howardwhite 6 #26 July 13, 2006 Quote RIP Larry. I liked him alot (he died on a bad demo landing). He was a student of mine at Orange, MA. I figured it would be tough to teach someone with an aluminum pegleg to do simple things like turns, but he somehow picked it up beautifully. HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,544 #27 July 13, 2006 He told me that he felt his body weight was just right, so the place to take weight off was his rig. A friend here in Houston who knew him back East said that sounded just like him. Larry might've been really surprised to be jumping now, when people are packing weight back on again. The thought occurred to me at the time (1979) that another option would simply be to go to the bathroom before jumping. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #28 July 13, 2006 QuoteQuote RIP Larry. I liked him alot (he died on a bad demo landing). He was a student of mine at Orange, MA. I figured it would be tough to teach someone with an aluminum pegleg to do simple things like turns, but he somehow picked it up beautifully. HW Larry was part of the original "Pieces of Eight". Pieces of Eight My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
howardwhite 6 #29 July 14, 2006 Quote Had one too..used it once in free-fall...and ahhhhh.....several times AFTER the ban....drilled out... as a "Safety Meeting" item! Did it look sort of like the attached? HW Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #30 July 14, 2006 QuoteQuote Had one too..used it once in free-fall...and ahhhhh.....several times AFTER the ban....drilled out... as a "Safety Meeting" item! Did it look sort of like the attached? HW *** Howard White...YOU ARE MY FUCKING HERO! Yes...almost EXACTLY like that! Old time "Tools of the Trade"...how I miss them! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #31 July 14, 2006 QuoteYes...almost EXACTLY like that! Old time "Tools of the Trade"...how I miss them! What would you use something like that for?My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #32 July 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteYes...almost EXACTLY like that! Old time "Tools of the Trade"...how I miss them! What would you use something like that for? *** HOURS at time...'back in the day'!!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RogerRamjet 0 #33 July 14, 2006 Both Wonderhogs in this picture have blast handle reserve ripcords: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/gallery/imageFolio.cgi?action=view&link=Personal_Galleries/RogerRamjet/Blast_from_the_Past&image=RogTraciGreg-2.jpg&img=&tt= It was pretty common at least where I was jumping (Z-Hills/Tampa Sod Farm/Deland). Again, the housings have about 2 inches before the tacking to allow the straight extraction of the handle (though you can't tell much from the picture). ----------------------- Roger "Ramjet" Clark FB# 271, SCR 3245, SCS 1519 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bozo 0 #34 July 14, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteYes...almost EXACTLY like that! Old time "Tools of the Trade"...how I miss them! What would you use something like that for? *** HOURS at time...'back in the day'!!! An instructional tool used at "safety meetings" ? bozo Pain is fleeting. Glory lasts forever. Chicks dig scars. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
usedtajump 1 #35 July 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteYes...almost EXACTLY like that! Old time "Tools of the Trade"...how I miss them! What would you use something like that for? *** HOURS at time...'back in the day'!!! PARAphanelia.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #36 July 15, 2006 A certified (to communist standards) rogallo reserve. called PZ-81, is still made in Eastern Europe. I have even seen one or two of them worn - by foreign nationals - in the USA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybill 22 #37 July 19, 2006 Hi us01, So yer interested in "blast handles??" Yup, they got invented when airplanes got fast enough so that when you "bailed out" the wind "blast" blew your ripcord out of the pocket and made the next senario really interesting!! Some engineer at pioneer or some other aerospace company came up with the device and it was suppose to solve that problem. It got adopted by various skydiving rig makers and as said in other posts some people couldn't figure out to "PULL IT DOWN NOT SIDEWAYS!!!" That's why it's a "Wind"-Blast Handle!!" dummy!!!! Anyway I had a couple on different rigs, pulled them when I had to (several times) and because I knew how they worked, they worked fine for me!!> Still have one in the archives I think? Go look it up in yer Pointers Manual!!SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #38 July 19, 2006 Yep, the so-called blast handles are still around. I have one on my X-Bow. The trick is to pull down - not out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnGraham 0 #39 July 21, 2006 QuoteI never did like the center pull because we use to do a lot of 'Combat' RW and I was always concerned about 'bumping' it out and getting a premature reserve. It's lucky my boss is away for the day, that just made me laugh at the top of my voice at work! "Combat RW" - that's the best thing I've heard in a while!!! Could someone explain what a Jerry Bird rig is? Anyone got a picture? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #40 July 21, 2006 There is a picture on page 221 of Dan Poynter's book, Volume One. The reserve container is locked with a unique Velcro closure system and may be used with or without a pilot chute. I've never looked at one closely, but apparently you just pull it open by hand. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerryBaumchen 1,442 #41 July 21, 2006 Yup, the top flap had a little pud on the end of it mounted horizontally. You just pulled the pud towards your chin and VOILA. Jerry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aj4218 0 #42 July 22, 2006 Just for old times sake, here's Larry with Frank Donnellan (also RIP) at the Perris ghetto October 1980. That's the motorbike mentioned in the thread I believe. Al Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggermick 7 #43 July 22, 2006 QuoteJust for old times sake, here's Larry with Frank Donnellan (also RIP) at the Perris ghetto October 1980. That's the motorbike mentioned in the thread I believe. Al That looks like his old bike he got a new one in the mid 80's that was Hondas production "chopper". I think it was a Magna or somthing similar. Mick. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zoobrothertom 5 #44 July 23, 2006 QuoteQuoteI never did like the center pull because we use to do a lot of 'Combat' RW and I was always concerned about 'bumping' it out and getting a premature reserve. "Combat RW" - that's the best thing I've heard in a while!!! ------------------------------------------------------------Combat RW makes you a better skydiver! A while ago a jumper said he didn't like skydivers who learned in military clubs because they did too much "Combat RW." What he meant was that when you don't pay for jumps you don't mind if a dive goes to shit. I said "Amen, Bro! I do this for fun, not to stress out!" My first 100 jumps were Combat RW. Hell, I did my first two way zooming around the sky until we collided and manged to hang on to each other. It taught me how to recover quickly when things go to shit.____________________________________ I'm back in the USA!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites usedtajump 1 #45 July 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteJust for old times sake, here's Larry with Frank Donnellan (also RIP) at the Perris ghetto October 1980. That's the motorbike mentioned in the thread I believe. Al Hey, I've got one of those, a 1982 Honda Magna V 45 that I still ride. That looks like his old bike he got a new one in the mid 80's that was Hondas production "chopper". I think it was a Magna or somthing similar. Mick.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites peckerhead 0 #46 July 24, 2006 I also used a blast handle on a reserve ride. Like you said....... pull it DOWN. This was after a cutaway on shot and a half capewells. Oh...BTW those work too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #47 July 25, 2006 QuoteOh...BTW those work too! No they don't, you use those and you will die.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #48 July 25, 2006 If you don't use those, you could possibly die! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mjosparky 4 #49 July 25, 2006 QuoteIf you don't use those, you could possibly die! Two years ago I was involved in testing Koch & Sons latest canopy release system for the Navy. Thought I was going to die, but as usual I was wrong.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ripcord4 0 #50 July 25, 2006 Sparky, I was wrong once - I thought I had made a mistake, but I hadn't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 Next Page 2 of 4 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
usedtajump 1 #45 July 24, 2006 QuoteQuoteJust for old times sake, here's Larry with Frank Donnellan (also RIP) at the Perris ghetto October 1980. That's the motorbike mentioned in the thread I believe. Al Hey, I've got one of those, a 1982 Honda Magna V 45 that I still ride. That looks like his old bike he got a new one in the mid 80's that was Hondas production "chopper". I think it was a Magna or somthing similar. Mick.The older I get the less I care who I piss off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peckerhead 0 #46 July 24, 2006 I also used a blast handle on a reserve ride. Like you said....... pull it DOWN. This was after a cutaway on shot and a half capewells. Oh...BTW those work too! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #47 July 25, 2006 QuoteOh...BTW those work too! No they don't, you use those and you will die.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #48 July 25, 2006 If you don't use those, you could possibly die! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mjosparky 4 #49 July 25, 2006 QuoteIf you don't use those, you could possibly die! Two years ago I was involved in testing Koch & Sons latest canopy release system for the Navy. Thought I was going to die, but as usual I was wrong.My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ripcord4 0 #50 July 25, 2006 Sparky, I was wrong once - I thought I had made a mistake, but I hadn't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
