Skydive in Colorodo

[jumpwally 0]

OK,,How bad is it to land your canopy in that Colorodo enviorment?.......

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[flyangel2 2]

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OK,,How bad is it to land your canopy in that Colorodo enviorment?.......

I'm not sure about "Colorodo" but here in Colorado I don't seem to have a problem. Maybe it's because it's where I learned.

I do advise you to take it easy till you get the feel of it, especially on a hot no wind day.

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[mattjw916 2]

on a hot, no wind, day it will be "fast"...

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[RkyMtnHigh 0]

Definitely more *zippy* up there than at sea level. I was on a Sabre2 190 up there and when I moved to Florida I downsized. If I head back up there, then I'd upsize for awhile.

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[DrewEckhardt 0]

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OK,,How bad is it to land your canopy in that Colorodo enviorment?.......

Your canopy goes about 2% faster per 1000 feet of density altitude which corresponds to a 4% size decrease.

DZ elevation is usually at least 5000 feet MSL and in the summer it's a lot warmer than the standard temperature for the altitude. We've measured 9,000 and 10,000 foot density altitudes at the Vance Brand airport. That gets exciting.

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Geezzz,,i'm drinking here,,,,spelling is secondary,,tough crowd

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[CanuckInUSA 0]

If you let the density altitude freak you out, then it can get the better of you. But the most important thing to remember (not swooping related) is to finish your flare. It's not all that bad up there if you've got reasonably good canopy control.

Plus remember that many of the big swooping events are now being held in CO because word has gotten out to the masses that swooping at altitude can be fun.

Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

[crewkeith 0]

my velo 90 lands just fine. guess you'll just have to come see.
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[jtval 0]

what altitude is Illinoise?

I think Drew Eckhar's post should give you a good idea how much faster you'll be flying at ground level

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[peregrinerose 0]

My husband and I usually jump in PA but visited Mile High last month. Landings were faster, but nothing that scared the crap out of us. After a few jumps, we were more concerned about tripping in the prairie dog holes than the faster landings

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[riddler 0]

Rule of thumb - if you're from out of town, and it's the summer months in Colorado, watch the wind.

If there's a bit of wind (5-10 MPH) on a hot day, expect the landing to be fast if you land into the wind. I mean pretty fast, like "wow, that was a fast landing!"

If there's no wind ... well, consider not jumping If you do jump, you'll probably feel like you're landing a canopy that's at LEAST two sizes smaller than your own. This is fast, like "holy #@$%, there's no way I can run this out" fast.

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[LisaM 0]

Illinois is less than 1000 .... more around 700s. I moved from Illinois to 5000 DZ.... took me a few jumps to get back to landing on my feet!

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