isaiah85 0 #26 August 30, 2005 Here is at least one thing that can go wrong..... http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1437 Isaiah Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gemini 0 #27 August 30, 2005 http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1437 Great example of one way it can go wrong! Blue skies, Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richyb 0 #28 August 30, 2005 when packed correctley the velocity opens really softley, i had no problem in holding on. we exited out of at C206, will post video!! The guy filming is on a velocity 84, needless to say he struggled to keep with us! Ive upoaded the video at www.skydivingmovies.com, it will be there in another 10 mins. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pilotdave 0 #29 August 30, 2005 http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=2625 Dave Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #30 August 30, 2005 woohoo, I got the first download :)cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outlawphx 1 #31 August 30, 2005 Well, my one attempt at a Mr. Bill went like this. One jumper jumping a Manta was doing the deploying and I was hanging on. We exited off the step of the Cessna, and he pitched. The pilot chute wrapped around my foot, and since I was looking behind him as saw that, I pushed off him and kicked the pilot chute off. Needless to say, that could of been really nasty. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outlawphx 1 #32 August 30, 2005 Exiting at 3k to do that is a really bad idea. If you're going to screw around, giving yourself more altitude for sorting any problems is not quite as stupid. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DrewEckhardt 0 #33 August 30, 2005 Quote The forces generated when a canopy opens are great. Minimal forces are generated when you open a modern canopy after a one second delay out of a slow flying otter. Quote Granted, when people use really big, slower opening canopies, you can get away with it, but even then if the opening is fast, you could be killed or seriously hurt. Modern skydiving canopies open plenty slowly regardless of size. I would (did) do a Mr Bill under a Stiletto 120 (exit weight might have been 350 pounds) before I'd do one under one of my 245 square foot F111 seven cells (won't). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,647 #34 August 30, 2005 tried this? www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1654... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Faicon9493 114 #35 August 30, 2005 Quotewe tried this the other day and it worked! Just because you can doesn't mean you should! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richyb 0 #36 August 30, 2005 dont be daft......theres no rule that says this is illegal in BPA or USPA, its far less dangerous than base jumping in my opinion. If both parties accept the risk then its their choice as long as they dont endanger anybody else......which we didnt. We where the last 3 out and the last 3 to land. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
packerboy 3 #37 August 30, 2005 Shoulda landed it... that'd be real cool. Just have Mr. Bill deploy during the swoop to slow you down like a dragster. Or arrester cables... -------------------------------------------------- In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Praetorian 1 #38 August 30, 2005 I missed the exit altitude.. did they really leave at 3K? Good Judgment comes from experience...a lot of experience comes from bad judgment. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #39 August 30, 2005 There were some pics from a couple years back of someone doing it on a smaller canopy than a velo90...think it was a 60ish in size. I believe sluggo had a third canopy just in case._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #40 August 30, 2005 Sure. Mr Bill on a Xaos27 88. Fast as hell......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bob.dino 0 #41 August 31, 2005 Quote If you need to ask "Why" then you really need to sit down and think about doing such things, and calculate the risks versus the rewards. I think most people of sound judgement would tell you that the risks outweight the rewards by far. I think most people of sound judgement would tell you that jumping out of a plane is stupid and that the risks outweigh the rewards by far. But we still do it. 'Coz we like it, and for us the rewards are worth the risks. Stones, glasshouses, and all that . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DanglesOZQld 0 #42 August 31, 2005 Fully sick lol!! My Mr bill was on a BT PRO SERIES 120 with a LOOONG snivel, towards the end of the lines. ANYONE who calls this canopy a Blue Smack can't pack for SHIT! Our wingloading then was around the 3.7 mark and the hangee got all woosy and let go about 2 mins after the opening ;) Oh, and for those that are saying "stupid" etc - PARACHUTING IS DANGEROUS! LMFAO! -BSBD! -M. "A Scar is just a Tattoo with a story!!!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bch7773 0 #43 August 31, 2005 i've done a mr. bill on a navagator 260. we found static lining sluggo works fairly well. MB 3528, RB 1182 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Richyb 0 #44 August 31, 2005 dont be daft!! exit allitude was nearly 6K i let go at just over 3K Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #45 August 31, 2005 Nice idea ...how'd it fly? (apart from down) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
outlawphx 1 #46 August 31, 2005 Quotedont be daft!! exit allitude was nearly 6K i let go at just over 3K I guess I misunderstood. I just saw 3k in description over at skydiving movies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
