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By the James..... just to let you know who I am, I'm the smallest Canadien in room 6,

there is also a video of it......... splash you should put it online

very nice pictures James, you are a master... but really like your picture magazine your did in australia... hope to see you somewhere on an object.

very nice time there................. and I have now completed the 4 letters. jumping from the waterfall or #7 was awesome some picture are at this adress www.filmjam.org

Some poeple should read this ... you have a very good point. I know you did a FJC, what about the other two jumpers? One yes they other no because he cannot go accross the border for now Do all 3 jumpers have mentors? No If so, where were they? There is not a lot of experience jumpers around Mtl, I had some advice from 2 nice jumpers but they are not all the time available (distance, schedule) If not, how does it seem like a good idea for two low experience jumpers to take a total beginner out on a jump? I think it was not a good idea to bring somebody there and we learn the hard way. This is our friend that is now injured and we regret it deeply. Do you think a more experienced jumper would have been able to give more information? Nobody have finished to learn something, and I thing a more experience jumper had been able to add great things. (sorry for my english) Possibly some that would even have prevented this incident? I don't really understand this one, but I learn even if a wind look insignifiant it could be very dangerous. Do you think this would have been a good option? I do not know if it possible, that is long ride but probably able, but this will be short. On low objects that are underhung (even if not directly at the exit) a good push on exit is paramount to your safety. D'ont understand it clearly but if you mean how low stuff hung under exit. isolators hung for 10 to 20 feet Exit: 420 ft Vertical height to impact (with object) from exit: 345 ft (420 – 75) You said a 1 second delay handheld, by a jumper with an exit weight of around 140 lb (125 + 15 for gear) under a Blackjack 220. Brakes were never unstowed. That is too short a canopy ride for that altitude, delay and gear/wingloading. Especially if opening into a headwind (faster opening). What size pilotchute was he using? 46 Was his pitch good? good Did he have a pilotchute hesitation? looks OK Did his deployment look normal? normal on heading All this is assuming he is packed slider down/off, of course. Off course it was slider down This is good. How did he react to this talk? very responsive and asking if what he understand was right. Was he taking it in or was he overloaded already? we talked about the whole process lot of time and not only that day How nervous was he? not at all Did anyone jump before him and if so, what was the order of the jumpers? we let him go first because we olding him and helping, after we had go on the rail and the one who is ready first tell the other, "OK I go" totally agree with you How much chance do you think any jumper would have had of turning a 180 around in those conditions? think they had go.... but for sure they had told less experience this is not good good and probably going down with them. What are the things that you have learned from this incident? Lots......... for starting, will refer to a guy with over 500 jumps or a FJC, even insignifiant, the wind can cause lots of problem specialy for starting and more. When asked like you did this is a plaisure to give you all the info you want.

Yes because he descent verticaly until he strike the structure ( where the structure meet the vertical line of the exit point)

The other one have 15 jumps This is a more base on discution and we give him the best of what we knew. exit point is at 420 feet with a clearing of around 25 from the structure. I mean the body was perfect and only the push could be stronger 420 at exit point and 5 to 6 secondes between opening and strike. Both other 2 talk about the importance of the exit, the canopy control ( the whole process..) No exept felling on our face yes and it is stipulate in the post, but it was looking insignifiant BlackJAck 220 the guy is 125 not geared, and the deepest on the brake setting from manifacturer I appreciate Sam the way you ask questions, unstead of judging and giving comment that is not needed. regards

I would like to clarify lots of thing here concerning the accident that happened last week. First of all I am not an avid person of forums because like the case here it show only opinion of people who was not there and do not know all the factors. For Mrs. Alex Haley, think he should asks questions to people who was there before giving an opinion, this is valid for me and all persons who wish giving an opinion somewhere. I will try to get in contact with him, to explain the whole story from an other point of view, then the news, or other people who was not there. For other people I would like to explain a bit more what really happened. 1- I was not leading anyone, we were a group of 3 jumpers and no one leading more then others. 2- My BASE resume is 4 months with 30 jumps, 5 on that site 3- this is not a hardcore tower as describe by other, this tower are jumped by the arms, that mean you are about 25 feet from the structure went you exit the tower and the parallel meet point is around 75 feet of the ground, the height of were our friend touch it. 4- The landing zone is very easy on no wind condition, like landing a 747 on a long runway. 5- 5 persons with experience been there juste after the accident, knowing what it is needed for a jump this include the first police officer on the scene, 2 other jumpers who arrived 30 minutes later, me and an the other jumper. 6- The jumper injured is a skydiver with 850 skydives in 3 years, and been recommended by and experience BASE jumper of the area, this was is third jump. 7- This is a very simple story; the exit was good with only a small impulsion, opening on heading after hand held jump with less then a second of delay. After opening the jumper NEVER release the break…. And meet the tower at around 75 feet were he get stuck after a vertical descent. 8- Why he never release the break … only him can answer that question, we asked him but he does not remember. He had been brief several time about the whole jump process. He knew he had to grab the toggles but he never did Wind condition was 0 at ground level, at 420 feet I will explain in term of spit test, to be more precise, I remember to spit lots of time to check the wind because of proximity of the water we do not want wind. It was a face wind but very little, on spit test it curved about 1 feet for 100 feet this is easier then giving a number that is not what it was. I have talked with other BASE jumpers who knows this place and tower jump, and what we think at first as going backward is a optical effect of the structure growing up at the base. Lights condition was excellent it was full moon. If anybody wants more detail or fact, feel free to email me with your phone number, that will be a pleasure the explain the entire story to minimize the propagation of false information.

The one I prefer taken by my friend Pierre "magoo" Mayence during our FJC with Martin Tilley and Blake

are you looking for place to jump, this is a good thing to contact local to not get the spots burn

thks............ will try it right away

I'm looking for a place to get pull-up cord with custom printing for an event. somewhere in the USA or Canada to get them made ? need............help...

here my little video from summer 2004 www.x-dv.com/2004 have fun

Can I get the contact or web site to get in touch with her, I have tried her suit last weekend and it rock solid thks

first shot.... very nice shot.....