ChrisD

You buying new? NZ 3-6 weeks custom. PD 12-18 weeks custom. (variable.) C But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump."

"ALLOWED," dude,

Do they, UPT, mention this on their web site? I do think they warn you about this... but as I was told some individuals, with a lot of cash, like the flash so to speak, if only for a short time... not so sure about resale value, vectors have been holding their own as far as selling them, many newer V3s' two years later are selling for very high prices and the buy'rs are happy to pay the price. kind of like what is happening with newer canopies, take a look in the classifieds section, two year old pd products selling for 1800 when they are new for 1950.... wow! But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump."

Sorry me bad, It's tough typing on this thing with these little buttons! I am irish by the way, you english bstard

It's not a chicken egg decision! You post and make reccomondations on how to purchase gear,... Therfore everey swooper jumping and idiot sized 90 or 100 sq ft canopy isn't going to read your words. So who is going to read what you have written? People who don't know any better?? First timers? Which means your answer to purchase a reserve one size larger than your main, allthough admirable advice,

I knew I had seen/ read all about this guy somewhere else: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3894693#3894693 Now another for DSEs' List!!! C But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump."

Thanks for the pic! Think chain of events...I instantly think how is anyone going to control this student(?) if he goes unstable?? A one handed spin stop? (As an example of many possible issues, never mind the go-pro...) So the more likely explanation is this is a four way and he grabbed whatever he could. Not a big deal, except for the stuff already mentioned...plenty of summer jumpers in T shirts and no shirts grabbing what they can...at least they are doing something they love... (Simple soulution, no grips no AFF.) Sorry to hear that someone suffered who was involved in this... But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump."

This is no Scott Lutz, Lutz pulled his cutaway, then the AFFI dumped the boc to complete the sequence. Lot's of first jumps go south at pull time, nothing new there, it's Lutz's bull shit attitude and comments pandering to anyone that would listen that made Lutz the star he is today. The only semblance to Lutz the clutz was the post narration blaming everyone and anything else for perhaps, albit, an understandable situation... If your trying to make a comparison; re the total lack of any personal responsibility and blame everyone else then that's a great observation. You will notice this same behavior in Monteray as it is actually happining'. And this is precisly what seperates this scam artist from Lutz the clutz! The pre-planing and intent will be obvious to any half witted insurance / Lawyer / any FAA / NTSB/ anyone who has been through this type of crap in their past. The unfortunate thing is how much damage both cash wize and reputation wize is this low life going to cause?? And I stongly suspect the gag orders have already gone out which makes getting any real info almost impossible at this point.!! "I thought I saw him just lay down after landing..." He obviously needed to get comfortable before he started his act! The Go-Pro is also highly edited and you don't hear him respond to questions posed by the first people on the scene!!! Unconscious individuals as a rule don't moan like they have a pole up their ass... See this posting as well: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=4442054#4442054 But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump."

These reserves were certificated without meeting all of the TSO requirements. They did it with a waiver or exception for some portions of the standard. I would suggest that you contact them and find out for yourself exactly what this canopy is like and the reasons why they asked for the waiver/exception; in detail. Just a thought or two, JerryBaumchen Hey Jerry, John LeBlanc has this video re the TSO subject: http://www.performancedesigns.com/videos_op.asp http://www.performancedesigns.com/videos_largeop.asp And here is their faq: http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/OptimumFAQ.PDF I have yet to fully watch their vid's because quite frankly unless I see someone with a gopro stuck to someone elses foot, monologs tend to put me to sleep. Is there more to this than what they have to say??? Because I did contact them in the past, and of course your going to get the party line, so to speak. Is this all just requlatory type stuff?? I can't imagine those guys in DeLand doing anything less than the best they can possibly doo? So if someone could point out which TSO thingies they asked for an exception on, and turn that into plain english, I'm all ears...

I just saw it on Netflix, not sure what episode though. C PD had some stuff on their site, not sure if it made it to UTube, you may want to completly search PD's Facebook / Blog sites they had some stuff on inspections which showed them sewing in the background. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K6eewqp1EI PERSONALLY THIS CLIP MIGHT BE BETTER TO WATCH: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FttkHVBu2IA&feature=player_detailpage But what do I know, "I only have one tandem jump."