damn, stop all the bitchin' and just tell stories like the good old BASE board was.
enough said....
my last jump, I had loose velcro. so, I jumped, and had a line twist which WILL stop a slider from completely coming down the lines. after I kicked out of twists, I had an open canopy, and landed fine. I used to pack fast. I still WILL pack in 10 minutes, when the situation is appropriate (slider up jumps), but my last pack job has taken me 3+ hours and I still have not jumped it yet. I will repack once more when I hook on a new pilot chute, and give everything the twice over look before slamming it into the container.
now, as long as I can pull by the third light, I should be open at the second light, with plenty of time to land from 1200 feet high exit point.
winds.......pppffffffff. what are the winds at the bottom? oh, 10-15 mph??? OK, no worries mate, not 'bout little 30-40 mph gust up top at 1200 foot. as long as lower winds are good, I plan to be humming at the ground faster than the wind kicks past me.
pack fast when you can, but pack GOOD to save your life!
Peace out,
Thomas :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)