happythoughts 0 #51 January 13, 2005 QuoteWhat if all jump planes were Twin Otters and Jet-A was only a nickel a gallon Or move to the next level... This It has been posted before, but this is "what if" thread. "What floor please?" "14,000" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumper03 0 #52 January 13, 2005 what if there were a screening device, like a metal detector you had to pass through before boarding the plane that checked to see if your canopy was okay for your experience level? If not, you couldn't get on the plane.....Scars remind us that the past is real Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YahooLV 0 #53 January 13, 2005 someone would still misshttp://www.curtisglennphotography.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #54 January 13, 2005 QuoteWhat if parachute landing areas were made of acres of soft foam rubber? Oh sweet mercy would that make the after-sunset activities more fun!!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #55 January 13, 2005 QuoteIt could have preset bleeps to tell you when your under your hard deck for swoops etc. Neptunes are reasonably accurate and you can setup "swoop beeps" now. To beep at present altitudes to help you setup your swoop. So not quite as hightec and squared away as you are thinking, but its on a similar line of thought.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #56 January 13, 2005 QuoteQuoteIt could have preset bleeps to tell you when your under your hard deck for swoops etc. Neptunes are reasonably accurate and you can setup "swoop beeps" now. To beep at present altitudes to help you setup your swoop. So not quite as hightec and squared away as you are thinking, but its on a similar line of thought. Any altimeter that relies on barometric pressure is boardline inaccurate, you just have to look around on a jumpship and you'll see 5 altis with 500ft difference between highest and lowest. Radalts are 'very' accurate. (providing they are pointing at the floor) A gps altimeter would be equally accurate and I know they are in the pipeline from Neptune. (maybe even in production already) Imagine you could plan and execute a swoop up at 2k ft and know exactly to within 5ft how much altitude it took? Anyway, its only a 'what if' I dont have the design skills to make one. I struggle to make the bed.Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dougiefresh 0 #57 January 13, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhat if parachute landing areas were made of acres of soft foam rubber? Oh sweet mercy would that make the after-sunset activities more fun!!! Boingy boingy! Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. --Douglas Adams Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #58 January 13, 2005 QuoteAnyway, its only a 'what if' I dont have the design skills to make one. I struggle to make the bed. ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 259 #59 January 13, 2005 Quoteyou could actually make it back up to a formation you went low on... I can, no problem. Keep jumping Remi, you'll get it eventually. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #60 January 14, 2005 Awright my last attempt and don't ANYBODY make fun of it this time... What if we had some type of system that would disallow a main and reserve from entangling each other ever on a two-out? <--I've thought about the requirements for something similar to that. Tough order to fill.~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
heidihagen 0 #61 January 14, 2005 what if the weatherman could actually predict the weather in advance? we had the prettiest day today--blue skies/sun/no clouds... but wind like you wouldn't believe! i didn't believe it until i got down there... nobody was there 10mph-right!!!! maybe tomorrowi didn't lose my mind, i sold it on ebay. .:need a container to fit 5'4", 110 lb. cypres ready & able to fit a 170 main (or slightly smaller):.[/ce Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #62 January 14, 2005 What if there were more women skydivers than men? We'd prolly have bitchier chat on the way up...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GeordieSkydiver 0 #63 January 14, 2005 QuoteWhat if there were more women skydivers than men? We'd prolly have bitchier chat on the way up... But the world would be a better place for us....Lee _______________________________ In a world full of people, only some want to fly, is that not crazy? http://www.ukskydiver.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #64 January 14, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhat if there were more women skydivers than men? We'd prolly have bitchier chat on the way up... But the world would be a better place for us.... Dude NOT if you had to share a load with us during certain 'phases' ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antifnsocial 0 #65 January 14, 2005 It's never bitchy at all- girl boogies I have been to! It's usually a blast!!!Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #66 January 14, 2005 QuoteIt's never bitchy at all- girl boogies I have been to! It's usually a blast!!! Uh-huh...but live with the same set of girls for ...oh, two months...then see how things get 'interesting'. I still love all my girlfriends from the sorority house and the Army, but thank God we all don't live together anymore!! ~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Courteney 0 #67 January 14, 2005 Quotewhat if DZs were alcohol free zones... There'd be a shitload less Skydivers. Most of the people I know started because they were pissed and were talked into it. ...drags me down like some sweet gravity!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,467 #68 January 14, 2005 >What if we had some type of system that would disallow a main and >reserve from entangling each other ever on a two-out? Easy. Add four lines to the canopy, outside the slider, and attach a mesh sleeve to those four lines going all the way up to the canopy - so that once the canopy was open the inside of the lines would be 'protected' by the mesh. Go to two freebags. No more entanglements! But a lot more drag. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Courteney 0 #69 January 15, 2005 After smoking some wizard leaf in Zambia a few years back, my buddy and I asked the following: What if you could jump from a plane, open, land on a cloud, pack your rig and then "BASE" off it again?...drags me down like some sweet gravity!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACMESkydiver 0 #70 January 15, 2005 Quote>What if we had some type of system that would disallow a main and >reserve from entangling each other ever on a two-out? Easy. Add four lines to the canopy, outside the slider, and attach a mesh sleeve to those four lines going all the way up to the canopy - so that once the canopy was open the inside of the lines would be 'protected' by the mesh. Go to two freebags. No more entanglements! But a lot more drag. ...what if the reserve deploys up into the main though? Or the reserve was out first (like PC in tow)? I dunno. I can't picture it in my mind. That and find a good way to prevent 2 canopies from downplaning at low altitude...~Jaye Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lostinspace 0 #71 April 25, 2005 QuoteWhat if... I could make a proximity warning indicator so you could effectively see how far people are above your canopy and behind you? bump QuoteWhat if skydivers wore beacons that air craft were required to have a receiver for so 'near misses' were a thing of the past? bump Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #72 April 25, 2005 QuoteWhat if... I could make a proximity warning indicator so you could effectively see how far people are above your canopy and behind you? You'd be richTunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lostinspace 0 #73 April 25, 2005 QuoteWhat if... You'd be rich I love skydiving. Tempering the excitement is the reality that people can get hurt or killed in this sport. I can’t imagine anything potentially more fulfilling, nor a more worthy aim for a life's work, than being part of the parachute industry and making it safer for the people that I have been fortunate to have met in the sport. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #74 April 25, 2005 QuoteQuoteWhat if skydivers had to go through the same type of progression that pilots do. You can't just jump any old canopy at any old wingloading whenever you like, you have to become certified for it, and take professional training on it. Like what if there were regulations on canopies, and you had to pass certain tests and take certain classes to fly certain canopies. Like, getting a "Fully Elliptical - Loaded over 2:1" license; instead of just buying one from some guy when you think you're ready? Thats one of the best ideas I've heard. It would probably scare as many skydivers away from the sport, but they'd still be alive right? Sounds great and you can make require them to have 3rd class medicals too, including the drug tests. Oh wait that would knock out more than half of the people whining about other people's canopy choice.If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casurf1978 0 #75 April 25, 2005 Through some sort of uber main fabric technology your main parachute would pack itself. You would land, stow you breaks, lay it out and this uber fabric with some sort of nanotechnology would pack itself. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
