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It surprised me on the # old time jumpers that didnt have AADs at SSM. And staff most who probably had their AAds expire!. Take where the knee jerk jump came from a speed star! all different levels of experince! I would have no hesitation to jumpimg with a John Rich a Carol Lee a Weldon people who were jumping before AADs were on the market. I picked up a tandem rig after after it had been jumped> AAD not turned on ? the tandem instructour his response? I was doing tandems before there was Drouges, AADs
JohnRich 4
QuoteI have 3 rigs, just recenly 2 have no AADs one my mirage with an Argus, banned, the 2nd a Cypress 12 years old good bye the third a racer never had an AAD.
So you need three Cypress' at $1,500 each, for a total of $4,500.
If you make $30 per tandem, you'll have to do 150 tandems just to get your personal rigs equipped to fun jump again. And during that time, you're not making any profit to help your family.
So if business is good, you might be back to fun-jumping and making profit again in, oh, about 3 months, if the weather cooperates. But the weather never cooperates. You'll be mid-summer before you get all this taken care of.
Just go for one rig to get yourself back in the air as a fun-jumper as soon as possible, and then go for a longer term plan to outfit the other rigs.
At our DZ we make you cycle it on as well as verify that the unit is in date upon waivering... I know most of you non DZO's hate this and or will not jump at my DZ or others that force this requirement, however I'm confident there will be a day when most if not all DZ's will require it.... We mandated it over 6 years ago and have 3 legitimate saves so it does make since... DZ's have a right to protect there clientele and reputation too..
I agree that DZ's are working just as hard to preserve their reputation as a safe environment. They need Tandems to come in and feel safe and not hear the stories about someone pounding in the day before.
No one wants to go through the bad string of luck Perris went through recently. {and they banned hook turns for a while)
No one wants to go through the bad string of luck Perris went through recently. {and they banned hook turns for a while)
Krip 2
QuoteAt our DZ we make you cycle it on as well as verify that the unit is in date upon waivering... I know most of you non DZO's hate this and or will not jump at my DZ or others that force this requirement, however I'm confident there will be a day when most if not all DZ's will require it.... We mandated it over 6 years ago and have 3 legitimate saves so it does make since... DZ's have a right to protect there clientele and reputation too..
Nice flight line dude, 14.5k in 9 minutes
It's your DZ and your the rulemaker.
Do you have any rules on Max wing loading, vs experience level. Or max rotation . The Incident reports show a long trend of problems with hook turns, instead of bouncing. But you DZ info shows your DZ allows them.
Not looking for a long drawn out discussion. Do you have a secrete that you can share with the young one s and otheer DZO's yry and prevent stupid.
R.
KAMO skydivers 1970-72 Edgerton KS
Do you have any rules on Max wing loading, vs experience level. Or max rotation . The Incident reports show a long trend of problems with hook turns, instead of bouncing. But you DZ info shows your DZ allows them.
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Stick it in, twist it and break it off...
I love you man!
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~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~
QuoteNo, making blanke assumptions is the stupidest thing a jumper can do.
*What blanket assumption did hokierower make?*
Not reading the manual and understanding the operation of a potentially lifesaving/deadly device on your back is the stupidest thing a jumper can do.
*Maybe he has. How could you possibly know that he hasn't?*
Asking people to spoon feed you information you should be able to figure out for yourself is the stupidest thing you can do.
*I missed the part of the thread where hokierower asked a single technical question about the operation of the cypress. You incorrectly assumed that asking a rhetorical question about purchasing a 1500 dollar safety device and then deliberately not using it was flawed logic shows extreme ignorance.*
Assuming I'm a jackass, well that's just ignorance.
*Not an assumption. You made some very large assumptions about this jumper based on nothing at all. Then ended your post with on a personal note... I think what you meant was for a personal attack. *
On a personal note, at a 112 jumps you can barely wipe your own ass in this sport. Try not to question the experience an wisdom of someone who's been around the block if you value survival. If you don't, hey, ignore and do what you like.
*What wisdom have you shown in this thread? Read the manual (assuming he hasn't) Don't make blanket assumptions (which he didn't) don't ask me to spoon feed you information (which he didn't). Don't question my wisdom, here on the anonymity of the internet I claim to have a lot of jumps and see that your jump profile has a lower number therefore I feel free to put words in your mouth . Hokierower jumpedat san marcos. I jump at san marcos. This thread is near and dear to to us.*
billvon 2,739
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>Drop zones should not dictate to experienced jumpers what equipment
>they should use.
Our DZ, tyrants that they are, require reserves.
>Yep, I should start looking for an old Cypress unit to slip in the plastic
>pouch on my rig . . .
You could just pack your reserve with some old laundry and save on the cost of a reserve as well. Don't let the man keep you down.
>they should use.
Our DZ, tyrants that they are, require reserves.
>Yep, I should start looking for an old Cypress unit to slip in the plastic
>pouch on my rig . . .
You could just pack your reserve with some old laundry and save on the cost of a reserve as well. Don't let the man keep you down.
chuckakers 417
Quote>Drop zones should not dictate to experienced jumpers what equipment
>they should use.
Our DZ, tyrants that they are, require reserves.
Different argument, Bill. That's an FAR so the DZ has no choice but to require it.
Chuck Akers
D-10855
Houston, TX
D-10855
Houston, TX
faulknerwn 38
Yes. I can't foresee Mark Mark ever making such a rule at Temple. He started skydiving in 1976 so he's been around long before modern AADS
That might be true, but it's not for the stated reason.
I know (at least) two dropzones run by people who started skydiving in the 70s that require AADs.
I know (at least) two dropzones run by people who started skydiving in the 70s that require AADs.
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"I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan
"You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?
"I'll tell you how all skydivers are judged, . They are judged by the laws of physics." - kkeenan
"You jump out, pull the string and either live or die. What's there to be good at?
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Quote. Some day soon, trickery may be necessary to make a jump.
Next up, a fake RSL. That one will be easy.
Whats next? Will you condone pencil packing reserves?
People respect your posts for the most part John, do you really want it in writing that you are suggesting to make a fake AAD?
JohnRich 4
QuoteQuote. Some day soon, trickery may be necessary to make a jump.
Next up, a fake RSL. That one will be easy.
Whats next? Will you condone pencil packing reserves?
People respect your posts for the most part John, do you really want it in writing that you are suggesting to make a fake AAD?
I'm not advocating violating FARs. Local business rules are quite another thing. The most a DZ can do for a DZ rule violation is to ban you, which would already be done without the aforesaid mandatory AAD. So there would be no loss for trying.
And since I've posted the fake AAD thing openly, drop zones would be looking for that on my rig. So if a drop zone mandates AAD's, I guess I'll just have to quit jumping there. But the idea might serve others so they don't find themselves out of a place to jump. So by expressing the idea, I'm sacrificing the ability to use it for myself, on behalf of others whom it might serve well.
We do evaluate jumpers experience levels vs. what wing loading they are at... We don't use a fixed chart or anything at this point. Most jumpers in the midwest are making less than a 100 jumps a year as a weekend warrior... Its pretty easy to see based on logged jumps, weight and wing loading who is a potential problem... As for hook turns they are allowed once Ok'd by DZO or S&TA!! I see we have some old school KAMO guys on here... Nice to see some dinosaurs still active in the sport!!
councilman24 37
Its hard to imagine a lawsuit against an AAD manuf. because the rigger didn't put the loop through the cutter and the AAD manuf. didn't design the AAD so that this was detected....
but it's going on right now.
but it's going on right now.
I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE
^this.
And requiring AAD's is not the answer to this, but rather tort reform is.
And requiring AAD's is not the answer to this, but rather tort reform is.
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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.
councilman24 37
No argument. But in the mean time would you choose to protect your financial future?
I don't like it any more than anybody else. But I understand the financial risk, as well as the well meaning desire to keep people from bouncing on your DZ. I've investigated a no pull death without an AAD (on a rental rig no less), had several friends saved by them, and investigated at one death where the already deceased jumper landed under his reserve because of it.
Skydivers used to die hitting the ground without a canopy while still having fun. No they die with a canopy while still having fun. AAD's managed to make the first one rare. New canopies and flying styles have made the second less rare.
I don't like it any more than anybody else. But I understand the financial risk, as well as the well meaning desire to keep people from bouncing on your DZ. I've investigated a no pull death without an AAD (on a rental rig no less), had several friends saved by them, and investigated at one death where the already deceased jumper landed under his reserve because of it.
Skydivers used to die hitting the ground without a canopy while still having fun. No they die with a canopy while still having fun. AAD's managed to make the first one rare. New canopies and flying styles have made the second less rare.
I'm old for my age.
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE
Terry Urban
D-8631
FAA DPRE
Yep, they have the right to implement whatever rules they want. And that means that this rule will drive off the CRW dogs and some of the experienced jumpers. So be it. That still leaves them a thriving tandem business, but that's short-sighted, because without the fun jumpers, there are no new tandem masters being bred there. And when they run out of tandem masters, then what? Get 'em from other drop zones that still raise them? What happens when enough drop zones get out of the fun-jumper business that there aren't enough tandem masters to go around any more?
No need for you to be a jerk here. Freedom means freedom of choice for the customers, and businesses that want to suceed should provide that freedom of choice to them. But yes, the choice from a business standpoint as to which way to go is ultimately theirs, and also to live with whatever consequences follow from their decisions. The loss of revenue should be insignificant. But what about the loss of spirit and soul?
I have a lot of respect and love for Paul, Jen, Eric and all the rest of the crowd there. I'm gonna miss 'em. 'Tis a shame after all these years, that I'm suddenly deemed not safe enough to jump with them any more. I know they're shaken by the recent fatality there, but it's my opinion that this is the wrong response.
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