BrianSGermain 1 #1 September 8, 2010 Hi Sky People! I would like to get some feedback regarding the current DZ.com article "The Abort Zone". We can discuss the matter further, and expand on points that needed clarification. Fire away! Thanks, BrianInstructional Videos:www.AdventureWisdom.com Keynote Speaking:www.TranscendingFEAR.com Canopies and Courses:www.BIGAIRSPORTZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
simon021 0 #2 September 9, 2010 I thought it was a great article. I'm very new here, so it's all a bit too advanced for me to really comment on the info in the article itself, but I'm trying to soak up all the info I need. All of your writing always satisfies my over analytical brain with all kinds of juicy knowledge :) I have to know the "WHY" and you always seem to be ready to give that kind of info. Very helpful. Keep up the good work. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycamefalling 0 #3 September 9, 2010 I also thought that it was a good article to read. Now that I have a few jumps under my belt, what I was reading actually made sense to me. By any chance will you be doing your canopy piloting course in California any time soon? I would love to go through the course.Speedracer~I predict that Michael Jackson will rise from the dead. And that a giant radioactive duck will emerge from the ocean and eat Baltimore. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianSGermain 1 #4 September 10, 2010 I think it is important to not that this article is not just for swoopers. If you think of the level-off place as the entry gate of a swoop course, the discussion makes more sense for someone flying a standard pattern. Steep is steep, regardless of how you got there.Instructional Videos:www.AdventureWisdom.com Keynote Speaking:www.TranscendingFEAR.com Canopies and Courses:www.BIGAIRSPORTZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #5 September 10, 2010 Excellent article Brian and it complements the "don't go there" chaptersWe are taught to go up high and practice our dive to figure out canopy recovery and altitude loss but I never thought about practicing digging out up there. I've practiced getting the canopy overhead quickly but digging out with pitch then roll recovery makes more sense. Never something you cannot do up there huh It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude. If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
