tree915

Any idea who in heavens name told him that?? Yes, and I'm not going there

When all this originally posted Ted made my "people to avoid" list. I didn't want to make a friend that was taking risks without trying to manage them. Later I had several long conversations with him about his goals and the way to meet them. He proved to me that the impressions I had were wrong. Ted not only accepted advice but would actively seek it out. He wanted to learn to swoop and had been taking steps to learn to do it right. He was impatient and occasionally thought he could skip a step or two. Not very unusual in this sport. IMO some of the instruction from the experienced swoopers he was soliciting advice from may have been a contributing factor. I believe he was told that he needed to start his swoops with a 270 and dial the starting altitude in rather than start by making smaller turns and building them up. And with nobody there who was more experienced in swooping to say it was wrong....well you know. This antique post completely misrepresents him. He's focused, competitive and goal oriented but he's not irresponsible. Using this thread to point fingers is wrong. I can just picture some smart ass kid saying "I told you so".

*** I don't buy it......can anyone vouch for this rigger tree915???. Phree, I think that's your cue. Please take a minute to re-read both the original post and the website. You're only remembering the highlights, nor did you see any of the additional e-mails that Kenny told me he sent to Sangiro. Kenny is an opportunity seeker. He buys and sells gear all the time. Without meaning to defend him I just want to say that I found no indication that this was a bad canopy in any way. As a person who regularly test jumps "problem" canopies I have to say that a single person's evaluation is rarely accurate. I feel that with a reline the canopy would have been fine despite any claims the previous owner may have made. As for the side placards that state the model and size of the canopy being replaced: I've only seen that done by "Call Ralph" so he could add his advertisements to your canopy. When I stated that I was curious about the placards being replaced, I'm not suggesting that anything inappropriate occurred. I just wonder why?

Hi, I'm a rigger and S&TA. I have been working closely and quietly with Kenny to help resolve this situation. He brought the canopy to me today to start the inspection process. He would have preferred to send it directly to PD but due to the posts by some PD employees he didn't feel the canopy would receive a fair evaluation. I started with a general inspection and found no problems. I then measured the line trim and found that it was slightly out of specification. Rather than invest any more money into this canopy, worry about PD and a reline or having to prove that it would be OK Kenny has decided that the canopy should be destroyed. He has given it to me to do so. Please consider this matter resolved. The only question I have is why were the placards on the sides of the canopy replaced before Kenny purchased it?