CanuckInUSA

Okay here's my take on the matter. Pro for a short recovery arc: The pilot will likely not be in the corner very long if at all. Con for a short recovery arc: The carving turns must be made lower to the ground. Pro for a long recovery arc: The pilot can initiate their diving turn from a higher altitude and can build up plenty of speed but still have an out. Con for a long recovery arc: The pilot really needs to know their canopy's characteristics to avoid being the corner as the odds of being in the corner increase with a longer recovery arc. If I am wrong, I'm sure somebody will say so. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

And what's the new Mrs. Freaky going to say about that? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

From my perspective, I'll always think that freeflying is more fun than RW. But new skydivers should pay some form of dues in the RW world before they venture into the dark side. RW teaches new fliers how to fly relative to others faster than freeflying does and flying relative to others is the name of the game. New freefliers are struggling with learning how to fly their bodies and if they also have to learn to fly relative to others at the same time, getting to some sort of mythical talent level could take longer if the new flier hasn't paid their dues learning to fly with others. But once freefliers learn to fly their bodies as well as to know how to fly relative to others, then it's the "shitz" and no other form of flying one's body (IMHO) comes close to freeflying. Oh, for what it's worth in the context of this thread. I consider myself nothing more and nothing less than an intermediate skydiver. I do think my canopy skills are ahead of my freeflying skills (and for sure ahead of my RW skills). But I only have tons of things to continue learning in this great sport of ours. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Is that just jumps, or is gear factored in? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

So much for waiting until next week to decide. I just finished booking a flight and reserving a vehicle. So count me in on being at the first Annual Bytch Boogie. I should be arriving in Sebastian sometime after mid-night and since it'll only be 10:00 pm my time, I'll still be bright-eyed and bushy tailed. So that leaves me with a full day of jumping on Saturday (Mother Nature better not be a bitch as only one Bytch will be tolerated) and then I'll need to leave Sebastian sometime before 2:00 pm on Sunday to catch my return flight. All in all, it's not going to be a cheap weekend for this camper. But Sebastian is high on my list of DZs to visit, it'll be cool to see the Bytch again and cool to meet some new DZ.COMers that I've yet to meet. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Just so that there's no confusion here. The Crossfire canopies are NOT crossbraced, but rather high performance fully elliptical canopies. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I won't know for sure until this time next week, but you can add me to the "I want to come list". Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I can't commit to anything (until at least this time next week). But if possible I'd like to be there. Sebastian is high on my list of FL DZs to visit (#1 to tell the truth) and it would be really cool to meet the Bytch again (we met in Rantoul this year) as well as all the other cool DZ.COMers who will be there. I'll know more by this time next week. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Congrats on your D Sunnydee!!! I've got about eight jumps from this last weekend which need signatures, and if you could I'm sure you'd sign them. But I think I'll have to get someone else to sign them. Hey I saw Chris at the Brush CASA boogie this weekend and talked to him about Sebastian (and he told me you showed him my movie with him swooping in it). I hope you know you guys are getting a good skydiver and we're losing one. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Leave it to the Bytch to correct guys like me. It's been commented that the Sabre2 is one of the best (if not the best) all around canopy. It was great for me teaching myself high performance landings and now I've just moved on to a Crossfire2 as my skills progressed (and yes I know I need to be smart under any canopy to avoid being an Incident Report). And then there are a number of bad ass wing suit fliers who like the performance and predictability of the Sabre2. And for sure I would not recommend a Crossfire2 to a new canopy pilot where the same may not be the case for the Sabre2. To Manbird: Hey I was just being a smart ass with my comments. You'll never catch me bad mouthing the Sabre2 because it was a very good canopy to me for 300+ jumps. I just like my Crossfire2 better that's all. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm not all that experienced, so take what I'm about to say with a bolder of salt. The Sabre2 is an awesome canopy, but it's not as good as my new Crossfire2. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

More importantly, is there video of her running around the house in nothing but her Javelin? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Robert ... unless my sources are incorrect (which I doubt they are), the King Air experienced a traumatic engine fire late Saturday afternoon and thank God nobody was hurt. Now this incident is not to be confused with the King Air being in the shop for the last couple of weeks while an Eloy Otter was in town. I don't know what Mile-Hi's management/owners are planning on doing, but I'm left wondering what will happen to the DZ. Something like this could be too much for the owner and they may just choose to throw their cards in. I don't know??? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Yes I saw the girl you're talking about. She was all giggles when you two were talking on the ground. And your jump reminds me of jumps I've done with Cat and/or Jen (both small girls). I think I found a decent way to fall on my back (basically de-arched with my legs hanging) and I like the fact that I can always have the other jumpers in view while on my back. But if not done right, I will fall faster on my back than on my belly and even though it's the furthest thing from my instincts, after talking with Jay E. he has me thinking that I need to get on my belly more often when I gow low (which is harder to keep track of the other jumpers). But I digress, what does all this have to do with the original intent of this thread. Colorado is an awesome state!!! regardless if it's not one of the better places in which to skydive. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

LOL ... on our 2nd attempt, just before jump run, Mary told us the two rules that we all needed to remember. 1) Don't hurt Mary 2) Don't forget Rule #1 It's funny as I don't remember being briefed on these rules before the first attempt? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I messed up on the 2nd attempt by going low on the formation. Basically the hangers fell off and the base turned into a belly jump (speed wise) and by that time it was too late. I think I was able to match the base's fall rate, but was low. Damn I wish I weighed 20-30 lbs less. Skydiving would be a whole lot easier. But what can a lard ass like me do? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Until the King Air fiasco is resolved at Mile-Hi, I guess I'm going to have to consider Brush my new home. Brush for sure is a friendly DZ, I'm just concerned about the winds (which weren't an issue yesterday). As far as the density altitude is concerned. Sure CO isn't the most optimal place to skydive, but CO is an awesome state in which to live. And if you can learn to pilot your canopy here, you can pilot it anywhere. But unless you really know what you're doing and don't #@$% up, jumping a pocket rocket hanky of a canopy isn't the smartest thing to do here. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I haven't seen SwoopTwo yet and I'm sure I will like it. I just really enjoyed the mountain swooping in "Out of the Blue" thanks to my skiiing back ground. I likely will never get the opportunity to swoop a mountain, but as a skydiver and a skier, I really could picture myself up there with the guys. It was like some of my skiing, only better. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm not super superstitious, but I am a little superstitious. So I don't give skin prior to jumping because I feel it may be a goodbye, but instead like to give some skin because my supersition would like to think that sharing the love (skin) will help me and my fellow jumpers survive our jump. Now I know giving skin isn't going to prevent shit from happening, but you know how some superstitions are and to date nothing bad (knock on wood) has happened on a load that I've been on where the love (and the skin) has been shared prior to jumping with as many people as I can reach (regardless of how I feel about them). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I have never jumped the Nitron and am not all that experienced. But I've made about 36 jumps on my new Crossfire2 in the last three weekends and I absolutely love this canopy. I am only starting to learn it's potential, but it swoops like a monster with fabulous lift capabilities (if the terrain is decent, I can surf my feet at the end of my swoop and very rarely need to run it out as I wait for the canopy to shut down and lose it's lift). Also, I have yet to hear from anyone who's flown a Crossfire2 who didn't like it. In fact I let another guy who's ordered a very similar sized Crossfire2 canopy demo mine yesterday and he just had nothing but one big smile on his face after he landed it (with a nice swoop) yesterday. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This weekend while visiting Brush CO, I picked up a copy of the "Out of the Blue" DVD and got to watch it last night once I got home. For anyone who enjoys the canopy aspects of our sport, this is a must see movie. The cinematography is outstanding (especially the mountain scenes) and the featured pilots are all world class. There are two parts of this movie that really got to me: The mountain scenes were fantastic and I really want my slightly older non-skydiver but ex-pilot brother to watch this portion of the movie as we both grew up skiiing some gnarly mountains together. As I was watching these mountain swooping scenes, I couldn't help but think about my skiiing experiences (both myself and my bro have worked as ski patrollers at Lake Louise in Alberta) and it was sort of like bringing the two most exciting sports I enjoy together into one. So I really want my bro to see this part of the movie. Then maybe he'll understand my skydiving needs. The other part I enjoyed watching was near the end of the movie where they showed the pond swooping chows. It really solidified the fact that swooping is not safe and when you see world class swoopers bounce, you've just got to think that if they're crashing like that, I too can crash like that if I'm not careful. Anyway, for those of us who truly enjoy the canopy aspects of this sport we know and love, this is a must see movie. Run (don't walk) to your nearest gear shop or website and pick up a copy of this movie. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This weekend while visiting Brush CO, I picked up a copy of the "Out of the Blue" DVD and got to watch it last night once I got home. For anyone who enjoys the canopy aspects of our sport, this is a must see movie. The cinematography is outstanding (especially the mountain scenes) and the featured pilots are all world class. There are two parts of this movie that really got to me: The mountain scenes were fantastic and I really want my slightly older non-skydiver but ex-pilot brother to watch this portion of the movie as we both grew up skiiing some gnarly mountains together. As I was watching these mountain swooping scenes, I couldn't help but think about my skiiing experiences (both myself and my bro have worked as ski patrollers at Lake Louise in Alberta) and it was sort of like bringing the two most exciting sports I enjoy together into one. So I really want my bro to see this part of the movie. Then maybe he'll understand my skydiving needs. The other part I enjoyed watching was near the end of the movie where they showed the pond swooping chows. It really solidified the fact that swooping is not safe and when you see world class swoopers bounce, you've just got to think that if they're crashing like that, I too can crash like that if I'm not careful. Anyway, for those of us who truly enjoy the canopy aspects of this sport we know and love, this is a must see movie. Run (don't walk) to your nearest gear shop or website and pick up a copy of this movie. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hell yes skydiving is a risky sport. But the level of risks a skydiver take may or may not be as risky as the level of risk another skydiver may take. As an example, the level of risk swoopers take (even the highly experienced) are much higher than the risks a novice skydiver may take under their boat of a canopy. But there's more to skydiving than just the risks we swoopers take, so there are dangerous activities all around the sport. However, as risky as the sport is, I still think riding a motorcycle has been the most dangerous thing I have ever done. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

0:8:0 No humps ... Eight jumps (could have done more yesterday, but I have a cold and was a tad hung over). No beer owed for any significant firsts. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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