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I have seen him abuse, belittle, insult, literally scream at people who he either disagreed with or he just felt like abusing. He makes people feel small for the sake of his own ego. JR I've heard the same thing. Sounds like a real head case! My experience is you can't reason with people who demonstrate disorders like his known superiority complex. Someone with that personality doesn't give a shit about safety considerations, they only know what they want; Like a dog who wants a bone. 2 operations at DeLand would simply be dangerous. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

A Riggers License is a FAA Airman's Certificate. Like an airplane that you fly or fly in, you generally don't question who worked on it last, you just trust it was performed in accordance with the manufacturers requirements. Same thing with reserves. Whether the pack job comes from the factory ready to use or is packed by a private rigger, you really need to trust that its right. Though it may have happened somewhere in the history of skydiving, I have never heard of a reserve assembled wrong and similar to a main, if the lines check out, it will probably open with no issues. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Congrats and stay with it, being a pilot is a great compliment to being a skydiver. Blue Skies You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Ask your instructor to show you how to inspect the closing loop tension, this is probably the number one thing to prevent a horseshoe. Just to clarify this statement; a tight closing loop vs one that is too loose, where if a bridle line comes out in free fall it won't prematurely extract the pin. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

I have about 300 jumps on both the larger spectres, a 210 & 230. They do snivel but thats why I got them (soft openings). I'm under canopy within 500 ft and the best way to land these is to slow down the forward speed with brakes prior to the flair. I can land it in 0 wind with maybe 2 steps; you do have to practice the timing though, but its a real forgiving chute. I did have very hard opening which injured me, but I attribute this to either an out-of-sequence opening from a pack job or a slider that wasn't seated (I use packers). Since I can't afford to get whacked again, I relined with Dacron. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Thanks all, I get it now. I thought there was possibly an in-flight reason but just couldn't think of any. The other reasons are sound good. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Had a low time jumper ask me about a statement in a Parachutist article regarding when it is appropriate to release the RSL. I don't use one and personally am so far distanced from the training side of skydiving I couldn't answer the question. Any help here? I went through a bunch of thread but couldn't find my answer. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Many years ago folks were using an S-58 helo for doing that on a building next to the airport at DeLand. The helo lost power over the building. The only EP was to cutaway the load and autorotate into the parking lot, which they successfully accomplished. The cutaway A/C unit went through the roof of the building and was wiped out. Hell of a day for them. Kevin K. Wow, being a helo driver myself he must have been a real sharp pilot. That lighting fast reaction probably save some lives including his. Copters like the S-58 don't fare so well in crashes, they usually blow up. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

TK Carries a Commercial Multi Certificate. In most Countries that license covers single-engine commercial operation as well. In the US they make it an additional requirement. Remember, we are dealaing with the US Government here. More rating requirements require more examiners (Civil Servants). It is and never was a safety issue! You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

They'll be changing the money next: "In God We Trust" sounds religious to me. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

I remember jumping there in 1972 and we used a Cessna 195. The guy running the place I think was Bob Young. Anyone know what became of him? What was really neat was there were a couple of Shawnee Helicopters based right next to the jump shack (see pix). They were used by some company to put air conditioning units on buildings. Crazy machine, they used 1 big radial engine to run everything. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

OK, I was looking at some old videos the other day of some early squares including a couple of strato stars. The video shows that thought the canopies were flying straight, the jumpers were rotated slightly to the left, or right depending on how you looked at the film. Now that I think back, I do remember those canopies did that. Anyone know the reason and what they did to our modern squares to cure that? You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

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Actually the worst part was the 2 cracked ribs, bruised lung, torn muscle and the whiplash. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Here's one that didn't come out from a hard opening. Actually it was in more than half way and 3 of us took turns to get it out. Had to fly and land it with rear risers, a bit tricky on landing since the other brake was out. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Right you are, my error You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Yup...I got my Instructor rating from Rick Oslavich (sp) Yes, how I remember Rick "Olchovik", what a guy. Has it been 18 years already? Had Pizza at his house the night before we lost him. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

I will disqualify myself, I got an old Paragear Catalog with all this stuff in it You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

My only concern with changing from silver is that the pillow requires a firm grip, just like the cutaway handle. Pulling silver can be performed with a either a grip or hooking with a thumb. I personally did that on a 2nd attempt when I missed it the first time. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Thats not my opinion about my Spectre. You might be correct that you can do so in lighter wingloads, but i really hate zero wind days when it comes to landing. The canopy has enough flare to give you a soft landing, and enough to correct if you flared too early, but there is not enough flare to get rid of the forward speed. I usually have to run like crazy in zero wind. What size are you flying? Are you slowing it down with a bit of brakes before the flair? Do you have a few inches of slack on the brakes like recommended? I will admit there are occasions that I have a little forward speed when I shut it down, but only with a little wind at my back. Maybe its technique. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

It sure looks like my old Bookman. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

I like the Spectre but I need soft openings. I would say the average opening takes about 400ft and they are very soft. I also like the performance of both my 210 and 230. You can also shut them down in zero wind without more than a step or 2 You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

Aircraft Salvage Yards are your best bet. Just call and tell them what you want. There are plenty of wrecks around and they should be pretty cheap. Aluminum lasts a long time and will outlast wood. If you can't get one reasonably priced, PM me and I will steer you in the right direction You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

I love when they have big-ways there. There are so many planes around you can jump on a load whenever you want (except for the 4 or 5 times a day for 20 min. when they use them all). I think if I were ever invited to participate I would have to decline. I already volunteer for loading and check-in and see the grueling schedule these people face. Its probably worth it to most of them, it's just not me. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime

I have over 3000 jumps (forget my profile, that only logged jumps). last malfunction was in 1977 with a spinning strato star. The one before that was a canopy collision on a PC and a total (bent ripcord pin) on a mini-system. I jump at a large DZ and rarely see reserve rides. You live more in the few minutes of skydiving than many people live in their lifetime