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I learned a valuable lesson this weekend reinforcing the keep your head on a swivel theory. I was under canopy following someone on my jump when I noticed myself getting close to the group that exited in front of us. I promptly started looking for other canopies to make sure I knew where everyone was. After I found every canopy except the last in the group I heard a yell and someone was headed right for me. At this point they were nearly 30 ft away. My body was on an impact course with the canopy. Only reason the collision was avoided was me lifting my legs and stabbing toggles. The whole incident took maybe a blink of an eye. Definitly the second closest call I've every had.
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Live from Square 1. I don't believe any of your really exist. Bill Von and Quade are the only people I've met in person.
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We just got signed off to spot headdown at the Perris tunnel, so I've been trying to learn how to fly it. How long did it take any of you that can do it to learn?
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Doc, the hummingbird, is doing well. He's been eating his insect/sugar water mixture and just took his first flight this morning. We have taken good care of him, although one of packers that is a caretaker threatened to eat him.
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Rear riser landings on heavily loaded canopies
base698 replied to Miami's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
Highly loaded isn't the problem. Its smaller canopies with shorter lines. Shorter lines mean they that have shorter riser stroke. Thats were the problem lies. -
Rear riser landings on heavily loaded canopies
base698 replied to Miami's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
That's what I found out yesterday...just before the point where I would normally transfer to toggles the canopy just fell off behind me, with very little warning. I went up on a high h&p on the next load and was not able to recreate it. That has happened to me once, luckily I was going slow enough I could run it out. You should probably going to toggles a lot sooner than you did or do. If you near the stall point the tail section is likely pulled down to the point where it is creating excessive drag. Transitioning to toggles before that point is better for the swoop. -
Rear Riser Swoop did not go as planned-- OUCH!!!
base698 replied to namdrib's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
I practiced my rear riser stalls for 200 jumps prior to actually doing it. You have to know what the corner is for sure before using them. If you have any doubt about having to dig out with toggles you are too low to use them. How you been doing Steve? -
I mean your standard run of the mill 7-cell, not tri cell...
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What is the highest aspect ratio 7-cell you've seen? I know the Spectre is 2.14 and the Smart reserve is about 2.17. Anyone seen higher than those?
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Just curious if anyone knew the trim angles of the Mojo, Fox, Flik, and Troll. I was curious for actual numbers. Thanks!
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False. I still have fun and I'm at the DZ everyday. It helps to be somewhat removed from actual jumping. Its when we get hammered at the bombshelter and there are people around
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I started skydiving my Freshman year at NCSU already 5 and a half years ago! 1200 jumps later I've graduated and I live at Perris Valley Skydiving. Hope you keep with it, there is so much to do and see, but be safe
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Swoop article in Sports Illustrated
base698 replied to skyejumper's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
White helmet and only part of my face is showing. Who is this? -
Anyone at the Freestyle Event in Perris?
base698 replied to sunnydee123's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
I'm here. Still windy. -
Swoop article in Sports Illustrated
base698 replied to skyejumper's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
Photos were not shot by him. The ones shot here in Perris was by Jesse a skydiver and Sports Illustrated photographer as well as her father. I'm standing behind Jim Slaton in the truck picture -
^^ The old fashion way is with no mentor. In place of your mentor is a packing video
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Perris top out at the moment is 91.3 and I've never seen airspeeds that high. We had it a touch over 93% which is higher but i've never seen close to 143. In my experience that kind of wind is unnecessary for most applications. I just have 45 minutes of time at the moment though. I can get off grate in a site though
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PST Open Freestyle at Perris who's coming?
base698 replied to ramon's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
I'm going to be here but I'm not competing. I've gotten wet enough in that pond the past few weeks -
Noone plans on it, but when you are on a load with 4 of the best swoopers in the world and everyone gets wet you realize its inevitable. It's certainly part of getting better. I just took my cypres out. I'm thankful I'm a rigger as that will certainly aid the taking out/putting in costs
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I was far from complaining about BASE openings. I was however complaining about my 1 rogue skydiving opening that made my neck hurt for about 6 months. This thread was about relative of harder/softer openings, not who can take what amount of brute force
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My hardest was also my Velocity 96. I've got about 400 jumps on it and its the only time i've ever had an opening like that. I didn't think an opening like that was possible on a skydive (unless the slider was down).
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I'm going to have to say this is false. I've had several skydives that far exceeded the opening shock of any slider down deployment. It is true as a general rule if you are taking at least 2 seconds though :) edit: I've split this off from "I want BASE", as it looks like a separate discussion.
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Just got a Javelin that has a plethora of tiny runs in the reserve PC fabric. Was curious at what point everyone would suggest replacing the pilot chute? There are no actual holes just tiny runs.
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I would definitly get it repaired immediatly based on what I see there. It looks as though the small ring has a bit of corrosion causing the problem...
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Why the 45 degree method does not work (long)
base698 replied to billvon's topic in Safety and Training
This is probably opening another can of worms, but I was curious what people think of freeflyers exiting first when you allow double exit time between freefliers and flat flyers. This seems to be the easiest solution to the problem.