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02-13-2010, 10:36 PM
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thanks man =), first parachute tried to kill me, but I got rid of it and the 2nd one didnt so I am still here! I will tell you flying a reserve is like going from a Cessna 150 to a Cessna 206, its a boat, slow, and takes 10 seconds to respond.....All worked out, I did not even drop my handles! Worst part is I packed the darn main! Not sure what caused it, but I watched it come out of the bag and open and it just wanted to keep twisting, I even had good body position and all. It just twisted, I tried to stop it, but when it hit the risers I got rid of it before things got worst, was weird having to chop, never had before, 39 jumps..1 chop, as of today!
02-13-2010, 10:41 PM
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thanks man =), first parachute tried to kill me, but I got rid of it and the 2nd one didnt so I am still here! I will tell you flying a reserve is like going from a Cessna 150 to a Cessna 206, its a boat, slow, and takes 10 seconds to respond.....All worked out, I did not even drop my handles! Worst part is I packed the darn main! Not sure what caused it, but I watched it come out of the bag and open and it just wanted to keep twisting, I even had good body position and all. It just twisted, I tried to stop it, but when it hit the risers I got rid of it before things got worst, was weird having to chop, never had before, 39 jumps..1 chop, as of today!
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02-13-2010, 10:59 PM
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02-14-2010, 12:26 PM
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fun stuff huh, i remember my first reserve ride fondly. good work. have a beer on me. reserve ride are up ther on my [....] cool meter. adrenaline is a sweet sweet drug. 7 cells do respond a little sluggish but at that point you cant be pick. i can get sub 100 reserves. they are quite zippy, specially if ya weight 230 like me. BSBD
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02-14-2010, 08:55 PM
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YouTube - Line Twists looked like that, except I couldnt pull it out, I was pulling and kicking and it very slowly kept getting worst, next time I will be altitude aware, I most likely had more time to keep fighting it, but I am glad I did what I was taught!
02-15-2010, 07:23 AM
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02-18-2010, 09:51 PM
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today on the radio:
"Norcal 876, Jumpers away" "876 Roger" 15 seconds later "American 291 turn left heading 210, descend 3,0000" "Out of 6,000 for 3,000 left 210 AA 291" "AA 291 WAIT WAIT TURN RIGHT ANYTHING AWAY FROM WHAT I JUST GAVE YOU!! ACTIVE PARACHUTE DROP, YOUR 10 O'CLOCK AND 1 MILE PLEASE TURN AWAY FROM IT NOW, but please descend 3,000" "SWING IT RIGHT away from those birds that are shaped like humans and down to 3,000 AA 291"
"Norcal 876, Jumpers away" "876 Roger" 15 seconds later "American 291 turn left heading 210, descend 3,0000" "Out of 6,000 for 3,000 left 210 AA 291" "AA 291 WAIT WAIT TURN RIGHT ANYTHING AWAY FROM WHAT I JUST GAVE YOU!! ACTIVE PARACHUTE DROP, YOUR 10 O'CLOCK AND 1 MILE PLEASE TURN AWAY FROM IT NOW, but please descend 3,000" "SWING IT RIGHT away from those birds that are shaped like humans and down to 3,000 AA 291"
02-19-2010, 08:01 AM
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today on the radio:
"Norcal 876, Jumpers away" "876 Roger" 15 seconds later "American 291 turn left heading 210, descend 3,0000" "Out of 6,000 for 3,000 left 210 AA 291" "AA 291 WAIT WAIT TURN RIGHT ANYTHING AWAY FROM WHAT I JUST GAVE YOU!! ACTIVE PARACHUTE DROP, YOUR 10 O'CLOCK AND 1 MILE PLEASE TURN AWAY FROM IT NOW, but please descend 3,000" "SWING IT RIGHT away from those birds that are shaped like humans and down to 3,000 AA 291"
"Norcal 876, Jumpers away" "876 Roger" 15 seconds later "American 291 turn left heading 210, descend 3,0000" "Out of 6,000 for 3,000 left 210 AA 291" "AA 291 WAIT WAIT TURN RIGHT ANYTHING AWAY FROM WHAT I JUST GAVE YOU!! ACTIVE PARACHUTE DROP, YOUR 10 O'CLOCK AND 1 MILE PLEASE TURN AWAY FROM IT NOW, but please descend 3,000" "SWING IT RIGHT away from those birds that are shaped like humans and down to 3,000 AA 291"
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