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Right on Peter! Good for him. Those 18 meter rocket jumps are nuts! Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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What would make you "turn in" someone to the FAA?
460 replied to peek's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Hey, but the pilot is just having a good ole time! Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174 -
What would make you "turn in" someone to the FAA?
460 replied to peek's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
From being at DZs. Ever heard of a "safety meeting?" In reality, I respect riggers a great deal and I'm just trying to add fuel to the dz.com fire regarding the selective use of self policing and regulations. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174 -
What would make you "turn in" someone to the FAA?
460 replied to peek's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I don't know. One of the problems would be knowing whether a person was impaired while rigging. Part of any process is finding out the truth, which is all but impossible in many cases. "significant percentage of riggers"? That should give everyone a warm and fuzzy feeling. So in the interest of safety and skydiving, "Peek" has no opinion regarding stoned and potentially impaired riggers? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174 -
What would make you "turn in" someone to the FAA?
460 replied to peek's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
A question for Peek: how about a rigger you discover who actively smokes weed? Or perhaps uses even harder substances? Do you report the person and take away a potential livelihood when a significant percentage of riggers fall into the above dangerous category? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174 -
Yes, it'll be a significant day! HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOY!
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Yes, you are absolutely correct and I was waiting on someone to call me on it! The consequences for an unknowing pilot can be quite high. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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I would change "risk" to "risk management" in the second sentence. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Funny thing. I jumped my BASE rig from a balloon from 1000 feet. The balloon was not tethered and the pilot was an FAA inspector! Apparently "peek" knows very little about BASE gear. It's always funny when skydivers act like whuffos regarding BASE. What if the jumper was using a 2 parachute system designed for BASE but was not TSO'd? For example, the Sorcerer rig, which can deploy a reserve chute in 25 feet if packed slider down. Or a conventional BASE rig with a D-ring and a belly mounted tersh parachute? Would that have been more acceptable? In reality, the BASE system is incredible safe and will only lead to better gear throughout all of parachuting, including reserves. The new BASE gear improvements are really quite good, including the WLO toggle system and the vented pilot chutes. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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You talking about this one? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1882763;#1882763 Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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That's awesome!
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It was Rick, who broke his heal, not both ankles during the daytime. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Oh sorry. I meant 24 feet! Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Tall antenna I spotted while in China. Platforms at every 75 feet... Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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It's called politics... letter writing and campaigning will serve us much better than ever thinking we should pay or be regulated in any sense. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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do a huge amount of blow about 5 minutes before launching on a terminal jump. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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I was visiting Beijing China last week on business and we stopped by the Chinese Silk Factory while on a tour. The guides in this town always include some shop on the tour so that they can get a profit cut for things we buy. Anyway, in the beginning of the tour, they had some very exotic and some ridiculous Oriental silk suits. Next to that they had some photos of various world leaders wearing them. What I found interesting was the photo of Bush and one of the heads of the Chinese communist party in 2001. I don't believe this is Chairman Hu, but I could be wrong. Interestingly, this was about the same time when the Chinese forced down a reconnanscence (spelling?) plane south of Taiwan into China. The Chinese gutted the plane for all its secret hardware and created an international incident. http://www.micktravels.com/china/silk/10-silk-factory.html Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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You are right, but how many jumpers do you know that weigh either 50 pounds or 300 pounds? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Yes, this is correct. Add 100 to your naked weight in pounds. Add 20 if the altitude is high and/or the landing areas are difficult. Subtract 20 if the jumps have easy landing areas, like those found around many antennas. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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The same one that John v. S. made? Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Yuri (outrager) used to use a 25 foot bridle! There are more potential problems with this setup than there are advantages. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Isn't the Mojo also made by (or at least distributed by) Martin? That would put him at 39.7%. ApexBASE has ~30% which includes the Fox, FliK, Dagger, and Rock Dragon. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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Maybe the discrepancy occurs from using 2 significant figures. Looks like a death sandwich without the bread - Steve Deadman Morrell, BASE 174
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ApexBASE doing this indicates the highest standards of service and the highest levels of ethics. Kudos to ApexBASE!