Push 0 #1 March 17, 2003 In another post jose complained that there aren't enough crazy downsizing posts, so I decided to start one. I'm gonna downsize from the student 288 Manta to a Stilleto 120-ish, what do you guys think? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #2 March 17, 2003 120? That's student kit where I come from. ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,008 #3 March 17, 2003 >I'm gonna downsize from the student 288 Manta to a Stilleto 120 >-ish, what do you guys think? As long as you use an AAD, you should be fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #4 March 17, 2003 AAD? You mean Aggresive Active Downsizing? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #5 March 17, 2003 Oh, don't forget to take off the RSL ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kingbunky 3 #6 March 17, 2003 make sure the container is sized so that you can drop another canopy size or two, you're bound to get bored with the 120 pretty quick. shouldn't be too much of an issue though as theose small cross-braced air-locked canopies pack kinda big. "Hang on a sec, the young'uns are throwin' beer cans at a golf cart." MB4252 TDS699 killing threads since 2001 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gus 1 #7 March 17, 2003 That 120 is going to be pretty dull. To mix things up a bit why not grab a front riser at 50 feet and pull it down as far as you can? Let us know how you get on . Gus OutpatientsOnline.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #8 March 17, 2003 And flare with the front risers as well ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #9 March 17, 2003 I can imagine Lisa right now. Rolling out of bed, reading the post......Thinking......Screw those guys, I'm not gonna take the bait... Hey, It's St. Patty's Day, I should go find some green beer. She yawns and walks away from the post.... Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #10 March 17, 2003 Damn, does that mean I'm not getting bytch slapped? -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #11 March 17, 2003 Hey, for what it's worth , I UPSIZED yesterday!! I normally jump an Omega 180 (which was in the shop) so I rented a Hornet 170 for the day.... One gets spoiled with those snively openings, ya know?I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #12 March 17, 2003 I don't think she'll pass up the opportunity..... It just might be when you least expect it Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
hookitt 1 #13 March 17, 2003 QuoteHey, for what it's worth , I UPSIZED yesterday!! I normally jump an Omega 180 (which was in the shop) so I rented a Hornet 170... Does any one else see the error here? --------- Reply to the original post: Heck man, That 120 should be just fine. Put about 35 jumps on it andyou can borrow the 107 my friend has for sale. Cheers.My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #14 March 17, 2003 The mind......It's a terrible thing........to waste Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #15 March 17, 2003 7 minus 8, wait I have to borrow from the 1... then move the zero down.....dammmmmm Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lolie 0 #16 March 17, 2003 Quote Hey, for what it's worth , I UPSIZED yesterday!! I normally jump an Omega 180 (which was in the shop) so I rented a Hornet 170 for the day.... One gets spoiled with those snively openings, ya know? And um... HOW is that upsizing?? Edit: Ohh... -Miranda you shall above all things be glad and young / For if you're young,whatever life you wear it will become you;and if you are glad / whatever's living will yourself become. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #17 March 17, 2003 Isn't the Omega sized bigger than it is? Thought a 180 Omega was actually around 160-something? If so, what he said is true.____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,460 #18 March 17, 2003 Quote Does any one else see the error here? In this thread, I thought that was a perfectly appropriate contributionNow if you really want to downsize, I have a 20' round reserve you can try. Doesn't swoop worth a flip, though. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #19 March 17, 2003 If you weren't such a wussy, you'd go straight to a 68 sq ft crossbrace. A real man could handle a 220 sq ft reduction in canopy size in one jump. I'm joking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TEB6363 0 #20 March 17, 2003 Hey, stop being accurate when we're teasing lummy about his apparent mathNow where was I ....170 minus 180, got to borrow from the ....... Once the plane takes off, you're gonna have to land - Might as well jump out!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Push 0 #21 March 17, 2003 Hrm, that's almost the size of the smallest canopy we got at the DZ. Now that would be quite the downsize! The downsize to end all downsizes -- Toggle Whippin' Yahoo Skydiving is easy. All you have to do is relax while plummetting at 120 mph from 10,000' with nothing but some nylon and webbing to save you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #22 March 17, 2003 Just make sure you wear good shoes. It's ALL in the shoes. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #23 March 17, 2003 QuoteJust make sure you wear good shoes. It's ALL in the shoes. as long as they are stylish and don't clash with the container accents, then YEAh, it IS about the shoes...I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. I promise not to TP Davis under canopy.. eat sushi, get smoochieTTK#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miked10270 0 #24 March 17, 2003 Quote If you weren't such a wussy, you'd go straight to a 68 sq ft crossbrace. A real man could handle a 220 sq ft reduction in canopy size in one jump. Yeah... Strictly speaking that would be grammatically and technically correct. After all, the jump would be 99.9% identical - Get in the plane, jump out, freefall, open, steer, flare, land. All the $hit in the ambulance and intensive care afterwards isn't part of the jump..... Taking the piss out of the FrenchAmericans since before it was fashionable. Prenait la pisse hors du FrançaisCanadiens méridionaux puisqu'avant lui à la mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkydiveMonkey 0 #25 March 17, 2003 If you don't get to ride in an ambulance at the end of the jump, you ain't doing it right ____________________ Say no to subliminal messages Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
