grasshopper

a very specififc bridle routing? I have never heard such a thing. and what do you mean, closing it the wrong way? b,t,r,l? that is how I close most rigs, including javelin and mirage, even though the manufacter specifies otherwise and it seems to work well enough.

for the year so far: high*: landing safely under my reserve low: losing a velocity that did not belong to me *tie for high: realizing how far some people at the dz will go to help me out. ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline

although not directed at me, I also think this is completely wrong. I learned to swoop on a lower performance canopy (spectre) and got longer swoops on that than I did on my vengeance. the spectre forgave me when I did stupid things, when a higher performance canopy would not have. also, I just got the need to fly a 143r, a 7 cell f111, and I had no problem swooping it. I did not get much distance,but about as much as I got on a 270 degree turn on a sabre2 190 loaded about 1:1 (ok, a little less than 1:1) but by your reasoning, I should have swooped the zero-p 9-cell elliptical canopy farther, right? but I guess I will swoop my velocity 96 farther than any of those other canopies, so I should be learning to swoop on that. you might also of noticed that while I just named 4 pd canopies, I did not mention the stilleto. imho, the stilleto is not a very good canopy to LEARN to swoop on, because of it's recovery arc. hooking it, and then finding yourself flat and fast 10 feet above the ground is not a very fun feeling, knowing the canopy will do its' secondary dive, leaving you without full flare power on a canopy with a shorter control range. a die-hard pd guy, grasshopper

the 2 things worth mentioning are battery powered socks, and 2 tickets to the rolling stones in vegas (good seats). I am not sure which I like more.

so I don't count as your friend? I thought I admitted I can't juggle. oh, well. I guess I have no hand-eye coordination.

# of helicopter jumps: 4:6:0 a-star helicopters kick ass!

I don't want more rigs. I already have 3. can I get a jump ticket instead?

QuoteI see SO many people with little tiny reserves these days (granted most are jumping little tiny mains too!), and I wondered what percentage of the folks actually had rides on those canopies...Quote the last time I rode a pd126r, I still had a canopy packed on my back, so my exit weight was the normal 185-190 lbs. the winds were about 3-4 mph, so I decided to do a downwinder, just for fun. the swoop distance sucked, but the landing was soft and controlled. and no, I am not comfortable having that small of a reserve for my every-day jumping rig, but it is fine for my hop-and-pack only rig.

he may very well have said that, but that does not make it true. I have nothing but respect for scott miller, but no way was my spectre 120 better at making it back in half brakes, pretty much no matter what the winds were doing. I was loading it kind of heavy, just below the posted maximum suspended weight (192lbs=1.6:1). of course, I only put about 300 jumps on it, so maybe I didn't know all it could do

lately I have been jumping many different dz's with different altitudes, and, as expected, my swoops are different at various places. of course they are faster at higher altitudes, and at higher temperatures, but that leads into my question. which leads to longer distances for swoops, high or low density altitudes? the faster landings don't seem to give me more distance, but the slower landings seem to take more time before I put my feet down.

thanks, I tried their web site, and couldn't find anything about it. does anyone know the answer?

I recently purchased a r335 reflex mfd. 1997 and can't find the reserve pack size. I know it was built for a 135/135 combo, but I don't know what size pd reserve to fit without taking a guess. I know it would be either a 126 or 143, but would like to know it's capacity.

urban legend, perhaps? the pilot will generally operate the window independantly of the door being open or closed, for their own comfort level. I have done this numerous times, and at least 3 pilots have thanked me for it. not a single one has ever expressed any concern over it, other than to find out how I did it. I guess it can get quite cold on the descent with the door open.

on saturday's sunset load I was last out of the caravan and it was getting cold at altitude. so I closed the door on my way out and mangled my finger pretty good. that is why I was using a packer on sunday. it is bad enough I may not be able to pack this weekend.

no, that wasn't me. I was enjoying a nice steak dinner before going home, so I missed the sunset load.

what, were my injuries not enough to count? just because I didn't call an ambulance, doesn't mean I am not still in pain.

who is going to be there? rumor is that they will have a casa. me, I'll be flying in saturday morning. I needed to order my bomber pants that came free with my boy-toy anyway, so the casa was just another reason to go up there.

you people are all making one big assumption without finding out the facts of this case. this rigger who installed the pocket slider is in fact a master rigger. ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline

I've heard rumor of a canopy collision at perris today and can't find anyone who knows who was involved. if anyone knows anything, please pm me. I know many of the regulars and want to find out who it was. blue skies, grasshopper ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline

yes, I do. I am a girl, a lesbian girl. ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline

1. shark 2.grasshopper 3.?????????? ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline

chicks rock boogie at elsinore. see the homepage for details. it promises to be a good time.

*cough* I will be there *cough**sneeze* I think I am sick next friday ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline

I'm guessing it is a raven and the owner thinks pd is synonomous with reserve

sorry, last time I checked, I'm not into guys but we can jump togethe ________________________________________________________ Abbie drove me to Idaho and all I got was this lousy sigline