mjosparky

Don't volunteer anything and answer all questions with "yea" or "no" if possible. Take your hook knife off. And have fun in Hawaii. Oh yea. You can't travel with the CO2 cart. form flotation gear in checked baggage or carry on. But be sure and get one there to jump with. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

When I travel, I wear my rig on my back. I carry all the papers and documentation. (carry extras) I high-light the portontions I want their eye to go to. When they see that if there are problems I will be asking for their names and making a phone call they just wave me through. Go to this site for more information. http://www.uspa.org/membership/travel/rigs.htm#tsa Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Congratulations to all. That rocks. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You're exhibiting a different meaning to the term theory. I've been using the definition in the first sense described in AHD and M-W and dictionary.com; in the sense described here. This kind of theory is as close to fact as humans can get--mathematical theory is about as pure as fact comes. While mathematical purity is not possible in the "Real world" we belong to, and while there have been notable screwups in the application of reason, it's not a reason to give up on theory altogether. Having your ducks in a row actually helps when we realize there's a bad premise tucked in or when there's been a lapse of reason. While using the word theory to mean conjecture is not incorrect (it's listed in the dictionaries as an additional meaning) I think it may be part of the confusion between us. Unfortunately it's one of those funky words like "cleave" that can mean one thing and the opposite depending on how you use it. nathaniel I live in the "real world" you speak of and have for some time now. As a firefighter and a rigger doing investigations, you are forced to see things in a "real world" context. And I have lived in this "real world" long enough to know that you can apply all the "reason" in the world and end up dead if you can't apply common sense to a given situation. In skydiving, applying common sense during a high speed, high stress situation is essential. There in lies the problem, common sense is innate and cannot be taught. So you can use all the reason, logic and premise you want, if you do not have the common sense to get your head out of your ass in a hurry, you will die. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There was an incident at Elsinore yesterday, I don't know the details so won't go into it. But after talking to one of the first rigger types on scene I felt there was lesson to be passed on aside from the in-air problem. Before a rigger had a chance to look the gear over, a well meaning jumper had gathered it all up and rolled it into a nice neat package. As I said, the actions of this jumper were well meaning but wrong. Having witnessed the incident from the ground it was so fare away that I could not determine what kind of problem the jumper had. When the gear was disturbed it makes it harder or almost impossible to determine the chain of events. If you are first on the scene of an incident, please do not disturb the gear any more then is necessary to treat the jumper involved. If you feel the need to be helpful, try to prevent others for doing the same and remember any changes to the gear position or damage. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I got 64 meters. I wonder how far you would get driving? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

People I think the point of this thread is to realize that if you do not learn from the mistakes of others you will not live long enough to make all the mistakes on your own. Some of us made mistakes and survived, who knows why. Others made mistakes and died. Its simple, learn why they died and don't go there. I don't love or even like every one I've met in this sport but I have never met anyone I disliked enough to want to see them get hurt/die because they did not have the information to make sound decisions. If you have the information and still make bad choices, life can be a bitch. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Without the seal being intact, how do you tell if the rig is "otherwise in compliance with the FAR's. Contact your local FISDO office and ask for an opinion on the question. Thats what I did. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Conceded. But the assertion I made is not about a rigger inspecting gear across a room; it is based on probability theory. Am I expected to learn in the next few years that probability theory does not apply to skydiving? nathaniel "Based on the probability theory". The probability of what. Are you sure you are keeping up with what is being discussed? By the its very name, "theory" it just that, a theory. It is not fact, it has not been proven. It is someones SWAG running around dressed up as a fact. When has been proven, its not called a theory, it is in fact called a fact. (you must take the medication everyday for it to work) Fact or theory. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Yes there is, see reply by Tombuch. Because one is an airplane engine and the other is a parachute. Anther reason is thats the way the FAA says it will be. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It really depends on who is checking. If you follow the letter of the law, the FAA in this case, you are busted. If you can stop by and see the rigger who packed it and see if he will reseal it. It is his call. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

LMAO! Dry and unexpected. I am always unexpected but not always dry.

Had just downsized to a Curisair, 200 sq. ft, and went up for a night jump. Rather then land at the target area I was going to dazzle my buddies and land in the packing area in front of manifest. (Perris) Where the chain link fence is now there was a fence make of telephone poles. Well guess where I landed, on the fence. Broke both ankles and dazzled my buddies. The good news, when you break both ankles you don't wear out one tennis shoe. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I would try to keep any petroleum based product away for parachute equipment. I don't think it is good for nylon. That is one reason we use a vegetable oil on sewing machines. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The last TSO to reference altitude was TSO-C23b, and several of the drop tests were to be "from a altitude of not more than 500 feet." Unless the test requires a higher drop, I prefer 500 to 1000 feet. It is much easier to spot a dummy under a steerable canopy from down there. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Many years ago, on a Round Robin, a jumper had a cutaway and lost the reserve ripcord. He had a spare cutaway handle but not a ripcord. I packed his reserve, a 2 pin Wonderhog, using the cutaway handle/cables and it worked just great. And there wasn't any worry about the pin being faulty. (you do remember round robins?) Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Your statement lacks validity. With your experience you have no idea what an experienced rigger can determine by looking at a rig from across the room. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In 6+ years of racing M/C and almost 20 in parachute testing, I have yet to find anything that WD-40 is really good for. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There aren't many people around who remember that wrap around PC. It would freak people out today. But at least the pin was protected. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And no evidence has been presented that "former group" is not more at-risk than the latter. In fact, no evidence has been presented that any of the above statement is true. Do you have any useful suggestions on dealing with the issue at hand or are you content attacking the possible solutions offered by others? If you remember, the issue was low jump numbers on highly loaded canopies. Age, sex, shoe size and experienced jumpers or any other factor you want to throw just muddy the water. If it is a female jumper, 65 years old with 100 jumps and 30 years in the sport, the progression scale presented by Ron would apply. If the jumper was a male 19 years old, 15,000 jumps and 5 years in the sport, it would not apply. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I have never tried the scenario you describe so have no idea how it would work out. I guess thats why we call it "Testing". Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I have two sizes of "dead blow hammers" if you need to borrow one. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

No one said it was representative. How many more landing fatalities does the "larger" USPA database list for the year 2004? Since they only list those that occur in the USA, probably fewer. What database did you use making your original statement? Throwing rocks is easy, coming up with possible solutions to a problem can be more difficult. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Do you have the data to back up this statement? There is nothing that be done about someone being 22 years old. The discussion is about how to prevent a jumper, at any age, from getting in over their head with a HP canopy. Of the 9 landing fatalities list on the DZ.com database, only one was under 25 and 5 were over 30. Which proves what? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Your statement makes me think of rocks and glass houses. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals