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roostnureye

my 1st mr.bill

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Whoa! Good job man, that's one of the coolest thing's I've seen. You gotta be pretty strong, huh? Not only to hand on when your buddy pulls, but to climb up on his shoulders like that. Definitely bookmarking that video.
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i think im 3/4 monkey!

actually there are a few things that the person deploying can do to help the jump.

1.pitch the pc asap or have someone pc assist you
2.make sure the hangar wraps their legs around the deployer
3.have the deployer cross his/her legs, this helps you keep from sliding down and off them
4.after the deployer pitches have them grab on to you
5. collapse the slider!!! if you watch my video closely you can see my foot get hung up under the slider for a while!
6. once you are on the shoulders of the deployer it is really tough to turn around, be aware!!! put as little pressure on the linesets as you can.
7. leave the brakes stowed unless you are gonna land it.
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Wow... just wow. You're nuts. ;) I think my jaw was hanging open for most of the video.

Next time you do this have someone get video from outside. That'd be really cool to see. B|

And for some balance to the topic... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro


I saw that one before. Didn't realize what they were trying to do until now. Ow.
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Mr. Bill jumps are a lot of fun when they work out. How often do you get to fly a 3 to 1 loaded canopy with a friend :)

It is a high risk/high reward jump IMO. Many times "Mr. Bill" can't hold on. The forces involved when things don't work out are pretty high, and there are lots of things that can go wrong (from things like the video to getting kicked/kneed in the head when mr bill can't hold on during opening shock). I have a few failed attempts, and one good attempt. The last failed attempt was enough to probably keep me fry trying again.
They are fun for sure, but higher risk than many of the other fun/trick jumps.

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This one gives an idea of the forces/energy possible. This was similar to my last one...one second you are there, and the other you are gone (and happy not to have dislocated a shoulder/elbow or caught your head on a knee on the way out).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAUrvzQIpCU

This one gets credit for the coolest/most creative Mr. Bill.Part Mr. Bill, part FruitLoop

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwq-yg9GwGE

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So you finally got around to doing one after we talked about it at skyfest huh? Nice job! I can't let you get all the glory, so I have to post mine now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKweR8fznZI




So I guess it was better than this guys?

Not even a bad line burn . . .:S
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