jumperconway 0 #26 November 3, 2004 QuoteQuoteGreat list of learning tasks...but let's not be too hard on the swoopers. You should see Brian swoop that Sensei 81! Quote Hey, I've got no qualms with people that have the experience and training swooping. It's the 400 jump wonders loaded at 1.6+ on elliptical canopies without any particular training that I've got a problem with. Reginald, I was one of the 300 jump wonders under a 99' Crossfire @ 1.67 but spent 200 jumps on it before ever doing more than 90 degree front riser turns. I watched and listened exept to the people that said I would automatically die under that canopy. I was very conservative under that canopy for quite a while. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Reginald 0 #27 November 3, 2004 Quote Reginald, I was one of the 300 jump wonders under a 99' Crossfire @ 1.67 but spent 200 jumps on it before ever doing more than 90 degree front riser turns. I watched and listened exept to the people that said I would automatically die under that canopy. I was very conservative under that canopy for quite a while. I'm glad you didn't get broken or die. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites CanuckInUSA 0 #28 November 4, 2004 QuoteI was one of the 300 jump wonders under a 99' Crossfire @ 1.67 but spent 200 jumps on it before ever doing more than 90 degree front riser turns. My first elliptical canopy at 400 jumps was a Crossfire2 loaded at about 1.5:1 and I started doing 270s on it after about 75 or so jumps. I managed not to kill myself (225 jumps on it) before downsizing to another Crossfire2 (my current canopy). But about 6 weeks ago I got some high performance canopy coaching from Jim Slaton and he totally opened up my eyes as to what I should be doing with my swoops. I have always been serious about my canopy control, but it would have been awesome had I had the coaching from Jim (or someone like him) hundreds and hundreds of jumps ago. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rsein 0 #29 November 4, 2004 I think all that front-riser nonsense is just dangerous." *** It is far less dangerous than toggle turns "whips" (if you know what you're doing) Canopy piloting course is the way to go. HISPA #5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
Reginald 0 #27 November 3, 2004 Quote Reginald, I was one of the 300 jump wonders under a 99' Crossfire @ 1.67 but spent 200 jumps on it before ever doing more than 90 degree front riser turns. I watched and listened exept to the people that said I would automatically die under that canopy. I was very conservative under that canopy for quite a while. I'm glad you didn't get broken or die. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #28 November 4, 2004 QuoteI was one of the 300 jump wonders under a 99' Crossfire @ 1.67 but spent 200 jumps on it before ever doing more than 90 degree front riser turns. My first elliptical canopy at 400 jumps was a Crossfire2 loaded at about 1.5:1 and I started doing 270s on it after about 75 or so jumps. I managed not to kill myself (225 jumps on it) before downsizing to another Crossfire2 (my current canopy). But about 6 weeks ago I got some high performance canopy coaching from Jim Slaton and he totally opened up my eyes as to what I should be doing with my swoops. I have always been serious about my canopy control, but it would have been awesome had I had the coaching from Jim (or someone like him) hundreds and hundreds of jumps ago. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rsein 0 #29 November 4, 2004 I think all that front-riser nonsense is just dangerous." *** It is far less dangerous than toggle turns "whips" (if you know what you're doing) Canopy piloting course is the way to go. HISPA #5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
