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It's called a pull out. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Nope. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Meow. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Minor point, but I believe the Black HMA/Technora used by HiPer is impregnated durring the weaving process, not coated like the SkyWorks HMA/Technora. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Great. And people wonder why the Pro Rating was created. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

It does have a proven effect on the safety of an operation. Why are you so resistant to a "D" licence? Why resistant to a coach rating? If you say money, you're argument is all washed up? Afraid you might learn something? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

It's on it's way. Check me out at "www.megaknob.com" ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Well, not everybody. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

BSBD. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I agree that opening lower than 4500 ft agl with tandems is foolish, however the fact that you think 3000 meters is a "low" exit is laughable. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Thanks Jim, forgot what I wrote..... Oh yeah, home DZ is now with all the great people at the Ranch. Yeah, Sonic too..... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

That's a good one. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

There is. Both for pack volume and area. The PIA established a standard, and PD, while being a member of that organization, has other methods. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Throwing some malfunction into the theoretical mix especially if it's seen as vague or unlikely is not gonna change much if there's an existing perception of a substantial safety benefit.*** Why bother witha reserve then. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I don't think you quite picture it.....imagin having a ripcord laying on a table. No pick it up with two finger in the middle of it's length. That's essentialy how the ring of a standard RSL pulls on the cable. The handle won't be going anywhere when on the rig as it's stowed in the pocket, and if it weren't, the RSL would be trying to pull it back into the pocket. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

And I suggested that stabilizers have nothing to do with yaw axis stability. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I wanna see you in the first one...... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Checking in. Of course not much diving lately. Any other east coast divers here? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Days off? Are those the ones where it rains? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I swear, I won't play with the fireworks, ok? ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Cool, but the big thing about the wall of pain is that most of the shots on the wall are taken of the jumpers as they lie after fraping in, or as the paramedics are working on them. At the Ranch I think it's considered good form to give a thumbs up and geek the camera even if your legs are pionting in the wrong directions...... What are friends for.... ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

Occasionaly he backflips in, and once I got to scrape him off the wall..... Tell him I said hi! ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

You get a slow down because the air getting to the power section in the top fan designs (like Arizona) is not "clean" there for the fans are not efficient. One of the advantages to the SV recirculating design is the fans being placed 90 degrees to the flow of the chmber and having to turn the air to them thus cleaning alot of the "burble" effect out of it. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

It's gonna work like any other RSL except the RWS RSL. Most RSL's have a lanyard with a ring on one end and the snap shackle on the other. The ring goes around the reserve cable at some point and pulls on the cable in both directions at once, (from the ring to the handle, and from the ring to the pin). I believe that is one reason why some TSO tests require that reserve ripcords used with RSL's have to be tested to twice the limits of standard systems, i.e. 600lbs vs 300lbs. The RWS RSL on the other hand has the RSL pulling the the pin directly, while the reserve handle had no pin on the end, but instead a special fitting that encircles the pin. I've not heard a great explanation for why it is this way, but it makes it harder to remove or install an RSL on a Vector. If the rig wasn't ordered with one in the first place it either has to go back to the factory (or be modified with a more standard system) and if it was ordered with one, and the jumper wished to have it removed they will have to obtain a new reserve handle. Not bad things, but just different. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

I think they call it a rudder. The functions of the two are no where near the same. ---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.