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I'll try to take some pics this week and post them of the area. The shorter risers contributed to the problem and I could probably leave more line out but the corners are extreme compared to all the other Javelins I went running around looking at. Like I said, it is about 3/4 of an inch. Longer risers probably would fix the problem but I am going to try to get Sunpath to bartack the corners down so the lines can't get up in there any more. Larry was going to do it but can't because that is not an allowed rigger mod. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

Javelin J-5 mfg. 2001 - not an Oddysey chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

Javeline J-5 mfg 2001 - not an Oddysey chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

I'm not sure where to put this so I'll put it here, and gear and rigging and safety. Everyone should check their gear for this problem. No shit, there I was.... Sunday afternoon, doing a FF 3-way with outside video for my 400th. Exit in a nice but spinning flower, so we break it and have a tight little head down campfire for a while culminating in my 1st head down dock with Alex Allen. Transition to a sit and Alex and Go start carving around me. I start spinning facing Go. Keith (outside video) is carving the other direction. The jump was perfect with great video from all 4 cameras. I was sooooo happy. Break off is uneventful except for all the love and joy in the air. I deploy and the opening is so hard it shuts off my camera and I reach up for my risers only to get my fingers cut to shit by lines. The lines on my Spectre have broken in the same place as they did on my Triathlon 3 months ago. Coincidence? I think not. Only more lines this time, center 3 A-B lines and my left brake line. Last time it was the right side. Anyway, gotta chop it. Alex videos the cutaway and follows the parts down. Even recovers the toggle I dropped. I run out the downwind landing on my reserve. 400th jumps rarely get more exciting than that! So, Jack takes me to the Loft with my dripping bloody fingers and Larry (the rigger) and I start to try to figure out what happened. There are a few contributing factors to lines not lasting over 150 jumps in that container. The reserve container is sewn about 3/4" inside of the inside edge leaving a serious corner for linesto snag when the reserve is packed tight. What is positioning those lines there is that my risers (the ones I got after my loss in Quincy last year) stop 4-5 inches above the bottom of the reserve container - this leaves lines going down the side 4-5 inches and then turning in around the corners that can trap them. As we inspected the lines, it appears that on deployment, they catch a little resulting in wear that is kind of melting the lines. This problemhas now cost me $500 in line sets, 2 pretty torn up fingers, $140 in repack, PD pull test, cleaning blood off reserve, chaffing strip repair and a new reserve ripcord bent up by my RSL, not to mention 2 close calls . Totaling over $600 and another bottle of Jack Daniels for Keith Wyatt. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

I'm not sure where to put this so I'll put it here, and gear and rigging and safety. Everyone should check their gear for this problem. No shit, there I was.... Sunday afternoon, doing a FF 3-way with outside video for my 400th. Exit in a nice but spinning flower, so we break it and have a tight little head down campfire for a while culminating in my 1st head down dock with Alex Allen. Transition to a sit and Alex and Go start carving around me. I start spinning facing Go. Keith (outside video) is carving the other direction. The jump was perfect with great video from all 4 cameras. I was sooooo happy. Break off is uneventful except for all the love and joy in the air. I deploy and the opening is so hard it shuts off my camera and I reach up for my risers only to get my fingers cut to shit by lines. The lines on my Spectre have broken in the same place as they did on my Triathlon 3 months ago. Coincidence? I think not. Only more lines this time, center 3 A-B lines and my left brake line. Last time it was the right side. Anyway, gotta chop it. Alex videos the cutaway and follows the parts down. Even recovers the toggle I dropped. I run out the downwind landing on my reserve. 400th jumps rarely get more exciting than that! So, Jack takes me to the Loft with my dripping bloody fingers and Larry (the rigger) and I start to try to figure out what happened. There are a few contributing factors to lines not lasting over 150 jumps in that container. The reserve container is sewn about 3/4" inside of the inside edge leaving a serious corner for linesto snag when the reserve is packed tight. What is positioning those lines there is that my risers (the ones I got after my loss in Quincy last year) stop 4-5 inches above the bottom of the reserve container - this leaves lines going down the side 4-5 inches and then turning in around the corners that can trap them. As we inspected the lines, it appears that on deployment, they catch a little resulting in wear that is kind of melting the lines. This problemhas now cost me $500 in line sets, 2 pretty torn up fingers, $140 in repack, PD pull test, cleaning blood off reserve, chaffing strip repair and a new reserve ripcord bent up by my RSL, not to mention 2 close calls . Totaling over $600 and another bottle of Jack Daniels for Keith Wyatt. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

Help.. Hi SKyknights, Sassy and I are going to be in WI for the first weekend of the Heartland Boogie and are having a hard time finding a place to stay on Friday night. Anyone got a spare couch for the night for a fellow dz.com guy? Regardless, we're looking forward to jumping the CASA with you all!!! chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

Danno, Check them out on this site... http://aolsvc.pictures.aol.com/NASApp/ygp/Start?event=NetLogin&shareInfo=ZrWzlpC%2bT%2bzSjmeSHC3py%2fPstIwAA28QtEsM2ZuGtS52Z9E0d%2b4qp5K87cQZ3B%2f79QAPMKzZv%2fU%3d> chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

Lummy did his 100th at the American Boogie. I failed in my duties. He did not get pied. So... for now, Lummy is a walking, talking pie target. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

http://aolsvc.pictures.aol.com/NASApp/ygp/Start?event=NetLogin&shareInfo=ZrWzlpC%2bT%2bzSjmeSHC3py%2fPstIwAA28QtEsM2ZuGtS52Z9E0d%2b4qp5K87cQZ3B%2f79QAPMKzZv%2fU%3d> Check them out. It was a blast!!! chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures

Wow! 12 dzs in one day!! Sounds like too much. 12 jumps at one dz in one day is a big day. When would we pack? Sounds like a blast trying, though. I'm in... let me know. chopchop gotta go... Plaything needs a spanking.. Lotsa Pictures chopchop_hybrid_Byron_jpg

a little Lost Prairie, a little Rantoul... see ya at both chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

oh, um, you'll eat it alright... when you least expect it.... expect it - fresh from sitting in the car in the Davis heat for 2 days... chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

that face definitely call for Banana Cream pie complete with banana slices and coconut shavings on top chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

I'll stop by the store and pick up the whip cream on my way to Davis... Lummy is going to get creamed!!! Now, which one is he? chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

one handed the first time but the second time it took both hands to rip it loose. chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

well, Mike, I've seen you around a little, gotten drunk with you once, and jumped with you a couple of times... you didn't seem to be all that unlucky... chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

Ok, I am a young jumper but I can't help but comment. I really agree with Sebazz about really being able to control your canopy before downsizing. I get the feeling that a lot of young jumpers downsize to get the rush of speed on landing when they could get as good a swoop just by learning how to fly their existing canopy. I fly a Tri220 at 1.1:1 or somethign like that. It is safe for me. At a little over 220 jumps, I am just learning how to be really consistent and maneuver close to the ground. I feel I could put another 200 jumps on it before I would come close to maxing out this very tame canopy. I did go through the phase of wanting to buy speed by downsizing and flying a higher performance canopy and did some demos and it was a blast but it wasn't speed created by a good pilot - it was speed created by a higher wing loading and a performance canopy. Did i feel as safe and in control? No. Because I wasn't. I know I will eventually fly smaller canopies and I will learn to hook turn and swoop but I am not going to rush the most dangerous part of our sport. I know that by downsizing, we get great swoops without any real skill. I think that gives people the feeling that they know what they are doing. That is scary and very, very dangerous. OK, fire away. chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

*** are kites like parachutes in that the smaller the squarefootage and pounds per square foot=faster speed??? {/quote] yep, - and towing sounds like a great way to learn - much less traumatic than the bunny hills.... Have fun and be safe. chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

gotta love the wild bumpy brothers...

Hey SkyMedic, Hang-gliding was my previous sport. I did it out here in CA. I gave it up because I kept getting hurt. Can't PLF with a big kite attached to you. I recommend going and doing a tandem as the barrier of entry is high. Not so much $$$ as physical torture. Draggin the kite up and down the bunny hill for 4-6 hours is pure hell. And you have to do that many days many times prior to going off anything that gives you any real flying time. As Steve1 said, it is much more dangerous than skydiving although it appears safer on the surface. My personal opinion is it takes even more of a commitment than does skydiving just to be reasonably safe. At thsi point, I don't think that I would go back to it. chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

Evaluate your current relationships and your money. Kiss them goodbye or stop now before it is too late... there is no turning back. chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

regular old skydives? I haven't done that yet... WFFC rocks without the specialty aircraft. That is just a bonus. What about endless organized RW loads, skydivers from all over the world to jump and party with and never having to wait more than a few minutes to get on a load? Not to mention free beer. The boggie fee and transportation to/from is well worth it in my opinion even without the helicopters, balloons, bi-planes, etc... chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

hmmm... well if it is going to survive, next time I get to New Orleans, I would like to get together and view the evidence... Just how incriminating is it???? chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

F*CK THE RODRIGUEZ BROTHERS!!!!! oh, yeah, and how much to destroy the tape? chopchop PD makes canopies all day long, you only have one life, when in doubt, cut away...

oh, yeah, initiation sucked That whole body-shot thing - never again... Yeah.. right!!!