Steeler 0 #26 December 29, 2005 I understand now. Thanks MB. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites flygirl1 0 #27 December 29, 2005 Once due to a dislocated shoulder.Fly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shortyj 0 #28 December 29, 2005 Don't speak that on yourself!Playtime is essential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites alexey 6 #29 December 30, 2005 jumps 500-600 4 times - testing 650 - baglock (new packer) 900 - tandem lin over (new packer) 1100- experimental crossbrase, 2 jumps, 1 cutaway :) 1200 - Velocity fastened backward (new packer). Fun to fly, but, hadto chop :( Packing be myself now - no more cutaways :)Lexa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites steviejb 0 #30 December 31, 2005 2 in 400 jumps aff level 6 total mal! reserve line twists!! be ready for it on your first and every jump. 2nd one was diving line twists.My first mal as a student made the 2nd cutaway a natural reflex to the situation,also I practice ep on every ride to the top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JohnMitchell 14 #31 December 31, 2005 QuoteNot trying to hijack here, but what is a step through? It can also be the rig, or jumper with rig on, stepping through just one or two lines of the canopy. Usually happens on landing, when the canopy comes down on your head. I've seen people pack, jump, and land a single stepped thru line. Looks weird, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jimmytavino 16 #32 January 1, 2006 Yes 5 reserve rides in 34 years... 525 jumps.. 1976 ..cutaway a tangled French Papillon in a mini-system container shot and a half capewells chest mount reserve with a kicker plate 26 foot navy Conical reserve 800+ jumps... 1978 trouble extracting the handle of a belly band mounted pilot chute, during a hop and pop. pulled a blast handle 26 ft round reserve850+ jumps. 1978 twisted belly band pilot chute in tow open main container, main d-bag out, spinning. Got flat got stable pulled blast handle 26 ft Lopo cleared the mess, opened. 1175 jumps 1979 cutaway a strato-cloud with a tension knot from wonderhog Ser. # 435. 3 ring release 26 foot Lopo reserve. All 4 round reserve rides were stand up landings .......AND were over 25 years ago 3007 jumps 2005 part of a 6 way launch from a CASA.. heavy grips all around... the base tumbled, Some dropped grips others didn't.. the guy on my right arm did a couple of backloops, while still on my shoulder grip, and so my right shoulder dislocated..Knew by 11 grand that my right side was not gonna work.. I. E. could not pull my main.. Waited til 3 grand, Pulled my reserve left handed, Instant opening 225 sq. foot ram air reserve. Left turns only, safely into the landing area, slid it in...carted off to the ER to get the arm reset...`so if the past is an indicator.. it should be 25 More years before my next..... skydive softly, skydive often, skydive with friends... jmy o[:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bnacrazywoman 0 #33 January 1, 2006 Four times, and may I say it worked very well each time. #1--two out, jump #11 #2--line over, jump #1238 #3--bag lock (very scary!) jump #2230 #4--line over, jump #2255 And yes, I hooked up my rigger with his/her favorite adult beverage afterwards.BN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Mike111 0 #34 January 1, 2006 nto yet fortunately..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ematteo 0 #35 January 2, 2006 two types of skydivers. those that have pulled silver and those that will. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Mike111 0 #36 January 2, 2006 i wish there was a thid one - "never have to pull silver" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites TVPB 0 #37 January 2, 2006 About 36 times!!!!! 4 or so times being an idiot - human error stuff (wraps, line twists, bow tie, etc). All the other times I just had to use it!! p.s. remember that BASE jumpers use single parachute systems most of the time. THe figure for reserve rides ranges from about 1 jump in 300 up to about 1 jump in 1000 in various countries around the world. My country is about 1 in 550/600 from memory. Given that hundreds of thousands of jumps are made every year, that is a lot of reserve rides absolute and stuff all percentage wise. Every jump, allow for the fact that you will need to use the reserve. Pratice your EP's always. Stay Safe - Have Fun - Good Luck The above could be crap, thought provoking, useful, or . . But not personal. You decide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #38 January 3, 2006 Twice...a long time ago. (1962) 1.) First free-fall - canopy never deployed from the sleeve - only half the lines unstowed. 2.) Mae West (line over) a precautionary deployment - I probably could have landed it. Both jumps on C-9 28' diameter canopies and a T-7A "twilly" reserve. Unconsciously kept both reserve ripcords instead of dropping them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. 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flygirl1 0 #27 December 29, 2005 Once due to a dislocated shoulder.Fly like a girl Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shortyj 0 #28 December 29, 2005 Don't speak that on yourself!Playtime is essential. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alexey 6 #29 December 30, 2005 jumps 500-600 4 times - testing 650 - baglock (new packer) 900 - tandem lin over (new packer) 1100- experimental crossbrase, 2 jumps, 1 cutaway :) 1200 - Velocity fastened backward (new packer). Fun to fly, but, hadto chop :( Packing be myself now - no more cutaways :)Lexa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
steviejb 0 #30 December 31, 2005 2 in 400 jumps aff level 6 total mal! reserve line twists!! be ready for it on your first and every jump. 2nd one was diving line twists.My first mal as a student made the 2nd cutaway a natural reflex to the situation,also I practice ep on every ride to the top. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #31 December 31, 2005 QuoteNot trying to hijack here, but what is a step through? It can also be the rig, or jumper with rig on, stepping through just one or two lines of the canopy. Usually happens on landing, when the canopy comes down on your head. I've seen people pack, jump, and land a single stepped thru line. Looks weird, though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jimmytavino 16 #32 January 1, 2006 Yes 5 reserve rides in 34 years... 525 jumps.. 1976 ..cutaway a tangled French Papillon in a mini-system container shot and a half capewells chest mount reserve with a kicker plate 26 foot navy Conical reserve 800+ jumps... 1978 trouble extracting the handle of a belly band mounted pilot chute, during a hop and pop. pulled a blast handle 26 ft round reserve850+ jumps. 1978 twisted belly band pilot chute in tow open main container, main d-bag out, spinning. Got flat got stable pulled blast handle 26 ft Lopo cleared the mess, opened. 1175 jumps 1979 cutaway a strato-cloud with a tension knot from wonderhog Ser. # 435. 3 ring release 26 foot Lopo reserve. All 4 round reserve rides were stand up landings .......AND were over 25 years ago 3007 jumps 2005 part of a 6 way launch from a CASA.. heavy grips all around... the base tumbled, Some dropped grips others didn't.. the guy on my right arm did a couple of backloops, while still on my shoulder grip, and so my right shoulder dislocated..Knew by 11 grand that my right side was not gonna work.. I. E. could not pull my main.. Waited til 3 grand, Pulled my reserve left handed, Instant opening 225 sq. foot ram air reserve. Left turns only, safely into the landing area, slid it in...carted off to the ER to get the arm reset...`so if the past is an indicator.. it should be 25 More years before my next..... skydive softly, skydive often, skydive with friends... jmy o[:-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bnacrazywoman 0 #33 January 1, 2006 Four times, and may I say it worked very well each time. #1--two out, jump #11 #2--line over, jump #1238 #3--bag lock (very scary!) jump #2230 #4--line over, jump #2255 And yes, I hooked up my rigger with his/her favorite adult beverage afterwards.BN Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #34 January 1, 2006 nto yet fortunately..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ematteo 0 #35 January 2, 2006 two types of skydivers. those that have pulled silver and those that will. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike111 0 #36 January 2, 2006 i wish there was a thid one - "never have to pull silver" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TVPB 0 #37 January 2, 2006 About 36 times!!!!! 4 or so times being an idiot - human error stuff (wraps, line twists, bow tie, etc). All the other times I just had to use it!! p.s. remember that BASE jumpers use single parachute systems most of the time. THe figure for reserve rides ranges from about 1 jump in 300 up to about 1 jump in 1000 in various countries around the world. My country is about 1 in 550/600 from memory. Given that hundreds of thousands of jumps are made every year, that is a lot of reserve rides absolute and stuff all percentage wise. Every jump, allow for the fact that you will need to use the reserve. Pratice your EP's always. Stay Safe - Have Fun - Good Luck The above could be crap, thought provoking, useful, or . . But not personal. You decide. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #38 January 3, 2006 Twice...a long time ago. (1962) 1.) First free-fall - canopy never deployed from the sleeve - only half the lines unstowed. 2.) Mae West (line over) a precautionary deployment - I probably could have landed it. Both jumps on C-9 28' diameter canopies and a T-7A "twilly" reserve. Unconsciously kept both reserve ripcords instead of dropping them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
