TomAiello 26 #1 September 27, 2002 Check out this link to the video of a jump I made yesterday here in Switzerland. Warning: Audio track may not be work safe, as I was a bit excited during this experience. http://homepage.mac.com/tbaiello/iMovieTheater4.html Hook knives are apparently mandatory for slider up BASE... I've attached stills for those who don't want to wait for the video to download. One of my friends says they look a lot like the "bad canopy" flash cards used in AFF.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygal3 0 #2 September 27, 2002 What was your altitiude??? OH MY GOD! ...so how does the story end? Obviously well, but I bet it is interesting... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #3 September 27, 2002 Altitude on deployment was about 350' from impact. Altitude at exit is around 1100'. Exit to landing altitude is about 1400'. The story ends with me hopping an electric fence to get out of a cow pasture, and profusely apologizing to a Swiss farmer who doesn't speak a word of English. My landing accuracy minus one toggle is apparently not the best.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #4 September 27, 2002 Nice wall shot! You have the releaseable toggles on that canopy? And is that your Troll? BTW... I thought you were to pack it better then that Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 25 #5 September 27, 2002 Nuts! Glad you're still here to post these. Thanks Tom.Safe swoops Sangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #6 September 27, 2002 All I have to say about that is: "holy shit" Go fast and take chances, Brother! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #7 September 27, 2002 Yuck....glad you made it Tom.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #8 September 27, 2002 QuoteYou have the releaseable toggles on that canopy? No, but I have just ordered two pairs. I used a hook knife to cut that line. Quote And is that your Troll? Didn't you see the Double Diamonds? The openings have been troublesome, but in this case I don't think the canopy can be blamed. It was more of a "random black death" kind of thing. QuoteI thought you were to pack it better then that Maybe I need to find someone to give me lessons. That pack job worked on the previous 250 slider up jumps. Where can I take packing lessons?-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #9 September 27, 2002 "Altitude at exit is around 1100'. Exit to landing altitude is about 1400'...." Typo or do you land underground....? I don't base, so I don't know. I 've heard of "flyaway brakes", ie they are not routed inside the slider grommets, are those the same things you are talking about? Either way, it scares me poopless.....-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomAiello 26 #10 September 27, 2002 Quote"Altitude at exit is around 1100'. Exit to landing altitude is about 1400'...." Typo or do you land underground....? Impact is on a slope that leads up to the base of the cliff. You land several hundred feet lower, in a field on flat ground. It's fairly typical to have impact several hundred or more feet above the landing on cliffs.-- Tom Aiello Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com SnakeRiverBASE.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #11 September 27, 2002 Gotcha, thanks man. So..base peeps don't use 'real' altitude, rather altitude difference. 'All is klaar' as your Swiss farmer might say.-------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #12 September 27, 2002 Whoa! That's some bad shit right there. Great video though Glad you made it ok, how easy was it to cut the right line? GusOutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jfields 0 #13 September 27, 2002 Yikes! If I have a lineover, at least I won't have to worry about hitting a cliff! What size is that canopy? How hard was it to control with the lineover? Thanks for posting. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
QuickDraw 0 #14 September 27, 2002 Not only safe but a top video too... And it's true what they say...time really does slow down when you have a run-in with death -- Hope you don't die. -- I'm fucking winning Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #15 September 27, 2002 WOW!!!awesome video footage of that mal,so glad your in one piece and still with us.DANG did that wall look close,talk about adrenalin,PUMPPUMPPUMPPUMP. Most excellent,you da man! Send that into REAL TV and make a buck$$$ ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #16 September 27, 2002 NOw i'm all excited to watch it but have to wait til i get home. This computer at work is too frickin slow to try and watch a video. ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Snowbird 0 #17 September 27, 2002 Holy Shit... Good work clearing that. My heart is pounding just from watching. Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adamT 0 #18 September 27, 2002 WOW, that was friggen amazing. Good work man. I would sure like to see that video in realtime. adam Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bivar 0 #19 September 27, 2002 QuoteI would sure like to see that video in realtime. adam Me to. BI---------------------------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #20 September 27, 2002 Good job. -PLEASE- post a version of that in real time! That was freekin' cool and freekin' scary. I love the look on the cow's face just before you land.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sinkster 0 #21 September 27, 2002 Talk about hairy! Thanks for posting, that was awesome. I also wanna see it in real time too if possible so I can see how fast everything happened. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #22 September 27, 2002 Scary scary shit ! Glad your ok . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDaemon 0 #23 September 27, 2002 Tom, Nice fix! Great you're still posting, keep it up :-)find / -name jumpers -print; cat jumpers $USER > manifest; cd /dev/airplane; more altitude; make jump; cd /pub; more beer; Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrose7 0 #24 September 27, 2002 wow, nice save. I think that is the first line over video I have ever seen. Very educating. Thanks for sharing and glad you are alive!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The mind is like a parachute--it works better when it is open. JUMP. MaryRose Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #25 September 27, 2002 wow.... Glad that it all turned out for the best. I'm kinda wondering what that was in real time myself, it seemed like you had a lot of time to play with. also, it looked like you had started to spin at first, were you adjusting for that on the opposite riser/breaks?I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
