Well at 20 feet, you're right.
----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mathew Howard" <[email protected]> To: "af" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 5:06:55 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] holy crap... It's not much of a tower if you can't keep your lanyard above your head at 20 feet... On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Mike Hammett < [email protected] > wrote: Not always (or actually, usually for me) possible. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com From: "Josh Luthman" < [email protected] > To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 4:55:26 PM Subject: Re: [AFMUG] holy crap... Sounds to me like you're not keeping your lanyard above your head. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 5:53 PM, Chuck McCown < [email protected] > wrote: <blockquote> Your body stretches as well! From: Josh Reynolds Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2015 3:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] holy crap... Think about where your hooks are compared to your harness and the slack in them, the break distance, stre t ch distance, final stop point, then when your feet are. This is a critical point not covered in a lot of initial instruction. josh reynolds :: chief information officer spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com On 01/15/2015 01:12 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: <blockquote> What the hell kind of fall arrest system are you using?! You should drop no more than 6 feet!!! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Josh Reynolds mailto:[email protected] wrote: <blockquote> Nothing, neither will a harness at a little under 20ft. You'll hit the ground before your descent is slowed by your fall arrest system. josh reynolds :: chief information officer spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com On 01/15/2015 12:34 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: But if you slip at 20 feet what good will a parachute do? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Jan 15, 2015 at 4:33 PM, Jay Weekley mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] wrote: I didn't see a climbing harness. Granted, they climbed in the tower and had parachutes. Matt Hardy wrote: Whoa... On Wed, Jan 14, 2015 at 7:56 PM, Josh Reynolds < [email protected] mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] > wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3q3ZC5fcnY A little too close to those guy wires for my blood. -- josh reynolds :: chief information officer spitwspots :: www.spitwspots.com <http://www.spitwspots.com> <http://www.spitwspots.com> </blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote>
