Rhonda66 0 #1 March 24, 2002 Oh, aside from my chest strap incident, I also had two other dumb and totally avoidable incidents in Eloy.....I had a new Sabre packed into a Vector bag because I have a Vector and a Dolphin container at home and wanted to jump the Sabre in the Dolphin instead of the Falcon that was in it. So we just took the whole canopy assembly off of the Vector and swithced it into the Dolphin even though our rigger didn't want us to do it because he likes to keep the correct bag with its correct container, but I argued that I just wanted to jump the Sabre in the Dolphin for the trip to Eloy and then put the Falcon with the Dolphin bag back into the Dolphin container when we got home.First jump in Eloy, I throw out the PC and all is good until I reach up to get my toggles and I can't reach them because the Vector set-up has 24 inch risers! I did manage to get them unstowed, but we got rid of those babies as soon as I got down - The girl at Square Two described the 24 inch risers as being made for "gorilla men".....Oops, maybe I should have thought to check on that BEFORE jumping this Vector set-up in the Dolphin.So we get the risers changed and I jump again and now I can't release the damn right toggle because my hubby tucked the toggles into the rings on the risers and we soon found out that you're not supposed to do that. The toggle was completely knotted in the ring and could not be released. I considered cutting it away, but I didn't want to cutaway just for a stuck toggle and the canopy flew fine with the left toggle all the way up so I fooled around with the risers and found that I could turn the canopy pretty well to the right anyway just using the risers so I flew it back to the DZ - the flare sucked and I fell, but I was fine.So now I have a lot more respect for my gear - and for my rigger because had I listened to him in the first place, none of this would have happened.Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #2 March 24, 2002 LMFAO Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #3 March 24, 2002 LMFAO Please turn your safety and preventive maintenance meeter up a few notches. Inspect ANYTHING before you jump it. PLEASE, please, please use your head.. Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rhonda66 0 #4 March 24, 2002 I never even would have thought to check that before - my rigger didn't even suggest that perhaps the risers could be too long and I never considered that possibility - but now I know that you have to consider EVERYTHING!At least they were minor things, but they opened my eyes to the possibilities....Rhonda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 March 24, 2002 Hey girlfriend.. No problems as long as you learned without getting hurt.. The things you are learning need to be passed on to other jumpers. Many people have made the same mistakes and not applied what they have learned.. See you are filling your bag of experience before your bag of luck runs out Semper Fi ..... http:// www.aahit.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
