mjosparky

It is my guess that you suck at just about anything you have ever tried. But then someone has to fill the left side of the curve. If you insist on posting try and have something to contribute. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Even with all the smart ass answers most are right. Do not wait for a signal or sign from someone else. When you reach break off altitude turn and track. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I usually just get under the formation and throw out a red bandanna. Orange bandanna, when are you going to learn? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The manufactures have done a good job of producing canopies that will kill you in a heartbeat and selling to anyone with the money. In the interest of looks and style manufactures have done a good job of producing containers that can possibly delay deployment of your reserve just long enough to kill you. Skydivers will continue to attack a product that has done more to save lives than anything in the history of the sport. But they will maintain brand loyalty to a container system for reason they don’t understand. It’s such a shame that jumps would rather die than be un-cool.. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There are no unexplained fatalities just the rants of Argus trying to defend their company by attacking Cypres and Vigil. That is my thought on that subject. Did you read the documents and do any research into their validity or accept them at face value? On 2 of the dates they list there was not a fatality anywhere in the world. As for Brook, she died because she did not deploy a canopy. Her Cypres fired and I would blame the container for causing the hesitation in deployment. You are the one that doesn’t make any sense. As I have posted before, if you are going to come on the net and rant and rave about something you should first know what you are talking about. I don’t believe you do. This horse has been beat to death and I am done with it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Why did you quit? As an AAF student in about 9 days I wonder if I signed my death sentence when I booked the course? Olmed, I quit after 30 years of jumping. It was just time to quit. Go make a few jumps and see how it affects you. If you feel it keep going. Don’t let the ranting of an old man keep you from trying everything life has to off. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Wow - defensive much? You posted some numbers, and so did I. You respond calling BS but you don't really add anything to the discussion. I didn't even dispute what you said. What is your point? My point is just what I posted. I am not looking for you or anyone else to skew the numbers with some "per thousand” bull shit. You can dress it up any way you want but the numbers I posted represent dead jumpers. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

But I am not talking about people dying in cars, I am talking about skydivers dying after they opened their canopy. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Thats as good as anything else that been brought up. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That’s bull shit. If you want to post any numbers that keep you happy go for it. The figures I posted are actual number of dead skydivers. I am not trying to make a statistical data base so quit twisting what I posted. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I was only kidding Paul. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Yes I do and if you have read it and believe that crap you need to get help. Don't forget you foil hat. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Not much of a reader I take it? You might want to look at the link bud, considering I did not write any of it, and this has been through the courts system... You attacking me does not take anything from the message. Ever heard the term, ‘don’t shoot the messenger’? Do you deny the fact that (quite a few) people have 'gone in' with Cypres units in their gear that were turned on? You might want to stop listening to the Airtec hype and start listening to reason. You people are starting to make a pest of yourself with this conspiracy crap. Here is a link to where this paper was discussed before plus the one on Virgil. Both of them were written by an employee of Argus and the owner right hand man. If you can read through them and not tell that they are bias and full of shit then you are not much of a reader. The one lists several suicides as the fault of Cypres and others where the Cypress was not turned on. They claim a Virgil brought a plane down. Well read the damn thing and see what the FAA says. Sparky http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4120142#4120142 PS here is another link you might like. http://www.conspiracyplanet.com/ My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I quit jumping in February 2006. Since then, in the US 130 skydivers have died. Of those who died 77 or 59% were under a good canopy. Worldwide the numbers are 331 dead with 148 or 44% under good canopies. Disclaimer – My figures may be off by 1 or 2. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Ever wonder how much prices have gone up? Sparky http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp55/mjosparky/Skydiving/ad2.jpg My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I am not smart enough to learn $300 worth of anyting in one day. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

It mentions "bailments for hire", "constructive bailment" and "gratuitous bailment". Here is an easier definition for those that ride the short bus. The transfer of possession of something (by the bailor) to another person (called the bailee) for some temporary purpose (eg. repair or storage) after which the property is either returned to the bailor or otherwise disposed of in accordance with the contract of bailment. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Oy engineer boy, why not THINK. instead of SEWing to your HC why not make a padded SLEEVE to slide over your leg straps, making sure it does not interfere with the buckles or haness. Check it out. Sparky http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4163513#4163513 My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I would just pull you along in a camouflaged wagon with all the extra ammo. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Is there enough fluo orange fabric to go around for this? There is a gal at Tony Suits that use keep a roll of Flo orange hidden for when I ordered a new suit. And Flight Concepts will treat me right. http://www.flightconceptsint.com/classic/7-cell-classic Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

What the rigger has done is enter into a "bailment" agreement with the owner of the rig. And it can get sticky depending on the laws in your area. Sparky http://definitions.uslegal.com/b/bailment/ My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Real men do blindfolded night swooping and use just their audible. Pussy. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That rigger is full of shit. The only piece of gear that makes a difference in your learning curve is a properly sized jump suit. Until pull time the rig just sits there. Sparky PS: But if I start jumping again I am going to buy all brand new color matched gear. My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Put a mechanic’s lean on them and sell them. That’s what a real business does. It amounts to about $300 + of your dollars tied up. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The attachment shows you what needs to be done in order to do a modification not approved by the manufacture. You might ask this rigger if his mods are covered by this. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals