mjosparky

A lot less then I paid for this Fu**ng helmet. Hi sparky Thats a very nice looking skid lid. No scratchs, etc. Got a pic of the helmet bag you used to protect the finish you can post for us, or was it a closet queen? Don't worry folks I'm not staying long, I'll crawl back under my rock. R.I.P. I just happen to get a new camera as a gift today

What you can expect is to be cold as shit on landing.

This is what the standard says, what would you think. 2.1.1 GENERAL: For purposes of this document a parachute assembly normally, but not exclusively, consists of the following major components: b. Deployment control device (sleeve, bag, diaper, or functional equivalent), if used 4.3.4.2 Canopy to be Used With a Single or a Dual Harness Reserve Parachute Assembly (Alternate Test for4.3.4.1): Three drops shall be made with a suspended weight and speed in accordance with 4.3.4.A test vehicle (e.g., a bomb) may be used. The canopy, deployment device (if used), a pilot chute (if used), and riser(s) (if used) shall be tested as a unit. The riser(s), or equivalent, shall be secured to the test vehicle in the same manner that it is intended to attach to the harness. Where easily detachable hardware (such as snap and ring) is intended to attach the canopy or riser(s) to the harness, one of the above drops shall be made with only one attachment engaged to test the cross connector and hardware. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The J-4 is designed for a canopy between 417 and 447 sq. in. The Swift Plus 225 is around 525 sq. in. That quite a bit bigger then the manufacture designed it for. It can be done but I know that I would not pack it. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

If I ever start jumping again, I think I would give that idea some thought. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Whats kind of neat is Pat is teaching a whole new generation of jumpers how to free fly and with the same success. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Classy publication! My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A lot less then I paid for this Fu**ng helmet. Hi sparky Thats a very nice looking skid lid. No scratchs, etc. Got a pic of the helmet bag you used to protect the finish you can post for us, or was it a closet queen? Don't worry folks I'm not staying long, I'll crawl back under my rock. R.I.P. I carry it in a military flight helmet bag I got a the surplus store for $14.00, plus I would wear my frap hat most of the time. The same type of bag I carried this helmet in. (see attachment) My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That also goes for you, if you want to be taken seriously, fill in some of your profile. As it is you are just noise on the net. Real Name: No name entered. Email: No email entered. Jump Profile Home DZ: No home dropzone entered. Gear Container: No container entered. Main Canopy: No main entered. Reserve Canopy: No reserve entered. AAD: No AAD entered. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Right! And if a frog had wings he wouldn't bump his ass. "You keep on thinking Butch, thats what you are good at". My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A lot less then I paid for this Fu**ng helmet. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

precision This is the person to contact, they make the canopy. Posted the 16th. post in this thread. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In skydiving its "If you've got a 10 cent brain, put it a $300 dollar helmet". My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

wasn't his name Steve Austin? *** Yup! "Johnny Houston" is a 1/2 brother I guess Does that make him the $3M man?

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Oddly enough I've seen drogueless 'atmonauti' tandems with Marco Tiezzi that stayed under 120mph the whole way. Pretty impressive. Maybe Professor Kallend will jump in here, but I call “bull shit”. I don’t think the laws of physics would allow this. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Great! I love it. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Over packing a container is similar to over loading a reserve. Sure you can do it but is it smart? Mike said the D-4 and the J-4 are the same size, but did he say it is OK to over pack either one? The people that manufacture the gear set limits for a reason. When you exceed these limits and the gear does not function right will you be willing to accept the blame? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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What type of helmet? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That information is a highly guarded secret. You would need more information in your profile be you could be considered as a possible release-ee. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Squeak, go to your room.

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I believe I have learned much more here than I have been able to pass on. Always glad to help out a fellow FF/PM.

This Nancy’s post from 27 Feb. I have numbered the areas I am asking about. I forgot to mention the other deficiency of the old style bungee stow/pouch freebag - the destruction of reserve canopies in the event of line strip. 1 There've been several instances where lines tore from reserve canopies, or canopies blew up as a result of line strip. It's not that the canopies were not built strong enough - it's that the deployment system did not meter the lines out in a controlled manner, and sufficiently soften the opening. 2 There has been more than one fatality as a result. Heavy jumpers using small reserves are most susceptible, but jumpers at high altitude DZ's and freeflyers and other "high speed" jumpers are at risk as well. 3 Recent student harness failures are the direct result of line strip openings. People don't realize that the manufacturers of reserve canopies don't do their high speed heavy drops using the old style freebag w/bungee stow & pouch. 4 The canopies wouldn't pass the test (they'd probably blow up or blow thier lines off). All the major 5 manufacturers use "special" bags wherein every stow is a locking stow so that the canopies will take the vicious openings encountered when you static line a 97 sq ft reserve with a 300 pound load at 180 mph! Then those canopies go out into the field where they are assembled into bags that practically guarantee a line dump. Jump Shack was the first company to seriously address the problem. Other companies are beginning to follow suit. The sooner they all do, the better off you'll all be. 1. I have not seen nor heard of any reports that support this. 2. I am not aware of any such fatality. 3. Once again, who put out the report that states this? 4. If this statement is true, what canopies do container manufactures use when testing for TSO. They have to use the same bag for testing that will produce with the rig. Every TSO program I have been involved with used normal off the shelf canopies and the standard freebag that was designed for use in the container being tested. 5. If this is true do you think they would be selling the canopy as a reserve knowing it will be packed into a standard freebag? I am asking these questions because I don’t have the answers. They are very strong statements that bring the integrity of sport parachute equipment manufactures into question. I believe the issues raised by these statements need to be addressed and not just left hanging. If you don't have the answers thats cool. But someone from Jump Shack should. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals