freeflychris 0 #1 June 26, 2007 lets see them if you have them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #2 June 26, 2007 will video suffice?my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDivinRyan 0 #3 June 26, 2007 wow thats close call vid was a little scary ...speration I think might of fixed that haha Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hooknswoop 19 #4 June 26, 2007 The Perris, Oregon, and San Diego reserve rides were all spinning line twists with the links un-even. This mean you either were not even in the harness, or it was mis-adjusted. You can harness shift to make the links even to stop the spinning, which takes spinning line twists too simple,and fix-able line twists. Derek Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #5 June 26, 2007 Quotewill video suffice?my video on www.skydivingmovies.com : Helmet entanglementscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #6 June 26, 2007 Quote Helmet entanglement yikes, you win!my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 0 #7 June 26, 2007 Sabre 135 with some lines going the wrong way, try a search for "Kevin" if you want to see the video ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #8 June 26, 2007 Quote Quote Helmet entanglement yikes, you win! IMHO Mike Holes winsscissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntrprnr 0 #9 June 27, 2007 Quotewill video suffice? How'd the close call video happen? Track up the flight line or something? That was scary to watch - like, "Damn! Falling bodies everywhere!"_______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fueler 0 #10 June 27, 2007 there is a fun ride herehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=yxxVc8bgCEo at about the 1:55 sec mark. **************************************** what!? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
linestretch 0 #11 June 27, 2007 the close call was due to not enough exit separation from the 4 way behind us. I'm filming an 8way team, dumped in place and turned the canopy 90 off the line of flight. Out of habit (from it happening before) I start looking for the group that got out behind us. What do you know, they somehow ended up above us. The lens doesn't do justice, I could see the eye's of one of the gals as she tracked over me. Had they taken the dive lower, I'm sure there would have been a 5way collision. It scared the hell outa me.my pics & stuff! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrigger1 2 #12 June 28, 2007 Derek, While I agree with most of your theory, I do not think it is the whole story. The canopy has uneven pressuization in the second video. The left riser is higher because that side has more inflation than the lower, right side. The rotation on the line twist is opposite that what you would see with just a riser lower than the other. To me, it looks like a Velo.(again, using only the second video) Try setting the brakes about 2 inches deeper than stock and you should see some improvement in this area. With the other two videos, I also believe as you do as to the uneven theory. Cheers, MELSkyworks Parachute Service, LLC www.Skyworksparachuteservice.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpringVark 0 #13 June 28, 2007 Hey Piisfish - did Colin Thompson look at that helmet of yours after the Empuria incident? If so, what were his comments? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #14 June 28, 2007 oh yep hew saw the gear. When I first explained him what happened he opened his eyes as wide as mine were when I saw the numer on the runway getting bigger and bigger. When he saw the video he told me : You're a lucky bastard. I love to talk to Colin, always a sh*tload to learn from him. This Easter we were talking about my mal and Mike Holmes's mal. He told me : You know, last year you should have been dead. Well Mike should have been even more dead than you.scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpringVark 0 #15 June 28, 2007 Hehe. I was there for the first time the weekend after easter this year, and I mentioned your famous video - he remembered it instantly. The guy is an aeronautic encyclopedia. Anyway thread hijack - no mals to post I'm afraid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #16 July 6, 2007 it worked for the short amount of time I needed it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflyimpaired 0 #17 July 6, 2007 OK, you win! That is, seriously, the scariest malfunction pic I've seen. Could you imagine being in a situation where you needed a hook knife and find yourself thinking "I might die because I was to cheap to buy the metal knife". Screw that. And yet, I'm to cheap to buy and AAD. "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." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #18 July 6, 2007 That knife is better suited for belly slitting or urchin processing: http://www.seattlemarine.net/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idcategory=0&idproduct=8837 Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstime 0 #19 July 7, 2007 With this personal screw up (not a mal) I have gained a huge amount of respect for a sport that could take me out in a millisecond, I dropped my guard and "Murphy" got me, funny thing is that I was in bed early the night before was not hung over therefore I was on top of my game. What the F#%k. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites