mjosparky

Don’t worry about the toggles, with 97 jumps landing a reserve loaded at 1.33 will probably kill you anyway. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And yet you used (dare I say "wasted") one of your 34 posts on answering this thread? It's probably been around long then he has. Sparky Not to worry, you have unlimited posts left. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Derek what's his name. Better know as hooknswoop. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I’ll have you know I raced the Elsinore GP wearing that helmet. Sparky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_YK3LWxDUQ&feature=related My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

He lives in Big Bear, next time I see him I'll ask. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I was fortunate, I started a DZ where I had the opportunity to jump with the likes of Don Henderson, Bill Stage, Al Krueger, Pat Moorehead and many more world class jumpers. They were willing to jump with anyone that wanted to learn….never and charge. As the years went by and I got better I made sure that I passed on what could to younger jumpers. It was a different time, things were more relaxed and way for fun. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Read through this. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I figured it out…with a little help from my friends. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Sparky, If you are falling vertically and flying horizontally at the same time, for example 113 MPH vertical and 74 MPH horizontal your diagonally speed through the air would be 135 MPH. In that case the opening forces would be considerably more than at 120 MPH. That is using old math, if I remember it correctly.. If you are doing 74 mph horizontal you will not be traveling as 113 mph vertically. I could be wrong but I doubt anyone will get 74 mph horizontally in a track without a wing suit. Sparky The numbers I used as an example were about 2 seconds after I stopped tracking on a jump 3 Sept 2012. I had been tracking hard for about 18 seconds before I let up to start slowing down. Those were the GPS recorded speed(s), which are really all I have to go on. I was tracking perpendicular to the jump run, which was into the wind. This jump was not unusually fast, as the top speed was pretty typical for this type jump. The data for this jump starts on page 9, “Sept 3, jump 1” http://pyrodan.privatedata.com/skydive/tracking/tracking-data-sept-1-3.pdf I will admit I was wearing a pair of modified Adidas windbreaker type pants. They were modified to inflate, but as you can see in the video, they don’t really inflate. It appears you are going into a dive, gaining excessive speed and converting that to a brief spurt of horizontal speed. Start from a static freefall postion and maintain the horizontal speed for about 30 seconds. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It's not specifically designed to make you blend into the sky, is it? No, but it is designed to make you blend into the ground. Might not be something you want should you be laying there injured, hoping your friends will find you. Maybe - but if you're lying there then people are more likely to spot your canopy so the colour of what you're wearing is largely irrelevant. You just keep thinking Butch...... Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It is tough to get people to count 10 between exits…….your stuff is a little over the top. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There is no way a chest strap (of any size) is taking enough of a load to bend hardware They are only rated to 500 lb. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That has me thinking. They should have removable velcro cudora butt and knee pads for your jumpsuit. Hopefully long enough to have reached my goal. And what would your goals be? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

With trim and slider being the biggest factors. You add 1” to the “A” lines and 1 ¾” to the “B” lines of a hard opening canopy and it will open sweet. It may fly like shit but it will open sweet. Canopy design is all about trade offs. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Sparky, If you are falling vertically and flying horizontally at the same time, for example 113 MPH vertical and 74 MPH horizontal your diagonally speed through the air would be 135 MPH. In that case the opening forces would be considerably more than at 120 MPH. That is using old math, if I remember it correctly.. If you are doing 74 mph horizontal you will not be traveling as 113 mph vertically. I could be wrong but I doubt anyone will get 74 mph horizontally in a track without a wing suit. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

After reading some of your posts I think it will be interesting to see how long you last. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

In normal freefall you are falling vertically at 120 mph. In a track you are falling a some speed less than 120 mph vertically. Some of your vertical speed is changed to horizontal speed. But a no time are you exceeding 120 mph. This can only happen if you go head down into a dive. Since you haven’t increased your speed or your weight there will be no increase in opening loads. The thing that has changed is relative wind. This will cause your body to rotate to a greater degree. This is another urban myth that has been repeated so often it became fact. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I don't think that would be too hard with a little bit of effort. Get video or pics NOW of him smoking in the landing area and tossing his lit butts on the ground. Take him to small claims court for damages to any gear. With evidence of his behavior, it shouldn't be too much of a problem. And if he knows there's 27 8 x 10 color glossy pictures with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one ready to be used as evidence against him in a court of law, he may change his behavior. Yea thats going to work just great. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

My first jump this season I Dumped while in a track because I was anxious about pulling at the right altitude (pre A license). This error of judgement resulted in me being pulled extremely quickly in the opposite direction and my leg becoming tangled in my risers. Thankfully my shoe came off and I returned to a normal position. A friend told me to make sure I slowed down to a safe speed and to take the extra seconds to breathe and stableize before pulling. Being pulled in the opposite direction would have moved you legs and feet away from the opening canopy. It sounds like you were in a head down position rather then a track. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The year was 2011. It wasn’t a spike it was part of a trend. Canopy collisions 2009 – 7 fatalities 2010 - 12 fatalities 2011 – 10 fatalities The insurance companies think 11 tail strike in a 12 month period is a trend. As Dave said what you think on the subject is moot. Education had nothing to do with slowing the trend down…enforcement of reasonable rules did. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There are 3 things that have no place around parachutes….dogs, kids and cigarettes. Either one can ruin a canopy in the blink of an eye. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Google Air Trash. https://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=+site:airtrash.com+air+trash&sa=X&ei=hydXUPW8KYTW2AWy84CwAQ&sqi=2&ved=0CD8QrAM&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&fp=3863b0e1832833fe&biw=1360&bih=554 Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A buddy of mine has dumped in a tack for as long as I have known him....30+ years. He has a couple thousand jumps on Piglet doing the same thing. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Where did it come from? It was already entrenched well over 30 years ago when I started jumping at Elsinore. I don't think it was being chanted on my first jump ( it might have, who remembers that kind of detail?), but I remember hearing it before I got off student status. It started with Air Trash in the early 70's...Richard Hayden. Krip Well put old friend. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals