Received: from hplms26.hpl.hp.com by opus.hpl.hp.com with SMTP (1.37.109.8/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1) id AA19581; Fri, 18 Aug 1995 10:13:28 -0700 Return-Path: <sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis> Received: from mozart.advent.com by hplms26.hpl.hp.com with ESMTP ($Revision: 1.36.108.11 $/15.5+ECS 3.3+HPL1.1S) id AA276616068; Fri, 18 Aug 1995 10:14:28 -0700 Received: from smtp_out.advent.com (smtp_out [204.243.141.5]) by mozart.advent.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id JAA05641 for <wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis>; Fri, 18 Aug 1995 09:58:35 -0700 Received: from cc:Mail by smtp_out.advent.com id AA808765091; Fri, 18 Aug 95 09:58:03 PST Date: Fri, 18 Aug 95 09:58:03 PST From: sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis Message-Id: <9507188087.AA808765091@smtp_out.advent.com-DeleteThis> To: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis Subject: Re[4]: How to jump?
It was not a nasty crash. I landed it just fine, but flat. The boom
snaped right up from my forward hand. Nice clean break (Carbon
Creation has refined their manufacturing process since to better
handle this type of pressure). My forearm must have been a little
higher than my hand and the pressure of the impact transmitted to the
radius which cracked on impact. Not a bad fracture anyway. The doctor
said it was similar to the type of fracture vintage "chauffeurs" used
to get when they manually cranked cars to start'em up and when the
engine "kicked back" in their hands...
-stephane
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Subject: Re: Re[2]: How to jump?
Author: wind_talk@opus.hpl.hp.com-DeleteThis at Internet
Date: 8/18/95 9:45 AM
> From: sdubois@advent.com-DeleteThis
>
> Breaking the board is not the only problem that can happen with a flat
> landing. Two months ago. I broke both my boom and my arm on impact
> while landing a 15-footer flat... shame shame shame...operator error.
> I always jump hooked. I've never found that much of a problem. You
> have to be able to de-hook during airtime if you need to bail out
> though...
I always jump hooked in. I find that if all goes well during my jump, I tend
to stay hooked in. When I've had to bail, from a tucked position, unhooking
usually just happens. If you are learning jumping, be aware of others around
you when dumping your rig in air. It's also tends to be very hard on your
equipment when you toss it in air. Start small, concentrating on control.
Working with small chop is a good starting point, you can get some nice air
off of small stuff, and it's good practice.
Stephane, how did a flat landing result in a broken arm? That sounds like
a nasty crash.
~Jim
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