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In my case the top of the toggle popped out of its elastic hood (the toggle remained stowed on the riser), allowing the brake line to release, putting a couple of twists into the canopy as it deployed and putting the whole twisted mess into a nice spiral! Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Good point about the dangers of press-studs. I called Chris Thomas and (obviously without seeing the rig) he suggested that the elastic hoods might need replacing - he could be right but they don't really look very worn. I jump Birdman so I'm very keen to avoid brake fires, I'll post back with what action I take. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Do you have Windows Media Player on your lab computers? There's a couple of .wmv and .asf files in here that might not require any extra codecs or plugins. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Hey Chuck, Glad you came through unscathed and able to tell us the story.
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I've just changed my container from a Parachutes de France Atom Classic to a slightly smaller Thomas Sports Teardrop SF. I've only put 7 jumps on the SF and I've already had 2 brake fires resulting in 'interesting' diving twists, 1 off landing and people on the ground shouting at me to chop my lovely Spectre . They are the first brake fires I've had in my 400 jumps. The container itself is great but a few people have suggested to me there's a design fault with the Thomas Sports risers - does anyone have any experience with modding the risers with press-studs or something else? Second question: Can I just buy a set of risers/toggles from somewhere (Relative Workshop trulok toggles?) and swap them onto my container, is it that simple? Thanks, Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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No way! I make mistakes all the time (who doesn't?), having your cypres fire is a pretty big one and maybe I'd ground myself for a while but it would take more than that to stop me jumping. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Found it, thanks. Cool
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That's a couple of times you've mentioned that, what is it? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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True, but unhappy () people are far more likely to post than happy (
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I used Google, honest! I did eventually find this via Google Groups. In short: better than the 1st MicroMV camcorders but still not as good as a good DV unit. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Just seen an advert in the paper for the Sony DCR-IP220, supposed to be 2 megapixels for stills and video. But I can't find any info online, does anyone know anything about it? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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If you watch "Over the Edge" they jump from a float plane, but I can't remember what type of plane it is. Anyone? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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There's a news update on the Nervures (the company/one of the companies developing a skydiving/paragliding hybrid canopy) site which reads: I found Aerial magazine but they don't put all the articles online - just a brief description of each issue's contents and no mention of Nervures in issue 26. The most recent issue (#27) does have a picture of a Skyray though...anyone read this magazine? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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If you can find the thread I'd like to see it. I've had a look but it's eluding me. There's a news update on the Nervures site which reads: I found Aerial magazine but they don't put all the articles online - just a brief description of each issue's contents and no mention of Nervures in issue 26. The most recent issue (#27) does have a picture of a Skyray though...anyone read this magazine? Edit: cross-posted into Gear and Rigging Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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That looks like it simultaneously sucks and blows. Why does hollywood always equate 'thrillseeker' with 'criminal'? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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LOL, you're so right.
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I just convinced my gf to accept a tandem as an xmas present - it's gonna be sweet! I'm sure your mum'll love it. Mine's expressed an interest (after freaking a little bit when I started jumping) but she's worried about her (dodgy) back. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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I love climbing around on our Grand Caravan, we had a Skyvan for a week over the summer which was great but my favourite's definately the Porter - nice big door and step, slow run-in speed and real character
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LOL, I knew someone would pick me up on that! I'm quite confident that if Michael Moore turned his attentions to the UK he would hit a little too close to home for your average Brit - it's about challenging the status quo: that's just the definition of what he does. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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I've seen a few adverts for the new Paratec Faqtor and wondered what it's like, anyone out there jumped one? What does it best compare to? I put a few jumps on a Quadra 150 (@ 1.2) but didn't like it much. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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In the UK I believe there are around 4000 (?) 'actual' skydivers, from a population of 60 million. That equates to 1 in 15000 but like you said there are other factors to look at eg over 18. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Maybe it's because he hits a little too close to home for your average American. Yes, he can come across as a bit of a ranting loony lefty but he can sometimes speak a whole lot of sense and tell people things they don't want to hear... Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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I had a little over 200 and it was no coincidence that my second camera jump was my first low pull. Infact I only pulled on time on my first camera jump because the 6-way I was filming started to track off . Be careful. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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It's an old Parachutes de France Blue Track, never jumped one but I believe it's a high performance canopy so be careful. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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Probably not much use to you but I just got an email from Andy Bennett at Skydive Point Zero, based in the UK, confirming that he has 2 demo Cobalts, a 135 and a 150. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com