Macaulay

It was a joke, Humortron 2000. - Mac

It was a joke. - Mac

Sorry, just thought it'd be appropriate in the different areas. Just thought it was a weird happening that wouldn't warrant so much of a response. Running back to the wingsuit forum and staying there. - Mac

Two canopies out. I watched the whole thing. The main came out and almost simultaneously the reserve fired... launching the reserve PC and freebag into the main. About 1 - 1.5 seconds later, the jumper is under just his reserve. The main floats away and lands about 100 feet up in a tree, and he has a safe landing in an optionless area (about 1,000 sq ft) surrounded by forest, lake, chainlink fence (topped with barbed wire), and powerlines half a block over. My first assumption was that it was Cypres fire, but it looked high. Then I came to find out that the Cypres never fired. Only the main was pitched. The reserve ripcord was never pulled. The Cypres never fired. How did he get two canopies out? The kink the RSL leaves in the cable was there, but there was no RSL to be found, and the jumper swore repeatedtly that he had no RSL. Even then, the RSL is activated by a cutaway, which did not happen until two canopies were already out. How weird is that? My answer to the riddle would just be that he was jumping a Reflex. Actually, the last theory was that he did have an RSL, but it wasn't hooked up, or attached properly, but that it was just tucked away, still on the reserve cable, and the jumper (not certain about experience or how long he had the rig) just wasn't aware of it. The RSL may have floated out, snagged a riser on opening, and moved outwards the 2 - 3 inches necessary to pull the reserve pin out of place. Weird. Really damn weird. - Mac

Two canopies out. I watched the whole thing. The main came out and almost simultaneously the reserve fired... launching the reserve PC and freebag into the main. About 1 - 1.5 seconds later, the jumper is under just his reserve. The main floats away and lands about 100 feet up in a tree, and he has a safe landing in an optionless area (about 1,000 sq ft) surrounded by forest, lake, chainlink fence (topped with barbed wire), and powerlines half a block over. My first assumption was that it was Cypres fire, but it looked high. Then I came to find out that the Cypres never fired. Only the main was pitched. The reserve ripcord was never pulled. The Cypres never fired. How did he get two canopies out? The kink the RSL leaves in the cable was there, but there was no RSL to be found, and the jumper swore repeatedtly that he had no RSL. Even then, the RSL is activated by a cutaway, which did not happen until two canopies were already out. How weird is that? My answer to the riddle would just be that he was jumping a Reflex. Actually, the last theory was that he did have an RSL, but it wasn't hooked up, or attached properly, but that it was just tucked away, still on the reserve cable, and the jumper (not certain about experience or how long he had the rig) just wasn't aware of it. The RSL may have floated out, snagged a riser on opening, and moved outwards the 2 - 3 inches necessary to pull the reserve pin out of place. Weird. Really damn weird. - Mac

Two canopies out. I watched the whole thing. The main came out and almost simultaneously the reserve fired... launching the reserve PC and freebag into the main. About 1 - 1.5 seconds later, the jumper is under just his reserve. The main floats away and lands about 100 feet up in a tree, and he has a safe landing in an optionless area (about 1,000 sq ft) surrounded by forest, lake, chainlink fence (topped with barbed wire), and powerlines half a block over. My first assumption was that it was Cypres fire, but it looked high. Then I came to find out that the Cypres never fired. Only the main was pitched. The reserve ripcord was never pulled. The Cypres never fired. How did he get two canopies out? The kink the RSL leaves in the cable was there, but there was no RSL to be found, and the jumper swore repeatedtly that he had no RSL. Even then, the RSL is activated by a cutaway, which did not happen until two canopies were already out. How weird is that? My answer to the riddle would just be that he was jumping a Reflex. Actually, the last theory was that he did have an RSL, but it wasn't hooked up, or attached properly, but that it was just tucked away, still on the reserve cable, and the jumper (not certain about experience or how long he had the rig) just wasn't aware of it. The RSL may have floated out, snagged a riser on opening, and moved outwards the 2 - 3 inches necessary to pull the reserve pin out of place. Weird. Really damn weird. - Mac

If the end cell closure was significantly greater on one side than the other, while weight (the jumper) is suspended below, that would most likely induce line twists and/or spinning. Push a set of windchimes evenly with both hands. The whole thing will rick back and forth. Then push it with more force in one hand than the other. It will spin. - Mac

Put the chest strap *UNDER* your arms. UNDER. - Mac

I thought cops weren't allowed to have good vibes. - Mac

Got some great cloud action on Sunday. Got out on one side of a huge, flat cloud. Flew from end to end. The "ground rush" from that is great... especially right near the end. I was about 200 ft above it when I came over the edge, and the sensation of goinf from ground rush to suddely seeing the ground 10,000 ft below was awesome. Had just enough time to turn around and fly through a wee bit. Good junk. - Mac

I thought we looked pretty cool in these pictures Hmmm... nah... the above statement still stands. Though, it is cool to have that many birdmen together. - Mac

Nothing looks gayer than having the GTi snapped up while wearing shorts. - Mac

I shouldn't be too difficult to build a diamond. The burble being behind and not above you may produce some turbulence, but there really should be anything else in the way. For us in Skydive Oregon, the only thing that's keeping us from such flocks is a lack of skyflyers. - Mac

Quick on the knife. Good job. - Mac

It is on my head, and that is definitely a possibility, but taking into consideration freefall time, and for myself... the way those points felt, I feel it isn't too far off. Where would you recommend I put it? It's useless as an audible to me, so I don't mind taking it off my head. BTW, I did, in fact, do sort of a "hook turn", built up speed, planed out, and "flared" the suit... a couple times... trying to get the lowest speed possible. As far as build goes... 5'10", 145lbs... chest being the widest part of my body... thin... almost skinny. - Mac

Sub and Rom... a piece in NYC. - Mac

Got even lower on this one... c. 21 MPH. - Mac

...I put these on one time, and they have just begun to show signs of wear after 110 jumps. I went ahead and replaced them, but that's amazing. Six stows... still working after over 100 jumps. Damn. - Mac

Got around to hooking my ProTrack up to JumpTrack. On my last three jumps, got under 30 at some points. One jump had me at 25 MPH for about 2 sec. Not bad for < 20 wingsuit flights on a GTi. I love this stuff. - Mac

Right on. The weather's been awesome. It's killing that my workday is keeping from there until the weekend. Hope to see you out there. - Mac

>I have an OD(huh?) green/black Texas A&M(whats?) >Corps of Cadets patch off of a set of my BDUs(the say what nows?) >and a Bonehead American flag patch (like on the chin straps) and >a Jack the Ripper hookknife sewn on my jumpsuit. HAHAHAHAA!!! That was great. - Mac

I blacked out fifteen times trying to read this post. - Mac

It's a full-on pond now. There was an article on canopy school here in a recent parachutist. What was it? 40'x200'? And deep, too. It makes the DZ about a billion times easier to pick out. - Mac

Skydive Oregon is frickin' awesome. Weather's about to get ugly for while, so get your ass over here fast. Fortunately, we do get breaks and a lot of hop/pops in the winter. SDO has just about every service a drop zone can offer. The land it's on is great, the people are great, the beer is great (and plentiful). SDO = good. - Mac

Agreed. My new philosophy is to always do a normal chest-to-wind exit. If it's a low/bailout-situation, whether the wings come open before deploying depends on altitude/stability. But if it's bailout situation, being at the back of the plane, I probably wouldn't even make it out. ;) - Mac