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Here's some nice wildlife interaction at Kennedy Space Ctr. in Florida. Kevin ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Then I suggest that you show them a picture of a vagina. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Say no more... ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

I was packing near a young lady yesterday, who had her closing loop come out (No idea why). She was in a huge hurry to make a load, and had no idea how to put the loop in. It was a brand new Wings container, which has a funny loop holder that I had never seen before, but I figured it out and told her to settle down, because she was so freaked out, I was a little worried about her making a jump. Then she finished packing, talking to herself and going so fast, she kept screwing up. Then when she was ready to stow the pilotchute, she checked the collapsing line in the window, saying "No green, it's supposed to be green". I looked at the PC, and it was cocked just fine and ready to go. But she couldn't get over not seeing the green mark on the line. I told her that sometimes the line flips over, or pulls a little too far, etc, but her PC was OK. I guess she survived the jump, because I didn't hear any sirens later that day, but she sure didn't know dick about that gear. And the bad thing was that she didn't really care at all about learning about it. Just like the folks who dive out the door in response to the green light, without having the faintest idea if the airplane is even in the right time zone. One good vent deserves another, I guess. kevin ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

I was jumping a demo canopy with - I believe - an uncocked pilot chute. I foolishly assumed it was cocked when I got it from the packer. I pulled a little low anyway, and by the time I realized that the PC wasn't doing anything and I couldn't figure out where it even was after looking around, I was down to dumping the reserve. As the reserve started pulling me upright, I looked up and saw both canopies deploying simultaneously. It was pretty freaky. The sliders even came down right next to each other. Luckily, they both opened just fine without interferring with each other. I was at about 8-9 hundred feet by then, and the ground looked a bit too close for a downplane. I did get a t-shirt from the maker of the demo canopy, who asked, "So, other than the opening, how did you like it ?" kk ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

I recently had a side-by-side. It's intuitive that landing a single reserve is better than trying to handle two canopies. The thing to remember is that if you cutaway the main and anything at all from it snags the reserve on its way out, you are in a bad situation. So, the best thing to do is to position the canopies so that when the main leaves, it - and all of its parts (risers, toggles, etc.) are going as much as possible directly away from the reserve. The optimum configuration for this is called a downplane. When you turn two attached canopies directly away from each other, they will both pitch downward until they are both diving toward the ground. They will fly stably like this, though with a somewhat high rate of descent. Anyway, this is the optimum time to release the main. The lift vectors for both canopies are straight apart from each other, so when you cutaway, the main flies directly away with no tangle hazard. What I did was a variation on that. Since I was a little bit low, I didn't want to have the canopies diving at the ground. With the canopies side-by-side, I just pulled a little front riser on the main in the direction away from the reserve. This made the main move to a position about 45 degrees from the reserve. I could see that the lines and all were clear, and the force pulling on the lines (lift vector) was clearly well away from the reserve. When I pulled the handle, the main and risers sprang instantly away, leaving me with a normal reserve ride. I think the downplane method is more positive, but without some CRW experience and generally having one's shit together, it would be hard for someone to get right the first time. I think the 45 degree method that I described is preferable. Kevin ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Is that Higgo ?? ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Skydive DeLand hosted the Florida POPS Big-Way event this weekend, and boy was it ever a nice time. People came from all over Florida and the rest of the country for a little big-way RW. The weather was awesome, especially today, when a nice-flying, completed 63-way sailed through the sky. This broke the old Florida POPS record of 54. It took several attempts over the weekend. but the perseverance and management skill of organizer, Tim Webb overcame all obstacles. Big-Way luminaries such as Cary Peck, Carl Daugherty, Mike Johnston, Bob Hallett, and Larry Elmore helped by cracking the whips until all the old geezers got it right. DeLand is the Headquarters of World Team Sector 6, and the big-ways brought out a bunch of the 400-way heros who obviously can't get enough of that stuff. Excellent video support was provided by Van Wideman, John Young, and Norman Kent (not the gay attorney, the other one.) Rumor has it that this formation tops the Texas POPS record. This has yet to be comfirmed, but personally, I'm sure that those lilly-livered polecats have never built a 63-way. I'm sure we'll find out. Anyway, it was an awesome time at DeLand this weekend. I really loved seeing a lot of old friends from Fla. and around the country.

Turn to the Dark Side. You'll never go back... ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Dean, you can't solve all of life's problems with a hook knife. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

That thought balloon was added later. As a rule, no thinking is ever done on a CRW jump. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

It should fit just fine. Come on over and jump. Also, if you're looking for the "Shift" key on your keyboard, there is one on each end. Kevin ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

This is from last summer, but still a good photo. (Note: No CRWDogs were harmed in the making of this jump.) ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Here's a short video from last November's Swoop Contest at Fantasy of Flight in Florida, last November. http://www.adventureonline.tv/index.php Enjoy ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

He looks happy, but you never know with those guys. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4748292.stm ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

There are prescription goggles available which work great - the best of both worlds, in my opinion. A company called Sport RX advertises in the Skydiving mags. kevin ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Does anyone know the status of 8-way Speed CF at the U. S. Nationals this year. I've heard it's out. I've heard it's in.

I work at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Here's me with a piece of gear being loaded on to the NASA Logistics Module for a trip to the International Space Station aboard the Space Shuttle. Kevin ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

No. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

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Not since Hurricane Katrina. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

I've received several e-mail messages saying that I have a PM and giving the link. That link takes me to a message that says, "The message you are trying to retreive does not exist". What's up wit dat ?? Kevin K. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

Ahh, the good old Boogies. My first big boogie - Thanksgiving at a prominent Florida location in 1977. It was like Woodstock... Now that was old-time skydiving culture. Kevin K. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...

The only "malfunction" was J. Sikorsky with a pilot chute in tow for a while on one of the 49-ways. He was open too low for his slot. ====================== Seasons don't fear the Reaper, nor do the Wind, the Sun, or the Rain...