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by <BS>
2014/10/23 23:19:44 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: instructors and other qualified pilot fiends
Replies: 1744
Views: 879852

Re: instructors and other qualified pilot fiends

If Tad hadn't pointed it out I'd most likely never have noticed.
by <BS>
2014/10/23 19:45:58 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: instructors and other qualified pilot fiends
Replies: 1744
Views: 879852

Re: instructors and other qualified pilot fiends

It's still visible, going up towards the left. I think you're seeing the end he managed to release.
by <BS>
2014/09/27 19:42:23 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: You are NEVER hooked in.
Replies: 996
Views: 536113

Re: You are NEVER hooked in.

What did you do, cast aspersions on their asparagus?
by <BS>
2014/09/25 02:16:41 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: Weak links
Replies: 1840
Views: 785851

Re: Weak links

(How the fracture piece managed to blow at the precise instant the release was blown I have no fuckin' clue. Any ideas?)
The pilot's timing was perfect, everything was appropriate.
by <BS>
2014/09/21 23:28:29 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: Weak links
Replies: 1840
Views: 785851

Re: Weak links

Davis Straub - 2011/08/26 14:04:52 UTC We had six weaklink breaks in a row at Zapata this year. Russell Brown (tug pilot, tug owner, Quest Air owner) said go ahead and double up (four strands of Cortland Greenspot). He knows I used his Zapata weaklink in Big Spring (pilots were asked to tell the tu...
by <BS>
2014/09/19 17:02:36 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: Weak links
Replies: 1840
Views: 785851

Re: Weak links

by <BS>
2014/09/10 14:57:41 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: Skyting demolition
Replies: 123
Views: 333544

Re: Skyting demolition

It's not a release option. Suggested release option. Brian Scharp - 2014/09/09 16:52:54 UTC Shouldn't you be pulling in at the time of release? Nobody actually needs to be told that when the shit actually hits the fan. It's a question directed at the safety of that suggested option even in the best...
by <BS>
2014/09/02 18:29:42 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: Video
Replies: 331
Views: 293960

Re: Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dvr9P_w5VQ
Hang gliding - Dan explains the double-threaded tow bridle system
jwm239 - 2011/05/02
dead
by <BS>
2014/09/02 15:42:54 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: landing
Replies: 1395
Views: 449447

Re: landing

I use the same method to unload the zipper while zipping up. I've added a line that attaches from the top of the back frame - up through a ring on the carabiner - to the stirrup. It keeps the boot from drooping. Not sure if it's common knowledge, but it's easier to do the zipping up before fully pro...
by <BS>
2014/08/30 00:06:01 UTC
Forum: General
Topic: Skyting demolition
Replies: 123
Views: 333544

Re: Skyting demolition

Three excuses...
No need, get well.