hookitt
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It wasn't planned. The person opening is someone I jump with fairly regularly. Chris is a good guy. I still agree with Jimmy's comments though. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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For the most part, that roller coaster feeling is caused by the roller coaster pulling you down faster than you'd descend naturally. I've never got that same type of feeling by jumping from anything. I've had a similar feeling before jumping. Perhaps it was nausea. I like the nervous feeling but that stomach into the chest thing doesn't happen. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I suspect that means Targeted Training Objectives Hmmm... I don't know "I teach my students to throw a Targeted Training Objective on the ground before their First Free Fall" That's as bad as calling a harness and container system an H/C. So again.. for the acronym impaired, how about spelling it out instead? Please with a glass of reconstituted orange juice concentrate with vodka and on top? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I've never seen one ready to actually break either. The strands have all been broken but the sheath was intact. Those get replaced. Regarding bag strip, the bag is yanked by the bridle. Being that the canopy wants to stay in place, the first thing it does is push against the closing flap effectively tightening the locking stow. Unless it actually breaks, the chance of bag strip is slight. There is a certain manufacture that will tell you otherwise but so far, I've not seen much evidence. My selection was the first option. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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There's a reason for that. It all depends when the break happens. The only premature break I'm aware of, the canopy was just being extracted when the break cord busted. The Pilot chute took over and saved the day. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Yes. Not me, I have done very few S/L jumps. I don't know exactly how it was tied. I just know it broke just after container opened and the canopy had just begun being lifted out. Rig smart. That's about all I can say. Well, that's good My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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QuoteDoes BAS = Bad Ass Swooper? or is this Byron? Bay Area Skydiving a s w d s o o p e r Kinda like it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Ah... When I replied earlier, I was thinking of the softlinks with a ring instead of a tab as the lock... That set up looks fine. Tim My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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That's probably a size "C". with the rounded reserve cover flap that does not tuck in correct? Personally, I'd consider looking for another rig. It's out of production and there are many other quirks to that model as well. Good luck. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Yeah, and it would be damn fun doin it. there are many things I'm willing to do in the name of science... My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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That's probably a better idea than running it through the ring on the soft link. The slider comes down and smackes the ring, that in itself does not cause any alarm. Any time the tab, or ring is outside of the riser, epecially to the outside, the slider grommet can mash against the portion of line wrapped around the ring. If it causes enough wear to fail the link, that would be bad. It's not a high impact area but it's not a lot of material holding the ring either. Also, sometimes the line running through the ring will also rub across the portion of line securing the ring in place. I honestly don't see TOO much of a problem, but give it is possible to fail that link prematurely, I would make it the way you suggested. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I had a dream with you in it a couple nights ago... strange dream. ps: no, we didn't do it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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What size rig do you have and which parachutes? I have a particularily good idea of what sizes fit into each container. The sizing chart was a bit off. Also, what year is it? I'm very familiar with the rigs up to 2000. Jesse doesn't own Skydive Monterey Bay and no one there would know much about them anymore. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Who are you Are you sincere about all these posts? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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It's called clogging the fuel lines....with AIR! Thanks for the clarification. As you can probably tell,I'm not a pilot so I get some of the the aviation terminolgy wrong. Thanks again. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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For some of us, thats our regular plane! lol That's what I jumped for for much of a season. The plane was sold to another dz. One day there was an odd simultaneous double engine failure while final approach. It would have come up short crashing into powerlines and a highway full of speeding vehicles. Instead it was put fairly gracefully into a field causing only some cuts and bruises to the pilot. If I recall, the failure was caused by a odd mechanical problem ... or you can call it a lack of fuel. Oops. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Choose the hot packer wisely or don't be surprised if a a little fight breaks out. Good luck. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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You'd think so but, check out his profile and look at the pictures in hisspace. They don't elude to single. Trouble maker? ... absolutely. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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You make an assumtion he's actually serious about any of his threads. I'd almost bet he does show his girlfriend what he writes. Post, sit back and watch what people say... laugh. - Repeat GT, no they don't read all the replies My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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In the context you mean it, yes, it is. The act of skydiving is simple. Students prove that to me all the time. Becoming proficient and highly skilled takes a lot of effort. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Write a song, upload it to yourspace and let me know when it's ready. Thanks My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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Are you talking about the bridle cover? I haven't seen the pouch you mention and don't see it on the website. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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There's an option for a Birdman BASE Pouch Bridle Retainer. It's not used in a standard application though. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
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I heard it prevents athletes foot. I learned that from GravityGirl when she heard I was moving down to Perris. Ain't she the best? Well then hahaha.... My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto