crzjp20 0 #1 May 5, 2004 Hey guys, so i am about to finish up my A liscence tomarrow, question is this. I had a friend show me some crw stuff a few weeks ago and i loved it, thought it was to cool. Well i want to learn. So When should i start? How should i approach learning? Am i to new into the sport to take this on? you know the basic stuff i imagine you hear all the time, but i didnt read before. so anything will help. thanks guys-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chuckbrown 0 #2 May 5, 2004 Be around your home DZ on May 21-23 for the Toadsuckers CRW boogie. You'll see some really cool stuff & you may get a CRW Dog to take you on a learning jump although with your number of jumps your instructor will have to find a BIG canopy since CRW Dogs jump in the 1.3-1.4 WL range. We can't expect you to increase your WL, so an instructor would have to decrease his. Even if you don't do a CRW jump, hang out and have fun. You should also check out Wendy's web page (Wendy a little help) for a beginner camp -- highly recommended, I've done 2 throughout my career and it never hurts to have the safety fundamentals reinforced. I did my first CRW jump on number 52, but that doesn't mean you can't start sooner. Again the issue is going to be finding a canopy that you're comfortable landing given your experience and having an instructor flying a similarly loaded canopy. I would encourage you to learn from somebody who's experienced. Be careful though, many who've seen the Dark Side never return. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crzjp20 0 #3 May 5, 2004 great thanks!! i am going to be out of the state for that boogie... unfortunatlyt. i did havea guy who i jumped with on jump 18 or so come over and set up for a dock, i thought it was crazy, but i wanted to learn how to do what he did. Blew my mind. Thanks ill lok into a camp!! any more info??-------------------------------------------------- Fear is not a confession of weakness, it is an oportunity for courage. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
faulknerwn 38 #4 May 6, 2004 I believe that 2 guys named Chuck Blackwell and Paul Ferrell both call Moss Point home. They can probably help you out. And I wouldn't worry about canopy size too much at this point - you don't have to have perfectly matched canopies to do small-way CRW - my Lightning 113 (WL 1.37) flies well with .9 loaded Spectres. Definitely check out my website - have lots of CRW info there. http://crw.boxofclue.com/skydive W Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
