sent him recently. Since I was top railing in the afternoon with cars going by, he did everything he could to stop me. But the words "DO IT" scrawled in the sand below were too much to resist! It took an elbow to the solar plexes before he finally let me go Thanks guys for a great day.

I notice that some jumpers make the tailgate quite loose for low stuff, with the (mistaken) thought that this will allow the canopy to open faster, yet still provide linover protection. The center C's/D's, and control lines within the tailgate MUST be kept tight together. It's ok to do less wraps with the rubber band, but the lines should not be able to slide around in the group, otherwise you're risking lineover. (edited to say "center")

Stane's new prototype Troll.

Personal high light of my first (and last) BD- After over delaying, I landed short, on a large dry rock on the shore line...unfortunately taking out a huge tree branch as I set down which summarily hauled me off into the river. When I finally got to the shore with the help of two great volunteers, completely soaked, separating my canopy from the large tree limb.... A friendly local whuffo lady (so I thought) was videoing my difficulties. We chatted for several minutes about jumping and where I was from and why I did it. After asking my name, she said in a quiet unassuming way "my name is Jean.....Jean Boenish" It was like finding my long lost mother or something. I gave her a big (wet) hug and said "Hi, base 587". SHE "Hi....base #3" "I always told people to land well in the river if they couldn't make the LZ, but they never listened to me then..." she said smiling. We spoke for 15 min more and reaffirmed my reasons for getting into and eventually out of the sport. Very cool. Thankyou Jean. I'm glad to have finally met you.

Was that smoke coming out of Bush's ears? I think he burnt out one of his 2 brain cells.

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Shoot...I turn up in TF Sunday...I'm going to miss Saturday's Deathcamp Jason, don't miss out on the fun, the salon's phone # was easy to find on the net. Why not give them a call?

Whoa...*Flashback* to the local High School BASE Club there not so long ago.

Perrine has been jumped previously by other BASE jumpers with skyboards safely (RS, DW)....i.e. experienced aerialists, BASE specific boards, proper bindings etc. I believe these jumps can still be made safely and in a low profile manner (i.e. below the rail, no media, no F/U attitude) Just because JT can't pull it off....don't ban those that can.

Got in just under the wire before the whole thing went kablooey again. Good thing too...I was ready to say F**K IT and take my sailboat off of the Perrine instead

Whew....finally registered... Thanks Jason

http://www.skiingmag.com/skiing/adventure/article/0%2C12910%2C478910%2C00.html

Some of my crap from last year... http://dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=368253;guest=5977717#368253 http://blincmagazine.com/forum/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=7&topic_id=15206&mesg_id=15206&listing_type=search#15253 Also, In June's 'Skydiving' .."McConkey Gone Bad" is a tailgated canopy with a 2-3 mph crosswind. The jumper's experience saved him from injury.

A couple of years ago Clif Hux was trying rollovers without the brakes set...just holding onto the toggles...and had at least one lineover (possibly 2?) using this method, then summarily abandoned it. _________________________________________________ As for the rest of the debate: The Unpacked Jumping Mantra...repeat after me...."Minimum prep/maximum simplicity" I think I've done about 6 McConkeys from a 165 ft S with and without tailgate. At this height the behaviour of the 'deploying' canopy is quite apparent. My bias is to go without because of the reasons you've stated (easier to handle, better on headings) but also because of faster, smoother inflation. Same thing with TARDs...I go without. If I was more inclined to jump tall bridges without object strike potential...a tailgate doesn't seem like a bad idea. What Jimmy P says is true regarding the tail in front of the nose. There are a few different ways to keep the tail up out of the way without using a tailgate. BTW If you do use a tailgate or masking tape...packed or unpacked... and you want to make a LIGHT wrap and still avoid a lineover, I think it's still important to maintain a TIGHT wrap, not LOOSE...i.e. center C, D and control lines cannot easily slide within the bundle....BUT make less wraps on the rubber band (or masking tape) so it requires less tension to come undone.

http://www.katu.com/team2/story.asp?ID=68080