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When downsizing to the = of a 1.35 wing load. Noticing that the student rigs, you flare to your crotch, and the faster rigs guys kinda flare while trailing arms behind them. whats with popping the parachute back in the air towards the end of a glide, how is this accomplished??? any windsurfers or hang gliders out there???? to quote fred durst.. "i've seen Good Stuff, about 28 times"!!! or was that fight club, i don't know...........

You can pun the name for now, plan is to change it periodically.. So here it is... off student status... jumping sabre 2 190.... incredible !!! lovin the characteristics... do four jumps on sabre 2 190 and move into sabre 2 170 next weekend, after jump # 35-46.... this canopy started kicking my ass, foolishly determined to dial it in though, paralleling my experience w/ motorcycles... losing altitude + speed is harder to assimilate. put your self over tall grass, bushes and rocky terrain when you don't make it back to the drop zone, makes it even more difficlut... I flared to soon, ate up my glide, plf'd whacked my left elbow in the dirt and tore my ulnal lateral maniscus, as well as the inner osceuous membrane in the left arm.... I'm left handed, it full on sux.... my recomendation to those coming off student status is to stick w/ one canopy for a while, land in all conditions frequantly, before choosing to downsize, it'll save you time and money.. and pain... patience grasshopper

Has anyone flown the Canon XL1S or a 16mm film camera? thoughts? do tell.