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>>Heya Oz! I'll be out there memorial day too, let's have a little reunion! 4-way!

>>So glad to hear hear you're doing better Marty, way to go that was fast!

>>Wow. I've wondered about that cave since I heard it had been opened up after Sotano de las Golindrinas closed down. Those are the first pictures I've seen of it, what a beautiful jump that must have been.

>>Sure. Just do a floater!

>>Yes. Then I was hurt shortly after I arrived in Ft. Lewis and thrown out of the service.

>>No way. Go through RIP and you'll see.

>>Ha! You'll never beat me at that rate Tim. I'm the greatest athlete in the world!

>>I remember that, that was fun. Whitewater and skydiving in the same day. Count me in!

>>I've never heard of a 'spider slider', how does that work?

>>Dis-reefing is the act of slowing down the initial opening of a parachute, accomplished in sport parachuting via the slider, which dis-reefs in stages. The ideal disreefing device, however, is continuous. No one has as of yet come up with working canopy design that continuously deisreefs, and apparently it's the big puzzle in parachute design. >>Ballistic Recovery Systems(BRS) has won a contract with NASA to develope a continous dis-reefing parachute system for entire jet-liners, to be deployed at over 250 knots. If successful, it could revolutionize sport parachuting also. Your canopy wouldn't need a slider or a d-bag, and could be deployed safely at nearly any airspeed. Staging the deployment/opening sequence would be less critical, and you wouldn't need different size PC's for different airspeeds. I was trying to imagine some designs for a continuously dis-reefing system, and browsing around on the web I came across an obscure pdf . I don't quite understand it all, but apparently they used a special 'disreefing line' and a sensor on the skirt that would theoretically provide continuous dis-reefing via feedback. >>I personally wouldn't want to depend on a peice of gadgetry to keep my canopy from exploding, but it seemed an interesting solution. So what do you guys think? Any ideas for continuous dis-reefing out there?

>>How very clever! Jeez Pete, parachutes for bicycles, releasable slider grommets, is there anything you can't rig up?

>>Now Faber you be nice to timmae or I'll punish you by making disparaging remarks about your lineage after you huck me off something ridiculously low this summer. Timmae is so skinnae because that freak's constantly climbing these bird-crap covered antenna's every night!

>>Faber! I got that rampage CD...thanks so much for writing 'private gay pics' all over it with little hearts. My mail lady looks at me quite cross-eyed now yes thank you Nice TARD over! I assume that was your regular pack job you just didn't close it up?

>>So Johnny Utah and Ray Losli (the most experienced jumpers on this thread) are speaking out and saying basically the same thing as each other, that they each have done hundreds of stowed jumps with a 46 or 48 without hesitation problems (Johnny is saying that with using the super mushroom), and you flame Johnny saying that 10,000+ jumps would be needed for the data to be valid and then after flaming Utah more you praise Ray saying his data is good. >>Pretty flimsy flip-flopping there Tree. Seems like you have a Jealously issue with Johnny Utah. And that was wrong that Utah got banned along with Tree for 24 hours, Tree was flaming him. Seems like what Johnny has been saying all along is true. >>I am also a big fan of the Super Mushroom. Once you understand how it works, it's easy to see how it's superior to any type of s-folding of the PC. Brilliant concept! >>I want to thank Johnny Utah for standing up and sticking his neck out, taking the flames, and posting what he knows in an effort to keep newer jumpers safer. It must be frustrating when you try to pass on your experience you get attacked by others for personal reasons or just to stir up trouble. Johnny Utah obviously has a lot of passion for the sport and to teach new jumpers and help them be safe. >>Keep the solid advice coming Utah, your efforts are appreciated. Thank you as well Ray, some of us ARE listening guys.

>>Johnny! Who the heck let you back in here anyway? Seriously bro, it's a shame every time you post on here trying to share it turns into a flame fest. Pity. Resume

>>Use a laser range finder and the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the height. Whether it’s tall enough is a judgment call on the part of the jumper.

>>Just like what happened to Santa. Sneaking into people houses at night and placing suspicious looking packages everywhere. None of us are safe!

>>Flat pack it and just fold the nose under, don't roll it. Opens nice and brisk but not hard.

>>I second that idea. Maybe start it of with something like "This is not the same as that comfy bridge you learned off of."

>>Oh man Thanks Chad.

>>Wait a sec, was that Marty M. from florida, flying hellfish #2? Does anyone know? Please pm

>>Is that what it's called?

>>Wow. Nice work kicking off.

>>You just need a finger trap tool.

>>Tim will you hold me?