mjosparky

Anyone with a "lap" rating should know that. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You could ask 60 to 70% of a new one. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There are 2 vol. of this…it will answer all your questions. Sparky http://www.parapublishing.com/sites/parachute/information/parachutes.cfm My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I doubt you will find anyone with experience packing a Raven III in a Wings……they quit making the Raven before Wing came on the market. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It is now listed as a scam. I don’t think anyone dropped the ball….it was less than 24 hours. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Do you charge the passenger for the video…seems like they to all the work? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That's not an opening...that's a malfuction. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I worked for Hank at Para Innovators in the summer of '75. I may be mis-remembering this, but I think he called the extensions as stabilizer panels. They certainly looked similar to those on Paracommanders but, yes, their function was to slow down deployment. A similar system was used on the Piglet-2 reserve, but the panels were separated rather than being contiguous. This was also found on a military emergency parachute, but I don't know the details. Some of you may recall the James Bond movie where Bond skied off a cliff and opened a parachute. It was a Piglet-2 done up with a Union Jack pattern. The very same summer I worked for Hank, I took possesion of a Piglet-2. I jumped it until I got a 5-cell Parafoil. It never failed me nor bit me. It was a great canopy in its day. Were I ever to be on a zillion-way formation attempt (lol), I'd be willing to use it again, provided the landing area was big enough. Ralph Johnson Hey Ralph, 1975 was before my time…..first jump in 1976. But you right about the Bond film, it was a Piglet with the extensions/stabilizers removed. If was filmed at Baffin Island. Hank sent Buckley to work the job and Jim said he went nuts up there for 2 weeks. Sparky http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzA5R9aSFCI P.S. I will be seeing Hank on Friday...I'll say hi. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Quite a display of various ways to release canopies. All employ the concept of leverage or other mechanical advantage to decrease the tension on the actual release point beginning with modifications of the capewll system, then to webbing arangements. This can be viewed as the evolutionary path to the 3-ring releases that are seen on virtually all modern sport rigs. Fascinating and educational. Except many of them evolved after the 3-ring system was already on the market. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It is hard to believe how naïve people can be. It appears that the DZ is so rapped up in it own self importance that they fail to see the no win situation they have put themselves in. It’s sad but as other have posted this is probably a done deal. Once again skydivers are their own worst enemy. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The Piglets did not have “stabilizers”, they were canopy extensions. Each panel was wider than the gore and would catch air on deployment and slow the opening down. I have around 500/600 jumps on Piglets, most on the 23 foot “Big man” version. I also did the live jumps when Hank TSO’d his 26 foot R-4 reserve. Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/PigletCRW-2.jpg My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You’re making some pretty strong statements against someone without being willing to have your name associated with them. When people insist on being anonymous it makes me wonder what it is they are hiding. Because of that anonymity our posts lack credibility. Jmo Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You know this for fact....or is it SWAG? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That's not the way the FAA is going to look at. Sparky 105.5 General. No person may conduct a parachute operation, and no pilot in command of an aircraft may allow a parachute operation to be conducted from an aircraft, if that operation creates a hazard to air traffic or to persons or property on the surface. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Chill out...he wasn't referring to you. And how would that have anything to do with the discussion? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

And when someone of my limited experience tries to explain the facts, its amazing how many 'experienced' jumpers argue that its does work and that they have been using it for years. I guess 'experience' isn't always all its cracked up to be. There is a difference between experience and knowledge. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Really? It's amazing how entitled this generation is. And "They" thought the last generation was the "ME" generation. +1 Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Swing and a miss.....spelling has no bearing on the fact he does know what he is talking about. Do you have anything useful to add to the discussion? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Would you like me to unblock you from sending me more of those profane, personal attack-laden PMs, Spark? Too bad. You were managing your online anger so well for a while... Disagreeing w/you doesn't put me in a hole. Neither of us will change our views on this. We've nothing more to say to each other. Quit responding like a grade school kid. If you look around I am not the only one you are disagreeing with. I like your style, if you can’t be right you are wrong with conviction. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

This may be the best post on rigging I seen.

Without punctuation you post is more trouble to read than it’s worth. Sparky http://thewritecorner.wordpress.com/2009/11/14/the-importance-of-punctuation/ My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am not picking sides in this fight. Don’t you think that the DZ may have brought this on by their actions? The video definitely showed them in a bad light. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

“If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Will Rogers My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am still awaiting advice. If you don't mind. John John, I am sorry I don’t have any advice for you. I am too computer stupid to help you. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You are lucky.....I don't remember my 40's. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals