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Was there anything in the Green Bottles? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That was probably the deciding jump. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Do really feel that way about BASE? It's understandable of course. Remember though, that's how your non-skydiving friends usually feel about you skydiving. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Apex DP (it's in his profile) The lower portion of the closing flap is soft on the DP and doesn't appear to be a factor at any speed. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Actually, the design of the rig that blew apart is nothing like a Javelin/Vector/Infinity/Mirage/Wings/Talon/ and others with 2, 4, or 6 rings. (fixed harness, Articulated lower or fully articulated) Since I don't have the blue prints of the rig that's shown in the pictures I can't tell you the exact method the top junction is created but I'm nearly certain I do know how it was made. It's definitely not like either rig mentioned. Additionally, the ring held fine so it was not the weak link on that particular harness. On that rig, it appears that the rear reserve risers is a separate piece of type 8. The top junction blew apart for reasons unknown to me (though I have a fairly educated suspicion). On other rigs, the rear riser is either a part of the main lift web, or it is one piece from the front riser around either the chest ring, or the hip ring back up to the rear riser. Rigs seldom blow apart without inferior parts construction methods or workmanship. (Insert long list here to include thread, tension, timing, dull needles, out of position carriages and more). Anyway, the rings held, it's the thread that came apart. Since the thread came apart, the lack of redundancy in the design of the harness allowed the rear riser to separate. ========= On that note, I'm a big fan of the Infinity. It is rigger friendly, both main and reserve, the well designed and quite simple riser covers are exemplary. Excellent main and reserve pin protection. Good riser inserts design. It’s comfortable and light. I’m sure there’s more. I was offered a nearly free rig from another manufacturer but instead chose to purchase the Infinity. After 13 ½ years of rigging and 16 years in sports that include parachutes, the rig just makes sense. Oh yeah, they also came up with a nifty method of attaching the lower junction to the back pad for tiny users. It allows a D type reserve handle to fit into a small lift web. The cut in laterals are also the best I’ve seen. Hope that helps My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

No it is not. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's pretty good. Gotta love the modern clothing they had back then. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You're right. I'm still on Malaysia time so that sleep thing has eluded me for a couple days. :) My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Harness Ring. Can be Style ring but I've never heard it referred as such except in Paragear. Commonly it's the large ring or big ring. We know what you mean. DJ Associates Scroll to the bottom My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

It's not difficult but you should go practice this weekend. Go land where there's some cement or asphalt. Make it your primary landing zone and get used to it. Make all or most of your approaches deep brake approaches and get used to sinking the canopy. Sink it as much as you can just before stall and at a reasonable altitude, slowly let the brakes up to full or near full flight before having to flare. Sinking any canopy especially a lightly loaded canopy can be the most important skill to have. Sink... let fly some.... sink let fly some... etc... Be prepared to land without being able to flare from full flight. If you're on a demo team, you'll get this figured out quickly. Remember target fixation. People with 1000's of jumps can still get it. If you're not used to landing off, or near obstacles, target fixation can hurt you. Look where you want to land, not where you don't want to land. Be aware of what you don't want to land on, but don't be staring it hoping you miss. If it's a fairly wide open area, then just go land. If it's tight, be well versed in the accuarcy approach. Safe landing is all that matters. If that means completely missing the intended area, then so be it. One more thing. Go walk your landing zone. You have new outs to think about now. Stairs, roof tops, side of a hill... There usually are many options but you must pay attention during the walk. Just get to the ground safe. If you blow the approach or it gets blown for you... be prepared to land where ever it takes to not get hurt or hurt someone else. Now after a long drawn out answer, The simple answer... Landing on asphalt is easy. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Not a good Idea. It's a LOT of weight to be wearing as a new jumper. Faster fallrate during the skydive. Faster fallrate at opening time. Heavier load on the legs. If you need to use the reserve, it will be loaded an extra 20 pounds. Crash landings are already no fun. Crash landings with weights are even less fun. A Spectre is a docile canopy. Loading it up won't make much difference in performance that you as a new jumper will notice. Explore the flight range of the canopy you're using now and be happy with it. You've only just begun to understand canopy flight. Good luck My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That is true, but it sure is fun. Is that what you're waiting for? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I just got back from Ace hardware. I wanted to try out the CRC food grade but they only had the heavy duty. There was plenty of Ace Pure Silicone Lubricant available. Do they have an Ace Hardware in Ontario? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I don't agree that my BASE rig isn't suitable for jumping from an aircraft under the right conditions, especially a balloon, but I do agree that it's against FARs because it is against the FARs. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

My BASE rig is around 18 pounds. My skydiving rig is about 16. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Typically it takes about 11 seconds to go the first 1000 feet either from an object or from an airplane so in that aspect they do compare. The difference is you have horizontal speed when exiting an aircraft so there's relative wind on which to fly. Hope that helps My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

How long does it take to hit terminal when jumping from an airplane? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Officially? Who knows. I haven't given much thought but, I log then in the "Other" category as a crane. Some of the entries I put in the "other" category are: Bridge pillars, power towers (also known as pylons), cranes, tram suspension cables, .. and later this month, KL Tower will be logged in "other" as a tower. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That is all. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

The first place I got the idea to use the Ace Silicone Lubricant ==>Here My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I'd shy aware from that. It's commonly accepted to use Ace Silicone Lubricant. You'd think it would be easy to find a picture of it online without going to the pookie bear rigging site but that's how it seems Here's a picture of it Ace Silicone Spray

I seriously doubt that. Keeping the bag closed until line stretch, whether or not the rest of the lines are stowed, will result in the same opening. Replacing lines will often make a dramatic change in the way a canopy opens. Many of us have experimented with line stows. For an entire season, I personally used good locking stows and either didn't stow the rest of the lines or left the very loosely stowed. The openings were consistent no matter how the lines were stowed. mjosparky uses a back with locking stows and a pouch. There are many other bags similar to mjosparky's in daily use. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's funny. To answer the question though, you should use 'shUt UUup' most of the time with some random "SHUT UP"s now and again. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

This one is mostly an informative post, but read to the end. If you search through the BASE forum, there are random Nick stories scattered about. He tells a good tale (true of course) and tells it well. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I see you've read some of Nick's stories. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto