ridestrong 1 #1 May 6, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qi4BZCxKE&hd=1 Maybe the longest snivel ever!?*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpsalot-2 3 #2 May 6, 2011 Hilarious.......You've got all day, right ? Great Music.Life is short ... jump often. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #3 May 6, 2011 It is pretty funny.... ps- not me in the vid, but you prob knew that *I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 May 6, 2011 Sweet. I want one of those. Opens as soon as you pump the brakes. What a fun ride. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thayer 0 #5 May 6, 2011 LOL. I didnt know this was a test canopy jump so the whole time im thinking.... "Oh no, a non- fully inflated canopy""what should I do?""Look, Grab, Look, Pull, Pull!""Look, Grab, Look, Pull, Pull!"WTF "Look, Grab, Look, Pull, Pull!"Oh no.... maybe he is unconscious? Why would they play this music? this isnt funny!!! not funny at all!Oh... I get it! they have a crash test dummy with a rig on it!!!Why are his hand still reaching for his toggles like a real person?This isnt a crash test dummy with a rig on it.... Its a real person!Why doesnt he cut away?.... Oh, its a test canopy jump.... Where do I apply? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #6 May 6, 2011 Quote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qi4BZCxKE&hd=1 Maybe the longest snivel ever!? Nice and slow - just the way I like it . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
champu 1 #7 May 6, 2011 haha... This is the image I get in my head whenever someone says they love their soft openings on canopy X and quote an absurd snivel duration of 1000 ft or more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #8 May 6, 2011 Quote Sweet. I want one of those. Opens as soon as you pump the brakes. What a fun ride. You mean like the Unit?---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
thrillstalker 0 #9 May 6, 2011 damn, and i thought my 2000 foot snivel a couple months ago was bad."Never grow a wishbone, where your backbone ought to be." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #10 May 6, 2011 Quote Quote Sweet. I want one of those. Opens as soon as you pump the brakes. What a fun ride. You mean like the Unit? I made about 1400 jumps on Units, not a single chop. But yeah, just like the Unit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #11 May 7, 2011 Quote Quote Quote Sweet. I want one of those. Opens as soon as you pump the brakes. What a fun ride. You mean like the Unit? I made about 1400 jumps on Units, not a single chop. But yeah, just like the Unit. Wait a minute, my Unit was much more a double end cell closure canopy. Sniveled a bit but always had to pump the breaks for a fully inflated canopy.. Now, I did have a Batwing 116 that had the precision oversized slider and it would snivel till I pumped the breaks. The slider would then "rocket" down and smack my knuckles, ouch..... As a side, with that snivel I am amazed it never seemed to want to go into twists. Scott"He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #12 May 7, 2011 Quote Wait a minute, my Unit was much more a double end cell closure canopy. Sniveled a bit but always had to pump the breaks for a fully inflated canopy.. Sure, I was being a little tongue-in-cheek on that. But the Unit had some amazing snivels. Cutting various holes in the sliders eventually improved the openings. But still, every time, you'd have closed end cells and a hung up slider. A couple of quick pumps with the brake toggles would always fix that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #13 May 7, 2011 I had a second hand Unit. It opened just fine. The previous owner had vented the slider. And when I say "vented", I mean all that was left of the slider was a 4" wide strip of material around the perimeter."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #14 May 7, 2011 I didn't look THAT muck bigger after it HAD opened (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #15 May 9, 2011 Quote http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qi4BZCxKE&hd=1 Maybe the longest snivel ever!? I guess thats what a 39Sqft slider will do for an opening. My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vanair 0 #16 May 10, 2011 Very cool, Hey anyone know how high he got out? Opened it looked like 2990' Snivel was about 1:15' I wonder what his vertical speed was. I guess about 70-80 MPH. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #17 May 10, 2011 On watching this a second time; It's square; Flying pretty straight; I think I would have gone ahead and landed it that way. "There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ridestrong 1 #18 May 10, 2011 QuoteVery cool, Hey anyone know how high he got out? Opened it looked like 2990' Snivel was about 1:15' I wonder what his vertical speed was. I guess about 70-80 MPH. Anyone? Anyone? Bueller? I think he prob got out at around 12.5K*I am not afraid of dying... I am afraid of missing life.* ----Disclaimer: I don't know shit about skydiving.---- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
