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Perhaps check to see that the 'birdman pilot chute' is the correct size for your canopy. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Yes, VectorBoy is one of the most talented and skillful cosmonauts I've been lucky to fly with. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

I think Ed/bodypilot1 @ WestCoast Wingsuits would be able to give you lots of input on that situation. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

I replaced my lost one with a parasport cup. You have to change the ratchet straps out and it looks a little goofier, but works. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Any pictures from the second day to post?? "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Flying is out, falling is back in fashion. Flying is soo 2 years ago, catch up with the times and start falling straight down like the other suits. You skinny Europeans are always slow to keep up with the times. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

In-flight pictures would be nice.. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

With your jump #, I'd say go with Ph-2 since you have enough experience to where you don't need to rely on a large suit to fly you around (not that it's ever a good idea to go that route, but it is a popular route to substitute surface area when skill is underdeveloped). "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Nice, not as many takeouts as usual, but good to see people are still going for Scott C regardless of which DZ or coast he is at. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

It would be nice to see some in-flight pictures of the Aero-suit so we can all recognize how radically different from PF design it is. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

That was the bravest, most heroic hamster I've ever heard of!!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24598856/?GT1=43001 "Einstein letter calls Bible ‘pretty childish’ Famous scientist also dismisses belief in God as product of human weakness. A letter being auctioned in London this week adds more fuel to the long-simmering debate about the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's religious views. In the note, written the year before his death, Einstein dismissed the idea of God as the product of human weakness and the Bible as "pretty childish."" "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

I'm no mathematician by any means, but I do prefer to recognize the scientific definition of speed whereby it is only a magnitude with no particular direction; speed is not a vector. Plus, swooping tandems is so last year and unrevolutionary, it's pointless. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Just from looking at the second picture for 2 seconds you can see the wing at the trailing edge root is cut phantom 1 style, and the shoulder intake is gone...not even mentioning cell width, chord length, and chord position/angle. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Found this also: http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/porosimeter.html "It seems the industry standard for paragliding, and possibly other air sports as well, is the JDC Mk-1 made by JDC Electronic S.A., a Swiss company. I've seen prices anywhere from around $1100 through to $1500. Their simple-to-operate meter measures the time it takes for 0.25 liters (0.0088 cubic feet) of air to pass through 38.5 cm² (5.97 in²) at 4 hPa (10 mb) of pressure. The time obtained then has to be converted to the standard units of liters per square meter per minute to get a permeability score. Here's some more specs. * size: 150mm diameter cylinder, 230 mm high (6.0 inch diameter x 9.0 inch height) * weight: 2.3 kg (5.1 lbs), 3.1 kg (6.8 lbs) with case * accuracy: +/- 2% claimed, but actually not quite that good with cloth material * power: replaceable lithium battery, 30000 working hrs (included and installed) * warranty: 2 years " "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

I'm heading over this summer. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Excellent!

And no amount of new flooring will save you then... you should actually go for it; the suit's worth it. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

I've tried to break this down into small pieces. If it's still not understandable please accept my apologies due to my limited patience which renders me unable clarify this anymore beyond this post: 30-90 seconds of extra flight time is a utility (I find it useful), and since you're giving that up it's alot like a cost; giving something up (compromising) in exchange for safety-of-operation. Alot like if you give up time and energy to gain competence, which would increase safety-of-operation, for example. Controllability is a factor in how far you can slow a jumpship, but it's OK that you disagree. If it was me I wouldn't have chosen to reveal (throw under the bus) all those privileges and credentials in the same thread where I confessed to almost negligently killing several innocent tandems, but OK, I agree that we disagree on that also. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Or more like buying a Winnebago Chieftain RV or a Fleetwood Bounder RV. They're both very nice transportable houses. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

For me it's abundantly clear that a competent WS pilot can open the door, feel the wind on his face and exit accordingly and appropriately in a wide range of jumpship speeds, not hitting the tale and not relying on the pilot to be dialed in to any specific speed (who might need a bit of added speed for controllability). "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Updated for ZF 4.0 events...(planeride to alti) "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Good to hear you didn't kill the tandems and pilot... "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

You're right Ed...speaking of, where's Glen?? haven't heard anything from him in a while. Hopefully he'll be at the next Lodi event. You'll know you've made it when the DZ scorches your name in 15' letters of fire into the LZ. ;) "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957

Yes, of course. I noticed that the loss was so convincing and manifest that all the top european pilots have since thrown their Vs away and now fly Machs. Uh-huh..riiiigght. "The evil of the world is made possible by nothing but the sanction you give it. " -John Galt from Atlas Shrugged, 1957