ManBird 0 #1 July 7, 2003 At it again. Only three attempts this weekend. Very, very close on all three, but not there yet. We're matching our flight perfectly, now it's just a matter of approach/positioning ourselves in the sky. I was pleased to find out that the best way for me to match Zaz flying his VX 68, is to simply let him fly it straight. No front riser input, spirals, or anything. I love doing this, as it forces me to do things I did not know I could do. I've been getting the S3 down to about 44 on my solos as of late, but when flying with Zaz, I keep it down between 38 and 42 for very long periods of time. We've made five attempts so far. We'll have it soon. I flew my GTi yesterday, as I haven't flown it in awhile, and I just wanted to see how I'd do after doing so much S3 flying. Definitely my best GTi flight ever. It was effortless to get a 52 MPH overall fall rate. Looking at the charts, the fall rate ranged between 48 and 56... then on up to about 61 at deployment. I heartily recommend getting back on your GTi or Classic after you've developed technique and strength flying the S1/S3. It's a whole different experience."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leroydb 0 #2 July 8, 2003 not downing you, but do some shoulder shrugs and alot of forarm exercises... really helpsLeroy ..I knew I was an unwanted baby when I saw my bath toys were a toaster and a radio... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ManBird 0 #3 July 8, 2003 Yeah, I have the forearms for sure now... that used to be my problem area. It's the shoulders that still need work."¯"`-._.-¯) ManBird (¯-._.-´"¯" Click Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
