Thanks Dan

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this is a public thank you to odendan,

he has been harping on me to pull the slider down, and to land using the rear risers for several months. I admit, I am old school, and quite resistant to change, I was getting decent speed and distance out of the canopy without it and thought....what for?

This last weekend I figured out how to stow the excess brake line so I could pull the slider down without kinking the excess and then about six jumps practicing up high, Upon pulling the slider down I found it changed a few things in respect to how the canopy flew, it was more sensitive to harness shifts, and the front riser pressure is heavier. I finally got the nads to try a rear riser swoop,

end result......poor aproach, I was paying way too much attention to the new characteristics of the canopy.......nearly a 90 degree right turn to avoid the road, and then a high speed stall on rear risers....... ouch.... lol, but now....I got a taste of the benifits of using the rears and where to drop them and go to toggles........ so up again for another try, with a better setup.
end results, I shoulda listened months ago......I managed to bang out three really good swoops in a row, another weekend of jumping and I may be ready to attack the gates again.... we will see

Am I the only old fart here who forgets from time to time to listen?
Roy

They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it.