Bertt

Just curious: Did the data card in that rig make any mention of the substitution of non-original parts? Did the master rigger who sold the rig put his signature on anything that said the parts had been exchanged? Would the FAA come looking for anybody but you if you packed the rig that way and they had some reason to inquire about it? You don't have to outrun the bear.

I am no longer perplexed. Your explanation makes perfectly good sense. Brakes should be really, really easy to release (and secure before you release them, of course). What you describe could be a problem with the toggle, or the cat's eye in the brake line could be too tight, or something could have gotten kinked up when the rig was packed. You and a rigger can take a look at it on the ground and tell what's going on. You can set and release the brakes on the ground a few times to make sure it's working right before you jump with it again. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Your description of the problem perplexes me. I wonder if the brakes were set correctly when the rig was packed? You don't have to outrun the bear.

Tell the folks at the DZ you want to be a packer. Then show up on time and work hard. You don't have to outrun the bear.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11589398 You don't have to outrun the bear.

Actually, it's a little of both. FAA requires AAD for tandems (that's in part 105), USPA requires AAD for students (that's in the BSRs under parachute equipment). So if you're at one of the few non-USPA dropzones in America, I guess you can go ahead and work on that RSL without worrying about the AAD firing before you hit the ground. You don't have to outrun the bear.

In the U.S. all students must have an AAD. It would probably fire while the student is trying to find and disconnect the RSL, rendering that procedure moot. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Well, now you're a suspect. If a truckload of lumber went down the street and a couple of 2x4's and some cement fell off and lay across the street and got rained on and made a bump in the road that wouldn't hurt a slow car but could mess up the front end alignment on a car going about 30-40 mph and nobody saw the lumber truck so they didn't know who to charge with littering then maybe the cops wouldn't need to get involved, but now you've posted about this, so you might just as well see if there are any speed limit signs in the neighborhood and ask the cops if they've seen anybody violating the speed limit. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Was any part of that autobiographical? OK, here's my version: Guy's out hunting. He sees a horse. He says, "If I could catch that thing, I could eat for a week." He finds some grass the horse likes to eat and puts it under a tree. Horse comes to eat the grass, guy jumps out of the tree onto it's back and grabs it around the neck. Horse takes off. After a while, the guy figures riding the horse is a pretty big thrill and relaxes his grip enough for the horse to feel more comfortable. The horse thinks, "Maybe he doesn't want to kill me. Maybe he just wants to ride me. Maybe if I let him ride me for a while, he'll feed me." The guy and the horse come to an understanding. Next week, the guy's out hunting and he sees a girl picking berries that she likes to eat..... You don't have to outrun the bear.

Why did you have to enter the pattern at 2,000 feet? Was it so windy you couldn't go back upwind then turn around? With a light wing-loading, it's nice to be able to hang out in brakes upwind of the pattern while faster canopies get below you, then merge in when you've got some room. You don't have to outrun the bear.

This article is a couple of years old, but just to show what kind of spirit that team represents: http://www.army.mil/-news/2007/03/15/2279-amputee-pursues-skydiving-dream/ You don't have to outrun the bear.

I would also like to see a picture of the thing if you have one available. I think it is an "automatic opening device" used on ejection seats for British Canberra aircraft ( what the U.S. called B-57 ). I also think I've seen something like that on a seat that came out of a B-58, but I could be wrong about where that seat came from. You don't have to outrun the bear.

All I can say is "WOW". You don't have to outrun the bear.

Small world. I was reading this thread Friday, just out of interest, and damned if a guy didn't bring one in Saturday to be packed. It had the data stamped clearly on the center of the tail and was in great shape. It is not one of those in the recall posted by MEL. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Very interesting. For a court system that swears witnesses to tell "the whole truth", isn't it amazing how much time is spent in court trying to prevent the whole truth from being told? Question for Jan: did the court show any inclination to force the defendants to pay the award, or is this another one Cary can safely ignore? You don't have to outrun the bear.

You can post more if people comment on your post so you can reply to their comments. People will comment on your post if you post boobies. Nuff said. You don't have to outrun the bear.

www.benwaballs.net You don't have to outrun the bear.

You mean the part where they flipped it over, or the part they didn't show and left to your imagination? You don't have to outrun the bear.

You probably need to wear weights, but at your jump numbers you really want to ease into this. Get with some of the good RW jumpers at your DZ for more specifics about how weights affect your freefall and landing. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Which comedian was it who said: "A woman wants a man to fulfill her every need. A man wants every woman to fulfill his one need." You don't have to outrun the bear.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZvzB7zG_HM&p=92273AD1C60BC82C&playnext=1&index=47 The bar fight scene from Crouching Tiger - Hidden Dragon You don't have to outrun the bear.

"...I fail to understand the logic." At the risk of sending this off to Speaker's Corner; there is no logic. In Alabama, you can drive a car and get married at 16, get a pilot's license at 17, join the Army at 18 and do a tandem when you come home on leave at 19. You'd be better off to ask a lawyer why, because none of us skydivers can see any logic there. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I grew up in Alabama. We were told to aim for the head because gators have trouble changing direction quickly. You don't have to outrun the bear.

The first tip you'll get on here will be to listen to your instructors and don't take advice from the internet. Pops will tell you to fill out your profile. Other than that, relax and have fun and you'll be good to go. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Having worked with computers for a long time, I generally prefer the oldest computer and program that gets the job done. That's usually the one that has the bugs worked out. (Look how many people are still running XP instead of Vista or Windows 7. OK, bad example, but I hope you get the idea.) As Vigil continues successfully on the market, my preference for Cypres diminishes. When my Cypres I expires in another year, I'm really not sure what I'll replace it with. You don't have to outrun the bear.