CanuckInUSA

I am a class 3 jumper, jumping a class 3 canopy, currently flying at a class 3 wing loading (but soon will be jumping something in between class 3 and class 4 wing loading). So I'm not as radical as some think? I'm just a class 3 type of guy ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I choose Avalanche and Blizzard seeing as those are two which are likely to effect me where I live and play. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

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Welcome to both Suzie and Allicat. I did my first jump (a tandem) on July 14th, 2002. And once the TM told me about the AFF training, I became totally addicted to the sport (that was 167 jumps ago in a seven month time span). If you two are as addicted as many of us here on DZ.COM are, you'll be in good company. It's hard to imagine life without skydiving in it now. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm not sure if you were turned off from the Sabre2 because you think it's a seven cell (it's actually a nine cell canopy) or just because it's smaller than you'd like to fly right now. It's perfectly understandable to stay away from the smaller canopy, but I just wasn't sure if you knew the Sabre2 was a nine cell. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Ahh is Shady Monkey feeling just a little neglected lately? Bummer ... if a guy could send love, I would. But you know ... What the heck, we all love the Monkeys ... especially the shady kind. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I came close to having a spinning mal under canopy yesterday and I did not look at my altimeter at all. I just addressed the problem to the best of my ability and fortunately, I resolved the issue before I had to go to plan "B". In retrospective I believe/hope that I was prepared to execute plan "B" if the corrective measured I tried didn't work. But one thing I did notice was that there was no time to hesitate. I was losing altitude real fast under that out of control canopy. And I learned that every once in a while, shit does and will happen to me on my skydives. I just hope I have the cranial capacity to deal with it when it arrives. I was able to deal with it yesterday, but what about tomorrow? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hmmm ... Tequila Girl travels in style. Are you flying or driving here when you come to visit D&K?

I don't get it? To get your "A" licence you need to make a minimum of twenty skydives right. How is it that an AFF student who made 20 jumps has less landings than a S/L student who has 20 jumps? Your math just doesn't make sense to me. Of course not everybody gets their license in 20 jumps. I got mine on my 28th jump. But that was because my DZ wouldn't let me do my pack job jump on weekends and I had to wait several weeks before I could take a day off of work on a weekday. But I still jumped on weekends in that time. Now AFF is not for everybody (but it sure was good for me ). I'm not arguing that S/L students possibly get better canopy lessons at the very early stages of the respective trainings but that has a lot to do with the environment they trained in. Not all student perform a like and to say a generic S/L student is a superior canopy pilot to a generic AFF student is wrong because it doesn't take into account that we all perform differently. 20 skydives are still 20 skydives. PS: By the way, while I do think I'm a good canopy pilot now for my jump numbers (I stand-up virtually every landing in all sorts of different conditions), I did a lot of PLFing in the first 20 jumps of my short skydiving career. Why was this? Part of it I'm sure had to do with the fact that the student F-111 canopies I used couldn't be flared worth shit and part of it was likely due to the fact that my instructors had me thinking of PLFing from lesson number one and it wasn't the easiest of habits to break. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Oxygen? what's that? And yes I'll wake you as soon as I wake myself up. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Still no cutaways ... but today I came the closest I've ever come to having one ... I ended up pulling a little lower than normal (about 2500 feet because I had a great spot) and then upon opening the canopy developed a real nasty spin to the left which rear riser input couldn't seem to resolve (there were no line twists). But just before I went to plan B (the infamous cutaway), I tried to control myself by popping the breaks and steering with my toggles. And this worked though not immediately. Now, I've had some time to think about what happened, and I think I did the right thing. I'm alive and I saved myself a reserve ride. But things happen pretty fast up there and altitude is lost very fast in those sort of spins. Had I delayed a little longer, I may have run out of time to cutaway and safely deploy the reserve. So this whole experience proved a wake up call that: 1) Shit can and will happen to me. 2) It happens really fast when in a violent spin. 3) Always be ready for the worst case. 4) Pulling at 3000 feet instead of 2500 feet regardless of the spot.

And then come visit me in the rarified air of Colorado. BTW danny ... I'm not flaming you, as you and I will both be flying the same sized canopy (and I weigh a little more than you do). I'm just not fully elliptical (yet). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

1:4:0 One very close call on needing my first cutaway due to a canopy which was hard to stop spinning (but I did finally control it just before my hard deck). And four fun jumps (three free flies and one tracking jump) on a cool but not cold sunny day here in CO. All in all, not bad seeing as this is the first day in a week that it hasn't snowed which has been good for skiing and not so good for skydiving. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Glad to see Mister Kitty's at home again where he belongs. How many lives did he use up though. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Sounds like fun ... let's hope Mother Nature cooperates. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Where would we be without our beer goggles. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Or that you want to see a good old fashion hanging. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

But I already voted!!! As long as we know that many of the "Other" votes are Wings votes, we'll be ok. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Hey Jim I'm jealous ... you'll be off jumping at all these neat places and I'll be left behind at the Tandem Factory. Maybe I'll run into you at Lost Prairie or Rantoul (and of course I'll be at Eloy for the 2003 Holiday Boogie). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Congrats on your great achievement. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

There was a mixup with my reserve tray when my Wings container was built (it turns out it really wasn't Sunrise Rigging's fault either) and yet they're building me a whole new container. Now how's that for stellar customer service. Wings rock!!!

Dude ... I know you said you were sorry, but geez ... how could you leave out the Wings!!! Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Welcome to DZ.COM Lil' Vixen. How's the weather treating you in Calgary? We're being snowed in right now in CO and jumping this weekend doesn't look so promising. PS: I have strong ties to Calgary, but I'm enjoying life down here in CO. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

What about a Barley Sandwich? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Dear Sunshine I'm concerned that too many people have forgotten about this thread (myself included) and that we NEED you to keep giving us daily advise just to keep us all sane (or was that insane). Now how's that for post-whoring. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over