OldMan

Mine was a 26' cheapo with a 5 TU cut .Put about 300 jumps on it before PC's came along.Along the way had it further modified with a french cut and derry slots.At 180 pounds a good plf every time was a must.Loved jumping, hated landings on that thing.

We shortened them 40-42"

As I remember we shortened them 40-42"

These pic's were taken from the ground? Looks like you were danged low and had a temporary inversion on the reserve. What was altitude?

I,m getting too old and brittle for my MK-1's and MK-2's. Anyone have or know someone that has a jumbo PC they are willing to part with. This is Help an old fart out week.

Hey John,Who wudda thunk it. Why did'nt I ask you in the 1st place. Yes, I need a copy,can you run me one off and I will pick it up whenever and wherever is best for you. Larry Fojt

Is there anyone that has contact info for Deborah Blackmon ? I am looking for an x-bow manual and there is a good chance she will have one. Or if anybody else has one I would appreciate it. 1966 2 pin pig rig. Drwg # 64E1204-1A

Question for old time riggers. Need info on security reserve DOM 1972. This canopy is in pristine condition and has passed all inspections and tests.It has the blank gores but no netting. the data panel say's steerable but it has no steering lines. There is a line on each each rear riser that is dyed red for about 3" from the riser connections.It has no diaper.Is it prone to inversions with no netting? After extensive research and a lot of questions I find that there is no servie life on reserves ( other than a couple of manufactuers that put a 15 yr life on their reserves) and if it is in good condition and pass's all mandated tests and inspections it can be packed,it's up to the rigger But like the man say's "There's the widow and jury thing". I would appreciate any thoughts,info or comments I can get on this issue .

Get an old timer who knows how to spot chunk a WDI while you are on the ground,watch the WDI,see where it lands and your spot is the same distance in the opposite direction.You can't chunk a WDI from an Otter yourself and keep up with it until it lands unless you can get the pilot to do a tight orbit over the landing area which is not likely on a full load.Go to altitude,why screw around? Pull at about 3500 ft,set up at at a chest high attitude before you pull. If the PC is sleeved you will get a really quick solid opening,if it is in a pod you will get a damn quick opening and may see stars.Play around with it,practice with the rear risers to see how it reacts.Experienced PC jumpers use a hook turn to land, but for you land into the wind. About 4 ft above the ground pull the rear risers as far as you can.Prepare to plf but don,t be surprised if you stand it up. Just jump the damn thing !!

It would appear that your ex-friend suffers from a case of "Little Man Syndrome" They go through life with their noses at the same level as other peoples armpits, always smelling underarm body odor. This coupled with the fact that the have to look up to every body gives them an inferiority complex for which the compensate by being complete assholes and mad at the world.Now take a midget whose nose is at crotch level to everyone else and you have someone with the same attitude compounded by a factor of ten. Makes them really surly little buggers. So this makes them fair game in being used as projectiles for our amusement and sport.It is my observation that midget tossing is more prevelent in the skydiving community than in any other part of society. Must be some primal need we have.So, lets go toss a midget!!

I remember that from the ground you heard a pretty good crack when a PC opened at terminal but I never heard it when I opened.Sounds like you jumped at the same kind of DZ I did but not only did we put flour in some unsuspecting persons canopy we were known to throw in a couple of handsfull of pea gravel. In this day and time no one would see the humor in that.Probably get you thrown off the DZ.I miss the good old days.

Hey, I know that midget.We tryed to train him also. He never could get it right. We told him to take up bowling. I guess he was making the rounds of the DZ's hoping someone would help him out.

Poor little bastard. What a way to go! We used to launch them with water melon chunking ballista's. We felt a little bad about the way the slamed in with a MA-1 so we started using tandem drouge's.Quite a few started surviving after that.

I donno about the 1:1 on a 37 footer Those little buggers are barrel chested and solid! One in good shape can be 50 to 60 pounds.Their stubby little bowed legs are like fence posts and all muscle.Or is that dwarfs I'm thinking of? I never could tell the difference,they all look alike to me. ya seen one ya seen em all. If anyone can explain the difference between a dwarf and a midget please let me know. I tried to Google it and got nowhere.