Marisan

Try a 28' C9 9TU with Derry Slots but we were mad then!

The first canopy I owned. Faster than a PC but slower to turn. Chopped it a few times before I figured out that trashpack wasn't for me. Hundredth jump on a Rope and Rings StratoStar. 101st on my own StratoStar and Thunderbow retired PS 1 mal on squares (118) and no others til I gave up jumping!Quote

Hi Everyone first post. I've been out of the sport for a long time (18+ years) but jumped for 15 years and did roughly 2,500 jumps. I started in the old B4/C9 days, progressed through a Thunderbolt, Rope and Rings Stratostar (3rd in my club) to a 220 sq ft Pegasus when I finally hung up my rig. I was reasonable at RW, CRW and Accuracy. I've been looking through the Incidents thread and it appears that a large number of Fatalities/Injuries are caused through the small canopies that are jumped today. Now for the controversial bit (Head down preparing for flaming) Why would anyone jump a canopy that having line twists on opening result in a high speed spinning mal. Where hard toggle inputs can result in the same. Where a low turn results in Injury/Death. While the Freefall part of the jump seem to have got safer (Mandatory Reserve Automatic Openers and Reserve Static Lines) the Canopy Ride (Where I used to relax and enjoy) appears to have gotten more dangerous. Just some musing from an boring old fart who has never forgotten the sport