Nah. I wouldn't consider "Gary gore" a piece of equipment. If you went that way, you would have to talk about "Derry slots" and LeMoigne vents. Some minor rig manufacturers also included their names in the name of their rigs.
For what it's worth, Jacques Istel wrote me the other day: "I remember the "Gary gore" when as a very small boy (perhaps 4 ?) he cut a piece of a parachute we were designing. We of course adopted his cut and the "Gary gore" was born."
HW
I remember when he had his first malfunction, right after his thousandth jump. It's a shame that I didn't find out he was gone until now.
"A fool may learn from his mistakes. I prefer to learn from the mistakes of others" - Otto Von Bismarck
Gary Pond - D-6969
in Blue Skies - In Memory Of
I remember when he had his first malfunction, right after his thousandth jump. It's a shame that I didn't find out he was gone until now.