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  1. mjosparky
    There last same wouldn't happen to be Smith would it? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I just reviewed you last spreadsheet and it seems your model is pretty close. It also seems that you have way to much free time. I am going to lay down my head hurts.
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    Anything in life is possible if you throw enough money at it. Go to this site and check under rigging and repair. http://www.sunpath.com/ My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    It was written by Leo, His 11th. personal jornual, page 43 about half way down the page.
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    "Like a deer in the headlights"... eh? No wonder you don't like night jumps!
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    Any time you buy used make sure the harness is the right size, the canopies are the right size and the colors are something you can live with. If any of the above are wrong it will be a sore spot you will have to deal with every time you jump it for as long as you own it. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    You haven't been included on many drop test progams have you? In the "real world" Stuff like this happens all the time. That's how the "industry" works stuff out. What you are currently using is a DIRECT result of the drop testing done within that industry. Basic physics (in the real world) will hold true and theoretical science is still the underlying foundation to what happens during deploment, but in "real world " situations things become a little bit messier. In this realm nothing is going to be "text book" That's how it is, like it or not! Get used to it. Mick. Mick, Looks like a lot of time was wasted. All those tests could have been done with just a couple of 10 pound shot bags. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Simple, the double dactyl rigs were NOT TSO'd. Larry Yohn had one were he cut the rear reserve risers off and had the lines sewn to the remaining riser to save weight. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    In over 2000 jumps on F-111 canopies I have not found this to be true. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    And in a life time you can count real friends on one hand if you are lucky.
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    If you find youself in that situation again my number is 555-3492..... My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    ditto Who is Lew Sandborn You have got to be kidding. http://www.makeithappen.com/~ph/men/sanbornl.html My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    True, Thats the plan.... I did learn that I picked the best buyers, after being a complete failure with the wrench they are letting me send it all to them and hes going to detach it and send the rig back or wait till I go to Dallas to jump with them. I wish I had a ton of gear to sell, its been fun. Take that rigger husband of your and slap him around and make him do it.
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    Your insult is not a proof or not even an argument. It could be a sign showing you are incapable to describe the your point using the tools of physics. That was not meant as an insult but as an observation. You are right; I do not know the finer points of applied physics. But I do know there are 3 things that affect the forces generated during the deployment of a canopy. They would be load, deployment speed and fill time. I can not for the life of me understand how you can believe that weight is not a factor in deployment loads. How many test drops have you made using load links to come up with this concept? Can you explain why all TSO testing requires that a canopy be tested using a minimum weight and a minimum airspeed if weight is not a factor. As I posted before your opinion is wrong. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Sure, what would you know about that rig?
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    I have heard rumors that not all gear was TSO'd back in the day. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Now there is some old shit. A Piglet 35 container and Adidas jump boots. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    The old record was 62 so I would say more then that. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I had the honor of being on a 4 way team with Lew at a POPs meet several years ago. He really is something else. (We took 3rd.)
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    No one "knows all this stuff already". Some know a lot of it and some don't know any of it, but no one knows it all. The best you can hope for is to stay around long enough and keep learning.
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    Opps! What an old grouch. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    I have a Smart 120 in my Icon I3 and load it to about 1.7 give or track a few pounds Quote From PD web site. "While this may be foolish, it is not illegal. The maximum exit weight for a reserve is a legal limit. In the United States, it is a violation of federal law to jump a reserve if your exit weight exceeds this limit," My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Were you in the same geometry class as this blond? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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    Under TSO-C23b they tested in 2 categories, standard and low speed. In the standard category they needed to produce a load of 5,000 lbs. In the low seed category they needed to produce a load of 3,000 lbs. The first attachment shows the various combinations of speed and weight that will produce the required loads. The second attachment shows what is required under TSO-C23d. In all cases the canopy is tested to a given weight and a given speed at deployment. phoenixlpr As I posted before, your opinion is wrong. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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