billvon 3,006 #26 November 12, 2002 >But the advantage with the Astra is you can turn it off under canopy And the advantage of the cypres is you don't need to. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffGordon 0 #27 November 12, 2002 I have seen a student cypres fire because of high speed maneuvers under a 200+ sq ft pd 9 cell. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,006 #28 November 12, 2002 >I have seen a student cypres fire because of high speed maneuvers > under a 200+ sq ft pd 9 cell. Yes, student cypreses are a different story. They are even a problem in a rapidly descending plane. We don't use student cypreses any more even on our students for that reason. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diverdriver 5 #29 November 12, 2002 QuoteYes, student cypreses are a different story. They are even a problem in a rapidly descending plane. We don't use student cypreses any more even on our students for that reason. Same at SDC. Expert Cypreses on student rigs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #30 November 13, 2002 At Pitt meadows we use tandem Cypri in our tandem rigs, and expert Cypri in our loaner rigs with 190 square foot mains. Most of our licensed jumpers own Cypri. All the rigs worn by IAD and PFF students have FXC 12000s. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #31 November 13, 2002 ENOUGH with the Cypri!!!!! Its a trademark. Its doesnt get plurilized. It shouldnt even be mentioned by itself (its not "a Cypres" its "a Cypres AAD" or "a Cypres unit" or whatever you want to call it ). If you want to plurilize it, plurilize the noum (AAD or unit).... [end of rant] Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #32 November 13, 2002 Hmph! Since we're ranting: Quote (from Cambridge International Dictionary of English) pluralize, British and Australian usually -ise verb [T] Certain nouns, such as 'guilt', cannot be pluralized (=made into a form in which they express more than one). >It shouldnt even be mentioned by itself -"So what kind of gear do you use?" -"I jump a VX canopy normally, but it's being relined so I'm borrowing a Spectre canopy." -"Ok... What car do you drive?" -"A Fiat car." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nacmacfeegle 0 #33 November 13, 2002 ROFLMFAO, A Fin advising a French Candian on English, via a South African's website. Now thats squared away, is it "sigh press" or "sip press". Standing well back and pressing the 'post' button. -------------------- He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me. Thomas Jefferson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sonic 0 #34 November 13, 2002 It can be used by iteself as CyPReS is an acronym.----------------------------------- It's like something out of that twilighty show about that zone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,027 #35 November 13, 2002 Quote Hmph! Since we're ranting: Quote (from Cambridge International Dictionary of English) As an alumnus and former faculty member of Cambridge University I feel bad mentioning this , but most of us take the OXFORD English Dictionary as definitive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AndyMan 7 #36 November 14, 2002 QuoteHave you tried turning an Astra off in the air - it'd be very hard to do I rekon Very true. Take a lookat the switch: http://www.pia.com/fxc/astrindx.htm#Calibration _Am__ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #37 November 14, 2002 but the OED online version costs money... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
