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It a lost art. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That pilots name wouldn't happen to be Zing now would it? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

How many remember when this was the way an exit was “pulled” out? A single file DC-3 exit. A single file DC-3 exit. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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Yea, but it is quick and easy and most fools will believe it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

3 minutes without air, 3 days without water and 3 weeks without food. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

John, The trick is to be smarter than the door. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

If you felt the resistance for the seal thread you must hate it when there is a pea under your mattress. As for an aerospace engineer just what is it you are going to ask him, how mush force does it take to break a double wrap of 4+ lb seal thread? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Jim Handbury had one made of kevlar over 20 years ago. TSO'ing it was not a problem Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Back when the world was flat and skygods walked on water buying beer was not a way to punish a new jumper or just get free beer. It was a way to get everyone together at the end of the day and share stories and pass on knowledge. I learned more about skydiving and jump gear while I was sitting around a bonfire watching people drink my beer then I could have reading all the book ever published on the subject. The little tricks on how to stay alive, how gear worked and who was safe and who was scary. The folklore, the heart and soul of the sport was passed on to the next generation. We are losing that and when it is gone skydiving will be just another recreational activity that people do on the week end. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You guys are making this way to complicated. My head hurts, I need some Gray Goose. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You need to wake up and take a large dose of reality. Just because you get away with doing something stupid does not change the fact it is stupid. Graveyards are full of people that thought just like you do. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/STUPID.jpg My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

This is part of the customs. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You win I can’t possibly argue with such logic. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

My rationale is have used one for several hundred jumps and have been involved in test for over 20 years. I have seen it first hand. The set up and 270 or 360 turn to landing is not done at 5,000 feet is it? No it is done down low, all things being relative. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Hey Jim, And when I quit jumping I was jumping a bungee. Worked great for over 20 years. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You really don't know what you are talking about. An MA-1 spring loaded pilot chute will last far longer than a hand deploy and the cost is about the same. Do you think because the main is deployed by a ripcord it must have a free bag? Not. If no one thinks “low turns” are cool what do you call a high performance landing under a sub 110 sq. ft. canopy? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Almost all “pull testing” is done with some type of spring scale like a fish scale. It is hooked to the ripcord handle and pressure is slowly applied, during which time the tester is concentrating on watching the pin. When he sees it move he stops the pressure and looks at the scale to check the reading. This in no way reflects the way a ripcord is used in real life. In real life you have a skydiver whose pulse just went over the top and looking to save his life. That is why in addition to the “22 lb” test the following tests are required during TSO testing. AS8015-B 4.3.2 Human Factors and Actuation Force Tests: An anthropometrically diverse group of individuals from the intended user group shall be employed for all human factors tests in 4.3.2. 4.3.2.1 Primary Actuation Device/Ripcord, Human Factors Tests: The primary actuation device/ripcord shall be ground tested by a representative user group of no less than 6 male and 6 female subjects. They shall be able to operate the actuation device without difficulty. The ripcord, or equivalent, shall be sealed in accordance with FAR 65.133 for these tests. 4.3.2.1.1 Single harness reserve parachute assemblies shall be tested with the main compartment(s) both full and empty. The tests shall be conducted by the user in a suspended harness1 (3 male/3female), and while standing upright (3 male/3 female); (24 tests total). 4.3.2.1.2 Emergency parachute assemblies shall be tested while standing upright only (6 male/6 female); (12 tests total). 4.3.2.1.3 Dual harness reserve parachute assemblies shall be tested with the passenger attached as follows: Main compartment(s) both full and empty; with the user in a suspended harness1 (3 male/3 female), with the user suspended by the drogue bridle (3 male/3 female) and while standing upright (3 male/3 female). These tests shall be repeated without the passenger attached; (72 tests total)2. 4.3.2.2 Main Canopy Release, Human Factors Tests: The main canopy release, if used, shall be ground tested in a suspended harness1 by a representative group of no less than 6 male and 6 female subjects; (12 tests total). They shall be able to operate the release device without any undue difficulty. Dual harness reserve parachute assemblies shall be tested while in a suspended harness1 and while suspended by the drogue bridle with and without a passenger attached by a representative group of no less than 6 male and 6 female subjects; (48 tests total). They shall be able to operate the release device without any undue difficulty.2 4.3.2.3 Drogue Release, Human Factors Tests: The drogue release (if used) shall be ground tested by a representative group of no less than 6 male and 6 female subjects. They shall be able to operate the release device without any undue difficulty. The drogue release shall be tested with the test subject(s) suspended by the drogue bridle (6 male/6 female), and with an additional test subject, if used, in the passenger harness (6 male/6 female); (24 tests total)2. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Every one of us was at one time “too incompetent to miss a person in a landing area.” We tend to forget this after we become skygods. But as you said it takes all concerned to pay attention and keep in mind that there are others using the same dz. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

#1 was in 1980 #2 was taken in 1992 #3 was in 2001 I think #4 was in 2006 Orange has been around a long time and it’s up to the guy wearing it if looks like shit. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And you did bring up something that people tend to forget. The landing area is not for setting your brakes, bullshiting about the dive or trying to pick up chicks, it is for landing parachutes. Once you land turn and look behind you for other canopies. Move 90 degrees right or left and move out of the area. But on the other hand I think you learned it take 2 to have a collision in the air or on the ground. It only takes one to avoid one. If you hit a jumper doing a normal landing you fucked up. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

If some is good more is better. All things to excess, moderation is a waste of fucking time. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Here you go Tony. http://www.olympicskydiving.com/ Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

We have a winner. It is a parabolic with extended skirt. A C-9 is a flat. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals