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Are you aware that the man that filmed that scene in the movie was BoB Buquor, SCR & SCS, and that he died on that jump. Take it til you AAD fires and you just might get a chance to meet him. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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I jumped the 150 and so i got a reference so tell me, Why not? Because it is not very smart, no pun intended. Do you have a good reason to overload your reserve? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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You say you are a rigger, I say you may be a troll. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Thanks Kris. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Are you always that helpful when your students ask a question? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Wrong. At that height it might be too late for a reserve. You have about 3 to 3.5 sec. of working time. You make just a little mistake and time is up, tag you are it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Go to an instructor before you jump again and ask him/her to go over this subject with you. Your hard deck, or lack of it, can mean your life. This is not the place to learn about it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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If someone ask for just a main inspection and, in my opinion, it was not airworthy I would inform them in writing of my findings. I would list the the various points of damage/wear to the canopy, give them a copy and tell them, again in my opinion, that it is not airworthy and they should not continue to jump it. When I pack their reserve I am certifying that the H/C and reserve canopy are airworthy for another 120 days. I have no control or authority over what main they choose to hook to that H/C and reserve. As you know, you can offer sound advise, but you can't make people take it. PS: If I was to pack the main, then the same rules apply as if it were a reserve. But I would refuse to pack a main as described. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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I don't understand, if I bring up my post history what does the % sign mean? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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I say let him go for it, because I'm more the school of hard knocks kinda guy. "What doesn't kill you... maims you". >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Let him go for it. Let him jump an intentional line-over. Line-overs usually clear themselves, but the lines burn dozens of small holes in the top skin as they slide clear. Then his rigger can spend the winter patching the dozens of burn holes in his main canopy. Hee! Hee! Hee! Rob, Are you wearing your "Does not play well with others" shirt again? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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I was responding to the above statement, testing while standing in the loft as opposed to drop testing or live jumping. No one said anything about "messing" with it, we discussing how it started. If it could have been improved upon someone far smarted than me would have already done it. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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When you call up a list of your posts, there is a % number in front of each post. What does that indicate? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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And I say again..... To properly test a PC or any part of a rig, you should do it under the same conditions it will be used, in freefall in various positions. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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To properly test a PC or any part of a rig, you should do it under the same conditions it will be used, in freefall in various positions. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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222 at last count. How many times have you made this decision under 1000 feet. If you can't see the difference between making the dicision to pull and deciding, in a split sec., on an action that can cost you your life, buy a bowling ball. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Now there is a really dumb statement. Look out Darwin, here he comes. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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The first "Pig" rigs or "piggback" rigs were nothing more than a chest mount reserve mounted on top of a main container. Thus the "piggyback" On at least one you could un-zip it and wear it on the front. From there it was just a matter of taking what was started and making it smaller. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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on Saturday at an appearance there. He was 55 and lived in the East Village. His death was announced by Timothy White, a photographer and friend. He said Mr. Desmedt had gone to Charlotte for the filming of a new segment in a series shown on the Discovery Channel "The Great Biker Build-Off." Sounds like there might have been filming going on. And filming usually means storyboard. But then I wasn't there, were you? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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If you are thinking of doing it, you can bet it is kinky. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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How many times have you been in a situation where your decision on what to do could mean your life? Probably not many. You can't say from the comfort of your computer what you would do until you are confronted with the choice. And that choice can change from day to day. One time the hero the next the goat. That is the real life reality of it. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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I wasn't there, but the first post said "stunt". I just assumed that meant "stunt". My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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The History Of HALO Operations
mjosparky replied to slotperfect's topic in Skydiving History & Trivia
Yea, but most of them were just doing it for the pay and health insurance benefits. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals -
Well, there are no issues here: 1. His friend hit the horizontal on exit on a two way. That puts them both in freefall. 2. It is far easier to dock then it is to find a small handle and pull it. It was a "try this and see how you do" thing. Lets not make anything more out of it. Until we are put in the situation, I doubt any of us can say what we would do, maybe what we think we would but until it happens you don't know. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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JP, "Retired" has a special ring to it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals
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Here is a good way to see if you would have a chance to save your friend. Do a single file no grip 10 way exit and you leave last. If you can't dock on the formation in less then 15 sec. I doubt you will be able to catch your friend in time. If you can dock on the formation in less then 15 sec. you are a world class swooper. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals