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The battery pack has a life of app. 4 years or 700 jumps. A new one is $125 plus shipping. But, there is no mandated replacement until the unit won't turn on and tells you the battery is low or bad. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It would be closer to 0. Your blood starts to boil at around 62 or 63,000 and above 100,000 you would probably just explode. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Sorry Steve, I don't know either on of them. After looking at the picture for a few minutes, I dawned on me, I don't know the names of some of the people I do know. Its hell getting old. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

OK, if I set myself to the task one of these days, I'll be sure to get back to you with the results. I would definately want to share the fruit of that labor BTW I got PMed from another thread with a statement to the effect that the shock absorbing effect of Dacron is less than significant. I wonder what that means. Whether that the effect is less than noticable, or that the effect is less than enough to soften a hard opening that would otherwise slam someone uncouncious or worse into a more bearable one. The elongation of Dacron is not as great as nylon but way better than spectra. I have been jumping Dacron on my canopies since 1985 and I think there is a large difference between it and spectra or other no stretch line. If you ever build a line set, it is easy to see when you pre-stretch the line before cutting. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Terry, Thanks for posting this information. A couple of things, pages 14 and 15, tables 2 and 3 did not show up completely. Is this a problem on my end or are they to wide for the format? SAE was charging $50.00 for a copy of AS8015-B. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

All things can be made to happen!

You are always out of date! Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That is one thing you have right. Common sense is not all that common, thats why it might be a smart thing to help people use more common sense when they want to rush in over their heads. It seems people think skydiving is all about "freedom" and no restrictions on their choices and actions. There are rules and regulations on you from the time you first step on a DZ for that first tandem. Walk this way, don't sit there, fasten your seat belt, do you have your lic. and membership card, is your reserve in date, are you current, don't park there, you can't pack in that area, wait for the green light, no drinking or drugs, dogs and children must be on a leash, don't pull low, you have to land in this area, no flying here under 500 feet. Now some fool wants you to learn how to stay alive before you can go out and kill yourself anyway. Yea, its all about Freedom. And like the man said, "Freedom isn't free". My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Now were getting to nitty gritty, and this is where it gets complicated. Off the bat, I'm clueless as to the effect the short lines above the cascades have upon the overall damping. Additionally, I doubt Dacron has a linear constant like springs do. I described a very generalized analogy. In order to explore a specific line set, I would need to research the elastic characteristics of the particular lines used, and do some heavy duty math. Suffice to say, that is beyond the limits of my motivation at the moment Ah, come on, inquiring minds what to know. In any case thanks for the information on how the line thing works. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No, this test series I saw on TV. The company-boss said in the interview something about the test speed. And I can remember, Paratec showed in a advertising clip (at the end of a festival-video) this test too. I think maybe you got the numbers wrong, is there a way you could check and verify them? A 300 mph deployment with "several hundred pounds" is more than a 600 knot ejection seat opening after the drouge delays and reefing. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Because, if your using dacron, you probably want the shock damping effect, or maybe just thicker lines for CReW. If you want the most shock absorption, then you want the cascades. The damping effect would be cut in half with continuous lines because of the way springs work. If you have 5 (ten pounds per inch) springs connected to a weight moving at a certain velocity, then stop the free end of the springs, the weight will stretch out the springs a certain distance before stopping and then starting back the way it came. If you have 10 (ten pounds per inch) springs, the same weight will stretch the 10 springs only about half as far as the 5 springs. There is also a time factor involved, calculus is needed to fully describe all that goes on, but simply the more springs(actually, the greater the spring constant) the shorter the time period is from when the springs start to stretch till when they stop stretching. The shorter that time period, the more deceleration force the weight feels. The weight will experience more deceleration forces with the 10 springs, and thus more of the opening shock will be transmitted through continuous lines than cascaded ones. Wouldn't cascaded lines act a a progressive wound spring with 10 lines on top and 5 lines on the bottom? Might this also serve to increase the duration? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The speed of sound varies with temp. and altitude. He came close but did not exceed mach 1. If I remember right, not at home, the work up for TAME had a jumper in freefall going mach 1 just above 100,000 feet and slowing to sub-sonic at around 91.000. If I remember, when I get home I will double check On the other issue, I will make a couple of calls and maybe post it latter. Sparky Can anyone figure what you Time of useful consciousness would be above 100,000 feet? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No more calls, we have a winner. Wendy is right on the money. And the hair was actually light-colored back then. The picture was taken late 78 or early 79 and it was taken at Taft airport. Also got to jump an AT-6 that day. Which one or ones are you looking at, maybe I can help. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What do you base this statement on. They are tested to the same standard to receive a US TSO. Sparky I base this statement on the knowledge of the Paratec tests. My rigger told me, that Paratec tested the Speed with incredbile velocities and weights. I know from one test with 300 mph and a few hundret pounds of suspended weight - the Speed 2000 "survived" the test series without damage. Then you base your statement on what you have heard. You may want to check again on those numbers. What is it about the design that is different that any other 7 cell reserve? All TSO'd reserves are tested to at least 264 pounds at 207 mph (180 KEAS). I have conducted test on canopies from 60 KEAS to 600 KEAS and from 40 pounds to over 4800 pounds, but I don't think any sport reserve made today can take an opening at 300 mph at even 200 pounds. Oh, what aircraft did they use to do a drop at 300 mph? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am not attempting to suppress dissenting views. I am tired of people who want to practice for the debating team or just want to stand on the sideline and throw rocks. If you have something to contribute, even if it to say this will not work because of, speak up. But if you just want to rant to hear yourself rant, take it to SC. We have had 2 DZO's give us a look at how it might be if something is not done by USPA. Now we can work together at make a go of this or we can let each DZO come up with their own program. You will find that they will be far less open to "dissenting views" then you think I am. I have watched this debate with the low pull issue, bandit demos and all the other things over the years. There will be some form of regulation put in place. Right now we have a chance to determine how it will be structured. At some point in the future we will not. I am done with this. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

AFAIK He's the only one that don't need a parachute to "walk over water" - any swooper out there who can beat that?

Yes it is! This is cyberspace; It is everywhere. What is being discussed is a BSR on wing loading and that is not Europe. that is United States Parachute Association. You may be in cyberspace, but I am at home communicating over the internet. The internet is not a place, it is a tool or a toy, depending on your mind set. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Do you serve cheese with that wine. Maybe you could have gotten up and looked for it on your own. So far you have come up with nothing but complaints and no data to support those complaints. Now that Bill has provided you with this information does it change you mind? If not, why did you feel the need to complain about not having it? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Mine have 525 dacron and they are within + - 1 inch. Tell Red hi for me. I am the one flying the flag in his para-gear add and on the web page. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What do you base this statement on. They are tested to the same standard to receive a US TSO. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

As Chuck said, with the suit and all the gear you are wearing, you will probably be in the rocking chair position, butt to earth, and not able to get into any other position. This position, but on your back. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No, I wrote out the wrote out the word. From my logbook. "Turned to shit right of the bat, was a Zoo. I caught the base and Rich in third." Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

70 degrees, the sun is shining and a 200 mile scooter ride to spend some time with an old friend. Life doesn't get much better. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

For one thing, it makes it hard to hear. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals