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Thanks Pete, I appreciate the info. Just a couple more questions if you don't mind. Firstly do you know what sort of jump numbers the containers usually have on them when he starts to sell them off? Also do they tend to have precision reserves in them or Sigma reserves? I have to stick 100% to the rules in my country so putting precision reserves in sigma containers is not an option. Thankyou

Lodi usually has used complete tandem systems available. Has anyone bought or know someone who has bought used tandem gear from bill and if so did you get a good deal? I am going to perhaps naively request that this thread doesn't turn into a high school bitch fest and ask that only people with relevant info to the question respond. From what I have seen most of his gear is in great shape. Thanks :-)

i wish i could answer "no" to your question, but unfortunately we live in a world where a large percentage of the population are willing to believe a bunch of far fetched crap with no evidence or logic. So yes, many people care what the pope says, therefore many people are dying of aids and many unwanted children have been born into catholic families. The last president of the u.s gave a shit what the pope had to say. The old fucker was even granted immunity to arrest in the U.S because apparently its acceptable to cover up countless cases of child abuse as he is god's homeboy.

damn you reply to fast to other people, now i just look silly

does that mean to say you would send him the suit provided he will accept it without the fraudulent invoice? just keeping track of which dealers are worth trading with

+1, but i guess they need their own money for funding the luxurious lifestyles of the vatican priests. I wonder if Jesus would have approved of their rich (material) way of living.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10509127 So we as taxpayers are paying a ridiculous fund for this old homophobic twat to come and preach his idiotic beliefs, meanwhile the national health system is drastically in need of funds, and our troops are fighting in the highly counter productive war on terror with inadequate body armor (no taking thousands of innocent muslim lives does not decrease the threat of islamic terrorism).

can u expand on y u came to this conclusion please "Our part in His plan obviously eludes you, since by your own admission, you don't have a clue" why? what admission? p.s some people enjoy being nice and caring, they don't just do it so god is happy with them after death.

Because our God created the heavens and the earth...the other "gods" are probably real, but He created them as well. are you being sarcastic when you say this? its difficult to tell over the internet. going back to the suggestion that jclalor should be thankful to god for making him a caring person, I think if i was in his position, and actually could communicate with god (if he did actually exist) thanking him would not be my intention as god is the one letting these kids suffer in the first place.

Do you have pier reviewed documented proof for that statements. Or did you just pull it out of some dark forbidding orifice that happened to be handy, albeit a little odoriferous? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Yea Kallend thats an outrageous thing to do! are you mental? why can't you make statements that have documented proof?! the folks supporting the christian side of this debate haven't made any such claims without backing them up! (apparently the bible is sufficient documented proof)

if these contradictions you speak of were mentioned in this thread, just to save me the hassle of going back through the 23 pages (BTW i have read everyone of them), Would you be kind enough to point them out to me? P.S it cracks me up that somebody who believes in the talking snake and a guy that lived inside a living whale has the nerve to accuse us of being ignorant.

so just because he doesn't have the same faith as you, he is not dealing with himself properly? and because looking after kids in need hasn't led him to "god" his profession is not working for him? Yea he should quit spending time helping those in need because if it hasn't made him a christian its not worth it. Its people with self righteous opinions such as yours that give christianity such a bad name. ......... well that and plenty of other things

SkydiverKeith, are you going to answer my question?

maybe so, but do you honestly believe that the positive religion brings to this world makes up for the negative it causes?

in that case, would you be able to go into more details about why you do your turn the way you do? e.g why do you stay on double fronts for this long? thankyou

bump, any more feedback would be appreciated

interesting, thanks for the reply

So both front risers are even while you are turning 180 degrees?

When you "Slowly turn the canopy on bodyweight (harness) for the first 180°." have you already raised the front risers back up completely?

Hey folks, I have been doing 270 degree turns for my landings and I have been learning from various people. Everyone I speak to seems to have a different way of doing their final turn. I am interested to hear more techniques used by more people, and any feedback about how my method can be improved upon (for speed or distance). If you can, please also post your wingloading, canopy, initiation height for your final turn, Degrees in turn (e.g 270), Location from the entry gate you perform your turn at (e.g 40 feet behind, 30 feet to the right of the gate when facing the gate) ATTENTION FOR PEOPLE LEARNING TO SWOOP: I AM IN NO WAY A TALENTED SWOOPER OR CANOPY PILOTING COACH SO MY METHOD BELOW COULD BE COMPLETELY WRONG, THERE MIGHT ALSO BE THOSE WHO POST REPLIES WHO USE INCORRECT METHODS SO PLEASE BEAR THIS IN MIND WHEN READING MY METHOD AND ALL REPLIES GIVEN IN THIS THREAD Here is what i do for a left hand landing pattern with a right hand 270. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -Start in deep brakes -Slowly lift the brakes and grab both front risers by the loops -Pull both front risers down evenly to begin with to get the canopy in a good dive -Slowly lift the left front riser, keeping the right front riser down so the canopy begins to turn right. -When I have turned about 180 degrees I completely lift both risers and finish in a harness turn -If i realize i am too high after start of the turn, i slow the rate of turn down by only using a light harness turn and no risers (this is after the canopy is already in a dive) -I plane out using a small bit or rear riser input (Pulling them out to the side to increase the wing span) My wingloading: 1.9, Canopy: Icarus VX 94, Initiation height for final turn: 580 feet, Degrees in turn: 270, Location from the entry gate I perform my turn at: roughly 30 feet behind, 30 feet to the right of the gate when facing the gate (rough guess, i have never measured it). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- I am by no means a good swooper, I have posted the above method (a) for feedback on what to change for improvement (b) to demonstrate how i would like others to explain their methods. All feedback is welcome but I particularly am looking for advice from those who have competed in swoop competitions.

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my apologies, reading my post again i see what your saying and i didn't intend for it to come across like that! Thanks for the feedback so far people, if anybody knows where i can find more info please let me know

hello all, i was wondering if anybody would be kind enough to help me out. i currently have 2300 skydives, I will be getting my tandem rating in about a month or so. When i got my AFF rating i read through a lot of the course material a couple of months before i went to do the course. This worked out well for me because by the time i did the actual course i already knew the majority of what i had to know and it made the course a lot easier than it would have been otherwise. I would like to do the same for my tandem rating so if anybody could point me in the direction of tandem rating course material e.g malfunction procedures, i would be grateful. I plan on getting a strong rating.

Thanks guys, i appreciate the advice, I'm still kind of curious as to how much difference DZ elevation should make to the initiation altitude. Again I know a specific answer isn't possible, but out of curiosity JSE what turn do you do when you land (degrees)?, what altitude at your home DZ and how do you estimate the height to turn at a different DZ apart from doing the turn up high first? Is the difference usually a matter of 10 feet+ or is it more like 100feet+. I'm just confused cos if guys like jay moldeski turn up to a competition at a DZ they have never jumped at before, would he really start with 90s (before the competition of course) or smaller turns than the 450 and work his way up? Thankyou

Okay these maybe some dumb questions but hopefully someone can help me understand. I have been doing 270 landings for a short while. What confuses me is this: How do good swoopers find a good final turn altitude when they go to a different dropzone at a different elevation on their first jump? I have only ever worked out my turn altitude by starting off turning high and then i knock off 10 feet for each jump until i find a good altitude. However I have seen people turn up to a dropzone they have never jumped at before, that is at a completely different elevation to what they are used to and they can pull off a perfect 270 swoop on their first jump. I have also seen a friend jump a canopy he has never jumped before and land a perfect 270 on the first jump. If I was to turn 660 feet for my final 270 turn at a 0 elevation dropzone, what sort of height do you think i'd need to turn at if i went to a 3000 foot elevation DZ? I know this last questions a long shot and it would be impossible to be specific, i'm just looking for a rough idea. Thanks