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I think some guy named Leonardo holds the copy write to the art work. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Yes it is. That is what happens in TD. Under high stress situations it is possible for the mind to go into “high gear” and the result is like looking at slow motion film. You might perceive that 8 sec. have passed when in reality 10 sec. have passed. You have perceived each sec. to be 25% longer than reality. This gives the mind a false sense of available time to complete the task at hand. And this is why pilots and skydivers die when things turn to shit close to the ground. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That’s almost a dead tradition. The last couple of saves I had didn’t get so much as a thank you. One guy came up handed me his shit and said “I’ll pick it up Saturday” and ran off to catch a load. On Saturday he called demanded to know where his rig was. I drove down to the DZ and handed to him the same way I got it. He got all piss and asked why I hadn’t packed it. I told him he didn’t say anything about packing it. By now he is starting to turn blue and slobber. He says “what do I do now”. I told him it would be a good idea to go find a new rigger. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The guy in the background looks like he dropped a few along the way. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What is the common stupid shit you see people doing? In 3 of the 4 fatalities resulting form these three incidents, improper canopy control appears to be the major contributing factor. To die in this sport with a good canopy is quite preventable...since it seems to be a trend over the past several years, some may characterize it as stupid shit. Dan Poynter, 1971. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Any answer would depend on how much you weigh out the door. The Raven III is 249 sq. ft. and it has a max suspended weight of only 229 lbs. See what your rigger has to say about it. It could go either way depending on if I am drinking Gray Goose or some luke warm cougar piss. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It looks like you had a canopy collision in the first picture. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It is not the act of taking it low that kills people. It is not understanding exactly how your gear work and then losing track of where you are. We are a terrestrial animal and much of our spatial awareness has to do with having our feet on the ground. If you have ever flown a plane “under the hood” you know how easy it is to lose it. Just because you don’t feel comfortable doing it does not make it stupid. I have not researched it but I think you will find that a greater number of fatalities started their deployment at or above 3,000 feet but that is because very few people take it below 2,000 feet. It is far more “stupid, dangerous” to jump a main loaded at 1.5+ without the experience to handle it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

All chest mounted reserves have or should have cross connectors. Chest mounts were originally called QAC which meant Quick Attach Chest. An air crewman would walk around with just the harness on and if they had to bail out he would grab it on the way out. If he failed to get both snaps hooked up the canopy would still inflate. Once you are open lean forward and run the little short risers up behind your arms and shoulders. This will set you upright in the harness for landing. As some mentioned the Stevens system was almost exclusive used by students. The one I know that use cross connectors on his main was Al Krueger. The third canopy/container on a cut away rig does not need a TSO. When I was doing a lot of testing I would wear a MIL-Spec harness under the test item with a TSO’s chest mount attached to it. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/CrossConnector-1.jpg My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In case you haven't noticed, cut away and reserve hanlde are on the front of the rig. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/bear4.jpg My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I was able to find 31 fatalities from 2004 to 2010 that would fit the scenario “low cutaway/low reserve. That’s about 6% of the total for that time period. I was able to find 133 that would fit the scenario “low turn from 2004 to 2010. That’s about 30% of the total. You want make a rule (BSR) to save people by making them open higher and have more time before impacts. You have 200 jumps over a 4 year period of time. But you jump a Katana 135 loaded at 1.56:1. PD states that this canopy is not for novice or intermediate canopy pilots. Even if we stretch it and say you were advanced you are loaded 30+ lbs over published maximums. “Katana is intended for experienced canopy pilots.” PD Do you think we should make a BSR enforcing WL to protect jumpers who have mad skills from killing themselves? I don’t think so. Sparky FYI: After reading some of your posts you would probably take less heat if you spent more listening and learning. Less time handing out jewels of wisdom. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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I am not trying to argue with you or anyone else. I stated my opinion and your response was: Not many people cut away at 12,500. And if price is that big an issue, the longer you say with it the more damage it is likely to sustain. But even at that altitude there is a fairly good chance you canopy can be recovered. By staying with a malfunction and trying to correct the problem you are increasing the chances you will find yourself in a condition called Temporal Distortion. So in conclusion, “I look up and if I can’t land it, it’s gone.” I do not do rigging in the air. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Why would you assume that it wouldn’t? An old rigger, Al Frisby, once told me “If you can imagine it, it can happen”. Like I said before if I can’t land it, it is gone right now. The possible loss of the canopy never enters the equation. When your main canopy fails to open for whatever reason you are no longer sports jumping, you are trying to save your life in an emergency situation. To think of it as anything less is to court disaster. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Did he say that was his hard deck or his lowest opening altitude? 3000' seems a tad high to give up on a malfunction. No altitude is too high to chop. I look up and if I can’t land it, it’s gone. I don’t do rigging in the air. Too many people have died trying it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Today's mains do open slower (and therefore take up more altitude), They can also stand the jumper up and increase or at least maintain the fall rate. It’s like a true bag lock; you can stay with one in freefall. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

About time. The alpha quals were done 8 or 9 years ago. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

If you are asking out of curiosity it’s a good discussion topic. But if you are thinking of buying them think again. They look like their useful life is over. There appears to be fraying to the point of broken tics in several places and the snaps look like they were put in with a snap set from the grocery store. http://www.flickr.com/photos/53825637@N06/5511624030/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/53825637@N06/5511623944/ Snaps on risers/toggles and riser covers have been tried in one form or another since the mid 70’s that I know of. Some designs were better than others. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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An old design but so are you, good W/L. Tempo 210 at 0.95 when purchased ended up around 1.1. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I did 4 30 way dives on that date, 2 of them complete. If I remember they were called Fielding loads. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It is not a “legal document” it is a technical standard published by a professional group, SAE. It has no force of law at least not in the US. You can’t talk W/L, Max. Operating Weight and Max Operating Speed without referring to canopy size. While I agree it in not very smart to load a reserve over MOW it is not now nor has it ever been against the law in the US. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Shlomo, that’s bull shit and you should know it by now. Attached is the complete text of TSO-C23d. This document makes reference to SAE AS-8015B. This is the standard that “approved” parachute equipment must be tested to. Nowhere in TSO-C23d or any other FAA document does it mention anything about the size a parachute the end user must have. I think you had better check with other countries before you set their laws for them. Title 14, CFR’s is only enforceable in the US. SAE AS-8015B is not even an FAA document, it was written by the Society of Automotive Engineers. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The jumper who jumped out of the DC-3 @ Richmond was only slightly higher than that. IIRC he only got some broken bones. ~30 yrs ago, or so. I cannot remember his name, though ( getting old ). JerryBaumchen Dennis Murphy. He was the only one on the plane that was hurt. He sued USPA for a bunch and won. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I might have too, but I don't know what he looks like! He looks real fucking old. Sparky http://www.flickr.com/photos/53825637@N06/5502518636/ My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals