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How AFF-I's wearing cameras are going to kill students.
talon2 replied to DJL's topic in Instructors
Don't put your head where it is not welcome . the unwary got whipped (usually only once) when we used rip cords. Now you can have even more fun with bridles and PCs and your ego .The only footage that jm was getting was the other jm.......... -
Not disputing anyone's knowledge or method . my thoughts..2nd set of eyes (experienced) ........inflate it on the ground after you believe you have correctly connected the parachute .......work back through your process with the 2nd set of eyes
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Want to edit a bit more ?
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Not the same game .....SOS was patented for use on piggybck systems .......Frapp Wraps then 3 ring
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SOS (Single Operation System) David Smith , Parachutes Australia.Sydney Australia.
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You pack/close it ?
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Attend to my nylon and rubber ......thats easy .........Do not sweat on my gear .......ever
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Riggers: What is the weirdest thing you've found inside a parachute?
talon2 replied to 3mpire's topic in Gear and Rigging
Not including altis ,gloves , ring (wedding ?) and all the other junk in mains for repair .Urine ! yep ,urine .......Glider pilots rig .You don't 'see/smell' it you just know........4 years later ...I shit you not .......rigger calls me across the floor (Im just visiting this time )"you remember when I told you some of these guys get a bit feral on long x countries ?".....Same owner .......same rig ....... -
A question of understanding: Overseas rating conversion and challenging?
talon2 replied to grue's topic in Instructors
Easy as if you have equivalent ratings and currency -
2 spring to mind ...........one where we assumed the glider pilot pissed on it on a distance /endurance flight .2nd ,the pilot who found the 'seating' of the pilot chute was not to his liking and was able to open ,remove and close same. The pissed on rig reappeared 5 years later as the rigger yelled across the loft ,'ya remember the catspiss rig ?we got another ' it was the same one(we had de stunk Quotethe thing first time )
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Blue skies peregrinerose (Jennifer Galbraith)
talon2 replied to NWFlyer's topic in Blue Skies - In Memory Of
Very sad to hear the news. Im just a random Aussie who had seen some of her stuff on Dizzy. Condolences to all.Mike -
cretin
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Not what others have experienced.Take us through the whole process you endured
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The Ozzies ? you just get off the boat mate ? He wuz married to Harriet
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surely they dont screw their dealer network do they ?
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yep ,when my tires go bald I rotate them .....what a crock
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List of Jumpers I Should Have Heard of...?
talon2 replied to Namowal's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
Rod Pack.Rick Sylvester.Nate Pond -
Re: Felix- Chuck Yeager once again shows off his arrogance
talon2 replied to SkydiveJack's topic in The Bonfire
Jerry has had the most measured and respectful response so far .Yeager and Kittinger completed military missions successfully and in doing so contributed immensely to the efforts and projects of those who followed. Felix is not an "overnight success" story......He had a goal and bravely worked it to success ,His other civilian predecessor, Nick Piantanida who attempted the same just after Kittinger died from mask decomp but had set a balloon altitude record as part of the lead up..that record and and Kittingers have passed to Felix.......rather like a baton ,the old symbol of a successful jump. Sound barrier disputes are a whole other post ........anyone know Andrew Green ?.......Press questions to anyone are "loaded to sell news .......Yeagers flight was planned to be an anniversary ........Felix had to wait because of weather .....Kismet -
Was'nt the green star trac II ?
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Call Doug Hurkett. 0266521221hm. 0268523845dz.
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Home made reserve kicker plates were my favorite..........allowed the shitty ma1 to find its way out of the container.....(spawnded poptops too)..........one was a cardboard picnic plate , worked ok , the other was the lid off a tin that that had been hacked open with an old fashioned opener............serrated edges burrowed in to your reserve beautifully. Kicker plates were the 1st bullshit detector ever made ..........If your kicker plate landed under the tree you were hanging under your reserve in you were LOW ........200 metres away and you were'nt........ so tell the truth
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its been done to death on this site..do a search
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"its ok GK ......we wont need no stinkin boxes"
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Remembered and respected