Martini

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content

    965

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Feedback

    0%

Everything posted by Martini

  1. Martini
    The main reason, IMHO, not to start with an S-3 is that you probably won't enjoy it and won't learn much from it. It isn't an easy suit to fly well and can be fairly sensitive. Find a more forgiving suit to start with and you'll have a lot more fun right away. The guy I bought my GTI from wanted it back later because he didn't like his new S-3. I had already sold the GTI for an S-3 and knew how he felt, it took quite a few jumps on the S-3 to get it to behave. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  2. Martini
    Some men spend all their money on wine, women, song and skydiving. Other men just waste it. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  3. Martini
    The potential mal I described and Erno pictured is definitely not a flexpin-related problem, that's why I declined comment on the flexpin. It may not even be common to all rigs, I was shown the bridle problem on a Javelin. I'm not a rigger and don't claim to know shit. It seems to me that closing left over right eliminates the potential hazard without introducing any new problems (assuming a right-hand boc) but, once again, I always tell people to consult a rigger if closing left over right isn't the manufacturer's reccommendation. You're right Gary, the flap order should be another thread as this should remain a flexpin thread. On that note I'll say that I find flexpins to have more flaws in general than curved pins as a container opening mechanism. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  4. Martini
    Thanks Erno, that's exactly what I was talking about. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  5. Martini
    Without commenting on the use of the flexpin itself I see a couple of potential problems on your setup. Closing the right flap over the left can cause a container lock on some rigs if the bridle slides under the right flap. Even if you can't easily duplicate this mal on the ground you'll find it can't happen if you close flaps left over right. Please consult a rigger on this. Second problem is the length of the flexpin, this length means that that much bridle must pull out from under your flaps before the closing loop is free. That's a lot of bridle to keep slack as opposed to only an inch or so for a curved metal pin. Whatever system you choose understand it's proper use and maintenance. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  6. Martini
    Truly beautiful. Thanks! Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  7. Martini
    Thanks. I wanted to freefly with you but the lure of the nylon crack was too strong. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  8. Martini
    My wife made sure to put frosting on the cake. But it was after midnight, does that count? Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  9. Martini
    Skydiving soon after SCUBA could cause nitrogen bubble formation in body fluids and interstices (bends). SCUBA after skydiving has no known hazards. The issue is the release of gasses dissolved in the body while under pressure. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  10. Martini
    Sometimes in the summer it gets all the way up to 52. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  11. Martini
    Yep, the dive is a shore dive ten minutes from home. The water's a balmy 44 degrees. The air temp Friday was a freakish 78, I was sweatin' in my t-shirt. I cut the dive short after only an hour, I was getting kinda cold. I used to do this in a wetsuit, must be getting old. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  12. Martini
    Yesterday I managed to get a half-day of excellent spring snowboarding at Mt. Baker, a wingsuit jump at Snohomish (coulda had several more but no Caravan pilot and one 182 in the shop), and a night SCUBA dive at a primo local divesite. Left home at 7am returned 11pm. Having a day off, decent weather, an open ski area, an open DZ, appropriate tide and current timing etc. is like having all the planets align. And it takes an enormous amount of gear. A hedonist's dream come true. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  13. Martini
    IMO selecting different types of canopies/wingloadings shouldn't play a role in flying a wingsuit. QuoteInstability isn't the only issue in wingsuit canopy deployments. A wingsuit canopy deployment under any conditions is not identical to a freefall deployment. Your judgement of other wingsuiters canopy choices is peculiarly harsh considering your low jump numbers and high wingloading. 0 problems? Your time will come. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  14. Martini
    Fastest: My Sabre-1. If you don't pack carefully it's pretty much an instant canopy. Slowest: My Xaos-21. If you want you can pack an easy 1500' snivel. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  15. Martini
    Well you know I wanna, we'll see if any slots are left if the wind blows toward Lodi. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  16. Martini
    I'm not likely to make it and I wouldn't be current (6 jumps this year all in January and not looking too good anytime soon). Who's the other baldhead? The bald eagles rule!!! Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  17. Martini
    I'm hesitant to dredge up the old debate again but why isn't it a 7-cell? Other than the X-braces is it different than an ordinary 7-cell except with 3 chambers per cell instead of 2? I'm not trying to be a smartass here just looking for a reasonable explanation. Also do the Velo, FX and Xaos-21 have different nose configurations? Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  18. Martini
    ***So, it looks like a 27 cell crossbraced canopy..... ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Looks like a 7-cell to me. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  19. Martini
    Bad ass shit there John, are you using type 8 risers? The Safire typically opens about as slow as you could ask for, I assume you're packing it for a soft opening too. In your case getting a slow deployment speed sounds essential, timing your throw for slow horizontal speed but before your vertical speed builds is going to be a little tricky. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  20. Martini
    Can you verify that the riser damage was due to a single w/s deployment? (certainly not doubting you here just wondering if there may have been previous undiscovered damage) I throw in full flight every time on a V-2 (and on my S-3 and GTI). I jump a Sabre-1, it opens kind of fast. So far no damage to me or equipment. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  21. Martini
    I got ripped off on an eBay/Paypal deal a while back. Paypal eventually said "tough shit". Fortunately I had paid on a credit card and the credit company quickly refunded my $. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  22. Martini
    The illusion of flying should diminish as you approach the ground. You are flying about as well as a brick with popsicle stick wings. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  23. Martini
    Mine have all been the result of bad air. Completely unavoidable. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  24. Martini
    In a pool you won't accomplish much in the way of freefall simulation. But with 130 feet or so of SCUBAfall you can have a blast doing slo-mo bellyfly and freefly moves. I haven't gotten underwater wingsuit time though. Just don't lose track of your depth or your descent speed lest you end up as crab bait. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
  25. Martini
    For example, Yuri K. who is in my opinion by far the best performance flier took half a season to nail V2 . There may be hope for me yet! Actually I nailed the V-2 for several seconds last year. Thanks for the laminar flow discussion, it considerably changes my perception of w/s aerodynamics. Sometimes you eat the bear..............