ntrprnr 0 #1 July 10, 2009 Cover of this week's The Week. This is NOT a political discussion. I just want to know how many things you can spot that are either right or wrong._______________ "Why'd you track away at 7,000 feet?" "Even in freefall, I have commitment issues." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #2 July 10, 2009 i'll play! looks like she has some sort of continuous riser thing going on, and her chest strap runs right to the container. hard to tell, but it might be a 2-ring release system as well."Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rlucus 0 #3 July 10, 2009 Either the risers are attached wrong or the riser covers never released... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theonlyski 8 #4 July 10, 2009 Well... shes missing a slider, and it sort of looks like that her risers are attached to the back of the container and not her shoulders. Not to mention that it must be an 11 cell canopy with all them A Lines."I may be a dirty pirate hooker...but I'm not about to go stand on the corner." iluvtofly DPH -7, TDS 578, Muff 5153, SCR 14890 I'm an asshole, and I approve this message Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #5 July 10, 2009 Landing in spike heels is gonna be tricky. The front and rear risers on each side are connected at the top. The steering lines are connected to the toggle with a ring. The chest strap goes all the way past the main lift web, around the side, to the backpack. She's jumping into highly controlled airspace over Washington D.C - I hope she got clearance. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontiacgtp00 0 #6 July 10, 2009 Has a soft reserve handle...she must be good! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #7 July 10, 2009 No RSL. ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #8 July 10, 2009 QuoteLanding in spike heels is gonna be tricky. How is it you know this, my friend?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhanold 0 #9 July 10, 2009 The risers do not go to the release rings so it must be a reserve. with the reserve handle still stowed I am guessing AAD fire or pre-mature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fastphil 0 #10 July 10, 2009 Her head's bigger than her butt, that's just not right... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #11 July 10, 2009 since the canopy is out she should be in a feet-to-earth position and not body-to-earth position. her front and rear risers are connected at the top. the links looks round Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #12 July 10, 2009 AND no helmet!Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pinkfairy 0 #13 July 10, 2009 Quote since the canopy is out she should be in a feet-to-earth position and not body-to-earth position. her front and rear risers are connected at the top. the links looks round Maybe she's just in the middle of the deployment, that would explain the closed riser covers too, but why is she holding the toggles then? Yikes! Landing on high heels. I'd rather go barefoot! Relax, you can die if you mess up, but it will probably not be by bullet. I'm a BIG, TOUGH BIGWAY FORMATION SKYDIVER! What are you? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hellis 0 #14 July 10, 2009 Quote Quote since the canopy is out she should be in a feet-to-earth position and not body-to-earth position. her front and rear risers are connected at the top. the links looks round Maybe she's just in the middle of the deployment, that would explain the closed riser covers too, but why is she holding the toggles then? Yikes! Landing on high heels. I'd rather go barefoot! no, not since the lines are spread that far apart. that would mean the canopy is wide open so she cant be in the middle of deployment Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rlucus 0 #15 July 10, 2009 Quote Quote since the canopy is out she should be in a feet-to-earth position and not body-to-earth position. her front and rear risers are connected at the top. the links looks round Maybe she's just in the middle of the deployment, that would explain the closed riser covers too, but why is she holding the toggles then? Yikes! Landing on high heels. I'd rather go barefoot! Well, helmets are not law. I go barefoot often. You *could* grab your toggles before full deployment though I don't recommend it and usually not before it setting you up in the saddle. As for the belly to earth under canopy... swoopers do it all the time. I'd say the only big blunder they did was not connecting the risers to the harness correctly (the connection between the risers is sometimes done on CRW canopies) and the "round" connecting links someone pointed out look more like the old square metal ones. The number of lines is hard to tell, if there are 5 it works out for a cascaded line 9-cell. However it is 6 then it works for a 11-cell with cascaded line or a 5-cell without cascading lines... it also works for a round which would also explain the missing slider. Did I miss anything? Damn riggers study course. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Adriandavies 0 #16 July 10, 2009 No alti apart from a mark 1 eyeball? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #17 July 10, 2009 She is trying to do a lingerie load with the spike heels yet her outfit does nothing for me as being lingerie. You guys have it all wrong about it being a single riser. I see a second riser splitting off it's just there's an extra strap between rear and front riser....SHE'S A CREW DOG! And that pony tail is just asking to get yanked out of her head scalping her. Her perspective landing area must be the Lincoln Memorial as she is west of the Washington monument but she better not be too far west. I'll be zooming her on the River Visual 19 into National Airport bankin and yankin. How's that?Chris Schindler www.diverdriver.com ATP/D-19012 FB #4125 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tombuch 0 #18 July 10, 2009 Well I'm impressed. Whoever did the cartoon either knows a whole lot about skydiving, or did some serious research. It makes the sport look fun, and gets us on the cover. Can't complain about that!Tom Buchanan Instructor Emeritus Comm Pilot MSEL,G Author: JUMP! Skydiving Made Fun and Easy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #19 July 10, 2009 QuoteQuoteLanding in spike heels is gonna be tricky. How is it you know this, my friend? Pure conjecture on my part. Really. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dqpacker 7 #20 July 10, 2009 Quote Landing in spike heels is gonna be tricky. They're for shooting Acc. I see those army cadets wearing them all the time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brains 2 #21 July 11, 2009 Quote Quote Landing in spike heels is gonna be tricky. How is it you know this, my friend? Huh, Kim never had a problem with it Never look down on someone, unless they are going down on you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #22 July 11, 2009 Funny how the question was "what's right?" and everybody is answering "what's wrong?". My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #23 July 11, 2009 Quote Funny how the question was "what's right?" and everybody is answering "what's wrong?". OK, fine. The eyeglasses look pretty accurate. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gato 0 #24 July 11, 2009 I'm surprised none of you recognized the newest member of the PD factory swoop team - there's no slider because she has an RDS! I think the heels are a clear indication that this seasoned swooper knows exactly where she's going to land/hit/swoop/biff.T.I.N.S. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VerticalRush 0 #25 July 12, 2009 Looks like a Rebels jump suit, and that's D.C. not Alaska Skydiving in Wasilla!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
