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What does "Stab" the toggles mean? It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

Bigun, Riggerrob and the rest of these folks are experienced and I believe what they are saying is freely given, without any kind of payback due and intelligent advise. I know the kind of design I'm going to have on my canopy and have already spoken to Performance Design about it, but you are right ServiceMan... I don't know what different rigs can do or even what discipline in skydiving I want to pursue. I figure by the end of next season I should have close to 100 jumps and I will know (from diving demos like you said:) what rig I will want. I figure that it will be my next Christmas present to myself. Thanks so much for taking the time to share and the words you shared didn't fall on obstinate or deaf ears... I kind of decided this while I was thinking about it on the train coming home from work tonight. Thanks again.... for your time

Ed, I'd help you bottle it and sell it to the world. My demeanor is like this in everything I do. I think it has something to do with coming back from the gates of hell and learning how to live. This year has been the very best year of my life. Skydiving is my passion and though the people are just people, I like most of the ones that I have met that have chosen to love the air

I found a soft copy of Parachuting: The Skydivers Handbook on Amazon and purchased it. I just joined USPA. I inquire about the information manual. Seriously thanks again for the advise Tom. It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

That is exactly what my instructor said.... Dang I hate to wait - but I know you and the others that have told me not to rush ... are right and speaking from watching others do what I want to do and then realize that their rig is really just a bed sheet with string attached to the four corners!!! It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

Thanks. Unfortunately the questions come when I realize that I have no clue what the hell I'm doing and I haven't read the instructions on how to put the BBQ-grill together It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

Not sure how to use the search function. However, before I took my first step I didn't know how to walk... so, i'll figure it out. Also good advice thanks O'wise Green One! It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

Right on! I pick up a copy tommorow. Thanks! It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

A wise man once said; The wisest person in the valley, is the person who understands that the journey of 13,500 feet starts with the first step out of the plane; That same person also said that that people with experience at professional unemployment and who can still jump out of planes are the people who live by the single threads of their canopy's. So, I know you know what you are talking about

I went to the tunnel in orlando at the beginning of this month down in FL. I would love to make some jumps in CO. But God made mountains to ski off of. Thanks for the links, really.

Hey Bro

Good advice poisonedfish!

Good point Riggerrob. Now I understand

I don't understand. But I don't have 1,600 jumps either. I will talk to my instructors. However, I am trying to get Aerodyne or PD to customize my main for me:) All black with a Superman emblem on it. I don't know if they will be able to do it but I have asked... What do you mean about jumping with my reserve? It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

lol too cool:) lmao It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

It does help skymonkey

I did go to the link and ordered a couple of shirts. I had already gotten most of them from Z-hills in FL when I went down there. Any other cools T-shirt sites let me know. Thank you again

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwww... thank you very much and Merry Freefall Christmas wishes sent to ya:) Steve It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

I was down in Orlando at the first part of December. My tunnel instructor Michael told me of this site. I don't have his email and figured I could perhaps find him here to coordinate my next visit

I'm new to this site and the sport. 2005 was my first real year. I'm 5'10" and about 220lbs (oh look mummy a little fat man falling from the sky) lol. I'm wanting to buy my first rig and the guy (Andre') who owns my home DZ, told me to wait until I know what I want... I just want my own rig. The ratio 1:1 is called wing-loading???? my 220lbs and the weight of the rig should be included in that wing-load??? I'm not so much interested in swooping or coming down under canopy real fast. I'm 45. So I don't think that lack of interest of zooming under canopy is going to change much, so I'm not worried about downsizing, Do they make a 240 canopy? Is a 170, 170 feet long, a 240, 240 ft long??? Do I need a special container for a bigger canopy??? I just joined POP's, because of an article I read on here just a little while ago 12/24/05, I just joined USPA and they are sending me my annual card. I'll have my AFF this season (Yeah), anymore cool clubs to join or places to go on the internet that will help me get to be the best I can be??? I did wind tunnel training at the beginning of December and I'm going again in Feb & March and took a jump at Z-hills then too. I have been living and breathing sky-diving... bumper stickers, clothes (waiting on my new Tony Suit), necklace, got a cool free fall tattoo and I can't get enough of the thought of jumping or thinking about traveling to different DZs. I've searched for gofast t-shirts but couldn't find a link and saw some really cool shirts I wanted to buy on Reaper wear (but their system wouldn't let me order). What are some good links to buy cool shirts etc??? It doesn't matter how anyone else lives their life.... it matter how you live yours!

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Where I did static line the jumps still counted towards my AFF and there was a freefall progression, but these were at hop and pop altitudes. Now, however