ChileRelleno

34 going on 16

Time for Jr. to take a hike,its the best thing you can do for him and yourself.You did your part and now he needs to his on his lonesome.

Chile"the crip"Relleno.

Dangitboy!!! Thats what I call a quick response.
No kidding,right down the street from you? There is no hurry its been 8 years since last contact,greatly appreciate it.

Anyone know a Ralph Chapman D-13675? Ralph was one of my instructors and a friend,I would like to thank him for helping me find my wings and participate in this awesome sport and would like to get the chance to jump with him in the future. If anyone knows him please let him know that I would like to contact him,I can be reached here at DZ.com or at [email protected] . My full name is John A.Cox and he instructed me at the old "Parachutes over San Diego" DZ in 1994.

Gigglesnorthahahahahohoho,I like it and my whuffo wife just shakes her head in bewilderment.LOL

Yo Scoby, I've been jumping my Hornet 210 at about 1.2 for 180+ jumps and have tried various packing methods,I've found that giving the nose a good roll and tight stows with atleast 2"inch bites gives me the best opening out the methods I've tried.Gives me an average 600/800' soft sniveling opening.
The Hornet is the BEST canopy for your $$MONEY$$ in my opinion on the market today,whether its swooping or deep brakes this canopy performs very well.I've demo'd the Sabre2 and the Lotus,both are quality canopies but for all around performance and price get the Hornet.

I think the best way I've heard of so far is to do a comedy along the lines of "Caddyshack", Caddyshack did alot in the way of getting more people out on the greens trying golf for the first time. This could be done tastefully without drug smuggling/abuse or overdone sex/violence. Now don't get me wrong,let the beer flow after jumping,lets chase some skirts and have some serious team rivalry but lets break this stereotype Hollywood is molding around us.
Chile "the crip"Relleno

I'll post photos after i expand my collection at my 1st follow up visit with the rigger for my inspection and repack(surgeon,checkup and new cast)hahahahaha
I probably won't be able to post xrays,I brought copies from CA and the surgeon was bitching about the quality I prayed that he wouldn't have them redone

I the great Chile Relleno crashed and burned while enjoying the blue skies in Davis,CA at Skydance Skydiving this last saturday 08/24...
There I was swooping into the landing area,it looked good and felt good so I went for it! ALAS I had failed to properly inspect my landing area before jumping at this new playground.The area I'd chosen looked like a nice gravel surface to surf in on but was in fact deep pea gravel and my right foot dug in on touchdown while the rest of me kept going!!!
Result,spiral fracture of both the tibia and fibula,yes both of them!.I knew what was happening to me as it was happening (really weird feeling)I tumbled to a stop,confirmed what I already knew and let everyone within a country mile know that I was hurt.The DZ staff was great providing first aid and transportation to and from the Hospital in Davis and in gathering a few belongings out of my truck and getting me on the the next flight home to Mobile,AL. So the next morning I check into the hospital and that afternoon I'm in surgery and two (2)gnarly incisions,two (2)plates,fourteen(14) screws and 3.5 days later I'm here at home to recuperate for the next three (3) months.It looks UGLY(I'll post pics later) and hurts like hell,even while pumped full of Morphine,Demerol and some asst'd other meds, the only real relief is sleep.
The moral to this story "CHECK YOUR LANDING AREAS WHEN AT UNFAMILiAR DZ'S"
I will jump again,live and learn,crash and burn,Chile Relleno.

OK,my concerns are easing up as we babble,reply from Ryan Gifford of Trident H/C says that neither them nor Fliteline has e ver offered a secondary mod due to the fact that there has never been shown a proven need them. States pretty much the same as Quade(thank you) thats its freefly proven and just watch out for worn tucktabs.
thanks for all your input,feeling comfy now,end of thread as far as i'm concerned.
Chile Relleno.

I personally haven't had a problem as of yet but i have seen others with enough riser showing to be a concern,as to whether they were sloppy or had smaller reserves/mains than their H/C was built for may be factors. The point is the concern is in my mind and i'm very safety conscious so i'm asking questions about what seems to me a area of concern. Other manufacturers design with freeflying in mind and they provide secondaries in addition to adequate primaries. so I ask my peers "what do you think?"

As i've become more involved with freeflying I'm becoming concerned with the main riser coverage on my Reflex. I was curious if anyone knows of,has seen or has any input on the possibilty of installing a secondary riser cover modification?
Chile Relleno.

/Putrubia that you would like that and I would like to have laid you out that altar but in the confusion I never got around to it Dangit!
I see by your profile that your in Perris,CA,well I'll have to try to get through there and being a longhaul trucker that should be no no problem (33States and 53 DZ's and counting) and we'll figure something outhehehehahahaha!!!!!(evil laugh)

Rhino, you are doing the right thing at the right time which is what will keep you alive and that is what the game is all about! In a area as congested as the WFFC your rate of aborted swoops seems about on par with my own aborted HIPO landings,I don't do ponds because I have a Cypres,but the grass always needs to mowed a little more.I reckon I aborted more than half of my HIPO landings in favor of a more modest landing due to traffic and whatnot. Keep that awareness and you'll never wind up as a incident report. Bye the way nice jumping with you on high altitudeload#1,Sangria and I had fun!
BlueskiesBlackdeath Chile Relleno.

No longer just lurking,ChileRelleno is now getting relative.