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I heard lately that the best way to apply input to the rear risers when swooping is to pull them apart rather than pulling down on them. The reason given was that by pulling down on them you tend to pump more air out of the canopy. Can any swoopers out there add a bit more insight into this? Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

Thanks for the info. What is "very near futrue"? Weeks or months? I already have an RDS. It's just the line set I'm after. I have heard that they are 16" longer than the original set. I have a rigger that can fit them as well. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I used to think that with my velocity, now I know better. It took two cutaways to teach me that I should leave the risers alone until the canopy has stopped snivelling. I have my hands up high ready to grab the risers if needed to avoid a collision. Otherwise, just as you said, harness input is all you need to keep the canopy from going into unrecoverable line twists. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

Do anyone know if it's possible to order a competition line set for my velocity? Or are they reserved just for the PD demo team? I have looked on the PD web site but there is no mention of the line set there Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I would really love to take you up on your offer but I reckon I would get all sorts of problems from the immigration guys with me being British. So I guess I will have to stick to dreaming about summer and sunshine. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

There's some pretty wierd stuff on the Flyboyz DVD, definately NSFW. The "stars wars" part was just not my cup of tea at all. What was really good though was "The bastard" We did a reconstruction of that jump recently Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

If you cutaway from a bag locked canopy there is obviously not as much force being applied to the three ring system as when the main is at least partially inflated. That being said, the force being applied by an inflated pilot chute is normally sufficient to cause the 3-ring system to seperate. What about a collapsed pilot chute? I dunno, but it may not be enough. If you execute your emergency procedures high enough, there should be time to check that the main's risers have indeed seperated before you pull the reserve. I teach our students to cutaway, look over their shoulder to check the main is gone, then pull the reserve. This will also prevent over zealous students firing off their reserve before they have completed the cutaway. Of course when the malfunction is bag lock, time is short, so even though you may have time to check the main is gone, if it is still attached, you don't have much time to solve the problem. Altitude awarness is vital in such a situation, pulling the reserve too low will kill you. Pulling the reserve into a bag locked main might not. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

One of the German riders in the Tour de France (Ralf Adler) did a tandem jump at our dropzone last month. I did the video and a German T.V. station is going to show the jump during their coverage of the race. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I am not quite sure how the bricks on methanphedimiens would open but I do know how the R.A.G.E. opens. I have jumped the 97 and the 86 sqft model. I have only done about 6 jumps on each, but every opening was on heading and very slow. That is despite the hole in the slider Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

Once decided to demo a 98 sqft canopy. I hooked it up to my rig and started packing it and noticed it was a bit small. I checked the label and saw it was a 78 sqft I unhooked it and got the 98 sqft model. Packed it and jumped. It opened and went into a wild spin that I was just barely able to hold straight by countering with a rear riser. I could not see any popped brakes so I chopped. When we recovered the main we discovered it was .... Yes, the 78 sqft version Lesson learned, check what you hook up to your rig is what you think it is. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

That is a wierd rule There is no ground between the opening point and intended landing area. There is only air between the two points. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I thought this was a nice pic of my swoop What do you think? Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

- Did a demo jump from just under 1500 ft. We never got high enough to activate cypres. Pulled the main, a vengeance 120. All went well but never again. - Thought I could do 180° front riser hooks at 150 jumps. Was lucky and got away with a very sore elbow. - Struggled with a bag lock due to double stowed rubber bands all the way down to 1500ft. I finally got it open by yanking the risers and managed to get out of the 6 lines twist very quickly. Should have chopped. - On my VX 99 due to a long spot, I used the rear risers to just make it back to the DZ. At 100ft I realized I had not released my brakes either. Nicely stalled the canopy landing with the risers. Sore backside for a few days. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I must also be tired. Backward ground speed? Do you mean backing up under canopy? Wind > 15 mph. When wind speed is less than 30 mph you should have some forward ground speed when flying into the wind. What do I teach students about landing in high winds? Simple, students are not allowed to jump in high winds. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

Just my 2 cents.... If you can't land your canopy straight in, then either you should not be flying the canopy or the canopy is a bag of shit. A list of canopies I can land straight in with no problem every time - Springo 160 Stilleto 135 Nitro 108 / 98 / 88 Blade 98 / 88 Rage (paratec ) 97 / 86 Velocity 90 / 96 Icarus VX 99 Vengeance 120 / 107 and the list goes on No prizes for guessing which is the hardest to land straight in Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I get really tired of hearing this excuse for downsizing. If the wind is too high to jump a 200+ then it is also too high to jump my velocity 90. I will back this up any time I am jumping in high winds. If I can jump my velo I can also jump the 200+. The wind speed is never a consideration in selecting the size of my canopy. When jumping smaller canopies, forward speed in full flight does not vary that much, it's the sink rate that changes dramatically. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

The cost to learn swooping is peanuts to the cost of becoming a Formula 1 driver. Now if PST got big in the public eye we could maybe find some sponsors to offset the cost of learning to swoop. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

I can't imagine an american T.V. channel showing real football. I really have not idea, I live in krautland. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

It was sad to see the Germans go out I work in Germany you see At least my German colleagues can share in my joy when England win tonight Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

Sorry , I was only quoting this web page http://www.tnl.net/when/6/20 Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

June 20th in History 1914: German warship Bismark launched 1986: Movement of sheep banned after they ate grass contaminated by fallout from Chernobyl 1990: A new currency unit, the Ecu, proposed for the European community 1992: Czechoslovakia split into two separate states Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

How far can a canopy fly in 1 minute? I think .5 of mile if it flies in a straight line. How long does it take for the plane to turn around 180 with a .5 mile offset? Our pilot said He could do it in a minute. How far has someone tracked after the previous 8 way seperated? Sorry, but it all seems to risky to me. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

Canuck chose not answer my question My guess is he things the angles will be different. At mach 5 I would stay in the aircraft, that's way to fast to exit. Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

And I look at the cloud cover and for air traffic Dave Fallschirmsport Marl

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