Justlovesit

For thoes who don't know it already, bob.dino rocks. give me strenght.

Bob, if that is your real name, how can you possible tell me that I am not “flying it properly” I didn’t see you at my DZ at the weekend, perhaps you were busy running some canopy coaching course elsewhere. On Brian’s site it says “Intermediate and conservative pilots toward the 1.3 - 1.5 range. They have even been used by inexperienced jumpers at very low wing-loadings...” I notice from you profile that you also fly a Samurai 170, at a wing loading of 1.2, so are you inexperienced?? if so then keep your advice to yourself, maybe you should get some coaching from a “pro”??

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I have been involved in skydiving for just over 5 months now and have never come across a sport where people feel it so necessary to pass on their opinion, whether it be right or wrong. I have now managed to clock up 182 jumps, which I must say I'm very pleased with. On the advice of a number of experienced skydivers, I bought a Samurai 170 canopy, and have now done 138 jumps on it. It was a great canopy to begin with, but I've just started some fairly heavy front riser turns and have found that the recovery arc is quite shallow- I have read that this can lead me into a false sense of security. I have also found that the canopy is generally a little docile and I find it hard to be the first to land amongst the group I have been jumping with. I have been told that (for my jumps numbers) I am quite talented. I guess my question is 'who decides on what canopy I should jump and on what grounds?' In my opinion, some people are more capable of handling themselves than others and therefore advise over the Internet might not be the best way.............. As mentioned before, I weigh 145Ilbs........

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Thank you, point taken. Maybe not such a good deal

I've been skydiving for 3 months now, A guy at my dropzone has offered me a really good deal on a rig. It's a Mirage G3 with a Katana 120 in it. I weigh 145Ibs and have 31 jumps. I'm getting mixed advice, but really want this as it fits perfectly. Is it a good idea? I am a very conservative skydiver.