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Great post, the term "Triple Tier" is what I heard the risers with the brake lines extending from the rear riser. Weird for sure, they are in brand new condition (no rides) and have the armor for the cut away cable. I agree, the first thing that came to mind was perhaps a speed flying type of riser. I thought they like to connect more towards the hip though, but these are too short for that. Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

I did, and all I found on triple risers were the ones that had the brakes that come out from the rear risers. Is this the same concept just differnt method? here's a quote from another thread. These risers have an extra riser for an entire line group...not just the brakes. Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/johan422/Skydiving/3riser.jpg http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m218/johan422/Skydiving/3riser1.jpg I was told that a's and b's go on the front riser, c's on the second and d's with brakes on the rear...What's the point of that? Thanks! *edit* Haven't been on this site in a while and the image code is kicking my ass! Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

I love the Jay stokes goggle fix

The distance record is currently 678 feet. Thanks Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

And some 450's are at 1200-1500 ft. I have seen many professional HP landings, they are very smooth. I never said that they weren't. I guess where we differ is our definition of close to the ground. However even by your statment, a 270* turn at 500 ft, I feel justifies a Radical Turn close to the ground. Any turn unless a braked, flat or negative turn no more than 90* below 500ft I would consider a HP turn. I hope that helps. Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

OK, this is the "roll pack" that I'm talking about: -Flake out the conopy, so the nose is to the right and the tail to the left -Set Brakes -fold the nose over to it's even with the a lines -fold a to b -flake tail and fold brake lines to d -courtosy fold the rest of the tail in -d to c -slider up (this is where you see a knot's in the d lines that need to be worked out, also the stabilizers unually gets worked inbetween the line and needs to be cleared) -fold the nose to the center -fold the tail over top of the nose -make sure slider is clean -s-fold and place into d-bag Wouldn't that essentially be a stack pack but just rolling the nose??? The tail is going to be behind the jumper and the nose is just going to roll out. I think you are thinking about the stack pack where you clear the stabilizers, then yes that's why it's important to clear the fabric to the sides, like the pro/psycho pack. But for the roll pack there's not a step for clearing the stabilizers, since they're being rolled in and not "stacked" on top of eachother. Interesting discussion, thanks Mark! I hope this helps Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

Swooping, an extremely exciting, but dangerous skill which entails a radical turn close to the ground under a High Performance canopy to induce a fast speed approach and then leveling off a couple of feet above the ground to cover as much distance as possible (as much as 650 feet), in a fast horizontal swoop. Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

Could you explain a little more, please? Why should the heading necessarily be at least 90 degrees off, and why would the possibility of line burns increase? Thanks, Mark Sure Mark, With the standard "roll pack" the nose is 90* to the right of the jumper and then rolled into the center, thus creating 1/4 of a line twist. Unlike the pro/psycho or stack pack, the nose isn't directly in front of the jumper during deployment. Again, Unlike the pro/psycho or stack pack the lines are also being rolled into the canopy and are whiped accross during deployment. I hope this helps Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

Guess I could of read the whole thread before I posted, but yes a "roll pack" will give you at the least a 90* off heading opening and the possibility of line burn to you stabilizers and other parts of the canopy. Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

I do all 3...Although there are different ways to "flat pack" One method is called a "Roll Pack" and the other is a "Stack Pack" The Stack pack is basically a pro pack but standing up. The roll pack is a little harder to explain but I am willing to show anyone who wants to visit my DZ. I psycho pack everything else since it works well with new or large pack volume canopies. I pro-pack my X-fire's B/C Icarus say's to pro pack. I don't mind though since I have awesome openings with it...most of the time Cheers! Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

??? Canopy Controllability Check (Look left, turn left 90*, Look right, turn right 90*, determine stall point) If you need to input more than 50% opposite toggle to counter a turn or the canopy stalls prior to 50% brakes then the canopy is considered uncontrollable and cut-away procedures should be initiated. Cheers! Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

Did you conduct a canopy controllability check (I like to call it Triple C's) after opening? The first thing that came to my mind was that you had a tension knot and when you buried a brake line the knot wouldn’t allow the line to retract, creating your spin and line twists. Therefore attempting to kick out of the twist would of rendered you useless as you had a brake line stuck. I've seen this before and it resulted in a chop. Cheer Mate! Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

I am a firm believer in jump quality over jump quantity. A skydiver will have a steeper learning curve in asking questions after a skydive or looking at a video then understanding how to fix something. Rather than the guy who thinks he's all that and doesn’t need help and wants to get on every load. To get back on topic, I have seen many people leave the sport due to getting married or having kids. Of course this doesn't just apply to skydiving. That's why I'll be single forever Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.

I thought the same thing. You would only be able to wear the wings, like a camera top. Keep your elbows in on the hill then open them up in filght. Would be interesting to see! Keep going faster until the joy of speed overcomes the fear of death.