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  1. base698
    Depending on what type of flying you want to do you may or may not want to use your suit. If you will be doing RW bring your own. Otherwise if freeflying you will probably only be on your back so your suit should be fine. They also aren't the same company. The dropzone owns the tunnel as a franchise.
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    Because while tunnel flying is a lot like skydiving there are a lot of notable differences with respect to flying, especially freeflying. You also don't have to worry about others, your spot or altitude, all of which are key points to being aware in freefall. I log it separate.
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    That helmet is the Rat Hat which is more of a tunnel helmet. This is completely different than that.
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    Don't forget about me. I was there in the tunnel controlling for all you guys. Too bad you had to do your session with Dominick though. Hopefully we'll find someone better for you next time.
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    Didn't meet you in person but I was the one that you stuck your tongue out at in the control room of the tunnel! Congrats on 1000 jumps.
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    Look for this new Bonehead helmet soon. Its a new camera helmet in the same class as the Optik, but with some great new features. It feels much more secure than the Optik due to a really nice henged jaw. It also dons its own cutaway system. The top mount portion is also larger for easier mounting of the SLR models. Very impressive
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    I was admitting fault to them when I confronted them and they indicated that they had not. They saw me for a good amount of time and made no effort to move.
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    I learned a valuable lesson this weekend reinforcing the keep your head on a swivel theory. I was under canopy following someone on my jump when I noticed myself getting close to the group that exited in front of us. I promptly started looking for other canopies to make sure I knew where everyone was. After I found every canopy except the last in the group I heard a yell and someone was headed right for me. At this point they were nearly 30 ft away. My body was on an impact course with the canopy. Only reason the collision was avoided was me lifting my legs and stabbing toggles. The whole incident took maybe a blink of an eye. Definitly the second closest call I've every had.
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    Live from Square 1. I don't believe any of your really exist. Bill Von and Quade are the only people I've met in person.
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    We just got signed off to spot headdown at the Perris tunnel, so I've been trying to learn how to fly it. How long did it take any of you that can do it to learn?
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    Small animals

    base698 replied to billvon's topic in The Bonfire

    Doc, the hummingbird, is doing well. He's been eating his insect/sugar water mixture and just took his first flight this morning. We have taken good care of him, although one of packers that is a caretaker threatened to eat him.
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    Highly loaded isn't the problem. Its smaller canopies with shorter lines. Shorter lines mean they that have shorter riser stroke. Thats were the problem lies.
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    That's what I found out yesterday...just before the point where I would normally transfer to toggles the canopy just fell off behind me, with very little warning. I went up on a high h&p on the next load and was not able to recreate it. That has happened to me once, luckily I was going slow enough I could run it out. You should probably going to toggles a lot sooner than you did or do. If you near the stall point the tail section is likely pulled down to the point where it is creating excessive drag. Transitioning to toggles before that point is better for the swoop.
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    I practiced my rear riser stalls for 200 jumps prior to actually doing it. You have to know what the corner is for sure before using them. If you have any doubt about having to dig out with toggles you are too low to use them. How you been doing Steve?
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    I mean your standard run of the mill 7-cell, not tri cell...
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    What is the highest aspect ratio 7-cell you've seen? I know the Spectre is 2.14 and the Smart reserve is about 2.17. Anyone seen higher than those?
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    Trim Angles

    base698 replied to base698's topic in Archive

    Just curious if anyone knew the trim angles of the Mojo, Fox, Flik, and Troll. I was curious for actual numbers. Thanks!
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    False. I still have fun and I'm at the DZ everyday. It helps to be somewhat removed from actual jumping. Its when we get hammered at the bombshelter and there are people around
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    I started skydiving my Freshman year at NCSU already 5 and a half years ago! 1200 jumps later I've graduated and I live at Perris Valley Skydiving. Hope you keep with it, there is so much to do and see, but be safe
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    White helmet and only part of my face is showing. Who is this?
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    I'm here. Still windy.
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    Photos were not shot by him. The ones shot here in Perris was by Jesse a skydiver and Sports Illustrated photographer as well as her father. I'm standing behind Jim Slaton in the truck picture
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    ^^ The old fashion way is with no mentor. In place of your mentor is a packing video
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    Perris top out at the moment is 91.3 and I've never seen airspeeds that high. We had it a touch over 93% which is higher but i've never seen close to 143. In my experience that kind of wind is unnecessary for most applications. I just have 45 minutes of time at the moment though. I can get off grate in a site though
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    I'm going to be here but I'm not competing. I've gotten wet enough in that pond the past few weeks