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  1. To Add to my earlier post about Bill Meenach...

    I was just informed that he passed away lastnight in his nome in Susanville, CA

    He'll be missed...A good friend, and mentor. He always pushed me to go higher and faster than i ever thought possible in all aspects of my life.

    Blue Skies Forever Bill....

  2. I am not so bold as to say that even an AFF student couldn't teach me something, i have just been annoyed by a small group of idividuals who just haven't done their homework, and just like to hear themselves talk. I feel that even though i have done more research than a lot of jumpers, i still know that i have much to learn, and as the sport progresses there is always more to learn.
    Thanks for the feedback!

  3. :SI have noticed, that many new jumpers with 50 jumps or less have been trying to preach about skydiving to jumpers with hundreds or thousands of jumps. these newbies will approach a very accomplished canopy pilot just to tell them how to do their landing approach, or that they are being a danger to others... I'm all for being safe, and i want everyone to go without injury through the term of their skydiving, But please stop to think about who you are talking to when preaching. that would be like me telling joe jennings how to fly camera....c'mon i have 107jumps, how dumb would that be!??!

    I work in a gear store, and people always try to tell me what gear that someone else should jump, i always welcome advice, and admit that i have a lot to learn, our store is very conservative and safety concious, we won't put a 30 jump wonder on a 150 and we won't let someone downsize until approved by a qualified canopy skills coach. So please just give a moments thought before regurgitating the first jump course to those folks who really could have a lot to teach you.

    has anyone else seen this at their DZ?

  4. I'm trying to find a Bonehead half rak...size large or XL. color unimportant....I have tried enerywhere i can think of with no luck.

    i'll even take used if it's in good shape....but prefer new....we have one in our DZ gear store but it's too small....maybe a trade?

    Call me at 909-245-7667
    Robert

  5. I find it interested to look up the lesser known names in the same arena...

    I met an old fly buddy of chucks, by the name of Bill Meenach...they worked together on the old Y-12 project (later called the SR-71) He has some really great stories to tell...

    so be sure not to forget the lesser known folks...

  6. I recently developed an odd similarity between the speedometer in my truck, and my alti3

    they both seem to tick a bit....oh well i figure i can do the same thing i do when i am goin down the road...guess!!

    gotta send it in to get checked...oh well....
    :ph34r:

  7. :SI was falling through the atmosphere the other day, coming up on pull time, and I got to thinking....

    I have been skydiving for 2 years now, I have learned a lot, had a blast, met some really great people and made lots of new memories. Although I don't get to jump nearly as much as I would like to, I would like to thank all of you whacked out crazy people who fall from the sky, the people who pack their chutes, the people who sit on the ground and ask "wuffo you do that?" and all other people that make skydiving what it is today. I look forward to many more years of skydiving, and thousands of great jumps. I know that catching up with bill dause is never gonna happen but it's a goal right?

    well, another thought just occurred to me....SHIT!!! i better pull this thing already!!!!

    blue skies

  8. :S

    So what's this whole altitude thing i keep hearin about...it seems kinda overrated if ya ask me...i mean c'mon....it's just up, right?...

    dunno...just bored tonite, makin idle chat...

    blue skies

  9. Jun 22, 2002...Tandem goes in During American Boogie at skydance.

    Tension knots on the main caused lines to break, the subsequent cutawaycaused the tandem pair to tumble during deployment of the reserve. lines got caught on the students feet and the pair rode in the horshoe like malfunction, they spun into the ground.

    The student died of his injuries at the hospital. and the instructor made it out with a compound fracture to his left femur and a broken arm ( i heard reports of pelvis fractures and possible minor internal injuries but this is unconfirmed.)

    at the scene the instructor was concious and talking. and he outright refused morphine. Both parties were transported by helicopter to local hospitals. and were taken in for surgery.

    the instructor is expected to make a full recovery.

    My best wishes to all involved. this is a tragedy, but the good thing i guess is that we didn't lose both jumpers...

    Blue skies.

  10. Yesterday during the american boogie, a tendem went in...
    the jump went well through the dive, on deployment of the main, there were tension knots causing lines to break. the subsequent cutaway resulted in a reserve deployment while unstable. in theory the two on board tumbled through the lines, and lines tangled on the students legs.
    and the pair spiraled into the ground landing about a mile NE of the dropzone in an empty field. The tandem master was awake and responsive when help arrived, and he actually refused pain killers saying " I don't wanna get dizzy"
    he suffered a compound fracture to his left femur and a broken left arm. (i have heard reports of possible broken pelvis and internal bleeding but it is unknown if it is true)
    the passenger suffered many injuries wich resulted in his death in the hospital.
    both were taken to the hospital in seperate life flight helicopters.
    The Tandem master went thru surgery and is expected to be okay. ( and in my opinon he's one tough hombre)
    But my best to Skydance and the families of all involved.
    Ryan- Get well soon man!
    Blue skies

  11. speaking of good dz's...
    i recently returned from skydive lake thaoe. and completed their freefly festival....talk about a nice place. beautiful area, nicely equipped. with swoop pond. big landing area, and the most relaxed people in the sport that i have met yet. on a 1-10 scale a definite 10.5.

  12. well i had a blast at the festival. The skyvan, the people the ranch, it was a great time in northern CA. did a few rodeo dives, made a lot of jumps. and had a great time.
    i did however have to pass on a road trip to the couch freaks party, but hey not every day can be perfect right.
    see you all at the film festival in perris!!!

  13. I have worked as a packer at my home DZ for quite some time now and have also been training as a rigger...the DZO prefers his rig to be psycho packed as well as the lead videographer...i myself see no reason for "increased wear" on your canopy. tests done on the psycho pack have shown that the only problem with the pack job is that if proper care is not taken the risk of line over is increased by about 20%...this risk increase is more noticeable on highly elliptical canopies. one must just take extra care to keep the lines to the center and not let your c and d lines get near the nose....i will continue to pack my rig and others (by request ;)) in the psycho pack...if you are not to keen on psycho pack..look up the wolmari pack method...kinda like a pro pack but easier to handle...

  14. i started jumping right after new years this year...
    my 8th jump was my last on student status (despite the shattered tailbone from a bad landing on the runway of all places) and i have been enjoying the sport immensely ever since...i am working toward my rigger's ticket and jumping as much as i can. packin parachutes is tiring but i also get to be workin at the dz, so i get to learn a lot from a lot of jumpers...
    blue skies

  15. i checked on yer question today...apparently the cutaway is NOT a tso item because it is not directly related to the reserve system itself...however there is a delay on one side(the rsl riser) so that the last thing that happens in the sequence is that the rsl gets pulled as the main canopy goes away...if the order were reversed there is a chance of the rsl pulling too soon and the reserve pilot chute deploying into a bad main canopy...
    hope this helps
    blue skies

  16. i don't know about everywhere, but my DZ is funny...i realize that the jumpers there (myself include) are a bunch of geeks...and in any other place we may never have spoken 2 words to each other...but we can all come together and have a great time. that's the brotherhood of freefall at it's best.

  17. i have recently ben experimenting with skybands on a few different types of rigs, talon2, dolphin and vector3
    i see no problems with them as of yet other than they make line stowing a bit harder. i will only use cheap rubber bands on my rig. my idea is that the skybands are too strong and you must be careful about using the right sized ones for your line bulk. if the band is too tight it may cause bag lock...
    a cheap rubber band will snap under the same load and i'd rather replace the band than go to reserve...
    just be sure that if you do use skybands use only skybands do not mix and match, your lines could deploy unevenly and again...bag lock