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What held the slider up? The bag does nothing to hold a slider up. Inertia kept it up until line stretch and then the deployment would be like any other deployment. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I used a very rough form of the pro pack, wrapped the tail around the whole thing and wola "Trash Pack". After some problems with lines catching on the container flaps, I started stowing them in a tail pocket which was the idea of Hank Ascuitto the same guy who invented the curved pin. This was around 1980,1981. Skydiving was more exciting back then. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Maybe not the opening behavior of the canopy itself, considered in isolation, but considered as an entire sequence and it's affect on your opening shock, it sure can! ...Ever heard of LINE-DUMP before?? I agree, that PC size, aside from the relative speed it may get your d-bag to line stretch, will in reality have NO affect on your canopy's opening speed (or shock in this instance) ...but if your lines are not entirely stowed, or otherwise "dump" before you have come to full line stretch ...when that canpoy leaves the bag, I gauran-f'ing-tee you it's gonna HURT (at the very least)! And Mike.... THAT does indeed happen BEFORE the canopy leaves the bag. Yea, what Derek said. I have been jumping a main D bag that I made and only has two stows, the locking stows. The rest of the lines I put in a pocket like on a reserve bag. Several years ago I made 200+ jumps with out a bag at all. I would S fold the lines in the pack tray and fold the canopy on top. It was called a "Trash Pack". I think John Sherman came up with it. It worked fine if your body position was good. If you body position was bad things could get real scary. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I did it with a CruisAir. But that was a long time ago and the air was thicker. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I would say they all owe beer. It was the first 300 way. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

QuotePerhaps you could convince the military of the safety aspect of changing to squares...maybe save thousands of lives.(They chuck them out in the dark from 600' with an extra 120 lbs of gear...no reserve). Operational altitude for an airborne drop is 350 ft. with 100 lbs. of gear and they do wear a reserve. They also have a 30% malfunction rate. The use of ramair canopies in this type of operation is not an option. The military does use ramair canopies for insertion of smaller groups of special opps. units such as the MT-1X. The system has 2, yes 2 ramair canopies. With proper training 2 out can be handled or avoided in the first place. I must have misunderstood you on the AAD. The way you were describing them made me think you were against them. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Two years ago tomorrow the World Trade Towers came down after a terrorist attack. On that day 343 Firefighters died just doing their job. "Never Forget" Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I know that 343 Firefighters died that day. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Naughty, Naughty. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Try having a camerflyer film your deployment and see it reveals anything. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

***You don't know me....I suggest that you withhold judgement until you know me better. Quote Follow your own advise and withhold judgment on people you do not know at all. Judgment only has one e. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Bill, That has to be a great feeling. You, and all involved, should be very proud of being part of something so awesooooome. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Do you think I don't listen to you? Silly me. You don't listen to anyone else, just Ron. I have put people like you, that have all the answerers, in body bags. You have not been around long enough to have all the answerers. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Now one in there right mind would visit Chicago, so"Whocares" about you tips. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It sounds like the bag is not coming off in a timely fashion. Try a new PC. Sparky Are you sure your PC is cocked? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Nothing that happens before the canopy clears the bag affects the opening behavior of the canopy. One of the biggest causes of "crack" openings is allowing the slider to move down the line during packing. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

*** So in 9 years and 2,870 more jumps if you have never done anything stupid...feel free to call me up and gloat..Until then, I would keep my mouth shut and my ears open. Quote That can work two ways. You have about 500 more jumps than I do. But until you have survived 28 years in this sport, "I would keep my mouth shut and my ears open", to quote your own words. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

"Catch and release" is nice. That way you won't get caught with more than the legal limit. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

***Just in case there is someone out there I have not offended yet....I think putting 2 squares in your container and arming one with an AED is stupid too! ...but if you chose to anyway...always pull at the correct alt(I have to...for different reasons). Quote Do you really believe your own rhetoric or are you posting as you say to offend people. I have more jumps on rounds then you have jumps, if your profile is correct. But as gear improved I moved to squares, first my main and latter my reserve. I have spent several years testing parachutes, mostly rounds. By the very nature of their design they are prone to malfunction. To use one as your last chance by choice is not the sign of a man/woman with both oars in the water. Lastly, what was it that caused you to form such a low opinion of AAD's? jmho My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

With a little coaching, I bet you could learn to be really good and being bad. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Iam really good at being retired. I used be a really good Firefighter. Sparky

Depends on what? My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It used to be called factory pack before there was Pro pack. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I know at some of the larger DZs it would be a pain in the ass, but I think it is a great idea. It could be split up between staff members and would go a long way toward building good will for the DZ. jmho Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am only 20 on the inside, I just can't get out. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals