GaryP

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  1. Agreed, it may not be the best system avail generally (I would not steer a newbie to this system).... but it's the best system for me ! I've been around the pullout/throwout conversation for some time. In the BASE environment I jump BOC. Skydiving I prefer pullout. I just love the feel of positively opening the rig and pulling the PC into the airflow, and feeling it snatched from my hand. The tactile feedback in this deployment technique gives me much info. Thanks for all the responses - G.
  2. Apart from Racer, can anyone please advise what other H/C manufacturers are offering a true pullout as an option? It's not all that apparent from the order forms and websites. I can see a nice setup on the Mirage. Wondering who else... Many thanks ! Gary "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  3. I never said that - your listening filter is on. This jump is being advertised as no parachute and I said there prolly will be one worn.. that's all. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  4. Bet the instructor supervising shit his pants ! "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  5. I foresee, as with Gary's WS landing, despite the hype... he'll have a rig on. Happy to be proved wrong.... G, "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  6. The Australian Record for the biggest formation in Australia is 81. The World Record for the biggest number of Australian in Freefall is something different alltogether. The limiting factors of the infrastructure (available aircraft and resources) is what makes the record pertainent to that particular country. In Australia, skydiving records (and most other sporting records) were historically exclusive to geographic location and separately defined in most sporting codes this way . I remember the AUSTRALIAN 50-WAY (way back). The rules were changed in the APF not that long ago to allow an Australian record to be held on other than Australian soil. A ridiculous outcome to many onlookers. Should the biggest pumpkin grown in the world be classed as an Australian Record even though it was grown in the US (by an Aussie) using US science, soil, resources, technology, water, sunlight, etc ?? There is no ambiguity about the fact that the biggest fomation in Australia is 81. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  7. Congratulations. A US record of the most Australians in f/fall formation in the US. The record for the biggest formation in freefall in Australia is 81 jumpers and was achieved on 21st October 1999 in Corowa. This is the biggest formation ever to be formed in Australia. It is an Australian record. The record stands in Australia as 81. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  8. All this talk of milliseconds over Pop Tops Vs Vector Vs Skyhook means shit. If you are down so low that a quarter of a second means life or death then you deserve to die!! Show me the fatality stats that back up all this crap. Show me the many fatalities that would've been averted with a reserve deployment of a quarter second earlier. Skydiving.. a quarter sec at terminal = approx 55' so I reiterate that if you are down this low you can't go blaming your gear if you go in. In BASE - 55' means a lot - different story. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  9. Wayne packed a Pegasus canopy with the slider-removed in the reserve tray of his Trimpig container (an old Parachutes Australia rig circa 1977). I have posted many media articles from that day as well as from the aftermath of the jump in the BASE "articles" section of the Australian Skydiving forums: link here but you must be registered to view. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  10. Video of Wayne Allwood's legendary jump has now been placed online for all to marvel at. CLICKY "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  11. Relative Work - usually happens around Christmas & Easter. Bores me to tears and I can't wait to get away from my relatives and go jumpin. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  12. A person is dead (a victim of negligence it possibly )and many people are bereaved. You cannot waive your right to sue someone for negligence in most civil Western societies. Either there is negligence or the isn't - the courts will settle this. Check your facts before opening your mouth and have some consideration for the victims here. What have you lost in this ordeal?? "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  13. Exactly One Skyvan I jump has instructions on the door.... "Check tandems hooked up + check spot" But another aircaft (same DZ) conflicts with the message... "Green light = open door & GO" Spotting includes checking for aircraft in conflict. As parachutists (except students) we are all responsible for our choices. If one of our choices is to allow someone else to open the door who doesn't consistently look out for the spot then so be it. Another choice could be to have a look for yourself on jump run before green light or power off... get yourself near the door... learn to spot... take over the spot... .. or you could just leave it to someone else and take what comes. Conflicting aircraft over DZ's is nothing new and something that has been a problem in skydiving for decades... ... so why don't we look anymore?? "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  14. Well... if you wanna just wait for the green light and GPS spot then this is what you get. Proper spotting includes having a fucking look for aircraft in conflict EVERY time... at least this is what I was taught. If you choose to leave it up to the loadmaster to do this then this is your choice... or you can choose to loadmaster yourself... your choice. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  15. Thankyou - now I understand better your gripe that you are choosing to voice here for everyone's consideration. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  16. So much annoying audio and distracting Flash on that site as well as all the ranting text. Can you summarize here what your experience was please? You ordered a rig and it took how long to get to you?? You were supposed to get a free canopy but what happened there?? You attribute fault to who?? Jeb is on your website because why?? Are you saying he screwed you over?? The manufacturer is at fault?? Dealer is at fault?? Jeb is at fault?? You are at fault?? DZ.com is at fault?? GWBush is at fault?? I am one of the ppl you are directing to your website and I need it spelled out in much simpler terms for me to start to understand your situation please. thx g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  17. C-402B being used for AFF1 - Rylstone Australia 1986 [inline C402load.jpg] [inline C402side.jpg] "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  18. I am looking to contact my old friend Mick Kellaher. Rylstone jumper '84-'90 Then Wilton (Picton) jumper 'till the late '90's. A pioneer of freefall videography in Oz. Teamate with Mike Milton in '97 World Air Games. BASE jmpr of high profile in the late '80s. I last saw Mick at Trevor Yates' funeral and would like to catch up with him. If anyone has a contact email for Mick could you please PM me. Thanks very much. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  19. GaryP

    someday

    "Indigenous Americans" Now lets huck some shit g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  20. Re: Looking out on an empty edge. Early on I used to find that sometimes on exit I'd tend to focus so much on looking out at a heading reference point that I'd get tunnel vision and lose my spatial reference - that is the awareness of 3-dimension that is needed to get aware of my body position throughout exit and into freefall. Also the demons in my head would start chattering and going over the gear and the what-ifs. What I found helps is after referencing the "straight-ahead" I look around before checking back straight ahead before exiting (this helps with 3D perspective) and also I find that talking or saying something as I exit brings my mind back to earth and into the present. It may be something like "Cya guys" or "Aussie BASE" or "Oh Shit, My Bridle" or I may chose to count down in a different language like German, French or Greek - I just find this really helps take away the chatter of the mind and stops unnecessary mental energy used - after all, it doesn't relly require that much mental effort to do the physical things required to exit correctly and enjoyably - too much focus to the given task I find is detrimentral. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  21. When I first saw Dainese Armour on Slim it made so much sense. I immediately thought of my very close friend, Joe Shaw (BASE fatal.#28). Joe responded slowly/inadequately to a slowly turning canopy resulting in a cliff-strike against an outcropping of rock breaking his rib and puncturing a lung. He died at the bottom from drowning in his blood-filled lung. This was his only injury. Had he had the chest protection offered by these Dainese units he'd probably still be drinking beer with me today. Slim told me first-hand that his Dainese saved his back on his infamous cliff-strike south of Sydney. Whilst he completely shattered his pelvis and femur his back was saved from the back-protector (which Slim says was split in two from the impact). I always wear this armour on any cliff jumps that are underhung or slider-down as the protection that it gives on cliff-strike is huge. I only use it if I think object-strike is a possibility. Some things to consider: * The back-protector places the container a distance from your back and therefore placed the BOC in a different spot to what I'm used to. I sometimes remove it when I just want chest and limb protection. * The back-protector is outwardly curved (convex). This results in a high-point in the centre of the pack-tray and (in my opinion) can increase the chance of the canopy to roll slightly to one side as the last fold (bottom) of the canopy is extracted from the pack-tray. I don't have enough jumps to formulate any field data to support this - this is just seems obvious. * There are snags galore on these Dainese units. I always wear a long-sleeved top over the entire thing. I've seen jumpers use these without anything over them and thay look like snag-city, particularly when going HH. Also make sure the bottom of the back-protector is tucked into your pants and not exposed as a bridle caught under here via a lazy pitch or aerial will likely not release in anytime soon. * It's hot and cumbersome to wear and hike with. Gear-up time is geatly increased and you have more to carry when hiking out. * Whilst the shoulder cups do restrict your upward reach when wearing the rig on the ground, it isn't a problem when I'm suspended in the harness as the webbing/yoke is lifted off the shoulders somewhat allowing free movement. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  22. Whatever you resist will persist. This is very true so I would first suggest not trying to get rid of the fear but rather just notice that it's there - dont try to to resist it - just own it and let it run whatever course it takes. You may find that as soon as you "go with" your fear and allow it to be then it will immediatly take a lesser importance, just don't have an expectation that this will happen - just give it a go and see what comes. One thing I can guarrantee is that if you try and resist your fear you will give it more validation and importance and it will just get stronger. Fully experience your fear, own it, get fully in present to it- but most of all allow it. Do this and you may be surprised at the results. It will definitely be a different approach to dealing with your fear than your current approach of resisting it and wishing it wasn't there - 'cause it is. Also - Brian Germain's book "Trancending Fear" may be of help. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  23. GaryP

    bad accident video

    Fronts kill. Judging the input inertia on exit to prevent an over-rotation is such a fine line and really only can be MASTERED by those with much gymnastic experience. I say mastered because to go into such a BASE aerial with anything less than that ability is foolish to say the least. Being able to pull it off 90% of the time 'aint good enough. There's so many ppl out there with such a low level of ability doing fronts that we're gonna see much more carnage unless we, as friends, question the decisions of others at the exit point. Hearing someone say "I'm gonna try a front this time" at the top of something underhung, sheer or otherwise technical should raise alarm bells. Suggest they find a more suitable object to expand and progress and MASTER that aerial before raising the bar at a slightly more technical object. Aussies Jason and Adam were both super-experienced aerialists and yet both lost their lives from over-rotations of fronts in underhung situations. It shows that all of us, even the most experienced, are at great risk from these manouvers. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  24. Regarding wet masking tape - when combined with being scrunched-up and wet it becomes extremely strong - easily done by letting the tape get in touch with wet grass and having even the slightest scrunch or twist in the tape. Try it - take a length of masking tape and put a couple of twists in it, then wet it - try to break it either shear across or along it's length. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .
  25. Neil's theory makes most sense to me. I only feel it in a sitting position like aircraft zoomies or rollercoaster or getting airborne while driving - never in an arched position. g. "Altitude is birthright to any individual who seeks it" .