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Can we land there on last load?
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The argument essentially goes something like this. Even at identical wingloads a smaller canopy has less drag on the whole system as well as shorter lines. The shorter lines allow for snappier response of the canopy. I have one problem with it. First, it ignores that a small jumper will not learn much if anything about canopy traffic. They'll never learn to yield to lower jumpers or someone on the same level intentionally because of their super light loading.
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Calling people who have had lots of Cutaways
base698 replied to skyclownUK's topic in Safety and Training
I had 3 malfunctions in 93 jumps, but none in over 940. They were: -Horseshoe which I was able to clear by throwing pilot chute then cutting away the bag lock and pull my reserve. -Tension knot resulting in a spin I couldn't stop. -Total which couldn't be pulled on the ground either. I know of one girl who has had 4 malfunctions in 40 some odd jumps. Most extreme example I know of. One student a few years back also had 3 in under 12 jumps. (mostly totals on a rip cord system). -
Small or aggressive canopy, no experience, grounded.
base698 replied to Jimbo's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
That is really my concern with wing loads. I don't much care about the person smacking themselves in issue. I've too many times been setting up at 800 ft when I knew someone was 500 ft above me a bit earlier pass 100 ft below me. Its been my experience people with low jumps and high wingloadings do not know how to hold in brakes and yield to the lower person. Because of this I typically will not go out before people like that. I'd rather be high and in brakes, waiting for someone to land, then have to worry about them blazing by me at a really inconvienient time. -
Moss Point is also called Gold Coast, and they have the Mardi Gras boogie. Definitly a place to check out. http://www.goldcoastskydivers.com
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My family is in Pensacola as well. I lived down there for 2 months this summer. I used to go to Emerald Coast when I was visiting but over the summer I drove the extra time to Moss Point. Both are really fun places, but Moss Point has a better night life. Flora-bama jumps rock though :)
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Check into Chapel Hill, NC's Franklin St party. I live right down the road. Estimates where over 100K, but I haven't seen official numbers.
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I tossed upwards on all my low speed stowed jumps. I think this is my reason for opening around the same height as everyone else. One guy did have a PC Hesi going handheld, perhaps due to older pilot chute, that caused him to be 40 ft or so lower than everyone else. This resulted in him making some noticable cringes in freefall.
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My lowest freefall is 300 and everytime I've done that low its been stowed. On many occasions I'm open just as high as the people going handheld. I don't think I'd go stowed from lower than that either :)
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At what altitude do you start reguarly go stowed? I know some people who go stowed from incredibly low and others who never go stowed below 500 ft etc. Anyone got any gnarly stories from going stowed low?
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How many people do you know that have been killed riding?
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Apparently the story of the working getting microwaved is an urban legend. I'm sure all of you have heard it. http://www.snopes.com/horrors/techno/cooked.htm
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Of course skydiving and BASE jumping should be legal. If people are so stupid that they feel the need to inflict this harm are their bodies then I am total support of their right to do so.
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John and Dawn at CSS--they are stellar and decently close by.
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High wingload/Low Jumps at your DZ (over 1.7)
base698 replied to base698's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
I really don't care if someone kills themselves under canopy, what i do care about is if they kill someone else or me. I've seen people that fly plenty well (at least where I don't think they are going to die), but haven't learned to wait in brakes for others to land. In one such example I was setting up in the course and a guy on the same load was about 100 feet above me. So I looked around one last time and started my turn only to realize he was now right below me. I just don't think you have the awareness to consciously look out for anyone but yourself at that few jumps... I've seen this happen lots to other people too at all sorts of DZs. -
Just by sheer numbers most of the relationships skydivers have are with non-skydivers (there aren't very many female jumpers). I guess it depends on the degree in which you are in the sport. I have just dated skydivers the past year and I like it much better as I'm actively involved in it. Come on, you can do better than that. You should be able to whisk anyone off there feet.
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If memory serves me correctly, a social world is a group of people (like skaters or punks) that have a set of lingo, dress similar, and listen to the same music. In order to be a true subculture the members must act (with eachother) outside the bounds of society. So, by that definition skydiving is a subculture because typically we interact at the DZ. Am I right? Part of the discussion I was having with wuffo friends also included the comment skydiving is so much cooler because we don't have posers. There is no incentive socially to pretend you are a skydiver (in most cases)
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Well, Is a Micro Raven the same thing as the infamous Raven-M?
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My girlfriend just bought a Micro Raven (says this on the label), but the size says 120-M. I was told that a Micro Raven and -M are two different things. It was manufactured in Jan 2002, and has the -M mod done to it (extra sewing on A and B attachments). Anyone know if they are the same or what?
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High wingload/Low Jumps at your DZ (over 1.7)
base698 replied to base698's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
Yeah, I wasn't thinking about that option... -
I'll be there, hopefully I'll have a rig
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High wingload/Low Jumps at your DZ (over 1.7)
base698 replied to base698's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
Some DZs have almost noone under high wingloadings much less with low jump numbers. There are a few I've been to that have people in the 300-500 jump range jumping at 1.8 or higher and some under a crossbraced canopy. Here is a poll just to see how many DZs have people/allow people to do this. It seems the larger the DZ the less likely this is to happen. -
I am about to need new lower control lines on my canopy. I was thinking about installing them my self. How hard would this be to do, and how much is a finger trapping tool?
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I assumed kilowatt cost to be something given some figures I found online and multiplied by the power of the new tunnel on skyventure.com/investor.
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I think it would cost about $220 an hour (just for electricity) to operate. Its not as bad as some manufacturing plants I've heard about.