ianmdrennan

This has killed more than one person in the past when a foot got hung up. Personally I wouldn't recommend it. Edit: Crazy video - very, very glad he lived. Lucky guy. Edit: Edit: Don't ever give up. Here's proof of why.

Seems like it'd follow the IPC standard which, I believe, is 30 degrees. Much like most (if not all) qualifiers. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Repost, but this edit of it is way better than the original I think Or my favorite one Performance Designs Factory Team

Not sure on how much difference it'll make to the deployments but I know Joe moved away from using an HMA line cause he said the super line line spun up so bad. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I'm no rigger or anywhere close to anyone who knows the intricacies of this stuff so I have no idea on the tailgate. Pretty much. I tried typing a description of how to pack it a couple of time but wasn't happy with how it sounded, so maybe Chuck can type up something that clearly describes the packing process. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

No idea. I heard it's been in the works for a while now, but who really knows? Does seem like a logical continuation from the Crossbrace theory though. Nice, I've seen the JVX in action (you were flying it at the farm when you held the PST qualifier) and it seemed like a nice canopy. At the time there were no details on the JSX. Sounds like the JSX (if it's a 45 cell) is going to be similar to the z-brace then in that you'll be adding multiple more chambers to a cell? Got any pics? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

The system Chuck and I use has 18 inch lines from the slider to the cascade and 6 ft from the cascade to the bridal attachment point. I believe that's pretty much considered the standard. Sounds like you line to the attachment point is way too short. Chuck, what do you think? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

How long are your lines to the cascade and how long from the cascaded point to the bridal attachement? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Exactly same way I do it as well. So far so good, but I haven't gotten enough jumps on the system to know if it's a going to keep working

Is it possible that the RDS line got wrapped around the lines of the canopy? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Not to mention that with the driving metric almost everyone starts driving around the age of 16. This is not true for skydiving. Skydivers start jumping at all ages, so there's no common starting metric other than jump numbers. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I actually do. I've bore witness to many accidents that were never filed with the USPA over my 8 years in the sport. You have 6, I'd assume by now you've been exposed to the same amount of stuff that I have. I'd be extremely surprised if every accident you'd ever heard of or knew about was reported. No, I was actually there. I've also jumped at a number of dz's over the years and EVERY ONE of them didn't always file incident reports for injuries. Nope, I've seen it happen numerous times. But hey, what do I know, apparently you have a better handle on this than I. No wiggling and weaseling here. Just years of being around the sport. You can turn a blind eye if you want. Quite honestly you seem scared of proving your abilities. Guess that makes you one of the problem crowd, which in turn weakens your case (somehow I doubt you'll like me making assumptions about you as you have of I). I'm all about discussion, I don't know if this is definitely the right way to go and I think discussing these things helps bring out flaws with the solutions. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Tim, Thanks for the reply. It's pretty much as I expected in that the incident rates dropped. To me, that's just another indicator that some sort of regulation will work. Sure, it's not going to keep those who are determined to become a smoking crater from becoming so, but I believe it'll help those who are genuinely nothing more than a little overly enthusiastic from becoming one unnecessarily. To those saying that there are plenty of people jumping small canopies and not dying, I believe that while this may be true, what has not been seen or reported is that the majority of those who get in over their head with small canopies have injured themselves in some way, often seriously enough to brake a bone. If the impact was hard enough to femur on, it was almost definitely hard enough to kill you (doesn't take much but a decent blow to the noodle). Stop focusing on the fatalities only and look around at general injuries at dropzones. I think you'll find they are more regular than it initially seems, but just not as sensationalized(sp?). We'll never be able to protect everyone from themselves, nor do I think we should try and cater for every possible scenario. What I think we should do is set up a reasonable set of guidelines that allow an accomplished pilot to progress faster but still under supervision. I think the current proposal addresses that quite well. It allows those who think they can progress faster to test themselves, and if they pass continue on unheeded, but also prevent those who are not capable from moving forward to wing sizes and loadings that are less likely to result in a favorable landing. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Yes, but neither is Jumptowns weather so we actually get to skydive more than 3 months of the year

Heh, yeah. I trash pack every time

I found the Velo squirely in the beginning when I was trying too hard to fly the openings. Since I've focused more on going with it, instead of trying to stear it (hard to explain, but like hook said, just keeping the links even) I've had zero openings get away from me or suddenly spin off in the opposite direction. Incidently I found the XF2 openings significantly more squirely than the Velo

Hi Tim, I do think a BSR along with good education will go a long way to bring down the incidents. The focus of this thread has been on fatalities, but my experiences around the dropzone indicate that a LARGE number of broken bones are because of botched landing attempts. I think people forget (or don't bother cause the data isn't as readily available or reported even) to look at the incidents that don't end in a fatality. If they did, I think they'd find there are a lot more accidents happening than they initially realize. My question to you is, as a DZO, do you enforce something along the current recommended guidelines? If so have you noticed a drop in incidents at your dz since it's implementation? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Same as RI I believe. 7% Performance Designs Factory Team

Why would you want to ADD more line drag? I do know of a few folks, and the PD factor team jumping cascaded HMA on their velo's though. Apparently HMA is incredibly hard to cascade and bar tack well though. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I could have dealt with that if it WASN'T MY LEG he was humping!! Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Oh of course. My better half travels with me all the time Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

That happens when the population consists of 50 people I like the bustle of the city...not the rustle of a tumbleweed Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

ugg. Yes. Smog sucks here. I still think the traffic isn't anything like trying to drive up 93 in Boston. Not to mention navigating the city is MUCH easier than the rats maze of one ways in Beantown. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Yep - prices are VERY affordable here. Further you get away from the city and perimiter the cheaper it gets. What area are your parents in? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

we bought a townhouse in the middle of the city, 2200 sq ft+, 2 car garage, fireplace and all the fun goodies for less than $280,000. Try buy that in the middle of Boston for that price. edit: Property taxes are high though, as is sewage. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team