Beatnik

There really isn't any. Even if the Bullet was TSO'd it wouldn't technically matter because it doesn't have the same value up here or is a requirement to be used. I don't want to comment to much on the whole system publicly. If you want to know more about it, I can send you a PM. There are a few loopholes that many aren't aware of and I feel it would be better to not make them public.

I have done quite a few winter jumps, about 200. One of the tricks I have used with gloves is to put on a pair of latex one under your skydiving gloves. It will keep you pretty warm and not a lot of problems with gear. For sort periods of time this works great. For long periods of time in cold conditions it is better to have real gloves but for a skydive it should be fine.

The long answer to your question is yes it could. However, these wings are not reinforced internally for the forces during opening and it could sustain large amounts of damage. The lines are probably strong enough to skydive with but they probably wouldn't last with the friction that a slider would cause. The fabric will probably lead to a very large pack volume as they are generally a stiffer material for a better airfoil. There are a bunch of other things that could cause issues with using it for skydiving. Because of how they are designed and built it is not really a candidate for skydiving. Having never flown one so I can't give any specifics but I am sure there are a few. Skydiving canopies are a marriage of a few things to give a product that satisfies certain criteria. There are many other wings out there that a better at certain things but lack in other areas. I have a paraglider system that I designed and built and have been skydiving with for the last year. It is great for distance, sustained flight, lift but it is horrible to pack (huge), openings can be interesting and you run into all sorts of other issues, like air traffic, because you are in the air so long. All of this is from my experience with developing my system and the research I put into the subject.

I should take a look at it closer. But for some reason I have really no desire to jump it, which is strange for me since I will pretty much jump any canopy. Mind you it would be interesting jumping a 62 year old canopy. It would beat my current record by 5 years.

I am afraid I don't have a vehicle big enough to bring all the rigs plus I am still young, dumb and indestructible so I still land them on the ground. Plus some of it is pretty much brand new or brand new like one of the Delta IIs I have. I have access to a twill parachute. That could be good for water landings if it would make it to that point without self destructing first.

A friend of mine does it often. He is 63 and still jumps a PC about a dozen times a year. As long as that PC isn't completely bagged out, a good pair of boots and a PLF will keep you from any real damage.

Again you missed the whole point. All that was being stated was that the single method that you seem to believe is not the only way to do your emergency procedures. It was not indicating that there was a single standard. I am not sure what you get out of deliberately misdirecting and pissing people off. The more you post the more you sound like a troll. Not sure if that is what you are trying to accomplish but if the time ever comes that you actually do ask a serious question, I doubt that you will get a real answer. Lose the chip, it looks like everyone is getting tired of it.

I new a guy that did that on every jump he did. He looked like a chicken flapping its wings and not doing much of anything. With your landing being no winds what could have happened is that you got the a good base amount of your flare and then pumping bled off any excess which allowed you to land and shut down the canopy easily. You may have got lucky today and other factors other than this style of flaring had a play in it. Personally I wouldn't do this as it could rob you of some lift that you may need it but one landing doesn't really constitute a lot of evidence that this method works, just talking strictly from a research view of things. So I would hold a lot of weight in thinking that it will deliver you the result you desire because of this one trial.

Are you able to comprehend what others post? I don't think you are because all of your replies try to misdirect people. I read your reply and if you would read mine, I gave a possible answer and didn't assume that you were directly judging. But on the chance you were, there was an answer. Please read the posts and think about your replies. Some people are actually trying to help you and all you can do is get into some argument trying to prove that you are better than everyone. But misdirecting any reply doesn't do anything. You end up just making people go around in circles. There are many people with a lot of knowledge on this site and trying to top them every chance you get will rob you of many valuable chances to learn. Again, please read and think about what you are posting.

How would you know how many cutaways another person has especially on the internet? It is probably better not to assume. I am not sure how many cutaways you have but if this reply has to do with the posts between you and I, I can almost say for certain that I have more experience than you in this area. To answer your question it would depend on a lot of things more than just the number of cutaways. If the person had two cutaways in the single digit jump numbers the information they have may not be as accurate as someone who had one cutaway at higher numbers who is able to recall more information and is more experienced with jumping. There is more to it than your analysis of it.

Again, I think you should ask more questions rather than coming up with situations that don't really represent what is being said. Listening to people who have been in the sport will do more than challenging them. As for your theory, it doesn't really have anything to do with what I mentioned before. Again the idea of using two hands was if there is a tough pull and you couldn't get the handle all the way out. Then you do the same with the other handle. I think you missed the point of what was being said because it doesn't address what I posted previously and has some new situation that isn't relevant.

There are reasons for all of this and instead of always jumping the gun and saying things, you should try to learn and ask questions. Just my observation from your posts. Not saying with which way I train students or prefer but making sure that the canopy is cutaway, especially in cases where it could be hard to cutaway (e.g. spinning mals) before moving to the reserve would be a good thing. Having each hand on a separate handle and not being able to pull them doesn't do you a lot of good. This is just an example of why you could want to use this method.

I own the Strato-Cloud in the picture as well as the 5-cell mini-foil. Nothing wrong with a rainbow canopy.

My first jump on my single keel paradactyl was terrifying. I found myself in freefall with a parachute. It even had the nerve to collapse on me about 20 ft up on landing. I ended up landing on solid ice (a January jump). It hurt so bad and I had the jelly legs afterwards. I kept falling down every time I stood up. My legs were in a little state of shock. The funny thing about the whole landing was that it broke up what ever was preventing the movement in my knee, I lost 35 degrees the summer prior, and was able to get rid of my cane and walk straight again. As much as that was a painful landing, the paradactyl fixed my knee, got rid of the cane and allowed me to stay in the military. That canopy was worth every cent and all the fear during the jump. After that jump that canopy never did do any of those things again. It flies normal, well as normal as a paradactyl flies anyways. One day I might be a old time skydiver but right now I am trying to fight away the grey hairs of almost being 30.

I want to know about your end cell collapsing. What are you doing to cause them to collapse? Who you take your advice from is none of my business and frankly I don't care. Ignoring good advice and going on advice that you want to hear doesn't make you wiser. Do what you want and hopefully you will stay out of the incidents forum.

I think you have a typo there. Probably meant to say: It should be noted that no round, that I know of, stows the brakes/toggles anywhere like a square does.

A lot of people refer to it as a Delta but the name is PZ-81. http://www.ivparachute.com/eng/catalog_detail.aspx?id=114&type=3 I have done about two dozen jumps on mine. It is quite nice and fun to jump. To lekstrom10k, I have one Delta II modded like that. I personally like the steering like that better than with the stall panels. The stall panels turns the canopy into a real dog. To BMichaeli, Parawings were being designed in the 60s for many things, so had to do with NASA. As to why this reserve was made in the 90's I think that only the company could answer that. The advantages that a lot of parawings had was the small pack volume they have, with the exception of the Delta II, that doesn't pack small but it more because of the material and lines. As for advantages, there really isn't much on today's new designs. They do tend to inflate fast so that could be an advantage. It is kind of hard to answer your questions completely because they could be subjective. These parawings didn't really generate a lot of lift, so the landings were more or less like a round. You can steer them easily and do offer a better glide than a round. A modern ramair does the same as a parawing and provides a way of generating lift for nicer landings. The landings are probably why they aren't used today. Not that they are really bad but they are nowhere near as nice as a ramair can be. If you go to my friends flickr page, you can read a lot of vintage articles on parawings and other chutes. http://www.flickr.com/...intageparachutegear/

Dave gave you some great advice. Going to a 129 at the jump numbers you have posted is stupid IMO. You probably haven't even started to really fly that 149 yet. Being able to handle in ideal conditions isn't what you should be aiming for. Going to a smaller canopy with a high wingloading and then something happens could find yourself in a situation that can end very badly. You should be able to fly that canopy to its limits before downsizing. That is all I am going to say on that cause it doesn't matter in the end, in this sport it seems like the people with few jumps always know more than the experienced. How many end cell collapses are you experiencing? The only time I have had cells collapse on me when there was serious problems with the parachute itself and that was on a test jump. If it is end cell closure that you are talking about, that is hardly a reason to downsize, again just my opinion.

I can stop the turn and then keep on going, it isn't much more difficult. I understand your theory behind this but it is really easy to do whether you keep going or stop between the twists. If you stop completely then there is no inertia to keep you going. I have done it both ways and it really isn't that bad. I understand your previous post quite well, I have done more than my share of physics. In space it wouldn't do anything like you say but here there are many forces acting on you more than just the few that most people are associating with this problem.

The parachute in that video is a PZ-81. Which is actually a reserve parachute. It is IMO the nicest single keel parawing. The Delta II would be second and Paradactyl would be third. The double keel Paradactyl out does them all. To the OP, what information are you looking for? I have a fair bit of experience on parawings. Currently own seven of them, one of which is a brand new, never been jumped Delta II. In addition to what information you want, the video would be helpful cause you could have watched a triangular round parachute called the Thunderbow.

What kind of round main are you looking for information on? I would suggest that you talk to Peter when he is at PST about round if you are interested or you can talk to me next season since I am moving in the area and will be jumping rounds out there quite a bit. Another person out there with tons of round knowledge is Rudy. He would be a good person to talk to for the hands on experience.

I own both a Safire 1 and a Safire 2. The Safire is loaded at 2.2 and the Safire 2 is at 1.3. I have never had a problem landing the Safire but there is a hell of a lot of difference in the amount of flare compared to the Safire 2. It might not be a weak flare but it sure doesn't generate as much lift as the Safire 2.

Your generous. I don't even want the main if I am doing a repack and usually get the owner to cut it away and deploy the reserve. If the owner is there watching, they will do the maintenance. They should be doing it more often than during repacks and if I see that they know how to do the maintenance, then they have no excuse any other time.

What I like best about the video is that it starts with what looks to be a OD B-12 4-pin container and finishes with a Red Security Crossbow 2-pin container. I wish when I packed parachutes the H/C would magically upgrade.

You can keep on doing it. I have done 5 line twists just to see how many I could do. That wasn't the final amount I just got bored with it. You can do this exact same thing on a swing set. Give it a shot. You are overlooking a few things but experience with trying it will teach you better than I would plus it won't go into larger debates on this thread until you tried it for yourself.