scootstevens

A small turn is completely acceptable and is the standard approach for all the small canopies that typically land at the front of the pack in flawless sequence. Moreover, at many smaller DZs after small way free flying and getting down first in clear air space we will all swoop, I'm sure you do too. It would be nice to utilize the audible for the free flying portion and not have it blasting off during routine landings. Thank you to those who responded. With the explosive growth of free flying and swooping (which often go hand in hand) I'm sure a future model will meet our needs. Enjoy the rest of summer guys. I'm done with this thread. Cheers.

In response to the Optima statement above, if the low speed alarms are activated, will the high speed alarms be deactivated during that period? I think tiny canopies still hit the "high" speeds during the swoop and still go off. Serious question though people i would really like to know. Thanks.

You're missing the humour in the post bud. It's 2016 can we not make an audible that doesn't let out any ear blasting siren when we land our sub one hundred canopies?!? If you are a toggle pumping long spotting belly flyer with a sabre 170 i dont want to hear from you on the topic. This is a real problem for the god damn boys.

Boys, I'm forced to use an audible for big ways. The alarm is raping my ear every single f#%*ing time I land. Tell me there is a model that will not activate alarms below the selected break off altitudes?!? I'm trying to be a better person here but lately i've been pulling the battery and just pretending to push buttons in the dirt dive discussions, its only a matter of time before my cover is blown. Blue Skies, Scott Stevens.

3:00am on a Saturday night, the boys pleading with you not to go. Your head pops out the taxi window as it departs and yells "Any hole is a goal boys"! (The girls hangs her head)

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hands down Sabre2 120, you will love it.

Hey man, glad to hear you are interested in pursuing some new disciplines! I just got my first wingsuit a month ago and have done about 10 jumps with it so I figured I would share my experiences with you. First of all, it's not as easy as i thought it might be. Small movements from your body will make a big difference in the way you fly. Its hard to find the sweet spot and hold it. Jumping from a Cessna demands your full attention on exit. You need to be aware in freefall of your surroundings, location and altitude. The deployement process takes some getting used to, and it's pretty difficult to stay stable when trying to pick up more vertical speed before you dump. Additionally, emergency procedures are more complex and more steps are required to land safely when compared to a normal skydive. A wingsuit flight is not an ordinary skydive. Keep jumping, ask questions, read books, pull.

Wow man, those things are super gay.........

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Once you are off student status and jumping on your own, you will start to build up a level of comfort and confidence in your equipment. Around my 15th jump I started to really relax. Having said that, every once in awhile i'll still be sitting in the plane and get a cold chill down my spine, just go with it, take a deep breath and try to relax. This feeling always disappears when the door gets cracked! You can always scream out "EXTREEEEEEEEEEME"

Down in front, ya manta lovin belly flyer!

I second this, freaks do infact rule the sky. I'm developing a small army of freaks as you read this.

Well it's obviously going to depend on the type of pilot and his or her goals as well as the canopy. A competent intermediate pilot on a docile canopy might stand up more landings than a experienced bad ass swooper because the nature of their landings are completely different. I don't agree that you aren't learning anything if you aren't making mistakes, but from my experience, i will say that when you are trying to progress with swooping and high speed approaches, you'll never stand them all up!!!! The odd bail is inevidable, when that slide comes to an abrupt end! Just my 2 cents. Edit: To answer your question directly, I'll still dialing in my skills and probably "slide one in" 1/5. Im reckless tho.

I own two Sabre2 canopies and love them both. They are the 135 and 120 @ 1.3/1.45 respectively. The 135 was a great canopy to learn all of the fundamentals of higher-performance flight with. It is very tame, flies smooth and goes where you want it to but you can fly it really aggressively if you want to. After one hundred and fifty jumps on the 135, I was looking for more speed and dive for swooping so I got the 120, and I have to say I'm lovin' it! I'm glad I stayed with the Sabre2 because I am very aware and current with the Sabre2's flight characteristics and it was a beautiful transition to the 120. For the record, I have trash packed the shit out of the 135 for sunset loads and I've never chopped it away, granted I do have the occasional off heading opening, but IMO that's part of the game. If you want a canopy that is safe to develop your skills on, with an increased margin for error compared to a fully elliptical wing, the Sabre2 is for you. In the 1.3 - 1.5 range I have flown it has provided me with an incredible range of flight, and the ability to really step it up hard when you are ready to start swooping. Be aware that the Sabre2 will dive pretty damn hard with a front riser swoop, most definitely enough to break yourself, bad. Be safe, stay on the ball, have fun.

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I also took to the sky with my GTI for my first flight a couple weeks ago from a caravan! After reading Scotty's book I blasted off into full flight with a massive smile Anyone else terrified in the plane? How about that deployment process! I had a bad twist on one of my first jumps because i was a little off balance on deployment. No chop. Anyway I've done about 10 now, and have a new love for clouds!

Not now chief, I'm in the f#*kin zone!

That's right guys I have posted up a trailer at the dropzone, got a BBQ, picnic table and mini bike to transport myself to the plane and have pretty much "cutaway" and moved out to the DZ. I get to reenact that scene from the movie Cutaway every weekend when i show up with my gear bags over my shoulder :)

What is CAP-3 [KAP3] ?

Hello fellow divers, my name is Scott. I took my first tandem jump 2 years ago and last spring I took my AFF and pounded in about 160 jumps over my first season! 3 of my close friends started as well! I have just sat through my first winter break and could not be any more stoaked to head back to the sky for my second season I enjoy life most when i'm happy, laughing and around positive people. I'd really like to contribute to the development of my dz environment this year by doing my part to bring some fun to the DZ. I figured it would be appropriate to start a thread on dropzone activities - fun things to do while not jumping or on rainy days. Keep in mind, I'm not looking to piss anyone off and suggestions should be considerate of the elderly A couple ideas I had and some already in place examples would be: - Nerf Gun wars - Remote Controlled Planes - BB gun paper target shooting - The good ol' hacky sack - Unicycle jousting................. Thanks for your inputs and have a great season!

When you CUTAWAY and move out to the drop zone

Depends of the model, send me the link and i'll let you know what I think