waltappel 1 #51 August 1, 2005 QuoteYou don't need to quit. Just dedicate yourself to canopy flight. Get a big ass Triathlon at 1.0 and practice accuracy and flat turns. do nothing but hop-n-pops from altitude. You will be amazed at the confidence and skill you will build spending time under your canopy and building muscle memory. Stop jumping with other people for a while. Get rid of the performance pressure you are feeling. Just fly your canopy and build confidence. Give it a try.. Just hop-n-pops for the next 100 jumps.. Between 14k and 0 feet you can do A LOT of flares....... Overall, I think you've given some great advice, but I find that the Triathlon is not all that easy to land well because it does not have anywhere near the powerful flare that, for example, a Sabre has. I jump a Triathlon 175, love it, think it is one of the finest all-around canopies ever designed, and get great landings on it, but there are other canopies that don't require as much skill to land well. Walt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Douva 0 #52 August 1, 2005 I've known a few people who had nearly 100 jumps before they learned to land properly. Landing is a slow learning curve for a lot of people. Have you tried a canopy course?I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
moonglo 0 #53 August 1, 2005 Keep trying, and tell yourself you can! It took me more than 400 jumps (200 on my canopy) to be able to consistantly land it, and I still don't always land on my feet Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #54 August 1, 2005 well, looks like I am taking a canopy course this weekend! Chad showed me a picture from a book last night, that had a wing in it and showed how air pressure is different on the underside and top of the wing, and that's how lift is created. Understanding stuff like this will hopefully enable me to understand flight more. I'm sure if someone teaches me HOW to fly, maybe I'll have better landings. I don;'t want to quit jumping, I just want to have nice, standup landings; this canopy course may change my mind about quitting... Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkiD_PL8 0 #55 August 1, 2005 QuoteI'm sure if someone teaches me HOW to fly, maybe I'll have better landings. Hold your arms out parallel with the ground out to your sides. Make sure your palms are facing directly at the floor. Quickly move your arms down to your sides, then turn you hand 90 degrees so that your hand is perpendicular to the ground. Raise your arms back to shoulder height, rinse and repeat. Hope this helps. JSUTSP Greenie in training. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #56 August 1, 2005 hey Travis,missed you this weekend!! btw, I talked to Marky...JSUTSP jerk!!!! edit to add: oops! this post has nothing to do with canopy issues! I guess it is harder to land in no-wind days, some of the more experienced jumpers were even telling me their landings weren't the prettiest either Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hackb431 0 #57 August 1, 2005 No worries but now that you have decided to take Scott Miller's canopy course (or similar course) and continue jumping life is good. We all have bad days and we can not afford to lose an women folk due to a couple of rough landings. So if you adament on stopping you are required by law to still frequent the DZ's looking cute and smiling! (Well I am sure it's a law somewhere and if not then it needs to be)HackB A.K.A. "Puppy" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
