Scooter1812
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Wow this place has it all, great airlift (twin otter), large landing area, friendly knowledgable staff. I can't say enough about the state of the art facility they just built, the nicest I've ever seen. The people are very friendly and you would be hard pressed to find more experienced instructors. I buy all my gear from there as well. I just wish they were closer to my house, I'd make it my home DZ for sure.
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Excellent camera helmet! Very comfortable, light, and you can easily mount stills and video together on top. The helmet cutaway is the only weak point. It would be very hard to grab in an emergency, but other than that a terrific camera helmet.
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I was alway told to use a light mineral oil on a rag and tightly squeeze the rag around the cable as you pull it through. Applying only a very thin layer. Personally I say get rid of the three rings in favour of explosive bolts :)
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Thanks for posting this PD article it really helped!!
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I tried all the suggestion you guys made and found some interesting results. I noticed a post from PD that one of you guys put up that said the bites on the stows should be 2 1/2 inches long. That's a lot more than I normally do myself. When I first got the canopy I didn't want to pack the slippery zero P so I paid our packer to do it. He uses 2 1/2" bites. So that would seem to solve the problem. The article said that tube stows need larger bites because there is less friction than elastics, makes sense I guess. One other interesting point is that my pilot chute is a 30" zero P kill line. According to PD, canopies smaller then 150 square feet should use a 25" zero P pilot chute. So I ordered one (should get it this week). Hey guys thanks you all very much for your help. Between pushing in the nose and the bites on the lines it really helped fix my hard openings. Thanks very much again!
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I have about 25 jumps on the canopy total, and I've had 4 really hard (harder then any Sabre 1 openings) openings. The first 10 or so were smooth as silk.
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Guys I love the canopy so I'm willing to try anything. I will push in the nose and roll the tail more during packing, and try rubber bands. I just don't understand why it opened so nice for the first 10-15 jumps. Not one was a bad opening, not even close.
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How much and how can I buy one!
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I got a used bonehead for my wife. It came with a Cam Eye pro for a PC330 camcorder installed already. She just bought a CX-100 and I'm wondering if I can just cut off the old plug (1/8") and change to the CX-100 "D" style. It would save me from having to buy a Hyp Eye Pro. Anyone have any experience with this?
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This sounds like a good plan. I'm going to try it this weekend! Thanks for the advice!
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The are Vectran lines and I use mini tube stows. I normally take big bites as well (1 1/2").
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Yup I got the canopy new 2 weeks ago and put about 25 jumps on it.
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I'm using a zero P 27" pilot chute, the same one I was using with my Katana. The d bag question is a good one that I didn't think of. My d-bag is for a 170 canopy and my Crossfire 2 is a 139. It does fit snugly into the bad though. I think the pack volume isn't that different. Like I said before it's not a hard opening on every jump. In fact the first 10 were excellent. It just seems to be getting more frequent snappy openings. One made my spine tingle.
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Hey guys any advice on how to make my new Crossfire 2 - 139 open better? It seems to be hit and miss on the openings. I'm pro packing it the same way I did my Katana. I do nothing to the nose but I wrap the tail 2-3 times, as well as plus the slider. Any suggestions? I bought this thing to do camera but it really wacked me a few times.
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Before Psycho pack there was the cigarette pack. You started with a flat pack but rolled the nose to the center and then the tail to the center. No d-bag btw, the lines were coiled into the container tray and stowed with one elastic. The canopy was S curved on top of the lines, then the container closed normally. I never used this method myself, but a guy years ago used to pack his Sabre 190 that way and it always opened for him. I'll stick with pro packing...
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I've seen the ad on you tube for the "Lazy Bag". Seems like a cool idea, but it ain't cheap. I have vectran lines and I wonder if it will make them wear faster. Anyone out there tried this d-bag?? Is it worth the money?? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVdgx3b_u8g
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From a stall, even on a loaded canopy, and a quick recovery, I don't think it's possible. Warning: stalling eliptical canopies may cause the crapping of ones pant though.
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Well at least you admit that your an asshole thats something. See we didn't have Skygods we I started. We had enough sense to ask others. Like the old saying "learn from others mistakes, cuz you won't live long enough to make them all yourself"
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Hey Dude, I've been jumping for 20+ years and I don't want some wet behind the ears kid telling me I'm trying to "unload" anything. The guys a friend of mine and HE really wants the canopy. I can easily sell it to someone with more weight and experience with ellipticals. I just know that if I don't have a good reason he will be pissed. So I came on here to see if anyone had experience with low WL of Katana's, cuz I don't. So keep your dumbass comments to yourself. Others here offered real advice that I will use to try and convince him to look elsewhere.
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Thanks guys for all the help. After reading all the responses I'm going to insist that he makes at least 3 jumps on it with no camera. High openings so he can play a bit and find the stall point. I know that there are probably other better choices but this might fit the bill. thanks again
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The reason this person wants to switch to a Katana from his current 170 Sabre is to do air/air video and stills. He tried it on the Sabre and had brutal openings. One of which put him out of commision for 2 weeks. So the hope is that the Kanata will open softer (which I know it does, under my WL). The real question is will it open under 1:1 WL (well). This guy is a good jumper and doesn't swoop.
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Thanks a lot for all the help guys. It's a little scary buying something I've never jumped. Thanks again
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Serious question: My friend wants to buy my Katana 170. He is 175 lbs with just over 1000 jumps, but on nothing eliptical. He normally jumps a 170 Sabre. I've never hear of anyone loading a Katana with such a low WL. I know on a Sabre it's fine but how about on a Katana?? I guessing it should fly ok just a little slow, right?
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Thanks for the advice. I was just a little scared that I bought a canopy I've never tried. A lot of money on an unknown. I heard that the CF2 was trimmed slightly less agressive than the Katana. So being a non swooper I was worried that it might not have enough speed to come straight in and have decent flare. I really love the KA-170 but the opening can be very long and squirely sometimes. I'm hoping the CF2 -139 will be better.
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I used to jump a Stilletto 150 back in the day but I really didn't like the twichiness of the canopy. I mainly want to know if I can fly this CF2 in somewhat straight and flare it out. Don't kid yourself the Katana 170 for a big canopy has some zip.