GroundZero 0 #1 February 7, 2003 Here's Andy Farrington flying the Xaos 21-21.. and his comments... "Heres a picture the thing opened like butter a little touchey but all in all pretty good LAter ANDY" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JeffGordon 0 #2 February 7, 2003 Do you have any data on fall rates, horizontal speed, etc. Did he accelerate past his free fall speed? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #3 February 7, 2003 Quote Here's Andy Farrington flying the Xaos 21-21.. big deal.. show me pictures of him landing it....well.... so long as he's still alive afterward. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #4 February 7, 2003 That thing is only 1 square foot bigger that the kite I fly!!!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #5 February 7, 2003 I can't understand....I just can't, 21 FT????? __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mewing120 0 #6 February 7, 2003 Really???? I thought no one has gone below sub 40ft sq? Ora Vivo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #7 February 7, 2003 Its so cute. Why was the Cobalt 25 hooked up at only one point while this one is hooked up at two? And is there video anywhere of either of these canopy rides? Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r2hubert 0 #8 February 7, 2003 Did you notice that there is no slider ...It would have multiply the surface by 2 -- Renaud SMA #9 "Mind is like parachute. It only functions when it's open." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #9 February 7, 2003 I think I have a pic of where he landed too - yeah here it is. I think they made it into some sort of tourist arttraction. P.S. - I didn't see his comments - is there another link? Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CrazyIvan 0 #10 February 7, 2003 ROFLMFAO!!!!! __________________________________________ Blue Skies and May the Force be with you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #11 February 7, 2003 QuoteDid you notice that there is no slider ... there is a slider, i saw it on a table at the DZ its like 12x6...inches____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #12 February 7, 2003 Quote P.S. - I didn't see his comments - is there another link? look at the bottom sentence of the first post later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #13 February 7, 2003 Ah - OK I'm so used to ignoring everyone's signature, and I thought that was one. Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #14 February 7, 2003 Just think when he goes to bed he can use his canopy as a blanket. CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
r2hubert 0 #15 February 7, 2003 Nop! it's too small, it doesn't cover your feet -- Renaud SMA #9 "Mind is like parachute. It only functions when it's open." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
homer 0 #16 February 7, 2003 I think the sheets on my twin bed are larger than that canopy. WTF are people thinking when they decide to jumps something that small. CSA #699 Muff #3804 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerm 0 #17 February 7, 2003 QuoteReally???? I thought no one has gone below sub 40ft sq? Well i sincerely doubt he landed it. People have flown sub-40.. i haven't heard of anyone landing them (and surviving) yet. Landing without injury is not necessarily evidence that you didn't fuck up... it just means you got away with it this time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mewing120 0 #18 February 7, 2003 Well I will check if hes still kicking this weekend. Ora Vivo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest #19 February 10, 2003 Okay, I saw that thing hanging in the kitchen at Kapowsin yesterday. I told Andy Farrington it looked like a tandem canopy for a 1/6 scale action figure, like a G.I. Joe."The mouse does not know life until it is in the mouth of the cat." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sdctlc 0 #20 February 10, 2003 Here is another way to think about the size of a 21 sqft canopy that made me chuckle: Skyler, my Daughter is almost 3 years old and weighs 30 or so pounds. If you could Figure a small rig and small reserve and she would be loading the canopy at close to 2.0 Scott C. "He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KellyF 16 #21 February 11, 2003 we were thinking about that yesterday. We could build a small rig and install R/C equipment in the reserve container Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vidiot 0 #22 February 11, 2003 I can remember building radio controlled skydivers in the early '80s... It seems there still is an active scene out there. Maybe you can get a model skydiver and some background information from a link like this: http://www.paramax.de/mikeeng.htm.My Logbook Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #23 February 11, 2003 Yes, I am sure they have a big following in Germany and the like. I read some time ago about the accuracy competitions they had. Hell, they would build these skydiver models which were very realistic and drop them from under the wings of RC aircraft. Next, they fly the parachutist in for accuracy landings. It looks fun. With that 21, I would build a dude that would wingload that rascal at about 1.8, then swoop ponds with it. THAT would be outstanding to see. Of course, chow once and you would probably fry the electrics. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #24 February 11, 2003 QuoteWith that 21, I would build a dude that would wingload that rascal at about 1.8, then swoop ponds with it. that would be bad all!!! i would buy one of those to play around with. later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #25 February 15, 2003 QuoteOf course, chow once and you would probably fry the electrics. If you wrap the electronics up in latex or a quality plastic or something, it shouldn't be a problem. It'd be fairly easy to do. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
