benpat

My surgeon suggested that I was a good candidate for replacement knees,he also advised me to not jump anymore should I take this route. Is there anyone out there with first hand info? Thanks.......

Think of it as a watch.........It's always on. turn it off for the off season, to save power

I'm meaning,in a malfunctionQuote what's the lowest you would go, before going for your reserve!!!

Mine's 1800 feet...I've used it 3 times. It's just an altitude I've chosen.........How many feet does it take for a reserve to deploy in a high/low speed malfunction anyway? Is there any one out there with hard facts?...Thanks.

I had the same problem mate, this is what I did. Take a color co-ordinated (natch) push pin. Hold the steel part in your drill chuck, and file down the part that you 'push' on 'til you have a base, and a 'long' part. Then grip the long part in your chuck, apply epoxy to the steel and the underside of the 'base'... Now the good bit,.. drive the pin into the visor about a half inch below the latch hole, until flush. After the glue sets Dremmel off the excess pin.....Voila!! Mine's been good for about 11 years now.........I know, I've got too much time on my hands. haha

Why is it you are wanting to pack this way, are you trying to correct for a deployment/ opening problem? Yes, I had a spinner recently for no good reason, had a reserve ride. I guess I'm trying to reinvent the wheel......

Pssst......I think I can hear the sound of people rotating their 'D' bags... (stows to the BOC).....

You're frightening me now.....

It's a Micron 308 with a Katana120 a medium fit, so the 'D' bag can kinda morph into the shape that it's presented with. I like the idea of no extra rotations on it's way out...

Just curious...My container manufacturer specifies that the 'D' bag line stows should be at the bottom of the container (facing your heels). Can anyone tell me why I can't stow the 'D' bag with the stows facing my back?,would this method give a cleaner deployment? what am I missing? What do you think?

I jumped in north Carolina a few years back, Raeford, 2 in the plane,yours truly and Cheryl Stearns. She was practicing for her record attempt (success) for the most jumps in 24 hours. Her rigger had devised a pulley sytem to enable her to get down quick........ She might be able to advize,Google her,She's quite the gal...

I got mine custom ordered from Roger Davis, 4634 Uplands Drive Langley BC Canada V3A4P2 E mail; [email protected] 4 days!!

So let me get thias rightr..Y0u have to close the doors on your vehicle in the right order,put your tongue on the right side of your mouth to save your life ......WTF.....Cypres rules....

What a wuss,up here in the great white north, we jump all witer long,See temps of -30c. I did 23k in quincy with my buddy Vito wearing shorts and tank top Canucks Rule! Quote Ben from Canada.Quote

Nice hat, Lousy choice of background dude.

L.Femur snapped pelvis broke in 2 spots.....Zyban... Siezure under canopy....don't even do PRESCRIPTION drugs when skydiv'n. You have been warned...............................

Steel rods!!! man you are talkin' the seventies, Nowadays,4 sheets of a newspaper,taped to 15ft.by 10 ins. of crepe paper weighs 2oz. dropped from 2000ft. should take 2 mins. if not,then adjust the distance. Like I said , The lost art of spotting.....

Do all these wonders of modern electronics take into account opening altitude, size of RESERVE, after all, thats the reason we (SPOT)...Lest we forget.

Ahh.. the lost art of spotting....CSPA rules sez,a wind drift is to be thrown before 1st. load of the day,If there hasn't been a load for over 90 minutes or there's a significant change in wind direction... all good stuff. At our DZ the DZO had a standing bet...at the first WD throw,the thrower could put up 10 dollars to try and win 100 dollars, by throwing the WDI at the guessed spot and attempt to land the WDI in the bowl, Vic Boghese never had to pay out in 32 years

EXACTLY!!!!! So some bozo(the 1st. person down) gets himself/herself into a corner, and the only way out is a downwinder,.... Can you say LEMMINGS..... Give me a GOOD reason to adopt this asinine way of landing, wouldn't it be prudent to try and establish a global rule, and to not pander to swoopers.......

We have a wind sock at our drop zone.........I like to eat the carrot ffom the small end

I'd like to open a can'o worms......Here's my 2 cents. I determine my landing direction before I board the aircraft..... Bad spot, I know the ground winds, Reserve ride, ditto. NOBODY tells me which direction to land..,NOBODY.....Left hand pattern,OK...This area only OK...Hey,you want to land downwind, do it away from the general landing area,dont encourage the 50 jump student to leave HIS brain in the aircraft.. Hey, new rules at LAX first one down.............

I've made over 1500 skydives and made it a point to chew gum on every jump.Part of my pre jump check.....altimiter, AAD, Hackey,Gum,.....How's it going Scott,...Remember dispatching me........ Suspicious......Maybe....................................

I've owned both, Here's my thoughts....Parapack looks new right out of the box at 500 jumps provided you don;t snag it....Cordura is bulletproof, but looks aged ,(dull) at 100 jumps. My choice,Parapack but RW dosen't give give an option. So I settled for my 2nd choice..

You', are downright disrespectful......I hope I never know you, or your Ilk.