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We get quite a few unannounced overflights at Raeford since we are so near Fort Bragg and Pope Airforce Base. Sometimes helicopters, sometimes entire sorties of C-130's. We always see them and have never had a close call, but they just don't talk on civilian freqs. As a result, all of the Fayetteville controllers do a good job of keeping local air traffic aware when there is a lot of military traffic. Chuck
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Unless I am mistaken, this happened to Merrick last year, too. Chuck
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True, Slappie, I haven't ever seen one smacked down that fast either. I believe the powers that be saw the potential for major nig-noggery in that one. Chuck
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Way to go, Mark!
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All you freeflyers coming to Reaford can do stuff with Stephen Lee and the rest of the Vertical Express guys. You can have that, but I will join you for the tracking dives and hybrid dives (which we do quite a bit of now). As previously stated, I can definitely line up plenty of sleeping accomodations either out in the the RV's or over at Scott Sheck's. He lives right across the runway, has a five bedroom house and a "real" pool. I will be out there the evening of the 3rd, then all day the 4th. I will be in and out the rest of the weekend. Be advised that I will be making my 3000th jump early that weekend. If you plan on pieing me, it had better be a cream pie, not any shaving cream, mayo, or anything else that will likely get your ass kicked (seriously). That being said, LET'S PARTY! Chuck
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Attention: Do NOT be trying to save your ass by digging out of the corner with your rear risers! High speed stalls are a very common occurance on rear riser landings. I do not know a single person who rear risers who has not fell flat on their back while working on their technique. Coming around the corner is the LAST place you want to stall in that manner; believe me, and believe everyone else with any experience that is saying the same. I am about tired of some of the crap that inexperienced pilots are quoting in these forums lately. I am also tired of "parrots" and ass-kissers. While this is an open forum, it IS moderated, both by "greenies" and other very-experienced jumpers. I would ask that anyone searching for "the truth", disregard the rantings of some of our very-vocal intermediate jumpers and do searches on the boards for previous threads on the subject in question before forming your own educated opinion. Also, this thread does not belong in Gear and Rigging. Chuck
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Definitely a "bug", but hitting refresh fixes it.
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I have also been skydiving longer than tube stows have existed, but I have used them almost religiously since their introduction. Still, I like those new superbands too. I have no problem whatsoever mixing and matching and have done so every single time I "just don't have a tube stow laying around". Right now, I think I have a combination of all three (tube stows, superbands, small rubber bands) on my Odyssey. My regular XRS has superband and tube stow mix. No, I have never had a bag-lock in over 21 years skydiving. Chuck
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I very, very rarely pull below 3000. That gives my snivelly 75 square foot parachute plenty of time to open and let me deal with anything that might happen. Actually, most people I know dump at three. When I was jumping a 135 a decade ago I would dump around two, but that parachute opened like a bomb and never spun for any reason since it was not eliptical. Chuck
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Rhino, I hope that you are not implying that you are considering making rear riser turns onto final sometime in the future. That, in effect, does the same thing as a toggle hook, only much faster. As for the original post: yes, being able to control and land your parachute with rear risers is a good survival skill. You do not, however, need to be playing with high-speed rear riser landings anytime in the near future. Straight in approaches with no turning input are what you should be concerned with when it comes to rear-riser survival skills. Also, should you choose to practice it on an actual landing, do so under a much larger main before attempting it under your Cobalt. The smaller the main, the easier it is to induce a high-speed stall and drop you on your ass. On my 75, it only takes a little push to get around the corner and the risers must be pushed or pulled exactly the same distance to avoid diving off to one side. Be safe. Chuck
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Yes, I will be at WFFC barring any unforeseen circumstances.
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Obviously, she is using the female operating system.
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Dude, so long as you have someone else to fly with, you will never tire of a wingsuit. Besides, the Sabre will be fine with the wingsuit and you will be able to get another main later.. Chuck
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In general terms, considering your description of what you normally do, you would probably be fine. Chuck
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"see the flock grow" How very nice...
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I can't say that I have ever recieved a demo main that was already on risers from any company. Still, it pays to have an extra set laying around. You didn't have any buddies with any?
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Right on, Yuri! I wish I could have been there. Unfortunately, I got tied up here in Fayetteville. I am sure it was a hoot! What did you buy?
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I am not a fan of dive blocks personally, but I know several people that prefer them. I would stick with what you are comfortable with, especially if you have other mains hooked up on dive loop equipped risers. As a comparison, I have one main on triple risers and another with "standard" ones. I rear-riser the standards and do not touch them with my trips. I do about as well with either, but it's weird to switch back and forth. Chuck
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please take the bullshitting to Talkback or PM I welcome all serious questions, first-hand experiences, educated opinions and counter-points here in this forum. I could care less whether or not a person wishes to remain anonymous, so long as they keep their posts on target in the "specified" forums. Likewise, I take everything posted here from any manufacturer with a grain of salt. I try not to takes sides unless it gets really nutty; which, as Alan stated, has happened in the past.
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I set the brake lines VERY long on my Cobalts. Actually, I have only ever jumped one (a 105) that had them shorter than I like in it's stock configuration. Still, don't sweat having to lengthen them to get them just the way you like. Different length risers and the length of a person's arms makes a difference in the "feel" of a canopy. In my opinion, it's much better to fly a "too loose" canopy than a "too tight" one, especially if you are riser-diving to final. Chuck Team Atair
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Welcome to the flock. Chuck
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Where the hell is my picture? Like anything else, this will take some getting used to. Chuck
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I got in by scrolling to the bottom right of the "main" page and just clicked on the forum I wanted to enter. Very simple. Are you a Monkey or a Flunky? HERE
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Mark, who you calling a geek? LOL! Chuckie Are you a Monkey or a Flunky? HERE
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This is another good reason that all of our tandem rigs have big "Jack" hook knives sewn to the back of the passenger harness for easy access. It is possible that this TM had one and didn't get to it; I refuse to speculate. Either way, it's always bad when you have a student fatality. I hope the DZ and the TM recover. Chuck Are you a Monkey or a Flunky? HERE