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GLOC? Not heard of that before, what does it mean. G-loc stands for G-force loss of conscious. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You would probably get a better response if you filled out your profile and let people know who you are and what your experience is. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I agree with most of what you are saying Bill. I have been involved with canopy and system testing for over 20 years and in most cases the test jumps I have done were safer than some of the big way records you have been on. In a dedicated test program there are step by step tests that lead up to a live jump. All conditions are tightly controlled and monitored. But in the end a person has to exit an aircraft wearing the test item. And sometimes things don't go right. The test jumper always believes he will be able to handle any eventuality. They must think they are 10 feet tall and bullet proof or they would not be able to do the job. All true "test jumper" I know are very safety oriented to the point of being anal about it. Compare it to race car drivers. Think of all the advancements in car safety that came from racing. Seat belts, disk brakes and improved tires. There will always be those who have a "better idea" and there will always be those willing to take a chance to prove it. (for the right price of course) Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Yesterday I got a sink rate going on my canopy doing a steep approach. Due to traffic, I aborted, but to late. I could not kill the sink in time and did a PLF. It saved this old man from a sure trip to the hospital. I was able to get up, dust off and walk away. Sore as hell today but nothing broken. When in doubt, set up for a PLF and eat some pride. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Good call Bill, the sky will be there another day. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Rob, Remember Robert's reefing cutter? Rig them with a G load mechanism for pulling the pin on a 0 time cutter. Or go to a 30/40 sec. timed cutter and pull the pin on exit. Use small ones for cutting the loops or the large cargo ones for cutting the risers. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Paul, I get some great rides with my Sharpchuter. I run back and forth along the east edge of the runway and can stay at 1000/1200 feet for ever. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Jeanne, All this talk about jumping from 3,000 feet. Lets get a D-18 and do a bomb run at 2 grand. And lets do it wearing gut gear, 7TU's You can spot my dear. Ten bucks on the disk. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I feel a rush of abuse of power..... What good is power if you can't abuse it? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Wendy rides a Harley, she rocks. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Somebody still owes me a hug. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

We don't, but I think you might. Don't forget to duck. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You can't throw a PC in a 120+ mph wind. What you need to do is make sure you let it go at arms length from your body. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It's been a while since you've jumped student gear eh? What is the difference between pulling student gear and any other gear, if they both have BOC and hand deploy PC's? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Take a pill, lay down for 20 min. and it will go away, My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I don't think you understand. In almost every case cardiac arrest at a drop zone is brought on by massive trauma. It is "instantly assessable"(sp) due to the mechanism of injury. Impact with the ground at speeds above 50 or 60 mph. In 28+ years of jumping I have yet to see a case where AED would be used. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

By the way, who are you? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Your best site will be where a willing rigger is, one that will take the time with you. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Yes. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Someone still owes me a hug. Even if I did rodeo you on Sunday. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I've used them for deployment shot during testing, but like JP said, the wires need to go somewhere and you need to carry an external power source. There is a reason you don't see the top freefall cam people wearing them. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I saw her this week end and she was smiling. And no hat. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I don't think people are upset about you suggesting an alternative to anything. People get upset when you insist that your view is the only enlightened one and all others are "suboptimal". It does "bother" you, it bothers the hell out of you or you would let it go. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

"You keep thinking Butch, thats what you're good at" Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

They do? Any crew dogs out there what to confirm this.? Sparky Dogs are a little smarter than that. Why would anyone want to put unnecessary wear and tear on a reserve? Thanks Chuck. I know you guys are not wrapped too tight, but not crazy. Sparky CCS #99 My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals