mr2mk1g 10 #51 September 12, 2003 adi that makes your bottom line about £100 cos you know theres a flight up for grabs for that. I'll see if I can talk marius into giving you the ticket - you can borrow my pd reserve..... you got insurance right? how about having two cypres's installed and the closing loop threaded through two cutters? Is it the altitude or the electronics that puts all you people off? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 1,623 #52 September 12, 2003 I would do it on one condition - that those who claim not to be device dependent make it a big way with me, and that they have NO RIGS. Then we'll see how much their skill really helps them.... 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
skydive84 0 #53 September 12, 2003 Ok, if you make the flight from heathrow on the 6th dec returning on 14th jan. You also get to pay for the new cutter, repack and cut reserve cable. And find a DZ to do it! Are you at nethers tomorrow? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #54 September 12, 2003 good oneMy grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #55 September 12, 2003 Of course the answer would change for $100.00 The cutter and I&R cost more than that I know Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #56 September 12, 2003 Hummmmmmm'd it huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #57 September 12, 2003 QuoteHummmmmmm'd it huh? What are you implying? Before you jump to conclusions, might I suggest you read this thread http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=656787;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;forum_view=forum_view_collapsed;;page=unread#unread Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FreeDiver 0 #58 September 12, 2003 For 100,000,000$ I would even jump without a parachute!! I could probably safe hundreds of people from certain death with that amount of money, give to charity, help out my family, etc... my life it not worth more than somebody elses -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jessica 0 #59 September 12, 2003 QuoteOnly if I packed the reserve and assembled the cypres. Me too. I think I'd do it.Skydiving is for cool people only Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rendezvous 0 #60 September 12, 2003 For $100,000,000 = definitely YES ! $10,000,000 = definitely YES $1,000,000 = YES $100,000 = Will think about it, probably yes. $10,000 = NO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #61 September 12, 2003 I can say yes all I want to the original question but I would never actually do it. I need to have alot of faith in my RIGGER also. I do trust him to save my life (has once already) but I dont wanna have to use his services. the cypress opens at approx. 750ft. at full speed that opening will hurt like a Mutha fuka and you may even get knocked unconscious. if you stay awake you then have to land pretty much as soon as you realzed that you shit your pants and I wouldnt wanna slide in or plf that way. now if you were to tell me I could do that and set my cypress to go off at 2.5k...I MAY reconsider. its the ground rush that I think would suck at term. vel. at least at 2.5k you can rip the fukn bag open if you have to LOL (i still dont think I would do it...but I say show me the money and Ill show you just how dumb I can be)My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #62 September 12, 2003 I believe it will work when I need it to, why on earth would someone spend $1200 for something they don't think will work? But I'm not gonna go find out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vonSanta 0 #63 September 12, 2003 Having a CYPRES increases (in my personal judgement) my chances of surviving bad judgement with regards to altitude. It doesn't make it fool proof, but the degree of increase is enough to justify the expenses. For me. 100 mil? Nah. I *do* jump out of planes now and then knowing I might die. But I do that for direct personal gratification, not gratification through monetary gain. Apples and oranges methinks. Santa Von GrossenArsch I only come in one flavour ohwaitthatcanbemisunderst Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Raefordite 0 #64 September 13, 2003 Quotefor One Hundred Million Dollars (TM)...... Would you jump out with no main and your reserve ripcord cut, with only a properly maintained and turned on Cypres to save you? Assuming no legal problems (there would be legalities in the US anyway, i'm not saying ANYONE should ever do this) No - which is also why I would not do a low altitude base jump. I like the idea of time and a second chance. I love my CYPRES, but only as a component of my equipment, not my only life line. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 0 #65 September 13, 2003 Quote Only if I packed the reserve and assembled the cypres. If you assembled the cypres??? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Samurai136 0 #66 September 13, 2003 Yeah. Senior riggers are allowed to assemble components but not to install them. Ken"Buttons aren't toys." - Trillian Ken Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #67 September 13, 2003 wierd, I had a dream today( i sleep during the day and work at night) about this. damn thing didnt work of course I went in but I got up and brushed myself off etc... then I was pissed b.c i didnt get the dough b/c the fine print said the cypres had to work b4 I could get the Money! I was ripping at my reserve PC (the rig was loose enough in my dream to grab it by putting my right arm over my head and grabbing the pc) I got it open just in time ti burn in the thing wasnt even out yet but the pin was pulled! man I was fukn pissed off ini my dream! wierdMy photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
livendive 8 #68 September 15, 2003 I'd do it on my own reserve packjob. It's not that I "trust my cypres", as I don't have one, but rather that $100,000,000 would be awful nice, the rush would be pretty intense, and if it didn't work, I'd only be bummed for a second or two. Blues, Dave"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tsisson 0 #69 September 15, 2003 For $100 million large...I'd do it with an FXC... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
teach1400 0 #70 September 16, 2003 For $100 million, without even a second thought. As it stands I rely on it as soley a backup, but for lotsa duckets, count me in. I'd probably do it for $1,000,000. But, I am single no kids, and that makes a huge difference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bmcd308 0 #71 September 16, 2003 >>that those who claim not to be device dependent make it a big way with me, and that they have NO RIGS. Then we'll see how much their skill really helps them << LMAO! ---------------------------------- www.jumpelvis.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #72 September 16, 2003 I dunno with the reserve cable cut, maybe if I had a reserve handle and I set the cypres for some extra altitude. I know this defeats the psychological experiment so (admittedly, without the actual offer on the table) I'm going to say no. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeTJumps 4 #73 September 17, 2003 Heck no! It is an electromechanical device and the only reason I have it on is if I am incapacitated. If it ever goes off and I was conscious and alert, I'd have to ground myself indefinitely!!!!Mike Turoff Instructor Examiner, USPA Co-author of Parachuting, The Skydiver's Handbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #74 September 17, 2003 I trust my Cypress with my life but i skydive like I'm not wearing one so I would say no to the 100 mill. My wife however would say yes, and make me jump, for her it's a win winYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #75 September 17, 2003 Not a chance. -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
