Using hook knives

[mjosparky 4]

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I kind of 'blew up' several pannels of a 24" flat at terminal once, but 'hobbled' away relatively uninjured, landed in a wet bean field.

How in the world did you "blow up" a 24' flat? That is one of the most over engineered canopies ever build. Was there deployment damage?

Damn, you are bigger than I remember.
Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[airtwardo 7]

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I kind of 'blew up' several pannels of a 24" flat at terminal once, but 'hobbled' away relatively uninjured, landed in a wet bean field.

How in the world did you "blow up" a 24' flat? That is one of the most over engineered canopies ever build. Was there deployment damage?

Damn, you are bigger than I remember.
Sparky

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Bent top pin/cone assembly.

Style jump so I was 'smoking' anyway...(245# nekid)


All I remember is rolling over and grabbing the center pull at 2200'...


Woke up at about 300' with a bloody face from the floating main RC,
several new mods in the canopy and a REALLY sore EVERYTHING


I still have the parachute!


I got a Taffeta Tri-Con with the bands after that...they guys told me if I blow THAT up.....




GO BOWLING!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[mjosparky 4]

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Bent top pin/cone assembly.

Style jump so I was 'smoking' anyway...(245# nekid) Now there's a scary thought


All I remember is rolling over and grabbing the center pull at 2200'.

Thats what you get for doing style.

I have dropped 24's at 180 KEAS with over 300 lb. and not left a mark on them. You gotta be tough to take the opening that would "blow" one.

By the way, what was your time?

Sparky

My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

[airtwardo 7]

By the way, what was your time?

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In the high 6's....

I turn a lot like a oil tanker !

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~

[packerboy 3]

I've heard more than one person say that you should definately carry a hook knife because it will give you something to play with and take your mind off the fact you are about to either spend a lot of time in the hospital or die.

Oh yeah, and theres a very odd chance it may save your life. So why not?

As for recognizing a main line over and cutting it and landing w/ rear risers at 61 jumps? I think if the situation arose, out would come your handles. I cut away line twists on a Sabre 190 at 2,500 ft at 88 jumps. Something I now feel pretty stupid about and no way would do again, but it seemed like a good idea when I looked up and though it would take a year to kick out of what seemed like 100 line twists (It was a very very hard opening too and the slider was caught in the middle of the twists so may brain told me that something wasn't right).

Even though I wouldn't do that now, I have no regrets about making that decision w/ sub 100 jumps. It was a very quick no brainer at the time. No way I had the wits about me to start hacking away w/ a hook knife.

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In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock. ~ Thomas Jefferson

[jheadley 0]

Here's a reason for a hook knife. An AFF instructor put his radio in his jumpsuit pocket and then the zipper broke so he couldn't get it out. He had to borrow my hook knife to cut open his pocket.

[popsjumper 2]

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...There are too many scenarios where a 2 oz. tool can make a bad situation better to NOT carry one..or TWO!...

That's not a hook knife. THIS is a hook knife!



Bill Zuchelli belly reserve. Note the aircraft altimeter, too.
(pic thanks to Roger Clark.)

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[airtwardo 7]

I have a high res of that and printed it out...framed it and have it in my office. It's gets the MOST comments of anything there!

Old timer ART!

~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~