craigbey

The person you replied to does not care about the specifics. He is merely keeping score.

Hard to believe it's been 32 years. Good music is really timeless. Someone please raise a pint for Bon Scott today. I've got an appointment with a Shamrock Shake.

The big ones with a thick layer of cottage cheese on the top. Yummy, cheese on cheese action!

Wingsuit stuff was good. Freeclimbing stuff was amazing.

You're referring to a few guys who have directly or indirectly trained hundreds, perhaps thousands of skydivers. Do you really think they have been acting like assholes to their students? You know they would not have gotten very far if they had. There are times when clear and direct communications are needed to get the message through. Doesn't make someone an asshole for doing it. Disclaimer: I don't know any of these guys personally, so there is every chance that they really are living on Ramen noodles.

Phew... it's not just me getting a strange vibe from this thread. It brings to mind an old memory with a German accent that smelled of unwashed socks that may or may not be headed for space.

That is the best post I've read on this site in a long, long time. Thanks for sharing your positive attitude and perspectives. Blue Skies, cb

Why not find out for yourself... http://www.performancedesigns.com/demo_sport.asp

Sorry, "Geronimo" made me think of someone else. But that dude has a bullet in his head and his body is at the bottom of the ocean. I guess he wouldn't say very much.

WTF? I edited my post long before you or Dokeman posted and it was merely for spellnig. I know how to backfly. Dokeman made a mistake and quoted hparrish but replied to me. Learn how to read.

Is there a reason why you replied to me? I said...

Classic stuff and very funny. Too bad there was a time when people believed some of this stuff. Backflying is certainly not a mandatory skill outside of the tunnel, but I see it as the far end of a range of flight when on your feet. It has been a useful way to stay with someone or quickly get back to them if there is a dramatic change in fall-rate.

Someone already provided an excellent answer...

Their 1st post on the day they register a new uid is one regarding aggressive downsizing and all the sweet, sweet skills they have accumulated in 26 jumps. Oh ... and they fly a camera. Troll.

Interesting results. Hopefully the BOD won't waste too much time on the proposal. Having been on some 'low' hop-n-pops and on a few jumps that required a little extra time to track, I know that an opening below 2500' is not a big deal and sometimes necessary. I just don't see much value in changing the BSR when most people already appear to have the correct attitude and there will be cases when we need to take it down below 2500'.

It is very unlikely that your student canopy could ever produce those kinds of G forces. Those discussions are usually regarding smaller, high-performance canopies Focus on the EP's provided by your instructors.

That is how I interpreted the question. Obviously, "when it's safe" depending on the jump, but that could be a wide range of altitudes. Perhaps I should have said 13,500' to inclde some of the CRW jumps...

3500' or Boobies, whichever comes first.

THANK YOU Now ... back to the circle jerk.

Whatever position your coach / instructor prescribes. [opinion]If you spend any time in a tunnel, you should work on your back-flying first, but that may depend on the tunnel and who you're working with. It's a valuable skill either way.[/opinion]

That reminds me of something DiverDriver used to do when he was jumping. When the plane would pass through 1000' and all the lemmings would start taking off helmets and goggles, he would often ask low-timers why they were "de-gearing" at a point when an emergency exit would provide so little time.

ufk22's profile lists a Stiletto. After the OP tried to insult or diminish his knowledge and experience, ufk22 replied to the OP with ... I know that ufk22 was just being sarcastic. My comment was just to remind some that the Stiletto is still a HP canopy. Everyone has an idea of what's cool. Given the opening and flight characteristics of the Stiletto, I think it is still a great canopy after all these years. I had one for a couple of years and my SO has been flying Stilettos for about 9 years. It is cool because it has reliable openings (our experience), excellent glide and a nice flare. It is also a lot of fun on toggles. But the Stiletto is not a swoop machine and I suspect that the OP is looking to eventually fly a canopy that is more appropriate for HP landings. That doesn't make the Stiletto, Triathlon, Safire, Silhouette, Sabre II or others any less cool. It's nice that there are so many options available besides round vs square. The coolest thing someone can do is select a canopy based on their personal experience, not because the canopy won some event or because someone else said you need to jump canopy 'X'. Taking the question of which canopy one should fly to an Internet forum is not cool.

Stilettos will always be cool canopies. They're not the swoop machines that some people may be looking for these days, but they are still high performance canopies and a lot of fun to fly.

+1 Damn ... how could I forget that one?! Many of the baseball gear bags I suggested are large enough to hold a rig + an unpacked canopy. Heck, mine has been doing that for several weeks.

Check out the gear bags available online or from a local sports store. Baseball gear bags can be very good. http://www.baseballrampage.com/ http://www.eastonbaseball.com/the-equipment/bags.html/ http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=3395771 I've had the same gear bag for about 12 years and it was originally designed as a baseball gear bag with one large compartment, a smaller zipperd compartment at the end and a zippered pocket on the side. The smaller compartment at the end is perfect for helmet, alti, gloves, etc and the side pocket works great for misc. Many of these bags include handles and shoulder straps for easy carry and some have wheels ... if that's how you roll.