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You may find this helpful. http://uspa.org/publications/SIM/2007SIM/section9AC105.2C.htm "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

What Tom said!! Also having jumped from aircraft with doors on, C172 & luscombe. There are other things to consider like pilot proficiency, pilot knowing the proper radio frequencies, how to fly the aircraft to get the door open in flight, and for you, how to not get your gear hung-up on all the handles. Dirt dive the exit. The pilot should really have a pilot rig as well in case you end up over the tail. Also the polite thing to do is close the door as you leave. Other than that it's a piece of cake. Oh by the way, the C172 pilot had the stall warning going at rotation and the first part of the climb. I was never so happy to leave an airplane in my life! Experience is the process of making mistakes and living through them. I've made a few. Good Luck. "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

I believe the atmonauts are confusing gravitational wind with the magnetic lines of flux that flow between the north and south pole of the earth. Flying parallel to these lines the atmonaut surfs the magnetic waves much like a radio wave rides a carrier band wave. This could also explain why the pro track, neptune etc. can't record the correct data due to the electromagnetic interference. I suppose an atmonaut could conceivably get suspended between two waves and be in a state of suspension due to the harmonic resonance induced by the oscillation of the two parallel waves. http://cns-alumni.bu.edu/~slehar/webstuff/hr1/hr1.html "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

*** never heard of " face to face Crew ".... Just by chance I have Steve Haley sitting next to me, CCR #1, He says that when he did his first two stack in June 1977, he and Norton, on their first jump together, opened facing each other head on, "face to face". At the last second Norton turned right, and just for grins, Steve turned left and hit Norton's center cell. It was a two stack in under ten seconds, and on each following jumps more and more was understood about top docks. Almost all base/pins were done head on as it was a much quicker way to get it done, with third and later closing from below and behind. Don't want to hijack this thread, but just thought I would comment on "face to face" CRW. "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

I always think the sky is MY play ground! When I did it for a living I would tell myself the plane is the elevator and the sky is my office and I can hardly wait to go to work! Relax, relax. Watch the plane fly away that will keep your head up. Kind of fun also. Be sure to okay any advice given here with your instructor. Blue Skies! "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

A few years back I made a hop and pop on a friends rig to check out the flare authority it had. I had done a thorough gear check and new the bridle was correctly routed. I took about a two second delay and pitched the standard non collapsible pilot chute. It towed for about another two seconds before I looked over my shoulder and saw a normally inflated pilot chute. I reached back, grabbed the bridle and manually pulled the pin and had a perfect opening. I'm not saying that's what anyone else should do, but it worked for me. It probably would have opened fine at terminal but the pin was to tight for sub terminal. Now an uncocked pilot chute is a whole different animal. The argument to cut away first or go directly to the reserve is still up for debate. Fate usually shows what the right decision was. It gives me the creeps to dump the reserve with something in tow, but you can take the rest of your life to decide, if you so chose. I've dumped my reserve with an unstowed toggle flapping around up behind me after I took the half hitch off my wrist without cutting away. Opened fine. I suppose it could have just as easily got snagged on something. How it got on my wrist was filming a tandem opening on my back and bad gear maintenance. Damn that old velcro! "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

Years ago I witnessed an airspeed member have a bag lock from an uncocked PC. He pulled the cut away handle but the risers were locked in place by the riser covers that had been improperly stowed. He pulled the reserve but the reserve PC got hung up with the unreleased bag lock and I watched as he reached back and hand deployed his reserve. I saw him reaching over his head grabbing at it and saw a big blue bubble appearing over his back as his reserve was deploying. As the reserve opened at about 300' the riser covers released the main bag lock with the reserve PC and free bag. He was releasing the brakes and flaring as the other mess hit the tarmac in front of him. He had pulled all the handles in the right order and still didn't have a canopy until he hand deployed his reserve.Lesson learned, never ever give up! Quite an impressive feat! "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

I've been to 25,000 with a welding oxygen system that some idiot set up. I was to get some video for an unamed tv show of the altimeter at 25g and then help open the door. Well my assistant also EMT on the load was passed out at 22g so I had to open the door myself. Luckily I had extensive NOX training and got the door open so the jump could proceed. I didn't jump but signaled the pilot to descend because I couldn't even figure out how to put my camera helmet on and rode the plane down. Greatest sound ever, a skyvan diving to earth, me with severe hypoxia. Pretty crazy what you'll do for a couple hundred bucks. Never completely passed out but lungs hurt as I recall. Oh how I miss the good old days! "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan

I know Colin isn't the best liked chap, but who would give information to an unknown source for a "reward" and then have to testify when you could be skydiving. IMHO I think"skydivelaw" is desperate for incriminating evidence that won't prove a thing. I wonder how many people have twisted there ankles in the pot holes on that airport? There would be some easy money for a lawyer. "Mans got to know his limitations" Harry Callahan