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More DZO's need to adopt this attitude. It’s good for younger jumpers to "broaden their horizons" and in the long run is better for the health of the DZ’s

Now tell them where to find a current altimeter setting and dew point. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No, I stole the damn thing. I worked a couple of programs for NASA, and I could have stole a truck load of them and they would not know they were missing.

Norman, see attachment!

John, Pretty sure it was 79 or 80 that Jeannie went in. I was on the load the week before and she was well under 1000 feet when she went to the reserve. She was promoting the rig she was jumping thought losing the pud made the rig look bad. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I tried to tell you but you just woun't ................ My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Pain and repetition are excellent teachers. Usually the greater the pain, the fewer repetitions are required. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No, that was not my point at all. And the question I asked way answered by the person I asked thank you. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Simple thing, but some of the best advice I have see here in quite awhile.

This past weekend I repacked a rig with ROL and and cloth channels for the cutaway cables. -Blind I forgot, you are from Arkansas.

Kelly, I agree with you. I have tested at 205 KEAS, 235 mph, with 370+ lb. without problems with a standard safety stow freebag. I also agree that the speedbag is not a “bad” design. What I have trouble with is the inference that the speedbag is the only safe way to deploy a reserve. The purpose of a bag is not to meter or reef the deployment of a canopy. It is used to stage the deployment. In the case of the freebag it assures a lines first deployment by containing the canopy until line stretch. Double stowing, stowing some or stowing none of the lines will not affect how the canopy opens. All that happens while the canopy is still in the bag. How it opens depends on what happens after it is out of the bag. As for “line dump” I am not sure what people mean by that term. You can jump a ram air canopy without stowing any of the lines and get smooth easy openings. Of course the above is just my opinion And I think this topic is dead, as it seems that Nancy or anyone else for the Jump Shack have chosen not to respond to questions raised by her statements. No offence Tim but they seem content to leave you hanging to take any heat for them. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No. No "Urban myth" My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Life was much simpler back then.

And what made you think that I was refering to you? Guilt? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

google " used parachute equipment" My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The little OD one I stole from NASA several years ago and does not have all the neat pockets but as you said the price was right. I thought black was a "go with anything" color. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Thats a little like saying the standard does not regulate the canopy design. The bag is listed as a "major component" of a parachute assembly. Not testing with real world components defeats the purpose of testing. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

If you are the one that wants the answers why should someone else do your search? Does that make you a "twat" for being lazy? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The difference is if you want to give advice and be taken seriously you should be willing to give people something to reference that advice to. Quite often good advice is ignored because people might think it lacks validity. Sees simple to me. There is not need to give out the PIN to your ATM but a little back ground would be nice. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And where would loud mouth, irreverent, trolls be ranked? You know the ones with no life. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Why is it safer to buzzed by someone on your own plane then it is to get buzzed by someone from another plane? You jump mostly big ways and it is possible to buzzed by more than one for any direction. jmo My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

We don't all have your natural fall rate . Its not natural, he took years to develop that blazing speed. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Remember old time10 way speed star rules. No show, no grips, first 2 out were base & pin. And last but not least: If you ain"t cheati'n, you ain't try'n.

For thoes who don't know it already, bob.dino rocks. Thanks.