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Have you noticed the quote? The whole point of the experiment was to prove that the human body can take very high G loads (`45) if for a short period of time. You're right stating that 15Gs do not have the same effect if experienced for different times. Hence the amount of damage to the human body is proportional to the rate of onset of the acceleration. If that rate exceeds 300G/sec chances are there will be some damage. For instance when jet pilots eject they experience G loads between 12-20. Usually spinal cord and lumbar or thoracic vertebrae burst fracture don't occur if the load is less than 25G but sometimes things go wrong and pilots end up 3" shorter They can also experience injuries due to the wind blast (retinal and conjunctival hemorrhages for the most part) and due to the rapid deceleration from the canopy inflation (usually cervical fracture). Ejecting from a jet, although it seems like a lot of fun, could have serious consequences. Maverick going back up few days later of Goose death is just BS. It's my understanding that if you experience two ejections you are grounded for life, maybe some airforce or navy guys can add something. Memento Audere Semper 903

Yes, The tobacco industry pushed the government to have marijuana outlawed because they feared competition. And by the way, NICOTINE is the most addicting drug, even more so than heroin believe it or not. Memento Audere Semper 903

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If you want a Mirage get a Vector III If you want a Jav get a Wings Flame away Memento Audere Semper 903

Sure, Meet me there @ 8:00 AM sharp and bring your WS Memento Audere Semper 903

You mean you guys don't drink coffee? Pop quiz: What is the MOST addicting substance known to men? Memento Audere Semper 903

Shame on you Actually pot can be smelled even after a few days. THC gets stored in fat cell and released at a later time. There have been episodes of marathon men getting stoned again during a run after few days of having smoked pot! For the same reason it can be detected in the urine up to a month. I know of people jumping stoned. I'd probably kill myself if I did Memento Audere Semper 903

Check if the kill-line is the appropiate length. Cock it, hold the pc up-side-down by the briddle attachment point and see if the skirt (where the fabric and the mesh meet) is shorter or the same length of the apex of the PC (where the handle is attached). If the apex is shorter (or the skirt longer) then you must have your rigger change the kill-line. When I change kill-lines I use 1000# Vectran because it does not shrink and I can leave less slack in the system. My brand new Cazer came with the kill line about 3" too long hence it did not collapse fully. Memento Audere Semper 903

James, Could you give us more details on the flight characteristics and how it compares to the Phantom? Thanks Memento Audere Semper 903

Nice gus, What WS were you jumping? Memento Audere Semper 903

Do a search on carry with you S/L Memento Audere Semper 903

Tom, if you dom't mind: Was she jumping slider up or down? If up what kind of slider? If down, tailgate? Also, Did she land hard because she did not have time to flare? Thanks! Memento Audere Semper 903

Hey Yuri, Do you still want to know where that cliff is? http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=1750592;#1750592 Maybe you are the safest skydiver at the Ranch and people are just betting on the 50:1 horse Memento Audere Semper 903

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Tom, Do you know why the 180 and line twist? Memento Audere Semper 903

That's why you want to make the S/L a bit longer than the distance from the railing. See the pic. Memento Audere Semper 903

A figure in feet or meters? A S/L vs PCA should only add 9' to the deployment. I guess you have to watch the jumpers who you'll PCA and see how they clear the lower roof and then make up your mind if the S/L option is duable. Again I would construct a 9' carry on S/L that attaches to the railing so that the briddle and PC don't get damaged by the edge of the B. Good luck with it! Memento Audere Semper 903

Jaap, how wide is the roof below? PCA still sounds to be the best option. Memento Audere Semper 903

I forgot, Can you find someone to PCA you? I think it's the best course of action for this jump. If you want to go S/L I would build a 9' carry on S/L and use that. Later. Memento Audere Semper 903

Jaap, Don't go shallow, really. I have three brake settings on my ACE: the factory swallow, the factory deep and the super deep. With the super deep I get very little to no forward speed but they are not so deep to give me an awful back-surge. If I had to to this jump I'd go with the factory deep. I don't know about your set up but I'd not go with shallow stuff of a 220' object. As per BASE831 example, you get an off heading and you'll be cruising like a mother. As for the 46 vs 42 debate: I saw some hesitations at the potato with people using 46 and very short delays (

I would like to do some CRW while there but I have a Prodigy not a Lighting so it does not leave much room to play around. Memento Audere Semper 903

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I agree 100%. One thing though that many of you overlooked is the very reason why we jump or actually are forced to jump 2 parachutes while leaping off airplanes. When the FAA decided to allow skydivers to do what they do they figured out that two canopies are better than one. Given the technology of era, every single one of you would have not jumped a single canopy system and agreed with the FAA. Both main and reserve were the same crappy malfunction-happy mil-surplus pieces of crap round shit. Fortunately things evolved quite quickly and soon dependable rounds were developed. But then squares hit the market with their new set of malfunctions, so the idea of jumping a single system never crossed anybody's mind, as far as good judgment goes. Then squares got really dependable and even made into reserves! Now someone thought about the possibility of jumping a single system and they did off objects. But at the same time in the skydiving enviroment mains got more and more radical, new ideas introduced, new fabric, construction, new high speed malfunctions, and so forth. Nowadays if you are an experienced skydiver, you jump a reliable reserve (not always the case when you load it at 2.0) and a main that's a lot of fun when it works but it could kill you even with a single line twist if not cut-away. I would not jump my skydiving main as my sole canopy but I would have no problem taking my BASE rig off a plane. Also I trust more my BASE rig than my dual-canopy skydiving system and yes I do think it's safer: With a single system a whole variety of malfunctions is out of sight. With my BASE rig a line over the way I pack is very unlikely, slider up or down, a line twist will not spin me out of control, a PC in tow unlikely because it's not a kill line, a horseshoe unlikely due to dual pin... Memento Audere Semper 903

There is only one choice. Memento Audere Semper 903

With 32 jumps I'd go with cordura...hell I'd go with cordura period. Memento Audere Semper 903