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Back in the day we would practice 10 way out of a D-18 from 4500 feet. Makes for some fast times. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Sorry Sparky, But I will have to totally disagree with that. The type of line has a lot to do with the opening. The dacron will "grip" the slider grommets more than the Spectra line material. Size of the material has a lot to do with it also. MEL Mark, You are right, but most skydivers do not have access to equipment that can measure the difference. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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What do you consider standard hop & pop altitude? While it is illegal to jump through clouds, (in the US) it is not illegal to jump from 1000 feet or even 500 feet. A longer "freefall" in not a hop & pop. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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This is an excellent and well thought out post. I think it bears repeating. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Did you demo the Smart Reserve before buying one? If not, how do you know it will fly and handle any different? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What the lines are made of has nothing to do with how the canopy opens. What you are dealing with is “felt” snatch force and opening shock. Dacron lines have some elasticity (elongation) where spectra has almost none. The Dacron lines absorb some of the opening forces that spectra transfers directly to the jumper and the canopy. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

They make them but they are called GSG9 now. They are great for jumping. Sparky http://www.botac.com/adgstacboot.html My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

These are the best you are going find. I have used them for testing and demos for several years now and love them. http://www.botac.com/adgstacboot.html Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

On one of the POP's attempts, there was a cypres fire and yes the guy was grounded. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Rob, You are sneaking up on something, what is it? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Even with all the things going against you, you pulled you pulled it off. Just a couple of things. As you said in Lesson #5, never give up trying to locate and pull your reserve yourself. What would happen if by some chance you RSL were not hooked up? You say you broke off early because the DZ was “too” far away. Why did you get out if the DZ was “too” far away? If you can’t exit with a spot that allows you to reach the DZ, maybe you should consider not exiting at all. Remember Murphy’s Law. As soon as you get a good canopy above your head locate a suitable landing area and steer toward it. Remember that a 7 cell, F-111 canopy will not give you the same penetration or flare that a 9 cell will. But all things considered I would say you did a pretty good job, you are still alive, and you learned from the experience. When any of us stop learning in this sport we are tempting fate. Sparky Spend some time in a training harness pulling handles. I try to get in one at least once a month. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What's a 411? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No apology needed. I didn't even know what kind of canopy it was. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am happy for you Bro== Good luck with your now ride. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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On the third dive today we go 110 and held it for 10 seconds. New POP's world record and new CA POP's record. Sparky

When I gave it to you, you thought it was pretty neat. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Well I lied. We did not sort out the small problems. On one attempt we were missing just one grip and on another just one person out. But still no record. We will do it tomorrow. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

We did 5 jumps today with 111 jumpers. Came very close on a couple. Small problems that should be worked out tomorrow. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I just hope that doesn't happen with a reserve It has, like the man said, skydiving is dangerous. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You just got an opinion form to pretty damn good canopy pilots. Since those toggles are the only thing between you and a major fuck up, four fingers sounds like the hot set up. But hell, what would I now about it? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You mean this one? Naturally Shamrock, my dog, fell in love with JP. Which one is Shamrock? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals