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Ever jump one of these??

By steve1, in Skydiving History & Trivia

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airtwardo    6

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A 24' flat is biased constructed with continuous lines. I have seen them take 450 pounds at 135 knots. They are tough.



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My first rig was a Stylemaster...
Pap main and a 23' Tri-Con with the lateral bands
and Taffeta material.

It was supposed to be the strongest reserve around
at the time...I was a large economy size skydiver.
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It had an inverted mesh "T", red steering lines that
I saw a few too many times...and those nifty metal
4-line release rings...for when ya REALLY needed
that extra drive!
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They didn't seem to give much extra forward drive,
but sure increase your VERTICAL speed!
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~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

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steve1    5

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We're not losing our hair ole buddy...

We're "Gettin' more head!"

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(For me the glass is ALWAYS 1/2 full...:ph34r:)



Oh, that's a funny one Airtwardo. I'll have to remember that one.

That reminds me of a good joke.....There was once a guy who went into a bar for a drink. It took his eyes a while to adjust to the dim lights. Then he noticed this guy at the bar sitting next to him who had a head about the size of a softball. He couldn't help but stare at this strange sight.

The guy with the tiny head noticed the guy staring at him and said, "I know you're wondering what in the world happened to my head, aren't you?"

Well it's a long story. For years I saved my money, and then one day I bought this big sail boat, quit my job, and went sailing far out into the ocean. Things were going great until one day, I was caught in this big storm and was ship wrecked on a desert island.

One day I was walking along the beach hoping to be rescued when I spotted this bottle on the beach. There was some dust on it so I rubbed some of it off and suddenly out of the bottle appeared this beautiful genie. The genie said, "I have three magic wishes for you Master."

Well I couldn't believe my good fortune! For my first wish I asked for a new sail boat, and "shazam" there was a new sail boat.

Then I asked for a million dollars and "shazam" there was a million dollars.

About then I started noticing what a good looking babe this genie was. So I asked her, "Genie, how about a little head." And "Shazam" you know the rest of the story!.....Steve1

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mjosparky    3

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Just got a call and in about 2 months I will be test jumping a 24' con...



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By "Test Jump" I'm guessing that it will
be your FIRST jump on it ?!?!?!?!?
:P:ph34r:



No, it will be the first live jumps on it, not just my first.

Sparky
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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bozo    0

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So....TWO case of beer?!
:PB|




They won't let me drink beer while test jumping. You how some people are.:)

Sparky


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You old guys dont drink that much anyway.

bozo


bozo
Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars.

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mjosparky    3

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So....TWO case of beer?!
:PB|




They won't let me drink beer while test jumping. You how some people are.:)

Sparky


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You old guys dont drink that much anyway.

bozo



I resemble that remark!:P:)
How you doing Jimbo?

Sparky
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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mjosparky    3

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You actually have to land it? Can you choose to land in water or deep snow?



Most of the time you have to land them, and it is not your decision where to land. I guess thats why they call it testing.:o I prefer land on land over water. On land, once I touch down it over. On a water landing, once you touch down things can start to get busy in a hurry.
A couple of years ago I was involved in testing a water activated canopy release made by Koch & Sons for ejection seats. I spent 2 days being towed around Big Bear lake behind a boat. That gets old in a hurry. The land portion of the testing was a cake walk. Towed behind an ATV, dry, warm and I could stand up and have a donut between setups.B|
It is amazing what a PLF will do for an old man landing a nylon hammer.:S:)
Sparky
My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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bozo    0

bozo
ou old guys dont drink that much anyway.

bozo



I resemble that remark!:P:)
How you doing Jimbo?

Sparky


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Jimbos doing ok.....weather sucks here just like where you are. Looking at Elsinore in the very near future if the rain ever quits.

bozo


bozo
Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars.

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