mjosparky

Here is one from the 1978 Nationals at Richmond. 4 are dead, and only 3 are still jumping. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

not only that but you (esp the pilot) still needs to worry about weight distribution in the plane as people are 'rushing' to exit. also... It doesn't make sense to pull your reserve when you dont need to. Why risk a potential problem you can't cut away assuming there is enough time? I take it you have never done big ways. You can empty an otter in just over 3 sec. and not have a problem with CG. In Dec. I was on an ash dive with 23 people in the otter. We were at 4100 feet and did one pass over the target. First out was Dan BC. I was in the middle of the load, took a 10 sec. delay, opened just under 3000 feet. Everyone landed in the grass landing area. And it was raining. If the pilot says get out, get out in an orderly manner and pull. Don't make it any harder than it is. Spark My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

When I was jumping a "Silly Suit" it had more material in the wings then my Hobbi Cat had in the sails. And back then I only weighed 155 lbs. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Like Wendy said, we are not wearing FF suits, all of you are wearing "wing war" RW suits. If you stay in the sport long enough you will see everything come full circle.

The Raven IV was TSO'd under TSO-C23c not TSO-C23d. TSO-C23c tested to three categories. Category A: 198 pounds/130 knots Category B: 254 pounds/150 knots Category B: 254 pounds/175 knots These were the weights/speeds that the canopy was actually test to. Under TSO-C23d there are 2 weight/speed figures. Maximum operating weight/speed and Test weight/speed. Test weight must not be less than 264 pounds and Test speed must not be less than 180 knots. (manufacture may go higher on both) Test weight is 1.2 times the Maximum operating weight/speed. All the weights listed for a canopy are "all up" exit weight. If your "all up" weight is more than 254 pounds,(TSO-C23c) you are overloading your reserve. Sparky PS: All canopies under TSO-C23d do not list 254 as max. operating weight. Some list 220 pounds which is the minimum allowed. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I would contact mirage with a new set of measurements done by someone else, the serial numbers of your rig and the rig you think is comfortable. Everyone is different and even though the rigs people get fit most people, some people have different body shapes. I think mirage will take care of this problem. Unless the rig he thinks is comfortable has the same canopies as his rig you will be comparing apples and oranges. I thinks Mick might be on to something, MLW to short. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

If you don't want to go to court and fight a "criminal trespass ticket" don't land on the farmers property. If you do land on his property, it is not "constant harassment" it is "criminal trespass". Of course that is unless he invited you to land there. You would probably not like it if he parked his tractor in your garage. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Norm took you under his wing. Now that is a scary thought. The 13th. was Sat. and the 14th. was Sunday. That weekend I jumped a B-25, AT-6, Grumman Tiger and Spikes D-18. I had less then 200 jumps and was jumping a Piglet. Good weekend. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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Isn;'t that where you get to do a tandem with Mickey mouse I like it, a Mickey mouse DZ. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Does anyone know anything about this place? http://www.skydiveanaheim.com/contact.html Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

PLF Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That's Cary Peck. Its Gary Peek and Carey Peck. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The use of a tail pocket for storing lines was in use by skydivers long before BASE started using it. It came about as an answer to problems with completely free packing the main. Something called "Trash packing" at the time. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Heres a previous thread on it. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1289135;#1289135 Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I had one once, but then we got a divorce. Haven't needed one since. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I think you "philosophy" is pretty much right on the money. The only thing I would add is you don't have to wait until your "decision altitude" to make your decision and chop a bad main. And always remember there are no experts in skydiving, all the experts are dead. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Wendy mentioned one of the problems with the bridle bite. Another was jumpers would route the bridle is such a way that it would half hitch the bite and lock it up. If there is a ways to screw something up, skydivers will find it. The "Polish pin" I mentioned may have been a West Coast thing. Leo Orlowski invented it at Elsinore from what I was told. The curved pin came from Hank Asciutto one very drunk night in the upstairs part of his shop Para-Innovators. Hank and Dennis Trepanier drew up the specs. and Dennis made them in his metal fabrication shop. I think, but don't know for sure, that it was Bill Booth that came up with the final design with the velcro holding a loop between the container and the pin. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Thats a real good reason. Buy a canopy that fits you abilities not you container. Get some coaching. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

10 Years old? You must not have been jumping in the US... As for the straight pins on the bridle, I always thought it unfortunate that the system had to evolve to pins in the first place. The original system had a container that the main/bag actually fit. The closure system was a loop of elastic on the first flap passed through the grommets on the remaining three flaps and secured with a bight of the bridle. It wasn't long before people were stuffing larger and larger canopies into the rigs (or making the container smaller) and the solid loop/pin closure came about. Compared to the original system, it opens up a number of possible issues some of which I've seen reported on this board (pin seperated from the bridle). Straight pins should never have been used (at least with a non-elastic closing loop) and this should certainly have been obvious to the rig maker. As for a throw-out on the reserve, I don't know if that will ever happen. There are issues with RSL, single sided access (can't really throw it with the other hand if you're disabled), etc. The main is considered by the government to be a toy mostly and there is much more freedom of alteration, but the reserve system is another story. Closing the rig with a bite of the bridle caused a lot of problems on it own. After that there was the "Polish pin", a bit of cutaway cable swaged on the bridle and it work somewhat better. But they were both sort of mickey mouse. Then came the curved pin. If you can close the container without the use of tools a good p/c will pull the pin every time. The straight pin was invented strictly for use in pull out rigs and should never be used on a throw out system. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You don't see fit to put your name on the net, but it does not bother you to put their name on the net. Now I see how it works. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The way the canopy is blowing up around him instead of blowing back towards his legs, I would say he is 8 to 10 seconds out at least. And it is going to hurt like hell. I confess, I took the picture form PPM Vol. I. It looks like it could be lancaster, but it was before my time. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Twardo, Once again, a great story. I just know you are going to tell us why your hockey helmeted FJI was never again to jump because of you. Right. This is what it looks like coming out. Yahoo! Are we having fun yet. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I agree, women should wear tight short shorts!

Yes, I am. Credit where credit is due. I guess I missed the posts where you have done this. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals