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It was one having to do with Pilot Chute sizes, I was wondering about the data and if it was available to look at. being a geeky engineer and all I was kind of interested.
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So you are suggesting that someone who has gone low, stay under the formation and dump with the camera guy? That's a sure way to NOT get invited back for another attempt. Low on a big/small/anyway, try to recover, at break off track like your life depends on it, cause it does. What if the camera person has a mal, you've dumped right below them, now what?
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ahhh grasshopper, that kink thing you were speaking of can also be a result of the design of the grommet, don't forget about that. Hey Dan, how come you never answer my posts when I request additional information?
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keeping secrets is not allowed
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was it MSL or AGL, you might be able to squeek in (no pun intended)
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U R kidding right. I would think ulimate Stacy - taker outer of the Golden Knights would know what the mile high club is.
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sure, once a member always a member, but you might want to work on getting current
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public nudity is out???? you've obviously never been to the Ranch in NY. it's quite normal to see naked people in the pond all day
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so how many people are members of the mile high club?
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skyvan (aka Rocketvan) and otter (aka supersonic otter). both fast jump ships.
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those type of batteries have a shelf life, and I've heard about a whole lot of Pro-Dytter batteries being bad (from the batery manufacturer) - they do last about 150 jumps (that means mine is due any time now). I try not to use the display adn shut it off if I'm traveling with my helmet. Remember, if you're changing batteries to wait before installing the new ones (teh manual says how long). When my last set went bad, it sounded a long tone around 1000 feet. Didn't go dead for a few jumps, then I changed batteries. My teammates went dead, then came back to life on climb one jump - he ended up leaving early (like 5000 feet).
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There has been HUGE discussion over on wreck dot (that's rec.skydiving) in the past on the whole thing, if you did a search over there, you would see the endless arguments. the animation on http://www.omniskore.com/ is from a college professor (physics). There is also a really good article written by Bryan Burke on the subject there. It is the current accepted practice to put belly out before head down in an upwind jump run condition. In a cross wind scenerio it really doesn't matter. Of course the perfect jump run is a 360 degree circle .5 mile radius from the "correct" spot. some flat flying groups can cover huge amounts of horizontal distance - tilt a formation a little sideways and off it goes. The short story is horizontal seperation is the key.
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my name is Dave, I'm a mechanical engineer for a very large company (GE). I currently work in florida (till the end of the year), my home is in Troy NY (way upstate) and I jump at Cross Keys (where my team is based). It gets confusing at times... hey check out our website http://www.teamjetstream.com click refresh if you've been before.
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two pins are for Racers and any other containers with two closing loops on the reserve. You pay more for the second cutter. single reserve closing loop designed containers require the single one. It's fairly straight forward
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Yeah, I was out in Oklahoma City and Dallas last week for work... boy was it hot. At least it wasn't humid then. 9pm going out to get something to eat and it's still 98 degrees. yuck.
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what else have you jumped?
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OK, the force when the canopy first starts to inflate, hows that?
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7 cell vs 9 cell, different glide ratios, sink rates, etc. etc. Some people like them 7 cells (occasional CrW, demos, that sort of thing). The new Sabre is on the market. The old sabre needs TLC when packing (it's still got a high snatch force which will eventually make your back and neck sore if you do many jumps in one day). The Mirage you can downsize one size on the container and still be OK from a pack volume standpoint. 7 cells will have a smaller volume than 9 cells (less bulk). Everyone has an opinion -- try a few and make the choice that's best for YOU.
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I think (I'm pretty sure actually). That starting with the Crossfire, Icarus has caved in to the PD measurement system. So any comparisons in wing loading should now be similar. Put more jumps on teh crossfire you'll be glad you did
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quincy is an excellent place to demo gear... just land in the big field! They'll all be there, get an early start as I imagine the line will get long
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it's probalby an NSL meet, so all you have to do is find 3 others and a camera person and go for it. depending on how tight their meet organization is depends on if you could do it Sunday vs. Saturday. (i.e. is it run like a true meet where your first skydive is the meet dive and everyone has to complete it the same day.). there should be two catagories advanced and intermediate (intermediate uses a smaller dive pool, taking out the mirror and slot switcher blocks)
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I got hit so hard by my old Sabre (old meaning I got rid of it) that I couldn't stand up after I landed, had trouble breathing, and my back hurt for months. I put that canopy away in favor of a Safire (and also a crossfire), which both open much better. The spectre opens soft and long. The Sabre can be tamed, but you need to pack it yourself and be very, very careful. The spectre vs. sabre flying is really not a good comparison since they are truely different designs. Demo many, pick one. Square (1,2,3 pick one), Pier, and other gear shops have demo programs and you can apply that cost to gear (not sure about if you buy used vs. new from them though).
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This isn't about skydiving, but since you brought it up... I work for one of those big shot employers (really, really big). We typically don't even look at anyone (in the division I'm in) unless they have had some sort of co/op experience. OR something else that sets them apart from the crowd. Typical co-op jobs are not hard to get and pay pretty well. I've done a fair amount of recruiting and interviewing, we find it hard to get good people to fill co-op positions. the co-ops usually get the first shot at the entry level jobs that open every year. rich parents never enter into the equation (in fact, we didn't hire a VP's kid, based on how he interviewed)
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Guess what -- the feeling never really goes away. Congrats, have fun, and relax
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Dan, is that data available for public veiwing - on your website maybe? I'm curious to see it (not to disagree with it, I truely am interested). Also, did you do a literature search on the same topic, what did you find, did your results correlate with previous ones? There is urban myth surronding many things in our sport, it is good to see some science (data) behind designs/theories/.