Sub 100mph!

[AggieDave 6]

Yup, I finally did it, I'm PUMPED about this.

Went out on a modified tracking dive, 3 of us wanted to go out, start speeding up then end the tracking dive with the hardest/fastest track we could punch out. We all wore our RW suits.

I averaged 95mph overall, on the high end I averaged 106, on the low end I averaged 82mph!!!!

This motivated me and damn near made my entire weekend! I just had to share.

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[sinker 0]

given your size, that seems slow... forgive me for being dense, but is that what you were shooting for?

-the artist formerly known as sinker

[AggieDave 6]

I was trying to do the slowest fall rate/fastest forward speed I could do. I'm not sure how fast forward I was truely doing, but I did drop Perky77 in the dust.

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[eeneR 3]

"Tracking Dives" should be that slow!

Rock on Dave!!!!

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[SadSue 0]

Is there a sky speedo or something.

How do yis measure it ???(your speed)

Hope you don't get Banned!

[AggieDave 6]

With a Pro-Track.

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[sunshine 2]

Blah blah blah, i don't have a freakin protrack. Someone should buy me one damnit!!

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[QuickDraw 0]

How did you get your passenger to cooperate ?


...or was he/she holding the drouge ?

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[AggieDave 6]

I took one of the Sigmas and added 2 more drogues...

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[Brains 2]

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I was trying to do the slowest fall rate/fastest forward speed I could do. I'm not sure how fast forward I was truely doing, but I did drop Perky77 in the dust.

Considering the size dif. between you two, that is outstanding Dave. Now learn to back track so you can lead some tracking dives

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[AggieDave 6]

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Now learn to back track so you can lead some tracking dives

You're talk'n crazy talk now!

I *can* back track, its just that the glide slope of my back track is, well...lets just say VERY steep.

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[Brains 2]

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Now learn to back track so you can lead some tracking dives

You're talk'n crazy talk now!

I *can* back track, its just that the glide slope of my back track is, well...lets just say VERY steep.

Same here, a couple of us are starting to work more on that to figure it out. As it stands right now, if i try to back track, others can stay right with me in a sit with only slight forward motion Oh well, its nothing that 1000 jumps won't cure right??

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[AggieDave 6]

Yeah, but I need those 1000 jumps to learn how to land standing up!

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[Skyrad 0]

LMAO

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[sinker 0]

so how do I slow my track down? I have a very healthy fall rate and it just speeds up in a track. I've been trying to roll my shoulders, cup a little at the hip and keep my arms parallel to my body, and I *think* that helps, but I wasn't w/ anyone at the time... any other advice?

-the artist formerly known as sinker

[jtval 0]

dave,
did you replace your regular gas with helium? that cheating you know! gotta do it over with out any help!

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[QuickDraw 0]

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so how do I slow my track down?

I like to deploy my pilot chute, others use different methods, but mine works.

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[eeneR 3]

Ya also have to watch your angle...

If your head is pointed down...thats where your gonna go... you wanna go _ and not \ . I found myself putting my head too far down and actually going more head down then tracking straight forward..

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[rocketfeuille 0]

Are those readings TAS or SAS?

[AggieDave 6]

Those are TAS. I switched the protrack to SAS (it'll convert you last jump automatically for ya) and it was a few MPH slower, but I keep it on TAS so its an equal comparison to other jumpers at other DZs.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[kansasskydiver 0]

i had a sub 100 doing a 4 way once. i was as big as i freaking could be. we have a student who falls sub 100 with lead on, he just doesn't fall!!! gravity doesn't work for him or something.

if you guys know me, i'm 250 out the door, pretty big so it was amazing. i haven't hit 85 in a track yet, but haven't done too many tracking dives either. i hit 200 plus in a hd if that counts

chris

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[AggieDave 6]

Oh yeah, the 200+mph headdowns are fun...you start vibrating in the air, like riding a motorcycle fast...

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[PhreeZone 20]

Wait till you do sub 50 on a jump... thats fun. Things get real quiet and very surreal.

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[AggieDave 6]

Did you do that w/ a wingsuit or camera suit or just on a regular jump?

I'm not real sure if its physically possible for me to go that slow w/o some sort of wings or drogue or something.

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[Perky77 0]

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but I did drop Perky77 in the dust.

I demand a rematch!!! after another weekend working with MFDammit.

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