freeflir29 0 #1 May 28, 2002 Well...I didn't land in the water or anything but I did land on the beach. Plenty of fine sand all in my rig. I did my best to shake out as much sand as possible but I was more worried about the salt. Is there anything in particular I should do to my rig after a beach jump. I did jump it several times after the beach jump so short of popping the reserve and rinsing it in water is there anything else I should do to it?"Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 558 #2 May 28, 2002 Vacuum sand or salt out of your rig before it starts to rust hardware. Any household vacuum cleaner will remove sand or salt as long as the rig stayed dry.There is also a risk of all those sharp little crystals grinding away at the nylon, but that is more of a long term problem.Back in the 1980s, Para-Flite had a problem with shrinking leading edge tapes on military canopies that had deliberately been landed in salt water. Para-Flite's short term solution was switching to a different brand of tape. The SEALs' long term solution is to have two sets of gear parachutes. One set of parachutes for landing on land and a second set for landing in water.Also remember, that if you accidentally dunk your Cypres, it has to be overhauled. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #3 May 28, 2002 Quoteif you accidentally dunk your CypresDon't have one of those pesky things to get wet... "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #4 May 29, 2002 >Funny thing about jumping over the ocean, I sure feel safe knowing all that water is >down there. You could ride in a pretty ugly mal and live....You feel SAFE jumping over a body of water?? I'd be more worried about the obvious possibility of drowning...Erno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #5 May 29, 2002 QuoteI'd be more worried about the obvious possibility of drowning...Uuummmm...I can swim....Plus I had a life vest in a pouch around my waist. I wouldn't even carry that if I wasn't worried about my gear sinking. Just like any other jump....check the spot, know your canopy, and you won't get wet. "Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot90 0 #6 June 1, 2002 beach jump are fun, like demo's and night jumps there can be increased risk. Here in florida we have miles and miles of beach, just all on a heading of 00-180 I've only seen one water landing. That was because he was showing off and the wave god reached up and smote him :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #7 June 4, 2002 QuoteThat was because he was showing off and the wave god reached up and smote him :)I hope there was video......."Here I come to save the BOOBIES!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
