gjhdiver 0 #26 March 9, 2005 QuoteYes, and your paradactyl simply lands like a dream, as well. Hey, I told him to PLF it, and he was a good boy and did. Not even a bruise. He'd jump it again in a heartbeat. I see people land squares harder than that all weekend. You can stand them up real easy if you know how, but that's secret shit I won't tell anyone how to do until they have a good few jumps on it. You don't want to try to flare that thing like a square. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #27 March 9, 2005 QuoteQuoteNow they just need to throw a Thunderbow in there. I've jumped one. What a piece of shit. Yup. Don't confuse that thing with a genuine parawing. The Thunderbow was just a pointy PC. The Dac lands just great. It's actually one of the most efficient wing designs ever. If you want to learn more about the dynamics of that design, just do a search on the Rogallo Wing. There was a time in the sport where equipment was at a crossroads. One fork was the parawings, and the other was the square. The invention of the slider made the square jumpable and the rest is history. It's nice to see a little bit of that history in the air now and again though. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #28 March 9, 2005 QuoteNo Flare?? I have seen those things land pretty soft. They do, but the flare is tricky. I usually tell people to PLF it until they get a feel for the control range. There isn't a lot of warning before a stall on a wing and it lands soft with a little tug on the rear risers and a PLF. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gjhdiver 0 #29 March 9, 2005 QuoteI would come out to visit Julie, not you Damn, and I bought a rubber undersheet for the spare bed already. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deuce 1 #30 March 9, 2005 QuoteWhere are those pics? Looks like that stretch right by Tehachapi Pass. But then that might be like you saying to someone in Texas, it looks like the part with cows...you guys have windmills everywhere? We're at Byron which is alongside the Sacramento river delta. Just gorgeous right now. The windmills are farther away than they look. If you've ever driven over the Altamont pass, you'd turn north for about a half-hour to get to the nicest little dropzone in CA. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #31 March 9, 2005 QuoteQuoteI would come out to visit Julie, not you Damn, and I bought a rubber undersheet for the spare bed already. Good, cause I wouldn't have wanted to use the one on your bed.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #32 March 9, 2005 SHIT no.. no freakin way...I used to slap the ground so dayum hard and that was when I was CONSIDERABLY thinner.. and in FAR better shape. MAYBE into the water... I might.. WARM WATER.... not this stuff up here.. BRRRR..LP this summer.. big splashes are planned Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddler 0 #33 March 9, 2005 QuoteYou can stand them up real easy if you know how, but that's secret shit I won't tell anyone how to do until they have a good few jumps on it. Now that would be valuable information, considering the people lining up to jump the things Trapped on the surface of a sphere. XKCD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
