seatac 0 #1 November 12, 2005 Not intended to be taken lightly: What would you do if you cutaway and pulled a severely malfunctioning reserve? Just wanted to throw that out into the bonfire and see what happens. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waltappel 1 #2 November 12, 2005 QuoteNot intended to be taken lightly: What would you do if you cutaway and pulled a severely malfunctioning reserve? Just wanted to throw that out into the bonfire and see what happens. Fight the MF all the way in. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #3 November 12, 2005 I'd close my eyes, imagine Audrey Hepburn performing phonetic drills whilst on all fours, and proceed to jack it. With both hands. Hard. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seatac 0 #4 November 12, 2005 Doesn't matter - the eyewitness account will say that you were struggling and struggling to free the problem! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuFantasma 0 #5 November 12, 2005 Spend the rest of my life fixing the reserve !Y yo, pa' vivir con miedo, prefiero morir sonriendo, con el recuerdo vivo". - Ruben Blades, "Adan Garcia" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #6 November 12, 2005 I'd go for my 3rd canopy, which I hide in the inside pocket of my jumpsuit.QuoteNot intended to be taken lightly In the Bonfire...??? Fight it to the ground. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DJL 235 #7 November 12, 2005 This is someone else's idea, I can't take credit. I'd pull off my shoe and put it in my mouth. Just so people would be perpetually confused."I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MrBrant 0 #8 November 12, 2005 QuoteThis is someone else's idea, I can't take credit. I'd pull off my shoe and put it in my mouth. Just so people would be perpetually confused. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 November 12, 2005 This is someone else's idea, I can't take credit. I'd pull off my shoe and put it in my mouth. Just so people would be perpetually confused. *** I heard it was put the shoe in yer ASS! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billo 0 #10 November 12, 2005 Die trying. First, toss the your handles, then untie your shoes, do something...shit...put some fabric out there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
justinb138 0 #11 November 12, 2005 QuoteNot intended to be taken lightly: What would you do if you cutaway and pulled a severely malfunctioning reserve? Just wanted to throw that out into the bonfire and see what happens. what do you mean by "severely malfunctioning"? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #12 November 12, 2005 Been there. Cutaway at 1800'. Pulled reserve immediately. Nothing. Looked RC with end still in the housing. Pulled it out, looked at both pins to see if they were intact and through it away. (Reserve was pulled) Nothing. Rolled over to blow PC hesitation off and saw nothing but blues sky. Rolled back face to earth and thought "Reserve total - guess I'm dead" Waited to hit. I was going to hit off the airport, across the road, behind a small factory building, and in a bulldozed pile of brush and trees. Last thing I would have thought was "I'll go right to the bottom. I wonder how long it will take them to find me." Got opening shock. Checked altimeter, 300'. Looked up to see round reserve. Thought "I'm alive" Looked down and saw I was going to hit a power line. Thought "I'm going to die" Just enough time to turn round 180 degrees, miss line and land in the same pile I was going to hit if I bounced. When I'd done everything I could and I resigned myself to dying it was like a switch turned off in my head. I immediately calmed down from the excitment (panic?) of the malfunction, cutaway and attempts to fix it. About jump 87 in 1981. Prototype SST from 74 or 75 national champion Rainbow Flyers. Worst thing, I did everything right (recognized malfunction, checked altitude, cutaway at appropriate decision hieght, pull reserve right away and stable) and still almost died. The day I decided to become a rigger.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #13 November 12, 2005 Definitely aiming for my rigger's van. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #14 November 12, 2005 QuoteBeen there. Cutaway at 1800'. Pulled reserve immediately. Nothing. Looked RC with end still in the housing. Pulled it out, looked at both pins to see if they were intact and through it away. (Reserve was pulled) Nothing. Rolled over to blow PC hesitation off and saw nothing but blues sky. Rolled back face to earth and thought "Reserve total - guess I'm dead" Waited to hit. I was going to hit off the airport, across the road, behind a small factory building, and in a bulldozed pile of brush and trees. Last thing I would have thought was "I'll go right to the bottom. I wonder how long it will take them to find me." Got opening shock. Checked altimeter, 300'. Looked up to see round reserve. Thought "I'm alive" Looked down and saw I was going to hit a power line. Thought "I'm going to die" Just enough time to turn round 180 degrees, miss line and land in the same pile I was going to hit if I bounced. When I'd done everything I could and I resigned myself to dying it was like a switch turned off in my head. I immediately calmed down from the excitment (panic?) of the malfunction, cutaway and attempts to fix it. About jump 87 in 1981. Prototype SST from 74 or 75 national champion Rainbow Flyers. Worst thing, I did everything right (recognized malfunction, checked altitude, cutaway at appropriate decision hieght, pull reserve right away and stable) and still almost died. The day I decided to become a rigger. ... damn... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #15 November 12, 2005 QuoteDefinitely aiming for my rigger's van. Yup, that's what I would do... "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rookie120 0 #16 November 12, 2005 QuoteDefinitely aiming for my rigger's van. I find that sooo funny! My sides hurt from laughingIf you find yourself in a fair fight, your tactics suck! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SudsyFist 0 #17 November 12, 2005 Great story, man. Wow. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #18 November 12, 2005 QuotePulled...Cutaway...immediately...Nothing. " Got opening shock"... Looked down and saw I was going to hit a power line... Just enough time...to hit...line. Hey! I know who you are! You were on TV! Didn't you jump at Perris? Seriously, good job staying alive! "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StephZ 0 #19 November 12, 2005 The best advice I ever recieved was from my wuffo dad: If shit happens up there, never give up baby I am not afraid . . . I was born to do this -Joan of Arc- But what do I know, I'm only 19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #20 November 12, 2005 QuoteThe best advice I ever recieved was from my wuffo dad: If shit happens up there, never give up baby Got the same advice from my Dad about picking my nose. I love him dearly. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StephZ 0 #21 November 12, 2005 Smart ass I am not afraid . . . I was born to do this -Joan of Arc- But what do I know, I'm only 19 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #22 November 12, 2005 you are SUCH a dork.... -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frenchy68 0 #23 November 12, 2005 Quoteyou are SUCH a dork.... Thanks. I work hard at it. "For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sinker 0 #24 November 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteyou are SUCH a dork.... Thanks. I work hard at it. I thought it came easily for ya. -the artist formerly known as sinker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mcneill79 0 #25 November 12, 2005 QuoteQuoteyou are SUCH a dork.... Thanks. I work hard at it.That actually means he wants you to be his gay lover Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
