riggerrob 643 #1 November 18, 2004 Does anyone still use teriary reserves for CReW? This question came up during a recent riggers' course. I have not seen a tesh' in long time. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
plastic 0 #2 November 18, 2004 At the world meet in 2001 doing rotations i was sat in the otter next to a member of the dutch rotations team, his name was roul and he was jumping a tertiary. Apparently he has used it as well. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragon2 2 #3 November 18, 2004 That's Roel, he's on dropzone too sometimes. There's also a few other dutch jumpers that use them. They all have stories to tell WHY. ciel bleu, Saskia Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #4 November 19, 2004 QuoteDoes anyone still use teriary reserves for CReW? This question came up during a recent riggers' course. I have not seen a tesh' in long time. --------------------------------------------------------- We used them at the 1982 Nationals. Our team had a bad wrap on one dive and Doc Johnson and I ended up in a hellacious whirly. I was orbiting him like a rag doll. He yelled to me "what do you want to do?" Hell, I had been trying to cutaway for awhile. He thought I was unconscious, so he deployed his tersh (I wasn't wearing mine). I skipped over the deploying bag and bridle on several orbits before finally getting a hold of the cutaway handle. (We have footage from the ground of the wrap and cutaway with me spinning out of frame on my back as Doc's tersh opens). I flipped over as soon as I could and dumped my Featherlite. Doc floated down under the tersh for a short time and then cut the attachment bridle with a knife. He dumped his reserve after that. I still have my tersh in my closet. I don't recommend them. -Russ Pinney Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverek 63 #5 November 19, 2004 Quote We have footage from the ground of the wrap and cutaway with me spinning out of frame on my back as Doc's tersh opens Post it if you can please QuoteI still have my tersh in my closet. I don't recommend them. Why? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #6 November 20, 2004 QuoteQuote We have footage from the ground of the wrap and cutaway with me spinning out of frame on my back as Doc's tersh opens Post it if you can please OK, I'll see if I can't dig it out. Remember it's black and white, from the ground, and probably 3rd generation video. Mike Lewis had a pretty good copy at one time. QuoteI still have my tersh in my closet. I don't recommend them. Why? They add weight, can block your vision below, and the ones we jumped in the old days could not be cutaway (they were hang glider reserves). I'm sure newer models have addressed these issues, but I came to the conclusion many years ago that two parachutes is enough. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #7 November 23, 2004 As promised, here is the footage of the 1982 tersh deployment. Like I said, it's 3rd or 4th generation video shot from the ground. If you think thats fun to watch then you may enjoy the second video. On this dive one of my teammates hits me hard from behind collapsing my canopy. it causes a wicked spin from which I cannot recover. Once again, my trusty Featherlite saves the day. Disclaimer: Kids don't try this at home. Russ http://bapinney.com/russ/wrap2.wmv http://bapinney.com/russ/wrap1.wmv Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 38 #8 November 23, 2004 Woo hoo! Nice video! W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrelr 0 #9 November 23, 2004 Great video of the tersh! Never seen one in action before. The other video brought back some bad-old-days memories. Man, those old canopies just couldn't take the same kind of abuse as the new ones. Cheers Andre Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #10 November 23, 2004 QuoteGreat video of the tersh! Never seen one in action before. The other video brought back some bad-old-days memories. Man, those old canopies just couldn't take the same kind of abuse as the new ones. Cheers Andre The video of the tersh deployment was shot in 1982. The footage in the second video was shot in 1997. The Lightning I cutaway in '97 is the same one I used on the 70-way last year. Skies, Russ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andrelr 0 #11 November 24, 2004 Hi Russ Thanks for that. My rotations in recent times have been on Tri's & Rubis' with AR7's and Matrixs before that. I haven't seen a canopy take-out and a spin like that since doing rotes on Cruiselites in the late 80's. I haven't jumped a Lightning (too expensive for South Africans). I know they're great for bi-di formations, especially the big ones. Don't they like rotations and the sometimes inevitable smash-and-grab? Cheers A Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #12 November 24, 2004 Hi Andre, I'm not sure if one canopy is more vulnerable than another to a hard line dock. Some of the folks who understand the dynamics of the canopies used for CRW may be able to provide some input. Personally, the AR-7 was my favorite canopy for rots. Russ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kleggo 145 #13 November 24, 2004 very cool i remember that day................. but not very clearly. was that tim that hit you that hard? or was it me jumping tim's canopy? chris j video? be safe kleggo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crewdog2 0 #14 November 24, 2004 was that tim that hit you that hard? or was it me jumping tim's canopy? It was my old buddy Frank. You know, always out to kill me. Have a nice Thanksgiving, bro! Russ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
