sacex250 0 #51 November 5, 2011 Wouldn't it be hilarious if the jumper in question had a thousand jumps and was just trying to screw with the OP?It's all been said before, no sense repeating it here. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JerseyShawn 0 #52 November 6, 2011 As far as jumping with your friend, one of my instructors said "Only a fool jumps with a fool. Who you jump with is your choice" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,085 #53 November 6, 2011 >i'm scared now! You sound more and more like Sangi (the old Sangi) every day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drewcarp 0 #54 November 6, 2011 Quote Hi all, I am a noobe, I got my A license this summer and I am 50 jumps in. I do a lot of "lurking and reading" on the forum as my way of tapping into the experience base of sky diving community. I was wondering if some one could explain to me why canopies less than 150 square feet are considered as high performance regardless of wing loading. I am an experienced pilot so I tend to think about things in aerodynamic terms. Obviously there is an additional dynamic for a RAM air wing that I don't understand. I'd appreciate some insight on this. Thanks, Paul The smaller the canopy is the shorter the lines are. Shorter lines make a canopy more responsive to your inputs. Someone with more experience can likely give a more in depth answer. Canopy sizing advice on DZ.com is generally better on DZ.com than on most DZ's. Depending on your goals that is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
buff 0 #55 November 6, 2011 Dude, I believe that DGIT is the prefered nomenclature. I know you don't know what you don't know so now you know Dead Guy In Training. Corpses usually don't make it past the manifest chick.It's called the Hillbilly Hop N Pop dude. If you're gonna be stupid, you better be tough. That's fucked up. Watermelons do not grow on trees! ~Skymama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #56 November 6, 2011 Corpses usually don't make it past the manifest chick. Quote ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kuai43 7 #57 November 6, 2011 Quote Corpses usually don't make it past the manifest chick. Quote Might depend on how 'stiff' you were... Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckakers 426 #58 November 7, 2011 Quote I mean if he stood it up next to the cone, i'd say is doing fine..... Which only demonstrates your ignorance.Chuck Akers D-10855 Houston, TX Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skyjumpenfool 2 #59 November 7, 2011 Quote Quote this site has definitly changed for worse in the last years. now take a guess why my instructors, once i've mentioned dizzy.com, told me to never-ever take anything serious from here - 4 1/2yrs ago!!? kangaroo-court; i like that one! tough i think it's more like a micro-world of the mickey-mouse comics i used to love when i was a kid. guess, some still are, and some still like living there.. VB... Some of us are lifelong students of the sport. We come here to learn. I've been around this sport long enough to know I've only scratched the surface of the possibilities this sport offers. I've also been around long enough to know what BS smells like! OP... You're asking questions. Exellent! You may not always get good answers, but don't stop asking the questions. And always be on alert for the BS. Birdshit & Fools Productions "Son, only two things fall from the sky." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #60 November 7, 2011 Quote Quote Quote A friend once told me 'If they are concerned for you they will talk to you, if they are concerned for their egos they will talk to each other instead. Either way, no ones talking about them'. Did you speak to this guy about your concern for his safety? If not, why not? What is this thread about for you? Validation? As I said, I'm a new jumper, it was my first day at a new DZ, I really don't know what his instructors there have told him and what policies they have in place, I only know my DZ which tends to be very by the book. My reason for the post was seeing if what I experienced is common and I just have a stick up my ass or if this as something that others would consider an issue. Looking back sure there are things I could have done differently, I was just seeing what the general community online thought of such a behavior. my subject line was probably more bold than it should have been, but a good subject line tends to grab readers. Nothing wrong with your post. matt002 is out of line. No he wasn't. He had a completely valid point. If the OP didn't talk to the other guy and just came to whine on these forums, then he is just looking to score some brownie points.Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yoink 321 #61 November 7, 2011 Quote Quote this site has definitly changed for worse in the last years. now take a guess why my instructors, once i've mentioned dizzy.com, told me to never-ever take anything serious from here - 4 1/2yrs ago!!? Isn't it a huge coincidence that it's full of good advice when it matches the message you want to send, but as soon as it's not what you want to hear nothing on it can be taken seriously? You can't have it both ways. At the moment, everytime you post, you're sounding more and more like a child, and worse, a 100 jump wonder. You've been around enough, both here and in the real world skydiving that you know 'My instructor with x thousand jumps says I'll be fine' is a standard response from newbies who are pushing it. You also know that the advice on canopy progression here comes from people with far more experience and who have put far more thought into those recommendations than whoever you're taking advice from has, yet you ignore it because, well, you just don't like it. That's just childish - it's the DZ equivalent of sticking your fingers in your ears and going 'LALALA I can't hear you!' How do you not see the similarity between you and Old-Sangi? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumpot 1 #62 November 7, 2011 Quote ...but I don't have to deal with him under canopy And that would be a mistaken presumption to make, as well.coitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumpot 1 #63 November 7, 2011 Quote ...but i am saying that some people do learn faster than others. Maybe you need a link(s) reference to Sangi? Quote There could be more to this story - what if the guy is 120lbs... Apparently, you have not learned even yourself, that ANYTHING Maybe just a little bit more LISTENING and LEARNING on your part (before speaking) is also in line, and a good order for suggestion for YOURSELF here as well? Like you say... Just sayin' Cheers, -Grantcoitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
