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27 minutes ago, Veis said:Everything one time happens for the first time... Does everyone remember Airtec promotional video with cutting steel cable?
What unexpected happened ?
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20 hours ago, TheCapt said:That sounds like good advice. Nylon lines would stretch even more, but I don't think there is such a thing.
Correct. Dacron is the most stretchy material available now.
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I heard an explenation:
Dominant in side-by-side = the one which is more over your head.
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Please jump:
Spectre.
With slider one size larger (ask PD).
Dacron lines (they stretch, which makes a HUGE difference in case of hard opening).
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This is the only magazine I re-read.
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Speedflyer can have a premature opening. If he is the first out, the following flat fliers will be directly over him.
Vertical seperation does NOT always work! We want to have horizontal separation.
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Hi,
Please check the attached FOUR files:
Jump_Shack.pdf Para-Gear.pdf PIA Canopy Volume.pdf Reserve Pack Volume Chart v2.pdf
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Vector makes a long version container. They can be recignized by "-1" indication in the rig size.
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On 9/4/2022 at 10:30 PM, riggerrob said:I disagree.
Static-line students are taught to count to 5, then look up to confirm if they have a good canopy overhead. If not, they should immediately cutaway and deploy their reserve. Any delay worsens their chances of survival. Adding an altimeter only adds an extra layer to the decision-making process.
First jump students are already emotionally over-loaded. Any extra instruments (e.g. altimeter) just complicate the decision-making process.
And what if the student has a canopy collision? How can he/she determine, if they can cut away, or not?
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8 hours ago, wolfriverjoe said:It's been mentioned that there was a CYPRES that activated it.
Is that true?
An Airtec CYPRES used on a BRS?
I'd need to see some confirmation on that (not that it wasn't, I just am skeptical).
Yes, it was CYPRES:
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Video attached, looks like a delayed parachute deloyment:
- time interval between AAD fire (smoke visible from parachute rocket launch) and parachute appearing.
- parachute seems to be reefed (like on space rocket).
So, the Cypres might have fired at 750 feet, but it was not enough for this kind of parachute, IMO.
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Video and photo in the below next posts.
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FAA had denied the stunt before it took place:
https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/plane-swap-stunt-fails-no-injuries-repoted/
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Authorities investigating
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has now launched an investigation into the stunt, which it says never received the green light to go ahead.
The agency said in a statement it had not approved Red Bull’s request on Friday for a safety exemption.
In a denial letter, FAA argued the attempt “would not be in the public interest and cannot find that the proposed operation would not adversely affect safety”.
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The plane is totaled (crash landed), looks like parachute might have entangled with the tail and did not slow it down enough.
BTW, here is the corcscrew part from the live stream.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODCzlEyaSDM
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I believe it was Sunpath company testing Mars (M2) AAD, not Mars company testing Sunpath rig.
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JAVELIN reserve pilotchute:
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These knives are great! Made of a SINGLE piece of steel (meaning, blade is NOT a seperate piece).
Big one:
Small one:
I have both models. Bigger one under mud flap, smaller one under front leg strap cover (above the legstrap hardware). One high, one low. One on the right, one on the left. Just in case one of your arms is broken, or you cannot reach high or low in a canopy wrap.
See below:
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Problem with AAD MARS and its cutter
in Safety and Training
To avoid confusion: which brand failed?