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Should D license requirements be changed?
mjosparky replied to Croc's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
If someone can consistently land a parachute at 50 mph it doesn’t show skill it show stupidly. No one can land at 50 mph. All humans have “poor night vision” get over it. That is part of what make a night jump. If you could see really well it would be a “day jump”. If you want a “D” Lic. Carry the load if not move on. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
With 2 jumps what are you going to do with a H/C without canopies that does not fit? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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$$$$$$$$$$$$$ (is my guess) Because he can.
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I have "demo'd" just about every canopy that has been mentioned in the thread. Trust me you don't want to go there. This is just my opinion so take or leave it. You are flying a C-182. The chances of you needing to get out and then successfully getting out are slim. Unless you are over the Rocky Mountains at night or the plane comes apart in flight you will probably choose to stay with the aircraft. In either case you are going to be low, can’t see the ground and more than likely injured. Get the biggest round that will fit in the seat and fly the airplane like your life depends on it. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Nether good nor bad. Just a statement of fact.
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That surprises me. I wouldn’t touch it with a stick. The one I worked on was never in the same room with my seal press and if it had a PDC I swear I never saw it.
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They fall under the definition of an "Approved parachute" as sport rigs. § 105.3____ Definitions. Approved parachute means a parachute manufactured under a type certificate or a Technical Standard Order (C–23 series), or a personnel-carrying U.S. military parachute (other than a high altitude, high speed, or ejection type) identified by a Navy Air Facility, an Army Air Field, and Air Force-Navy drawing number, an Army Air Field order number, or any other military designation or specification number. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Opening is the scary time. A hard opening bounces your chin off your chest, and the slider zipping down the lines pops a brake. You're seeing stars and the canopy is diving into spinning linetwists that you can't kick out. Your dytter flatlines and you're still having difficultly grasping your handles because you're dazed and the harness is distorted from the g-forces. You have a hard pull because you don't have hard housings in your risers and the ground's coming up real fast. Finally you chop and almost simultaneously punch out the reserve. Less than ten seconds later you've gotta land. Good luck. I'd prefer not to end up in that situation so I choose my gear, including my canopy, to help minimise the likelihood of it occurring. That was a great description on how your life can go to shit is a hot minute. Skydiving is not for the faint of heart.
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Smart ass.
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No, it means that a PD-143R has a listed maximum exit weight of 254 pounds and one loaded at 1.8:1 is carrying 257 point something pounds, hence the “just a few pounds”. While I agree that loading any canopy above what the manufacture maximum I do not know if it is legal or not.
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I normally don’t drink coffee but if it makes that “readily available” theory easier to swallow I may start. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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I did the same thing for a jump pilot/jumper friend that had not jumped in a while and had a Racer that was designed for a round. I knew his ability to deal with it and keep his mouth shut if the rig came under scrutiny by the wrong people. While this is a safe and simple fix it voids the TSO of the rig. And I think the key phrase is “Readily available”. Not. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Only reserves need to be TSO'd at least in the US. Mains are not required to meet any standards. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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II am aware of that, it was being used to high light a point. The numbers were developed probably before you were born and may or may not be valid today. But they do show that you do not fall at same speed the first few seconds after exit as you do once you reach terminal. I am sure you are aware of the concept. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Bill you are blowing so much smoke it's hard to see. But you keep believing and some day it might happen. But for now it is bad advice. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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You have made 23 jumps in 3 years. Next to a Skygod with a smooth line you are just dog meat.
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Show me an FAR that says exceeding the recommended or TSO'd max exit weight is not legal. Derek Like I said in the post, it was a quote for PD's web site. You will have to ask them.
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Where have I heard that before? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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If your reserve opened like a Spectre, it wasn't packed right.
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Shame on you.
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Can one manufactured for a round take a ram air? Several older rigs were made with just one riser per side for rounds. The risers where sometimes as short as 12 to 14 inches. The containers for rounds are not made with a free bag and bridle. In all probability they will not be AAD approved and the list goes on. You said “readily available,” when was the last time you saw one for sale? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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How many times have you tried it? And you know for a fact that "these scenarios" have not been tested. For most people thinking is fairly easy and does not cost anything. If you don't think all things are a "roll of the dice". My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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When you started working for the DZ was there some rule about employees not "working the Gold mine". If there was and you broke it, tough shit. If there wasn't, it sounds like you hooked up with a lady that the ones talking shit wish they could have.
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They have been working on it since before I started jumping. Just after the rings were made in Seoul skydiving lost a bid to become an exhibition sport, a step that must be accomplished before becoming a real Olympic sport. We lost out to something like “Flag dancing”. As Caunck said Swooping has the best chance but I wouldn’t hold my breath. As is often the case, skydivers are their own worst enemy. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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You may disagree but I doubt you have not landed one at that wing loading while unconscious or seriously injured. This is a quote from PD’s web site. Loading a PD-143R at 1.8:1 puts it over that legal weight limit by just a few pounds. But it is loaded some 57 pounds over the maximum recommended weight for an expert canopy pilot. The problem, as with a main, is not the deployment and landing that go just like it is supposed to. It is when your world is turning to shit and that little overloaded piece of nylon is the only thing between you and a crater. But look on the bright side, a few years ago a jumper won 50 some million dollars is a lawsuit when his reserve “failed”. Of course he was over weight and over speed but he still won. Trouble is he can’t walk. But since you find a reserve loaded that far above maximuim weight is “Fast, but docile”, there is no chance of this happening to you. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals