PhreeZone 15 #1 November 19, 2002 I ran across this paper on the web and thought it was enlighting and wanted to pass it along. It is taken from http://www.noexcusesrigging.com/EssaysArticles.htm Which is an excelent source of intro rigging info it turns out. Simple version Academic Version in ZIP formatYesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DYEVOUT 0 #2 November 23, 2002 Very cool, Phree. The RW paper is very good as well. ----------------=8^)---------------------- "I think that was the wrong tennis court." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkasdorf 0 #3 November 25, 2002 I am amazed that there has been only one commentary in 7 days! I found it excellent, very interesting and would like to know if there has been a follow-up. I mean, did the author keep on working on the subject? Keep us, the only two people that seem interested on the subject posted! HISPA # 18 POPS # 8757 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpoxon 0 #4 November 25, 2002 Actually it's open canopy fatalities. :-P Okay, so the container has to be open for the canopy to be open but when I saw the title I thought it was going to be a pull-out vs. throw-out argument and put off reading it. Going to read it now... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,400 #5 November 25, 2002 The concept of risk homeostatis isn't a new one, although I think there is a lot more to it than that. Had canopy technology not changed at the same time that cypreses had become available, I would agree with the author. However, given that new canopies are simply less forgiving of error than older canopies, I think that effect is going to predominate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pkasdorf 0 #6 November 26, 2002 "The concept of risk homeostasis isn't a new one, although I think there is a lot more to it than that. Had canopy technology not changed at the same time that cypreses had become available, I would agree with the author. However, given that new canopies are simply less forgiving of error than older canopies, I think that effect is going to predominate." OK, Billvon but when you buy a new canopy you do it knowing that it has increased performance and that it is less forgiving. You buy it because of it's increased performance and accepting the increased risk. To me it is not an independent variable. It fits perfectly well within the risk homeostasis theory. It's really very interesting. I'd love to know the follow-up if there is one. HISPA # 18 POPS # 8757 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
