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hahahaha hey chris are you guys coming to wamego or going down to kingman? also, wanna email me a copy of the video please!!! hahah i'll buy a copy next weekend and i'm sure beavers and justin will too. let me know point = collisions #1

hahah fogging up, that's an understatement, they f*&King ice over on the inside! and who's idea was it to put holes on the top, a slit on the bottom and then attach the thing to the helmet? i think it was one of those great drunken ideas thought of at the bars one night and then they were still drunk when they designed it

10 The door was open 9 there is no such thing as a perfectly good airplane 8 I don't like the way the pilot lands 7 I don't jump, I fall 6 Somebody has to make sure gravity still works! 5 It's more fun than jumping INTO a plane 4 I promised my mom i wouldn't 3 It was a double dog dare and you just can't turn those down 2 I had to find a replacement for my nicotine addiction 1 Just to say i did it

hahahah hey jill how's it going? I'm just giving ya guys crap but man i got a kick out of the stories after i got home from sebastian hey you should make KSUPC some cool hoodies too. How much did that one you gave chris cost you and it's never too cold for a tent! Collegiates wasn't exactly warm

Hahahah yeah Chris you could drive up to Mini for a quickie. Just don't do it in a tent anymore or Justin and Beavers will catch ya. This weekend I'm going to do the following in order: Make my own porn instead of watch it skydive eat steak drink beer make another porn then drink more beer does that count? Well the weather is looking crappy for the weekend so i might just watch skydiving does that count?

Hey dan thanks for the info. See what you're saying about the cobalt is what i have always heard from them. I agree with what you are saying about a shorter recovery arch. I watched a friend of mine hook in, he's doing fine, but from what i say in that i don't want to put myself in that situation. Also, i do carve turns, i don't like snapping it, just doesn't work for me or my sabre. PM me if you would and i'd like to get set up sometime for a demo. Probably demo a 170 at 1.5 for the time being and then later on in the summer a 150 blue skies chris

i think my favorite sign is "don't make me come down there!!!" god it was on a billboard i saw or in lake wales fl, every X number of days (can't remember the exact number)a 10-14 year old gives birth in pok county!!! or the AA right next to an ABC liquor store. that one was clasic

lol i did a research paper in college about the effects of beer and how beer is healthier than milk. anyone insterested to read it?

QuoteI've only jumped a Porter 3 times (usually Otters), and 10 seems full, and the door is low. However, I'd do it if I had to. how the hell didyou get 10 in a porter? we could barely fit 9 in it at Eloy lol 10 would have been a site!

hey thanks for the advice. On my 170 i am loaded at 1.5, i'll look into different 170's with a different arch. thanks again and keep the advice rolling please, if you have anything to say i'll listen

hey yeah the jump class did get up ok on sunday. it was a bit windy every once in awhile, even had a gust to 40 but everyone was on the ground at that time and it never happen again. I had to work so i left but we were swamped with students, thats why i didn't call, you wouldn't have jumped. as for oversteer, i don't know, maybe it's just cause i wasn't expecting the sabre 2 to do that when i was coming in on my final aproach. it just scared the crap out of me becasue it kept going! maybe i just got a bad canopy or something but i liked the diablo a lot more. It's semi elip but i had more control of it, just had to get used to it and as i said, when it came time to flare i had complete control because my mindset in on landing the damn thing and not thinking about the A HOLE who cut me off on landing. Kinda funny how afterwards he goes "WOW that was cool, you landed right next to me!!!" idiot lol, needs to realize that it's not cool to cut infront of someone on final. So that leads me to my main concern, i was bucking balls under the diablo trying to get out of the way as obviously i'm coming in a little bit faster than his .8 wing load. i know i'm going to have cross steer, i just don't want what the sabre 2 did, i honestly didn't like it, and wasn't impressed with the openings either. I'll get myself in some demos this summer and see what i like. As a reply to others, our DZ is a very small college club run. We really don't have very many, if any swoopers etc, so i find it hard to get true advice other than just what is good and what is bad. i find a lot of my info watching and reading up on things and trial and error WAY UP HIGH. I started my HP landings by coming straight in, using both front risers, once i got used to the speed and knew i was able to control the canopy i started doing front riser carving turns. I'm still pulling out of the turn way high, probaly 100 feet or so, but i'm getting used to the speed and the recovery arch of the canopy. I dont want anyone thinking that i'm trying to downsize and then kill myself, i'm just looking for a canopy that i can play with in the air but still be able to control the landings at my level and then when the time is right, start going to HP landings that bring be closer and closer to the line. I have attended a couple of canopy seminars as well as read up on everything i could find from pd and the swoop team, as well as the series parachutist published about "surving the swoop" From what i've heard then, the cobalt isn't the way to go. Xfire 2, heatwave, stilleto and some others are better. Is this the general view of everyone? Thanks everyone for you help and concern. Blue skies Flash

well i don't so much mind not going smaller, but from what i read and was informed, for me to have the same glide ratio a cobalt 150 is compared to the sabre 170. now i'm not saying i want to downsize, that is was was suggested to me. My reasoning behind getting a new canopy is a) it's a sabre, it's old the technology is old and it doesn't fly as i would want it to b) it does and can smack me, i was just reminded of that this weekend c) i would like to progress into something that will let me improve my knowledge of flying a wing i'm not looking to downsize now, it would be mid summer or end of summer. by then i will have another 100-150 jumps for sure, that would put be around 450 or so and 300-350 on my sabre 170. I know and realize still that there is a lot to be learned from my sabre, i'm very careful even flying it because i know a 1.5 is a high wing is not forgiving when not flown correctly. i'm at work, i've gotta run really quick, i'll finish my post later

the reason i'm looking into the cobalt is because i have heard a lot of good things about the openings, performance and at the same time the cobalt is the tamer of the beasts. I appreciate the adivce both have given and yes i do plan on taking it slow, that's why i demoed a sabre 2, then today the diablo and i'm planning on jumping many many more times on semi before i even consider a cobalt. in regards to the harness position, even with my sabre i can control the turns using my weight in the harness, of course not as much as the diable today. one thing i notice though is, when i turn with the sabre, i do balance myself out, ie roll in to the turn to prevent myself from twisting up, but i probably don't roll myself out as the sabre always returns back to normal. So thank you for posting that from the manuel, i've never tried rolling out of the turn. I know it won't show on the sabre, but i can get the practice i need on it. Thanks again guys and don't worry i'm taking it slow, i've seen too many people get hurt under good canopies just like everyone else, that's why i'm asking questions first and slowly getting into a different canopy

I jumped my first semi-eliptical canopy today and had some questions about canopy progressions. I have 300+ jumps, 150 or so on a sabre 170 wing 1.5/1. I'd like to start moving into a different canopy selection and i've grown attached to cobalts. I demoed a sabre2 and really didn't like it because of the cross stear. Today i jumped a Diablo 170 and enjoyed the heck out of it, nice openings, but on landing i kinda got cut off and found myself really struggling to control the canopy until i was ready to flare, then it was like BAM it had it undercontrol and was swooping as normal. My question is, by August or so i'd like to move myself into a cobalt 150, but my main concern is the cross stearing. Can anyone who has flown one, or owns one please give me their feedback about the cross stearing. I know eliptical canopies will do so, but to what degree do cobalts do so>? thanks

haha yeah i'm working with him doing the same thing, getting my SL instructor rating. I had to do 4 simulated static lines. The guy we were going to help last night was my first simulated student. While in the plane he unhooked himself from the plane while i was checking teh spot and waive it infront of me. Then i told him to get all the way out and hang and he jumped out ont he strut and hung by his feet. My 2nd student i told to get all the way out and hang and he did a bombout. My 3rd one got out, froze, tried getting back into the plane and then tried to grab me and take me with, but was very realistic with it. My 4th was also very helpful and let go with one hand and went into a sit. It's been great fun, whenever you have teh chance to pretend you're a student do it!!!

all i'm gonna say is Flare when you hear the crick, thump roll ouch ouch ouch doof@!!!

i like these too Skydive Teams Running Everywhere Absolutely Knaked skydivers titties reaching extreme altitude kewl!!! i'm gonng think of some while i'm at work hopefully

hahahah if you don't have a pond to swoop, just get a slip n slide and a plastic pool huh?

this one was actually kinda cute. Our club did a demo into a school football game and after one of the jumpers landed a couple questions were asked. We'll never forget the little girl though who asked Tim, "Is it hot up there by the sun?" so yes it was a whuffo question, but coming from a little girl it was cute instead of funny

here's my opinion. just because you have an airbag doesn't mean you're going to go see if it works right? skydiving is all about common sense, AAD's are back up devices only, you shouldn't even rely on them. But to say that it should be made illegal to jump without one, would be like me saying it's illegal for you not to wear white on Fridays. It's a personal choice and it should be kept that way. I have a cypress but when i jump i forget about it.

Brian I'm going to speak as a fellow jumper and also as an instructor, you don't need to be jumping from your friends plane. Yeah it sounds cool but there are many other factors you need to keep in mind before attempting such a thing. Getting out of the plane is a serious deal when the door is on, your handles are a factor, where you place your feet (if the plane has retractable gear it's even harder), also, some planes are shorter and creates harzards for the tail etc. Your friend needs to have a comercial license to drop you and if you're jumping into a field somewhere etc you will have to hold a D license to make an open field demo jump which you don't have your A yet. He would not be able to drop you over our DZ for a couple reasons, you don't have a license, we don't know his capability, and you don't own your own gear. Club gear is to only be used at USPA member dropzones and out of certified aircraft. But regardless Brian, you don't want to start thinking about doing crazy things yet. I was the same way with 50 jumps, thought it would be cool to be a jumper in tow and all other kinds of stuff, once you start understanding the complications of jumping as your jump numbers increase you'll understand and start to slow down on the ideas. Get your A and then B, start jumping with Justin or I or a coach and we'll start teaching you fun things to do. You're a great flier, just slow it down, we dont' want to see anyone get hurt. blue skies chris

honestly i was so scared i don't remember anything about my first jump lol

Hey everyone I have a favor to ask. I created a new site for our club and since then have had good and bad reports of it. The problem I'm faced with is, most of the people who see the site are buddies or just check it for weather. Let's say you're a whuffo or an experienced jumper. Take a look at the site and let me know, comments, suggestions, i hate this part get rid of it. Basically I'm tired of people calling me for info because they can't find it on the site or something doesn't work etc etc etc. If you find something really bad send me a PM. Thanks in advance www.ksu.edu/ksupc Blue skies Chris aka Flash

hey the best way i found to do it is have your arms out to the side like they are wings. also keep your legs straight out and still point your toes. you want to try to keep all the air coming off your arms and back, your legs work for balancing and speed. come out next weekend and we'll put together a tracking dive.

haha I know you! Go SKYDIVE KU. yeah Chris I agree with you and that's why I want to try to get this together. Setting up the forum on my page would have been a pain in the ass, and lately i'm fed up with the internet and people complaining about the website i built, put in hours a week of code and then have people complain about it. there have been more than a couple of times that i just wanted to just leave it alone. so please collegiates and dropzone, created us a forum!!! blue skies Collisions = points Chris A