mr2mk1g 10 #151 January 14, 2004 [sarcasm] Yeah - you should be able to trash pack both your canopies now for at least a couple of thousand jumps and hey, why not stop inspecting your gear too - thats jumping time you're wasting there. You've had your mal - that means that fate wont come knocking again until statistics show it will..... right? [/sarcasm] Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freakydiver 0 #152 January 14, 2004 "The law of averages state there WILL be a double mal ever x number of jumps." No. SHOULD be. Not WILL be. -- (N.DG) "If all else fails – at least try and look under control." -- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thelem 0 #153 January 15, 2004 Tonto: What did you're tandem student think of your double mal though? Congrats on landing safely. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sargeatlarge 0 #154 January 15, 2004 QuoteBeen reading this thread as it grows....people die on jump number 1 and jump number 10,000 for reasons that have nothing to do with the maths. Focus on what keeps you alive along with those with whom you jump, and what you need to do to keep it that way. It's easy to go in if you just leave to the law of averages.Sarge Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Tonto 1 #155 January 15, 2004 He wasn't happy, but followed my instructions to the letter. He was really shaken after we landed though. White as a sheet, and didn't get up for about 10 min. Don't you love that adrenaline hangover? I posted it in incidents. Maybe if you did a search for Tandem double malfunction you'd find it. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites EDYDO 0 #156 January 15, 2004 Sounds like the odds are in our favor. You would win the lottery before you would experience a double mal. Even then, doing things correctly multiply those odds many times. Some double mals just screwed up. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pds 0 #157 February 3, 2004 read the first post only. your premise is flawed. there are no statistical "laws". probability would be a better place for you to start but even there you will come up short. if a coin comes up tails 1000 times in a row, what are the odds, the probability, that it will come up heads? 50%. no it is not time ANYBODY went in. it's not a nice thing. now i go to read rest of thread and find out what an ass i have just made of myself.,namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites pds 0 #158 February 3, 2004 hmmm... looks like i went and dug up the dead horse to pelt it with 1000 coin tosses. lmao. looks like you all had it fairly well in hand without my 1/50 of $1.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andrewwhyte 1 #159 February 3, 2004 Has'nt Dave Ruckert alwready had a double mal? What are the chances of him having two? 1/625000000? I guess he never needs another repack. It'll work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PlayDough 0 #160 February 4, 2004 Isn't this a bit like a group of deployed soldiers talking about the probability they are going to get wacked on the next mission? I much more prefer to think about the amazing crap I get to pull off this weekend. Skydiving is too much fun to concern yourself with such things. If you're worried about crashing, why are you jumping? You ( Always ) have to be ready for a Mal... but no sense in looming over the prospect of having one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next Page 7 of 7 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Tonto 1 #155 January 15, 2004 He wasn't happy, but followed my instructions to the letter. He was really shaken after we landed though. White as a sheet, and didn't get up for about 10 min. Don't you love that adrenaline hangover? I posted it in incidents. Maybe if you did a search for Tandem double malfunction you'd find it. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
EDYDO 0 #156 January 15, 2004 Sounds like the odds are in our favor. You would win the lottery before you would experience a double mal. Even then, doing things correctly multiply those odds many times. Some double mals just screwed up. Ed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #157 February 3, 2004 read the first post only. your premise is flawed. there are no statistical "laws". probability would be a better place for you to start but even there you will come up short. if a coin comes up tails 1000 times in a row, what are the odds, the probability, that it will come up heads? 50%. no it is not time ANYBODY went in. it's not a nice thing. now i go to read rest of thread and find out what an ass i have just made of myself.,namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pds 0 #158 February 3, 2004 hmmm... looks like i went and dug up the dead horse to pelt it with 1000 coin tosses. lmao. looks like you all had it fairly well in hand without my 1/50 of $1.namaste, motherfucker. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrewwhyte 1 #159 February 3, 2004 Has'nt Dave Ruckert alwready had a double mal? What are the chances of him having two? 1/625000000? I guess he never needs another repack. It'll work Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PlayDough 0 #160 February 4, 2004 Isn't this a bit like a group of deployed soldiers talking about the probability they are going to get wacked on the next mission? I much more prefer to think about the amazing crap I get to pull off this weekend. Skydiving is too much fun to concern yourself with such things. If you're worried about crashing, why are you jumping? You ( Always ) have to be ready for a Mal... but no sense in looming over the prospect of having one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
