rhino 0 #1 September 23, 2002 That would put me at a 197 square foot canopy.. I would go nuts!!!!! I think I would retire early.. LOL Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #2 September 23, 2002 Back up on landing... That would take a big bite out of my enjoyment of the sport. No matter how much I screw up a FF dive I can usually make up for it with a fun and exciting canopy flight. Why do you ask anyway? -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #3 September 23, 2002 Oh... you mean the canopy I jump for accuracy and to practice to get my PRO? Also its smaller then what I'm looking for if I ever get into BASE... Smaller in skydiving is'nt always better....Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #4 September 23, 2002 Hmmm....a 270 Sq Ft canopy. No sir...wouldn't like it. You on the other hand could use another 30-40 Sq Ft.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #5 September 23, 2002 Why do I ask?? Just wondering.. A friend and I were talking about it this weekend.. We both pretty much said we would stop jumping... 90% of my enjoyment comes from the speed under canopy.. If I didn't have that I would likely throw a temper tantrum under canopy wanting to go faster,, LOL Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #6 September 23, 2002 QuoteIf I didn't have that I would likely throw a temper tantrum under canopy wanting to go faster You could always cut away...then you'll go LOTS faster. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #7 September 23, 2002 I thought about that... That would put me under a pd 243 reserve.. LOL God Damn I would be hating life!! LOL Rhino Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #8 September 23, 2002 I would still jump. You can have fun under canopy no matter what size.Yes of course there are always some draw-backs,but hey?you still get to skydive.You just might have to be more creative about it.IMHO Then again, I'm still real new to the sport. "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fasterfaller 0 #9 September 23, 2002 I would be pissed off . If I had a few weeks before I had to upsize I would try to downsize . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skitzo 0 #11 September 23, 2002 I would still jump, I just wouldn't want to throw out very high, but then if its 100sq ft. bigger I guess I'd have to. Hell, thats just a terrible thought. Good thing that nobody can make you do that. "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #12 September 23, 2002 Oh bite me, rhino! "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhreeZone 20 #13 September 23, 2002 >Good thing that nobody can make you do that. No, but after a major injury... most people decide to tack on some square footage if tey return to jumping. Next time at a large DZ, look around at all the POP's and the old timers and see how many of them don't have a limp or ovious injury. Then look at how many of those that are limping are jumping pocket rockets vs normal canopies.Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ECVZZ 0 #14 September 23, 2002 Wear a BIG F@$#ing weight belt? G. Jones "I've never been quarantined. But the more I look around, the more I think it might not be a bad idea." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lummy 4 #15 September 23, 2002 Hmmmm.. I'd practice Downwind, crosswind and accuracy landings to get them perfect consistently. Course you never mentioned how long either...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
Skitzo 0 #16 September 23, 2002 Quote No, but after a major injury... most people decide to tack on some square footage if tey return to jumping. I lost the entire summer last year due to knee surgery after a landing that wasn't even bad, just a freak thing. When I got the doctors reluctant permission to jump again everyone wanted me to start back with a bigger canopy, I'm probably an idiot for not, but I just felt that I was my canopy damnit and I'm gonna stick with it. "How do you keep your feet on the ground when you know you were born to fly?" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #17 September 23, 2002 There's so many cool things about skydiving. It's almost every time I jump that find something else to get excited about. Saturday, myself Val and Wildblue had planned a 3 way freefly jump out of the porter. We hadn't planned any specific exit, just follow Val out. I'd been sitting in the back seat of the Porter. Val left, Seth followed her, and I tried - finding out the hard way that I still had my seat belt on. D'oh! I took my seat belt off, then left - remembering that I'd forgotten to turn on my camera. While holding a head down, I even managed to turn on my camera. Despite having left at least 10 seconds after Seth and Val, I was on level, about 50 feet horizontal long before breakoff. THAT, was a rush. Everything came togeather, even thought the dive was hosed. Later that day, hitting a 4 point 16 way belly jump left me with my biggest smile of the day. If I had to upsize by a hundred feet what would I do? The same thing I did at Rantoul when I was jumping a spectre 210. Have a boatload of fun. _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spy38W 0 #18 September 23, 2002 QuoteIf I had to upsize by a hundred feet what would I do? The same thing I did at Rantoul... Awww, nevermind.... -- Hook high, flare on time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,534 #19 September 23, 2002 Keep jumping of course. Probably a different type of canopy (back to F111 -- after all, it's easier to pack). Heck, my 20' diameter round reserve works out to 314 sq. ft. For me, the canopy ride isn't the main part of jumping. Maybe that will change with a new canopy, but an awful lot of people have enjoyed skydiving when the parachute was really just a means to reach the ground safely. 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
rhino 0 #20 September 23, 2002 QuoteOh bite me, rhino! You might enjoy it?? j/k when it comes to biting I haven't a clue Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ramon 0 #21 September 23, 2002 forced meaning...forced (demo or injury)..i.e don't jump or upsize 100 feet and jump... Upsize ...duh... ramon"Revolution is an abrupt change in the form of misgovernment.", Ambrose Bierce. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #22 September 23, 2002 Say for some unforseen event "Like god went POOF your canopy is now 100 square feet bigger and you can't downsize" LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moodyskydiver 0 #23 September 23, 2002 QuoteYou might enjoy it?? Quotej/k when it comes to biting I haven't a clue Too bad, guess you dont know what you're missing then. "...just an earthbound misfit, I." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VisionAir 0 #24 September 23, 2002 Take up CRW Huh?!? What cloud?!? Oh that!!! That's just Industrial Haze Alex M. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #25 September 23, 2002 QuoteWhat would you do if you were forced to upsize by 100sq feet. Ummm...buy a bigger container.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
