Well, I'm hooked

[StevePhelps 0]

I'm a conservative canopy pilot. I have 850+ jumps, most were video. I weigh about 235. I've been flying a Sabre 190 for the last 750+ jumps. I have a PRO rating.

But I recently purchased a Stiletto 150 after jumping other stiletto 150s (DZO's) along with my 190 on busy days. I love the speed of this canopy in the sky, and the way it turns with minimal input. I fly what I call a conservative landing, turning 90 degrees to build a little more speed and usually hit the X (as I did with my Sabre 190), but a lot faster.

Now I seriously doubt whether I will ever be a swooper. Being 50 years old and having one good eye makes me think that is not wise. But I love the speed in the sky and the landing is more fun too. But now reading the swoop forums makes a little more sense.

/rambling

[dharma1976 0]

we have this guy we call one eyed phil who shows up at sussex, he flies a 96 Jedei and swoops it all with one eye...

I dont know if he is on here, but he is a hell of a swooper for a man with only one eye.

Cheers

Dave

http://www.skyjunky.com

CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.

[Spizzzarko 0]

"The drummer from Def Leopard has only got one arm."

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"The drummer from Def Leopard has only got one arm."

[jheadley 0]

My friend has only one good eye and he jumps a VX 85, don't let that hold you back.

[StevePhelps 0]

is he 50??!! I'm a little more brittle than before.

However, "I may not be as good as I once was, but I'm good once, as I ever was!" -Toby Keith

[Spizzzarko 0]

Just keep telling yourself "The drummer from Def Leopard has only got one arm."

[CanuckInUSA 0]

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Now I seriously doubt whether I will ever be a swooper. Being 50 years old and having one good eye makes me think that is not wise. But I love the speed in the sky and the landing is more fun too. But now reading the swoop forums makes a little more sense.

Never say never ... but depth perception is important so you may have an excuse for not being a hard core swooper. But that doesn't mean you can't take things slowly and learn to build a little speed with your canopy. I'm not 50 yet (I'm only a young pup of 42) but I am a swooper and while it may be hard on the old body, it sure is fun and I sure hope I can be beating the young'uns when I approach my 50th birthday.

By the way ... welcome to the joys of canopy flight.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[StevePhelps 0]

Yeah, you're right, "never say never". At least now i appreciate why swoopers swoop.
I did a study after I lost my vision and discovered of the ten things that help you have depth perception, only two require having two eyes.

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"The drummer from Def Leopard has only got one arm."

Yeah, and what about Lance Armstrong?

Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics.

[crazydiver 0]

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"The drummer from Def Leopard has only got one arm."

Yeah, and what about Lance Armstrong?

Somehow I think having less "equipment" down there would make a person better at riding long distances with an banana shaped seat up in their crotch. ;)

Cheers,
Travis

[Spizzzarko 0]

WTF are you two talking about??? What about Lance armstrong? I was quoting a song lyric. Shimell must be the only one to have gotten it. YOu guy's need to get out more. There's more to life than skydiving and swooping. Jeeeshhhh.... Not everything is an argument here people.

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[crazydiver 0]

I love forums because no one truly understands completely what the person before them said and what the respondant writes. Its the nature of the beast. I will forever continue to read forums, if not for the education, at least for the entertainment. You know what I mean, Grant.

Cheers,
Travis

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WTF are you two talking about???

I hate to be the one to spell it out for you, but......you are a dumbass....and you don't watch enough TV.....or know anything about sports....or.......HE'S ONLY GOT ONE NUT!!!!!

See you this weekend.....That is all.

-We are the Swoophaters. We have travelled back in time to hate on your swoops.-

[Spizzzarko 0]

What's that got to do with swooping? I have two HUGE nuts, but I have overcome my adversity, just like the drummer from def leopard. I'm telling you, it's hard to swoop with a giant wang.

[crazydiver 0]

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What's that got to do with swooping? I have two HUGE nuts, but I have overcome my adversity, just like the drummer from def leopard. I'm telling you, it's hard to swoop with a giant wang.

I always tell people that my swoops look tons better with a rolled up sock in the front of my undies!

Cheers,
Travis

[twnsnd 1]

You are lost....but congrats on the nuts.

-We are the Swoophaters. We have travelled back in time to hate on your swoops.-

[thepollster 0]

BLOODHOUND GANG LYRICS

"Why's Everybody Always Pickin' On Me"

Why is everbody always pickin' on me?

The morn' that I was born my old man beat up the doctor
He clocked the doctor cause the doctor said I looked like Chewbacca
The doctor said sir you're misled sir which infers you mistook me
I did not mean your lovely wife was shackin' up with a wookie
What I mean is Wolverine is less hairy than your son
He's looks like Chewie Baba Booey Baba Booey and Hong Kong Phooey all in one
To put it mild your new-born child's completely nutty fu-fu lookin'
I'd shove him back into the oven until he is done cookin'
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause my fifteen year-old cousin has less acne
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Ain't brushed them teeth since 1983
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause you got the grooming habits of a chimpanzee
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause you're white but you got a nose like Bill Cosby
Why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Always pickin' and rippin' apart poor ol' Jimmy Pop Ali
I got a schnoz like the 'Cos' but there's a lot more wrong with you
So back me up Bill yea and you're ugly too
So what if I brush my teeth with a piece of cheddar cheese
Or where a fish net shirt by Chams with my Sergio Valenti jeans
And my mirror never lies but it always verifies
I got more cheese and pepperoni than a homemade pizza pie
You compare me to a Monchichi but I don't understand
Why I'm scorned like I'm deformed like the Elephant Man
And yea I took my mom to the prom but hey she asked me first
But at least this time I didn't find my date in the back of a hearse
About as popular with the girls with Englebert Humperdink
And that might be 'cause everybody calls me Shrinky Dink
I know I'm known as Polaroid I'm not a total retard
It's cause I'm done in sixty seconds and you'll still want it enlarged
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause ya wore velour flares until the late Eighties
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause you run like a girl and sit down to pee
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause your only school chum was the lunch lady
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
You took your mom to the prom but still got lucky
Like that episode where Gilligan gets sick of being teased
And he breaks into the Professor's lab and makes some LSD
Peaks freaks and eats the Skipper's brains then beats Ginger with coconuts
As Mr. Howell and Lovey burn alive inside their grass hut
Oh he'll kill again that Gilligan they he should of let him be
And like a postal clerk I'll go beserk if you don't stop teasing me
See the trick is only pick on those that can't do you no harm
Like the drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
The drummer from Def Leppard's only got one arm
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause my fifteen year-old cousin has less acne
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Ain't brushed them teeth since 1983
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause you got the grooming habits of a chimpanzee
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause you're white but you got a nose like Bill Cosby
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause ya wore velour flares until the late Eighties
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause you run like a girl and sit down to pee
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause your only school chum was the lunch lady
But why's everbody always pickin' on me?
Cause no one likes you monkey boy.

[twnsnd 1]

Dude!?....Too much time....Too much time

-We are the Swoophaters. We have travelled back in time to hate on your swoops.-