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QuoteTanedm skydive? They were both wearing approved, in-date dual container parachute systems. They just landed under the same parachute, and it was open per BSRs.
Since they were riding on the same parachute, they'd be in violation since they were (theoritically) jumping two single harness dual parachute systems, an 'experimental' animal I'd say. Now, if they were jumping a Tandem system (dual harness, dual - main/reserve - parachute), and the passenger was unlatched and then rode down on the TMs shoulders, that (in theory) would be legal since it's a dual harness, dual parachute system, right? They were following the letter of the rules...
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QuoteQuoteTanedm skydive? They were both wearing approved, in-date dual container parachute systems. They just landed under the same parachute, and it was open per BSRs.
Since they were riding on the same parachute, they'd be in violation since they were (theoritically) jumping two single harness dual parachute systems, an 'experimental' animal I'd say. Now, if they were jumping a Tandem system (dual harness, dual - main/reserve - parachute), and the passenger was unlatched and then rode down on the TMs shoulders, that (in theory) would be legal since it's a dual harness, dual parachute system, right? They were following the letter of the rules...
Actually, no.
Some time ago, when tandems had a higher age restriction (I don't recall what it was - I've never made a tandem jump), this age restriction was circumvented by having the passenger/student in an appropriate parachute harness, attached to the tandem master.
This was researched pretty carefully beforehand, and was done (repeatedly) in accordance with BSRs and FARs.
The BSR does NOT say you must open above a given altitude, it says you CANNOT open below that altitude.
A tandem passenger/student on the shoulders of the tandem master is in violation of SOPs and thus either or both FARs and BSRs.
Regardless of whether it was a good idea or not, landing the Mr. Bill did not, in and of itself, break any rules.
Blue skies,
Winsor
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is the video still anywhere to be seen ?
scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
piisfish 137
thank you
scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM
QuoteQuoteFor that comment, he should be grounded. Period. No dropzone needs a possibly suicidal guy in the air, let alone a hotshot 100 jump chump who makes stupid ass decisions like that and disregards everyone else's safety just as much as his own.
Somebody pull this guy's silver before he gets on a plane this weekend.
Somebody just hand him a loaded pistol. There's easier and less expensive ways of going about what he's trying to do.
I was reading through this, and what's funny is my brother made a similar comment about skydiving. I have never jumped with him just because he made that comment.
That is correct - but, members of USPA or not, dropzones (not all) do tend follow the BSRs even if they are not members. The BSRs were created by trial and error. Why not go with the experience?
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