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  1. theonlyski
    Nope, not on most sport rigs, but some riggers out there may put a pass of seal thread (~4.75lb break) thru the toggle and riser. It's pretty common on bailout rigs and older rigs though. (lots with rounds as reserves) "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  2. theonlyski
    well, the chute itself is about 12 years w/ about 400 jumps or so. Yup, that sounds like it rusted the ring attaching the canopy to the bridle, rust cut thru the attachment. Shouldn't cost much to fix, takes longer to set it up than it does to sew a new one on. Good luck! "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  3. theonlyski
    Really, WOW, I have been wearing them for nearly 9 years, they work fantastic for me. I cant not jump without my glasses, and early on I got caught on a "last light" load it became darker than i was comfortable with (wearing sunnies). I have been wearing transitions ever since and they work great. The pair I had were very temperature sensitive. I got them in Iraq, even early in the morning (say low 90's) they wouldn't fully transition unless I had them inside but with the window open so they got UV on them. I talked to the MFG and they even said they're much the opposite in extreme cold, they would almost black out because they got so dark. Also, how long does it take to transition? Do they clear up in the plane and darken on exit? "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  4. theonlyski
    I've been deployed with at least 2 active knights. It was their 'get away' from the demo schedules. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  5. theonlyski
    I find being a recovering alcoholic makes life as a skydiver more affordable I find that being a rigger, it makes my rigging costs a lot more affordable. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  6. theonlyski
    It would be much easier to find a Safire2 169. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  7. theonlyski
    I want to record the stall alarm on a Cessna then randomly play it on a UNICOM freq. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  8. theonlyski
    We had one shortly after take off nail the wing of the PAC right at the stall switch. No more stall alarms to bother us! "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  9. theonlyski
    Hmm.... Given that the canopy would not fly straight without significant compensation with the brake on the opposite side, he may have assessed that attempting a landing on rears would be too dangerous. There is a huge difference between landing on rears with normally functioning brakes, or a broken brake line (canopy flying straight), and attempting to land on rears with a canopy that won't fly straight without heavy input. +1 But it sounds like the OP knows more about canopy flight than anyone else here. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  10. theonlyski
    He caused the knot himself, the excess wrapped around the toggle and knotted up, not the first time that's happened. Furthermore, at that point it may well have become a necessary cutaway... I for one have no intentions of criticizing someones decision to go to their reserve. (other than just bullshitting with them/joking) He caused the mal, sure... he blamed it on the packer (which is no excuse, you really should set/stow your excess and cock your PC before you plop it down and walk away) but maybe he didn't realize what he did caused it and not the packer. Yes, people exist out there with thousands and thousands of jumps that cannot properly hook up a canopy to the risers/dbag/pc. The great part is it keeps riggers like me with some income (either by fixing their screw up or by repacking their reserves!) "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  11. theonlyski
    I would say "no". But the loose fit to your back means the container is going to wiggle around a bit behind you, which can make precision flying a little more difficult, because of the constantly shifting weight. I always find it a little distracting to fly up behind someone in a formation and to watch a rig dancing around on someone's back. And it could shift enough to make it pretty hard to find your hackey. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  12. theonlyski
    I saw the photos posted on a Facebook page, and started asking questions. I don't recall who had them posted, but he was an old-time skydiver. Here is all the description I have: "The airplane on it's back is a DHC-6, Twin Otter. The Twin Otter was being taxiid from the maintenance hanger to the terminal in a thunderstrom when a tail wind flipped it over. Being taxiied by a mechanic, not a pilot. 50 knot tailwind, went over a hump in the taxiway, when tail came up, over she went... Control lock was installed, wrong choice. Jimmy Hefferman said it happened in Lawton, OK."And of course, as you probably know, Metro Airlines was the source of the Otter that Dave Boatman started using at old Spaceland for skydiving, the first in the country to use that plane, now so popular everywhere. Control lock was installed while taxi-ing? "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  13. theonlyski
    Sorry, I pulled lower than you did.. I was handling something "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  14. theonlyski
    I'd venture to say that I had a better landing than you, just nobody around to see it. May need to get you some glasses for spotting though. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  15. theonlyski

    100th jump?

    theonlyski replied to chemfx's topic in The Bonfire

    I wouldn't know http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4079512#4079512 "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  16. theonlyski
    I've yet to see any transition lenses that are worth much skydiving wise. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  17. theonlyski
    Guess they should've gotten a proper flight weather brief. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  18. theonlyski
    Used to be at least 4 Robert Jankowski's in Houston. so you're YOUR name is a lie! you are NOT the only ski I moved to Tampa, I am the only one here. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  19. theonlyski
    Fucking Mods! Oh wait, that was me who did that. FYI, you all can delete your own posts too if you do it within 6 hours (I think that's the time span). But if we do it to a thread we start, doesn't it just say 'post deleted by' and still remain as a thread? "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  20. theonlyski
    Used to be at least 4 Robert Jankowski's in Houston. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  21. theonlyski
    I find it odd that they would tell him that it was for aesthetic reasons though. The change makes sense to us, but why tell him something different? "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  22. theonlyski
    I'm pretty sure the reason for the change is to make the containers safer by using the tension of the main in the pack tray as pressure for the closing loop. If you feel you want to go back to the way it was, just have someone change it. I kinda like the old way better, but my V3 doesn't have the new one, so I haven't worked with it much. It does give you a more secure main closing though IMO. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  23. theonlyski
    Buy a TV with an SD card slot for playback. Or buy a DVD player with an SD card slot for playback. Or buy the cable that connects your camera to the TV for playback. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  24. theonlyski
    I'm with DSE on this one, give it a minute before you shut the camera off after you finish recording. See if that makes a difference. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message
  25. theonlyski
    9 tandems and a fun jump (done it twice now), I packed them all and even trained most of them. I was a little wore out. "I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message