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...Or in can be snagged against some sticking part of an airplane... Also, my index finger got stuck in the PVC pipe/tube handle after I pulled on one jump! Talk about surprise - my right hand fully extended, palm open, and PC "attached" to my finger! I shook it off and it deployed normally... But it was scary. After that someone advised me to put a wine bottle cork (which is very lightwieght and provides very snug fitting) into the PVC pipe/tube to avoid this problem...

Anyone knows where it took place and who was inviolved?: http://www.ogrish.com/archives/2005/november/ogrish-dot-com-base_jump_accident.wmv

Racer.

Excellent question, which will diminish my argument, hee hee. NORTH DAKOTA! But, I visited 30 or so different states as well.

You know jokes, I know REAL stories first-hand about Americans, since I spent 6 years it the U.S., hee hee

Does this post come from a dumb American ? Just joking, too !

Probably there is $800 cancelation fee .

Hehe, thank you ALL for help!

Hi there, Attached is my photo. Could someone please cut out my head till t-shirt area, and make an avatar out of it, as per dropzone.com requirements? (Image Size: 10 KB, 65x75 pixels. JPG only). Could you make the end picture a bit darker, too? I have no graphic software on my computer . Thanks

Check these threads: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=434821#434821 and http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=431532#431532

Bill Booth's profile says he has a Senior rating only, and no Master rating .

LOL, sorry for the spelling mistake. BTW, I fund the pics of the Advance Tandem Rig here: http://www.basik.fr/article.php?lang=en&coderef=ADV002 I know that the one of the sport versions of Advance had NO RESERVE SIDE FLAPS. What seems to be flaps in the picture IS actually a FREEBAG! Pretty cool, huh? Is it the same on tandem, too? I am pretty sure (looks the same). Is it also the same rig that has a system similar in function to Skyhook, designed many years ago by Eric Fradet? From KellyF (http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=552275#552275): -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In Reply To -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "The French system is very different from the Skyhook. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In what way, Bill? I have a Parafun Advance (a very nice rig, btw), and they mention they have something which has the same functionality as the skyhook in the manual -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I have never seen this system installed on a rig, but have seen a sample of it 8 or 9 years ago, so it may not be exactly the same. The Parafun system had a long pin installed on the bridle and further down (closer to the bag) there was a stiffened section with two loops on it. The RSL had a section with two grommets in it that the loops passed through, and then the pin was inserted through the loops to lock the RSL to the bridle. In a cutaway, the RSL would pull the bag out of the container and deploy the reserve, and in a total the reserve pilot chute would launch, tension the bridle (thereby removing the pin and disconnecting the RSL), and then extract the reserve from the container. My details may be a bit off, but that's the basic idea. In basic function, both systems work the same, they just go about it in different ways. The skyhook does add the Collins lanyard to the system for a bit of an advantage if the RSL riser breaks if the RSL riser breaks."

Here is the DIRECT FILE to save to your desktop: http://data1.chilloutzone.de/05102003.wmv

Ask John Sherman .

There are lots of tandem systems made (currently or previously) in the U.S. and outside of the U.S. Can you help me come up with the complete list? Just the names of the containers to start, maybe. NON-MILITARY: U.S.: - Vector (RWS), - Vector 2 (RWS), - Sigma (RWS), - Strong (Strong Enterproses), - Eclipse (Stunts Adventure Equipment), - Racer (Jump Shack), - Elan (coming soon from Strong Enterprises), Germany: - Next (Paratec): http://p4961.typo3server.info/25.1.html?&L=0, - Omega (Performance Variable): http://www.myskyshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/27/products_id/209, France: - Atom (Parachute de France): http://www.parachutes-de-france.com/sources/html/clients/fr/produit_t/100.html, U.K.: - Next (Thomas Sports Equipment): http://www.dropzone.com/gear/Detailed/416.html, Russia: - ParaAvis Tandem:http://www.paraavis.com/parachutes/rigs/spirit_tandem/img Chech Republic: - (the prototype shown during the last PIA). MILITARY: U.S.: - Special Operations Vector Multi Mission (RWS/CPS): http://www.cpsworld.com/images/uploads/brochure/mm.jpg - Special Operations Vector Tandem Sigma System (RWS/CPS): http://www.cpsworld.com/images/uploads/brochure/TS.jpg Any more for both military and non-military

Riser covers have NOTHING to do with that. Please check the LAST paragraph and the LAST photo on this page: http://www.bpa.org.uk/skydive/pages/articles/dec03/cutting-away.html That's what's Bill Both and I meant few posts ago in this thread. Your misunderstanding probably comes from the fact that Bill Booth talked about TWO SEPERATE scenarios: FIRST one with a baglock and closed riser covers, and SECOND one with two canopies out (no riser covers mentioned, since that's not the problem in this SECOND scenario). No personal attack intented

Bill, I understand the "two canopies out situation" but if there is not enough drag to open the riser covers then I cannot see any difference between reverse or normal risers. Did I miss something? Robert Yes. If the risers are drawn BACK ACROSS the shoulders, there will NOT be a room for the rings to "flip" and release. In other words, the "flip through motion" will be restricted by the shoudler pressure AGAINST the 3-ring system.

Skydiving magazine ran an add a few months ago for a removable belly band add-on. I can't remember the url though... Patrick De Gayardon skysurfed with a Vector 3 with a built-in belly band. Here is that belly-band thread, BTW: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1623684#1623684

Exactly - it's there when you need it, and it's NOT there when you don't need it.

Thanks for the "ball" answers . I played both games, too, and think that while racquatball requires more force, squash is more technical and requires more finese.

Could you list ALL ball colors/dots and corresponding speed/experience levels for each?

See the slightly similar thing done on a skydiving canopy, 30 feet of the ground... : http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=166 http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=167 http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=168

Here are some Racer 2K3 pictures: http://www.jumpshack.com/Gallery/Racer-2k3-Photo.jpg http://www.jumpshack.com/Gallery/vic_n_mike.jpg http://www.jumpshack.com/webcatalog/images/picture/SkyGodinYellowBeyond.jpg http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Personal_Galleries/LouDiamond/Birdman_D_bag_and_container http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?direct=Personal_Galleries/LouDiamond/Racer_Tandem http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=27914; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=27915; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=27916; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=27919; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=27974; http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_attachment;postatt_id=27975;

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