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  1. breadhead
    Definitely so!
  2. breadhead
    I have slightly more than 1000 jumps on my mPOD now. I'm never going back! Euhm, not really, no. I wrote an article for the BPA Skydiving Magazine about my experiences with the mPOD. The article can be read online on their website: http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=mypagesuite&pnum=&refresh=d07F19Gt5f1T&EID=fa8161d4-96c3-43a4-b046-eb59ff49abad&skip=/ Loading their webreader and browsing to page 13-15 might take a while. Send PM to get an electronic copy for easier reading.
  3. breadhead
    You're probably referring to the mPOD: http://pgasus.be/start.php?lang=en Get one. You'll love it.
  4. breadhead
    30 cells ! Interesting: 6 times tri-cell + 3 times quad-cell in the center = 30 ...
  5. breadhead
    Results are google-doc'ed here: http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Al7fpmFOR9r3dFhITHdnUVRZc042TVd2VHNiZWxpckE&hl=en#gid=0 1 Mike Vogeleer BE 2 Erwin Vanlommel BE 3 Erwin Baatenburg Dejong NL 4 Grim Swinnen BE 5 Marc Jacobs ( Birky ) BE 6 Matt Sweeney UK 7 Pieter Wittevrongel ( Gizmo ) BE 8 Steve Braff BE 9 Laurent Vanhecke ( Lolo ) BE 10 Paul Alexandrow AUT 11 Johan Nuyts ( Gatonator ) BE 12 Bo Wienberg DK 13 Tobias Alsiö SE 14 Nicolas Tombari BE 15 Nina Engel DE 16 Jordy Zangerle BE 17 Ronald Emonts ( Superman ) BE 18 Luc Knuts BE
  6. breadhead
    I'm looking for the SCM. The USPA website is not working properly, and I see the following message every now and then: "hacked by 1923Turk Efeler Ozel Harekat DigitALL Efe KroNicKq Nofearx38" If somebody could send me a direct link to the SCM, that would help ... Thanks, M.
  7. breadhead
    Get one of these: http://www.chutingstargear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=50_54&products_id=391 or have your rigger make one for you (will be cheaper).
  8. breadhead
    Maybe have a look at the snaps on the Competition Velocity. This addresses the same problem you're trying to fix and PD has done all the R&D and testjumps for you. I've jumped the same canopy with and without those snaps, and the difference is very noticeable. http://performancedesigns.com/docs/RDS_operational_instructions.pdf
  9. breadhead
    You can even get rid of the 2 stows. Check out the mPOD: http://www.pgasus.be/start.php?pg=text&item=mPOD I have 500 jumps on mine, about 50% freefly, and 50% hop-n-pop.
  10. breadhead

    VRW - Update

    breadhead replied to freekfly's topic in Freeflying

    Keep it simple and change the title of this section.
  11. breadhead
    Orientation would be very interesting for swoopers.
  12. breadhead
    The speed course was not an FAI/IPC speed course. It was a 55m long S-carve, instead of a 70m carve.
  13. breadhead
    Should be available soon (March 1st the very latest) at http://www.fai.org/parachuting/documents/sportingcode2009 and of course http://vrw4way.com And yes, should be in the 2009 SCM.
  14. breadhead
    http://www.pgasus.be/start.php?pg=text&item=mPOD
  15. breadhead
    According to what IPC rule? I know at least two competitors at the last WPC in South-Africa who were swooping with their chest straps disconnected (while landing that is, not while exiting the plane).
  16. breadhead
    I cannot believe we would see one spectator less, just because there is an extra formula in the Excel sheet. I like simple solutions too. I fail to see what is so complex about squaring scores. (http://www.quotedb.com/quotes/1360)
  17. breadhead
    Square the speed scores, clever! Do the same for the distance scores. Do the opposite (=square root) for the accuracy scores. That is (1) simple and (2) achieves the goal of balancing the importance of the different events. PS: For those who don't agree with this being simple, check what the Artistic Event committee did with the compulsory rounds in Freefly ...
  18. breadhead
    I sent them an email last weekend, I'll keep you informed when they reply.
  19. breadhead
    Euhm, sorry Matt, I think I'm not really understanding your answer. It's probably me. The ring is in the middle, so your initial answer suggests (first point) that it is only useful in the case of no kill-line. Now, if that were the case, I'm sure the high-performance canopies (at least Velo's, Katana's) would not have the metal ring, since these are always to be used with a kill-line anyway. There must be something more to it.
  20. breadhead
    Two weeks ago, I had exactly the malfunction you describe. I'm more careful with stowing the rds line now, but I still wonder what the purpose of that metal ring is.
  21. breadhead
    From a well-respected manufacturer of skydiving gear, I honestly expected something more useful than mockery over my ignorance. My AFF-instructor used to say: in skydiving there are no stupid questions, only stupid answers... I would still very much appreciate hearing you explain the reasons for the metal ring.
  22. breadhead
    What is the purpose of the metal ring in the bridle attachment point, on the top skin of the canopy?
  23. breadhead
    It's common knowledge among competition swoopers to wear tight clothing rather than a baggy freefly suit or a wide sweater. On a highly-loaded canopy the difference is very noticeable.
  24. breadhead
    You're right, sorry for that, but assuming it was the correct hand? So, block 2 can be done in "front"? Instead of stingering from "behind"? It's still the same grips, but it would be like raping the divepool ...
  25. breadhead
    Does this new interpretation of the rules make the Random "I" on the Parachutist cover correct after all? I wouldn't mind seeing a few examples of what is now allowed that was not allowed before.