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From: meyer@waltz.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive
Subject: Missing Pilot Chute!
Message-ID: <36200005@waltz.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 29-Jan-85 17:42:00 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 29 17:42:00 1985
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Nf-From: waltz!meyer    Jan 29 16:42:00 1985

I was out in Seattle a couple of years ago and had the opportunity to jump at
a very "hot" drop zone in Issaquah (about 30 minutes east of Seattle).
I was lucky enough to see them complete the first 17-stack CRW formation.

But anyway, that same weekend, one of the CRW fanatics had come up with
a new design which got rid of the pilot chute, since pilot chute entanglements
are a constant problem with CRW.  I saw him make his first few jumps on
the rig which consisted of a diaper arrangement on a standard rig which had
the center cell of the canopy sewn to a dildo that allowed him to
direct deploy his main into the slipstream.  He said that the opennings
were VERY crisp and clean, especially at subterminal air speeds.  He
did try a couple of terminal opennings and for some reason they were
squirrelly.  He has continued to successfully use this design in all
of his CRW jumps.

Since then, I haven't heard or seen any more of this idea.  Has anyone
heard of any manufacturers that have pursued this -- or other pilot
chuteless designs?
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Dane Meyer  (Texas Instruments, Dallas site)
                                                                 
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