nate_1979

When someone I know had a tear in her canopy, some people said that it was because of psyco packing, made a higher chance of tearing faberic... I'm just stateing what someone once said to me, I dont understand how that could be true, or what, .. but whatever FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

It went away for me when I started leaving the airplane at about 2000 feet for hop-n-pops But seriously, you'll start getting more comfortable with low altitudes as you continue to jump.. Just dont get *too* comfortable with it FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

I too have a blue and black wetsuit that I use for surfing, whenever I find time to do that.... FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

I just keep my parents informed of everything, always tell them what jump number I'm up to, told them about my malfunctions and how I handled them, ... I tell them enough that they feel I have it under control.. My first jump was also my moms first jump, and it was her idea though FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

EARTH FIRST: We'll mine the other planets later! FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

That works, I guess FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

But how about the "big 'ol boats" that wanna fly with the HP canopy guys? Just cuz some people are conservitive with their conopy selection does not mean they dont wanna enjoy some crazy freefall with the HP folks... FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

2 reserve problems? Were these recent, or back in the day? FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

Ok, clearly there are other things that can happen. Anything that happens after the reserve deployment obviously must be delt with at that point, clearly I'm not gonna sit there and just look at my reserve when it has a line over! That is why I do carry a hook knife, and I've actually thought about getting a second one which might be easier to get to / use in the event that I needed it, .. But I'm just saying that I'm not gonna hook knife my main, unless ofcourse I try to chop it and it still has not left, then I'll start cutting away, literally. I have thought about alot of these senerios, alot, dreamed about them, alot, ... Everyone gets to make up there own mind, .. But hook knifing a main just seems more problematic (is that a word?) than it's worth when you have a reserve just waiting to spring off your back at your command... FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

And I tend to go with the "If it isnt flying right and I dont feel safe landing it "as is"" then chop the damn thing and trust your reserve. Why the hell would I want to chop lines on my main, I can get my reserve repacked within a couple days usually.. Getting new lines put on my main canopy I would expect to take a bit longer... Also, saying that you would use your hook knife just complicates your procedures, increases the chance that you loose track of how fast your heading to the ground / how close to the ground you are, and you still might not want to land the thing after you've "fixed it" and now you have just given yourself less time to deal with your reserve before landing it so you can go find your now "more broken than before" main. Screw that. Not flying right? Red, silver. Period. As long as you have a good rigger and a good reserve, you should have nothing to worry about. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

http://www.myspace.com/nate_1979 FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

Ahhhh, got it

I just got mine also, .. the wide nose on the insert shouldnt be a big deal since they snap in to the goggles themselves ... ? or am I missing something.. I still gotta get lenses put in them,. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

I have a new one, looks good.. But I never had severe problems with the looks / safety of my rig after the initial modification.. Only ordered a new one because I needed to after I lost mine FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

lol, that's awsome FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

Going to try, it's close enough to home FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

Congrats guy FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

Try to take the new one and play tapes from other cameras... The new "used" one might be a little off, can record and play what it makes so it's not noticable until you put it in a camera thats properly "aligned" ... Just a thought... FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

Same here, I also do not get the page links... Dont think it's browser specific, I just loaded dropzone in the lynx browser and it still does not give me page numbers..... I'd try another browser, but I blew out the monitor on my linux box FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

I guess I've usually just been able to tell if someone is planning a 180, ... they tend to be less off center of the landing spot if they are gonna whip a 180, ... those of us who do two 90deg turns tend to be way off center of the landing area as we setup the pattern. From my limited experience, 180's are predictable. edited to add: I see the point now, after reading again, since sometimes altitude is hard to see from above..

In my last case I had both handles pulled before I felt my reserve opening, by looking at the reserve ripcord it's obvious that the RSL did beat me (the wire is bent at the RSL attachment point), but I did have them both out before I felt reserve deployment.. I figure if that second really matters then I've already screwed up, ... I also figure that if the RSL isnt going to help me, all it has left to do is hurt me. During my first reserve deployment, I would have had plenty of time to flip back over to my belly, but instead the RSL deployed my reserve after I chopped from a main that had me spinning on my back, I knew my altitude at cut away, and it was plenty of time to flip before reserve deployment.. I prefer to have that option as well. You are all right, not having an RSL may someday be the difference between me living and dying. Having an RSL might also make that difference for the worse, I just personally feel that the chances are higher for the second. I also have handles that have never been hard to find, and they dont hide themselves as my harness shifts, a problem that some people do have (from reading other threads) .. that would also be a big consideration. As far as the other comment, yes, the collins lanyard is great, but like I said those technologies are only available on a couple of rigs, none of which I jump. If I had a collins lanyard, I would probably reconsider. And back the the origional comment that brought RSL into this thread If you are going to jump risers that are not the big ones, and not have big rings, and your a big dude, I wouldnt have an RSL unless you have a collins lanyard, .. unfortionately the only way you get a collins lanyard is ordering a specific couple types of rigs, .. But that's all just my opinion... And as the person also stated above, I'd also rather have breakable risers than a broken back FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

OK, guess I came off a bit wrong there, ... But, bottom line, I made a decision to get rid of it, and I made that decision because I feel safer without it. Some people agree with me, others dont. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

I'm not seeing the issue with 180s, like mentioned here a 180 is just two 90s combined, if you do a left hand 180 in a left hand pattern, you have not really disrupted the "landing pattern", your first leg is the same, your just skipping the second leg and it should be very obvious very quick what's going on.. What does throw people off is the 270s, that's what screws me up when I'm trying to figure out which way we are gonna land. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

I see that aspect of it, ... however, even at 500 feet you should be able to pull both handles in time to have enough room for the reserve opening that's supposed to happen within 300ft right? Not that I would want to find myself there, RSL or not... Might be a shitty landing, but you should survive... I just dont see how the RSL can be *THAT* much faster than me, we are talking a second between cut away and reserve handle pulling.. ... To RSL or to not RSL... The question people will argue for along time FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.

And I think that my goal is to never put myself in a position that I dont have enough time to ask for it... That's why we have "hard decks" ... A malfunction is no reason for loss of altitude awareness, I've been very aware of my altitude in both of mine throughout the entire event. Yea, I should be good for the next couple thousand jumps FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't.