SkyjunkySean

Gotta be more to the story than just that. The clip posted only shows one sentence of what I am SURE is a very lenghty ruling. Having been through a custody battle myself, Iguarentee you the rulling was NOT just one sentence long. I will say this....if the predominant reason given in the ruling IS due to religious differences, the judge needs to be removed. Period. Unfortunately, we will probablynever know the entire truth, and the kids get screwed by a court system that failed them. Believe this or, not. The guy/galwilling to spend the most money wins in the charade that has become "family law" .... spoken from experience. No not sour grapes. I won, and rightfully so, but I was lucky.

I like em better outdoors...on the grill ..... JK Try a scottish fold

isnt a raven II approx. 218 ? Raven approx. 181 ?

K....my two cents. There are just too many bad variables that come into play. Could you do it, and get away with it ? Probably. Is it worth the risk if bad shit happens. IMO, no. I ride a Harley, but have no saddlebags, so I don't ride to the DZ. There are at least 4 other Harley riders that ride to the DZ. All their gear is in saddlebags, where there is very little chance of a problem. Street bike experience = 32 years. Skydiving experience = 4 years 290 jumps with a year off cuz bad shit happened. Again, just my two cents.

I'm still in it....just a crap load slower.....n was a 200 jump wonder LMAO I'm glad titanium don't affect exit weight too much

I am not dead, and have 25 jumps on mine. Not one biffed landing. Landing crosswind, no wind, down wind. This canopy is perfect for me........ sorry don't know how to underline it. Now to my point. very simple EFS4LIFE, Read MY incident report, THEN ask me about the 48 days in the hospital, and the shit I still deal with coming up on 3 years after I hooked in. Yup....had 34 bad ass swoops on my SAMURAI....#35....not so much. 25 pieces of titanium from my L14 to my right ankle, and a real nice limp n, well the list goes on, and on. Sorry about your attitude problem. I think whomever is your mentor forgot to tell you. Wanna be a skydiver ? better develop real thick skin, and don't get all butt hurt when your called out on an obvious error in judgement. Disrespect that stiletto just once....have one itsy bitsy brain fart under canopy or on final, or even worse have to avoid someone else screwing up during final, and watch your world change INSTANTLY. good luck bro. I hope your read this, and everyone elses critique, and see it for what it is....fellow jumpers hoping to NOT see you in the incidents forum. It is NOT the personal attack you perceive. IMHO no fully eliptical canopy is suitable for a student. N yeah experience matters, whether you believe it to or not. Some progress faster than other for sure, but since our sport has no "minor league" jump numbers will have to suffice.

Breakfast Club, Heavy Metal " Hey, your ripping my card.......You Dick!!!"

What keeps me from becoming completely cynical regarding this world we live in is the simple belief in "what goes around comes around" we may never get to see it, and therefore gain no personal satisfaction, but that simple belief sure helps me get to sleep at night. BTW. I grew up a small kid, but learned in hurry not to take any crap from anyone. Life woulda been really tough otherwise. Got beat up a few times, but the bullying ended when said bullies realised there was gonna be a pretty rough fight. It stopped being fun for them when they were getting stitched up too.

quittin after two broken ankles ? let em heal n get back in the sky

Dude listen to what everyone is saying. Stay on the sabre for a while. I progressed way too fast, and paid an expensive price, AND I was getting canopy coaching. Went from a sabre150 to a samurai 150 at 171 jumps. Made 34 kick ass landings on it 30 of them doing shallow 90 degree carves....the 35th landing really really sucked ass. I am now back on a sabre170 loaded at 1.26 and saving for a pilot 168. Be smart the sky is always going to be there. Titanium is expensive, and freezes in the winter, and your internal organs will thank you for waiting to move to an elliptical. Shit happens a lot faster on one, and if your close to the ground. It is gonna hurt you.

There is nothing better than sex after skydiving....unless it's sex before skydiving

+1 - the scion

Think mebbe he meant in case of a cutaway....not the re-sale of the container .....just mebbe

I had a pilot chute in tow mal, on my 153rd jump. I rolled a little right in hope it was in my burble. Nothing. Then left. Nothing. Did the EPs I was taught. Cutaway, then reserve. I am glad I cutaway, as when the reserve came out it loosened the maintray enough, that the pin pulled out and released the dbag. I shudder to think of that wad of crap ending up entangled in my deploying reserve. If I ever have another one, I will do exactly the same thing. Drank a lot that night after that one BTW.

This has been discussed numerous times here. Well put ... very well put.

Agreed. Why WASTE your hard earned cash for poor customer service, when you canget OUTSTANDING customer service from either Mirage, or VSE ? How far should Brand loyalty extend ?

The mirage he has advertised was also on ebay with a starting bid of 4k US. It vanished before the auction end time.

Sunpaths customer service, in general, sucks ass. If anyone comments I will elaborate, or better send them an e-mail regarding your javelin, and see for yourself.

QuoteUnfortunately there are a number of DZOs out there who are greedy scumbags who do everything in their power to keep students from jumping at other dropzones. Some hold on to A cards; some even hold on to the student's logbooks. Bastards. Name them, if they are such "greedy bastards" I jump "out west" At the dropzones I jumped, I have never encountered a DZO with the attitude you describe. I even finished my A card at Lodi, showing up with my silly 22 jumps, and was still welcomed openly, at a DZ notorious for NOT being student friendly. Ever consider that this "student" either misplaced there proficiency card, or just hadn,t performed said tasks ?

Or BUY a pilot even. where the fuck is spellcheck when ya need it ?

You CAN make it open softer ! The majority of my jumps are on sabre 1s. Yes I got wacked once HARD. After that I learned hown to pack it. If you don't want to buy a bigger slider this is what you do. (dome sliders work nominal at best). This is for PRO packing. psycho packed it once, not such a great idea. Trash packing a sabre will get you whacked for sure. Flake the canopy as you normally would. but be meticulous about it. When quartering the slider, make sure it is not wadded up at all (you will pull the slider out over he nose a lot after you roll the nose anyway). After you have pulled the tail up, and have a grip on it. ROLL THE NOSE TIGHT. I roll mine at least 8 times, or until the labels on the stabs are touching, or halfway rolled up as well. push the nose ALL the way to the tail. ALL THE WAY !.Pull the slider out as far as you can, without pulling it all the way out. Roll the tail tightly. I swear when you do this you'll be thinking "lineover" but it works. When pushing the air out, make sure none of your handywork comes undone. (this is tha hardest part) make the smallest coccoon out of that thing as you possibly can. I actually have a 1/4 inch extra fabric on either side of the bag when it is finally in. Stow the lines with about an inch and a half loops. make sure your loops are neat (tension knots) I use medium bands for the first two grommets then small ones for the rest. Line dump on a Sabre sucks ass !. I am sure someone will pipe in here, but I am gettin 800 ft. snivels on my sabre1 170 loaded at 1.3 with about 60% on heading openings. basically pack it like you never want it to open. It takes practice. Lots. Or you could cut loose with the cash, and by a pilot 150 and really enjoy life Thats what I am gonna do Just my 2 cents

I am so glad your back. I have been where you are, and it wasn't easy. Kudos to you !!!

I had a Samurai 150 (airlocked) in a M2, and it was tight but fine. Prior to that, the container held a NEW sabre 170, but it was a bitch getting it in. I do jump in a very dry climate, which increases pack volume. so there is my two cents worth.

I'd be one o those shattered full o metal dudes, n I'm no spring chicken

03 anniversary edition sportster 1200 with a zippers 1200 "hammer" top end 45th bike since I got my permit at 15 1/2