lynxie

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    Skydive Stockholm
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  • Number of Jumps
    1000
  • Years in Sport
    4
  • First Choice Discipline
    Freeflying
  • Second Choice Discipline
    BASE Jumping

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  1. Has anyone here replaced the main recoil ripcord system of a tandem sigma? *I wonder if it is possible to replace only the 33" 1/8" bungy? How is the bungy attached, is it sewn to the spectra line or attached some other way? I'm asking this because I would like to know if I can replace the bungy in field and which tools I need to bring. I don't have any sigmas at home I can look at and I can't tell from the manual. -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  2. lynxie

    radios

    what kind of radios can be used to call for rescue?
  3. do american jumpers not have to report injuries to the uspa? -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  4. how often do you re-pack reserves which you had to use >40 lbs to pull the pin? -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  5. i don't think they want to spend their time doing stuff like this, when they can spend their time selling rigs to people who want their rigs just as they already are. -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  6. I plan to buy a rig and modify it to fit me well. there are a couple of problems i'm trying to find new solutions to. Does someone want to discuss innovative harness modifications? -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  7. Are there any circumstances that would make you choose to track further than planned to avoid collision with people above you, i.e. because of a messy break off on a jump where you are below others? Even if it might make you low so you need to pull reserve. Or do you think pulling your main at the right altitude always is higher priority than making the risk of freefall/canopy collision smaller? -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  8. lynxie

    Insurance

    My insurance covers base jump accidents, except if I use drugs and that is the cause of the accident. Illegal and careless jumps are included, except one case: I get less money if it is a "coarsely careless act" (don't know the correct english word). A court must find me guilty of doing something very careless that lead to the accident. I must have exposed another person to a very big risk, or been extremely ignorant to my own life or health. It is very serious and uncommon. Example: I'm attempting armed robbery, and get shot by the owner of the store. Example of an act that's not coarsely careless: If I break my neck when I dive into shallow water, even though there were signs telling me that the water was shallow and diving forbidden. I have a hard time imagine a base jump I would like to do, that would be considered "coarsely careless". I also don't jump when I'm drunk. So unless I forgot to read any parts of the insurance agreement, I think I always have accident insurance for jumping. -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  9. I want pull-up chords with a text (of my choice) printed on them. Where can I buy this? -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  10. Have you flown a 6-cell or an 8-cell canopy? Or do you know how the open, fly and land compared to similiar canopies with odd cell numbers? -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  11. I had problem to get a grip of my reserve handle because of baggy clothes. When I finally pulled it, I was low and cypres fired during reserve deployment. I've learned that it was easier than I thought to have my clothes cover my handles. And also easier than I thought to grip both the handle and some fabric of my jumpsuit, especially in full speed when the mlw is tight to the jumpsuit. And the biggest lesson, it was easier than I thought to make a bad risk assessment. -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  12. I assume I might have lost altitude awareness by asking myself "do i need to pull my reserve now" every time I look at my altimeter. If the needle is in the action area: "pull reserve" on my altimeter my plan is to pull reserve. After I started training this mentally in different ways, I have been low once and I went straight for reserve. I think the hardest part of the mental training for this emergency procedure is for my ego to honestly believe in the scary thought that I could have fucked up. but at least this part get easier the more jumps and more mistakes I make. -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  13. lynxie

    tailpocket design

    thanks! i'll send you a pm with my e-mail address -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --
  14. lynxie

    tailpocket design

    Does anyone have a picture of a "wrap around" style tailpocket (standard on Troll and Vertigo canopies I've heard). I would like to compare that design to the tailpocket I have on my Fox. Pictures of other tailpocket styles would be interesting to see too! -- "If you can dream it, you can DO IT!" --