rmcvey

drinking beer as i type..... well done.

They do the job and are good value. Ive packed a few that made me swear. On one, the main container side flaps virtually covered the "slot" the main pin flap is supposed to go into, the tuck tabs are too big and seem completely the wrong shape when in comparison to other rigs. I dont like poptop reserves. Every man and his dog has one. Ive heard little things being wrong with orders (colour mix ups, soft reserve handle instead of metal etc.) simple things that i personally would expect to be right when buying a new rig. In short, i wouldnt buy one. I would look at what options are available from all manufacturers and chose the one that i liked the most. And then decide on what rig you like best. And then see if you like the price.

Jumped a DC-3 for the first time.

Ok, you got me. How about this one. To fill a bath tub with the Hot tap takes 15 minutes. To fill it with the Cold tap takes 25 minutes. How long to fill the bath tub with them both on??

A Farmer has a chicken, a bag of grain and a fox. He has to get all three across the other side of a river in a canoe. He can only take one thing at a time. If he leaves certain things together, i.e. the chicken and the fox, the chicken will get eaten. Same goes for the chicken and the grain. How does he get all three across the river??

Yes, its definately a great option weather you FF or not. Theres no velcro and like Aggie said, its bomb proof. Ive also seen hackey sacks wobbling around in sit jumps, which could start to work the pilotchute out, which is another problem it solves. When i got mine it was a weird feel at first, being used to a hackey, but after practicing on the ground its actually ALOT easier to get a good hold of. IMO the best of bits of pull-out & throwaway systems in one.

I would but i dont have a camera helmet deuce, i noticed your using a stroboframe QRC on the stills, only you have it lengthways (from front to back) as apposed to sideways (left to right)? I have a stroboframe for my TRV and was going to use it in the way you have, lengthways, and am curious how you go on with the stills? Does the cork pad give an acceptable grip?? and why didnt you put it sideways so the QRC plate covers more of the bottom surface of the camera??? Rob

Are you sure? it sounds like if you turned a few feet lower, this discussion would be in the incidents forum, and you would be the topic. Doing 180 toggle turns onto final will not help your "swoop" (im guessing this is what you were attempting) unless you nail them exactly right. A tiny bit wrong, your swoop will be nowhere as good as it could, or you'll die. Using front risers on the other hand, when done properly can increase you landing speed, be more forgiving (when done correctly) and in theory will give you a better surf. Im telling you this because it sounds like you are intent on trying these things so hopefuilly this will prevent you hurting yourself or other jumpers. I am not an expert canopy pilot. I am a very inexpierenced skydiver, and you need to accept the fact that even after your 100 jumps, you are too. But this is how i went about what you described, and as yet, have not injured myself. On your next jump, open high. Say 5000'. Discuss this with the other jumpers so you dont catch anyone off guard. After clearing your airspace and locating the dz, do a control check on your canopy. If your happy, release your brakes and experiment with your front risers. If you have dive loops, use them, if not take hold of both front risers, as high up as comfortable, and pull them down approx. 1 - 2 inches.do not let go of the toggles to do this, Feel what the canopy does. And slowly let them up, and SMOOTHLY apply the brakes until you feel the canopy level out. At this point your slowing down, as you do, slowly continue to apply the brakes until are virtually in dead air, but not so much you stall. Practice this until you can transistion from.... risers on.... up slowly....brakes on, in one fluid movement. When you get to your hard-deck, set up your landing as normal and try and land as smoothly as possible, into a tip toe landing. Forget about front risers for your next few jumps. Practice this on your next few jumps until YOU are 100% comfortable with the way your canopy begins to dive when you apply front risers. When your happy, set you landing up as normal and get on to your finals a little higher than usual and on heading to your landing point. At approx 50 feet hold both risers and start a gentle dive, slowly releasing and onto brakes. If you let go too high, which you will for the first few times, simply land as normal. dont get back on the risers, you dont have enough height Do this landing 25 times. This will get you used to what height you need to start the front risers, and at what height you need to let go. But go easy, and its better to let go slowly with height to spare, than suddenlly let go at the last second and slam on the brakes. This worked for me. It may or may not for you. Ive found the hardest thing to be patience. Have patience and always abort your riser approach if things arent perfect. Observe how you set the landing up, how accurate your landing was and how smooth the flare was. You shouldnt have to run off speed. If you do you havent mastered it. Be critical of yourself and try to better each landing, in terms of smoothness, accuracy, safety, and how finished your landing. DONT rely on this post to learn how to land properly, get someone who you can rely on at your dz to help you. this is just what I did. If the expierenced jumpers at your dz are telling you this they are VERY wrong. There is no need for you to "just figure things out". I wouldnt ask them jumpers for any more advice on anything because by saying what they have sounds like they have already nearly killed you. Be safe

I spoke to PD and this was the reply.....

Eric Fradet, the french skysurfer reportedly has 23,000+

Glad you survived, the landing you described has killed many jumpers. The "when" part depends on alot of things, is different from one jumper to the next, for some its 1500 jumps, some its never, for some 60 jumps. The "how", would be to First, be able to land your current canopy VERY consistantlly, where you want, being fully aware of all the other jumpers on the load and fully understanding how your canopy responds to all the various inputs (ie risers, toggles the harness etc) These need to be practiced up high. Once you can land really well without building up speed, if you still want to, you can then learn the basics of front riser approaches etc. Doing a "unintentional toggle 180" into the ground suggests your not ready for latter. Try to learn from your mistake, why did it happen? did you set-up wrong? if so, how will you improve next time, were you running downwind too low and felt you needed to get into wind?? how will you prevent that happpening again?? etc. Be careful and dont give in to the temptation to try and run before you can walk. You will get there eventually. But like everything else in skydiving, get good at the basics first. Safe Ones.

nope. Just make sure you use the correct size spanner so you dont "round" the corners of the screw part on the rapide link. Have a rigger inspect it after you put it back on. When you put it back on (presuming it uses connector links) fasten them hand tight, then one quarter turn with the spanner (no more). have it checked when your done. simple

Fly like a Pro is good addition to initial canopy training. And has some good skydiving footage thrown in for good measure. Pack like a Pro, well, in my opinion save yourself the cash and just ask someone to show you how to pack. You cant ask a video questions. Not seen the others. Edit to say:, get Breakaway! its excellent.

Im not quite sure what you mean by frame grabs, but im guessing you mean taking a digital still from the tape. In which case i use the USB cable and Paintshop. Is this what you meant??

I bought a trv 16 ( i didnt think it was worth an extra £100 for a memory stick, which i dont want) Its virtually the same camera, except the memory stick and a slightly smaller LCD screen. Will need top mounting, and like quade said its a great starter camera.

So all reserves have to meet a 254lb test, regardless of size?? Is this all TSO'd reserves???

I have a PD 126 reserve and it has a Max. load of 254 lbs. D.O.M 1997. Ive just bought a PD 126 for a friend who weighs 215 lbs, now i have it the warning label states it has a max load of 151 lbs. It was made in 1992. I presumed it would have the same limits as mine. Are there any differences between the way the two canopies are constructed, if so, why can the newer model be more heavily loaded. What should i do?? Is it safe for him to jump it??

hahaah!

You pay for the flight, accomodation, food etc. and car washing paraphanalia and we'll call it $15. Me on the other hand, I own my own car washing business.

I'll give you $10 to wash my car.

nice one dude, glad your back.

when HH see what youve done he'll hunt you down like a pig. There may be whipping involved. Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

Free beer huh? Cool, count me in. Now where the fuck is BKPC??? Some dodgy northern place full of people with dodgy northern accents who buy dodgy double albums I'll bet... LOL double albums, yeah, only if there best selling guitar albums. (when we're not inbreeding and walking our ferrets. alledgedly) *feels-a-southern-jesse-outburst-coming-...... ..... .. .but- ... must-... ... .. restrain.. .. .. -oneself-* aaaah, all gone. Now, talk about tracking you big southern ponse. Or would you rather we talk about cock fighting and jellied eels in rhyming slang while we drink our 4 quid pints.??

"deliberatepostwhoring"

BEER!!! this pic looks like your profile pic...is it you??? who knows?!! (PS its off english TV, might not be shown in america.)