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j_ung
May 11, 2005, 5:15 PM
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Can you rappel out of an airplane without danger from static buildup?
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rappelling out of a plane???!?!?!?!
Now that's something I would pay to see!!!!!
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j_ung
May 11, 2005, 5:33 PM
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Watch out for that house!
SMACK!
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altelis
May 11, 2005, 5:52 PM
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FUNNIEST THREAD EVER......
wow....people can't read sarcasm here at all :)
don't EVER go to the UK :shock:
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keinangst
May 11, 2005, 6:03 PM
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Maybe they weren't rapping from the helicopter, but rather poorly belaying the helicopter.
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davidji
May 11, 2005, 6:07 PM
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In reply to: However I probably wouldn't make a habit of rappeling on a Gri-Gri after reading through this forum.
Oops, did I just whack a dead horse...
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onsight_endorphines
May 11, 2005, 6:19 PM
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To those of you who mentioned electricity, in any way,
NO.
Just NO.
The electricity thing is being blown out of proportion because it's not understood. Try not to do that okay? :roll:
Static is the least of your worries when rappelling from a helicopter.
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keinangst
May 11, 2005, 6:22 PM
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In reply to: Static is the least of your worries when rappelling from a helicopter.
I'd like to add that if you're on Fear Factor, rappelling is the least of your worries.
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witcomb
May 11, 2005, 6:26 PM
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I think all you can collect from this forum is that it is a great device to rappel from a helicopter.
It isn't all that clear if it is good for rappelling from a plane though, maybe someone can clearify. It would be great if you could rappel from a plane. Airlines never let you board with your own parachute, but an unsuspecting gri-gri would be perfect.
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davidji
May 11, 2005, 6:31 PM
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In reply to: It isn't all that clear if it is good for rappelling from a plane though, maybe someone can clearify. It would be great if you could rappel from a plane. Airlines never let you board with your own parachute, but an unsuspecting gri-gri would be perfect.
A Fig-8 is good for rapping out of an ultralight, although if it's not a 2-place trainer, you may need to rap pretty fast.
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thedukezip
May 11, 2005, 7:10 PM
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In reply to: Airlines never let you board with your own parachute
Are you sure about this? I'm not a skydiver but would like to be someday, and have read online that you can bring your chute, although this may have changed post Sept. 11th...
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bdawg
May 11, 2005, 7:19 PM
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I saw this episode too, and it almost looked like they had something else too, like a form of backup. Because in there left hand they would lower themselves, but they each had their right hand higher on the rope gripping something else, maybe a petzl shunt?
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theflyingsquirrel
May 11, 2005, 8:08 PM
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rappeling from a gri-gri is bad because?
i mean don't chew my ass out for asking but im just curious why you wouldn't be able to rappel with a gri-gri after all it is a belay device right?.
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davidji
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In reply to: rappeling from a gri-gri is bad because? i mean don't chew my ass out for asking but im just curious why you wouldn't be able to rappel with a gri-gri after all it is a belay device right?. |
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peroxide
May 11, 2005, 8:22 PM
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I will give only one bad reason for rapping with a grigri...
it tends to grab at moments which can load a precarious anchor (imagine a rooted bush, detached block etc.)
Normally you are tradding when this happens which means a reverso or 8 is at hand...but you never know.
I took my grigri to Chamonix and rapped with it off a detached block and it grabbed the rope when I let the handle up just a little too far and the block shifted.....argh.
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phlsphr
May 11, 2005, 8:31 PM
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If you are worried about static electricity you might try clipping some sort of ground to your scrotum. Who knows? It might help.
Funny, funny, thread.
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thedesertnomad
May 11, 2005, 9:07 PM
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Y'all know NOTHING !!!!! It's impossible to rappell out of a helicopter. You can only abseil out of one........ duuuuuuuuuhhhhhh
rappelling must be done out of fixed wing aircraft ONLY
get a clue....
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So lemme get this straight.
If a fixed wing plane is gunna crash you wait until you are a rope length from the ground and then you simply rap down a single line to the ground. Yep, I can see how that would work. :idea: :shock: :roll: :lol:
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lazyjammin
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Edited due to echoes.
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lazyjammin
May 11, 2005, 10:56 PM
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I rappel on a grigri a lot.. Though Ive never experienced a wicked shock to my balls... never heard of anyone else experiencing it anyways.
And by the way, why dont they have climbers on that show, we would throw down. They always seem to have these fat balls o'crap that are scared of everything even though its backed up with every safety precaution.
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jt512
May 11, 2005, 11:05 PM
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In reply to: steady steadymatrock- i'm going to assume that english isn't your 1st language, cause geese, this thread is DRIPPING with sarcasm
If we understand the sarcasm does that mean we are not geese?
-Jay
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sticky_fingers
May 11, 2005, 11:10 PM
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In reply to: In reply to: Airlines never let you board with your own parachute Are you sure about this? I'm not a skydiver but would like to be someday, and have read online that you can bring your chute, although this may have changed post Sept. 11th...
Um yah. Kinda has to do with the whole "really fast", "really high", "really cold" thing. Plus you have to factor in the "bumping into other people or the back of the plane" on the way out, the skills needed to control your free-fall, and finally, the landing "um...should I aim for that big, flat spot in the amusement park, or the desert, or Lake Michigan, or South Central?" I'll take my chances eating somebody, thank you.
The only planes that'll let you board with your chute are ones you're gonna jump out of for skydiving on purpose.
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jt512
May 11, 2005, 11:10 PM
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In reply to: It's risk versus reward. I think that the Fear Factor staff probably thought their system was safe enough, and it didn't end up failing.
But it could have failed, eh? After all, it was a grigri.
-Jay
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jt512
May 11, 2005, 11:13 PM
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In reply to: Maybe they weren't rapping from the helicopter, but rather poorly belaying the helicopter.
Another reason to ALWAYS ANCHOR THE BELAYER! Were they wearing helments at least?
-Jay
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coldclimb
May 11, 2005, 11:54 PM
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Best thread in a long time. Or worst, depending on how you look at it and whether you care about the quality of information on the internet or not. :lol:
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