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kleggo 145
I almost lost a friend to a simple little rubber band
do you really believe this?
I spoke wiith an eyewitnesss to this incident, ( an eyewitness that showed good sense to walk down from the site because he was uncomfortable with prevailing wind conditions).
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He told me that the jumper in question clearly took
less than a 1 second delay prior to releasing his PC.
That short of a delay is asking for trouble with any bridle attachment system IMO
The black band MAY have been a contributing factor, ( Apex thinks it was prudent to discuss this incident in their announcement),
BUT
I think it is much more likely that the short delay was the primary reason for this near bounce.
Sometimes pilot error hurts us.
Sometimes Gear error hurts us.
Best to keep an eye on both.
stay safe.
kleggo
Rauk 0
Absolutely. My system wouldn't have hung up regardless of delay type.
brits17 0
do you really believe this?
I spoke wiith an eyewitnesss to this incident, ( an eyewitness that showed good sense to walk down from the site because he was uncomfortable with prevailing wind conditions).
.
He told me that the jumper in question clearly took
less than a 1 second delay prior to releasing his PC.
I saw the entire jump clearly from the ground as well, plus several times on video. He *may* not have taken a complete 1 second, but it was damn close. Besides, the delay should be almost irrelevant if he set up the gear properly.
That short of a delay is asking for trouble with any bridle attachment system IMO
Huh? Are you saying that all jumps should require at least a second delay?...

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Try holding onto your canopy when you throw it out of the window of your SUV. Tough huh?
Now try it on your skate board.
In a 3 second delay you could've chained that bastard up and it would've opened.
Ok, not really...but you get my drift.
It would be pretty complacent to believe any aspect of a jump is irrelevant. BASE is about reduction of variation. Consistency is the key. If you can truely eliminate variation then BASE is truely safe.
Black rubber has been around for ever. This wasn't the first time this has happened. I have tons of this stuff on video. This was (as usual) a number of contributors stacking up but for every contributor to disaster there is an appropriate countermeasure which was lacking.
Throw 'n goes will always be an increased risk (how much I wouldn't try to quantify but more risk is worse)due to the relatively small forces involved. I'll jump the black fukkers on a terminal jump any day (although I still wouldn't recommend it...right tool for the right job). Throw and go? No thanks.
Grow some hair on your chest, Jedi. 2.5 to 3 seconds will keep you alive longer from this big stuff. Hurling on launch is never guaranteed to be the most expeditious method for extracting your canopy.
The quest for increasing snatch doesn't mean we're looking for more basejumping chicks (no more hate mail please. That was another joke)
Stay safe
Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them.
brits17 0
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I know Brits, I'm picking. But this forum is aimed at newbies so all the experienced jumpers (you included) need to ensure your responses, if technical are correct and exhaustive. This is the main reason I hardly ever post technical threads. I'd hate to think that I was responsible for poor info cos I only have a few (drunken) minutes to spare to write a below par response.
Your post would've raised no eyebrows on the BASE board.
I've been thinking recently that maybe the more experienced jumpers may be a part of the problem for the newer guys. Half the time our posts don't stand close scrutiny unless you already have a certain amount of familiarity and expertise to follow the threads closely.
Perhaps we assume too much. Perhaps we should keep these threads on Blinc?
In the interests of keeping this a newbie thread and therefore less deeply technical...how about you and me gettin' it on sometime?

I'll be thinking of you in the men's room.

Prizes to anyone who gets to read my posts before Mr Aiello's son, Tom deletes them.
FIREFLYR 0


"There's absolutely no excuse for the way I'm about to act"
good to speak to you again mate! - love ya work! shame you have to move coz of cash!
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