CanuckInUSA

0:3:0 Not a bad weekend considering I got three jumps in on Saturday before a snow storm blew into the state. But this marks about five or six weekends in a row that I only could jump one of the two days. And I really yearn for a weekend where I could jump both days. BTW, two of my jumps on Saturday were done as a couple of really fun freefly jumps with a Couch Freaks dude (Marc something or other) who passed through my DZ on his way back to Iowa after a week of skiing here in CO. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Freefly sits: 145-150 mph Freefly hd: 170-180 mph (maxed out at around 220 once) Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

It's kind of hard for me to receive my Perris video when I've yet to visit that fine drop zone. Now Eloy is another story. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'm just going on what others have said concerning the openings. But what would I know about Colbalts? I've yet to jump one. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Oh man ... how did you know what my Perris boogie plans were? Now I'm going to have to come up with something else to do. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I've been trying to stay away from this thread (to avoid getting myself into trouble) as I'm sure to many I too fall into the "what do I know category". But I find myself with some spare change to hopefully contribute to the conversation. Having never flown a fully elliptical canopy, so I don't really know what sort of trouble/benefits I could find myself in if I was to fly one right now. I do know that by reading Atair's marketing material about the Cobalt and by reading what many people who have flown the Cobalt say, my impressions are that the Cobalt is prone to having a rough opening shock if the skydiver's body position is not right come pull time. But also that the Cobalt is a canopy which has a reputation of being a canopy with a lot of flare (obviously by a canopy pilot who knows what they are doing). Should a student/beginner/intermediate canopy pilot be flying an elliptical canopy? One would think that the answer would be obvious. NO!!! But opinions are like assholes, every one has one, including myself. Do I want to fly an elliptical canopy? Hell ya, but from what I've read and from what I've talked to others about, it's obvious the better strategy would be to not rush myself into the elliptical scene and learn how to fly my semi-elliptical Sabre2 canopy first. Should students be allowed to fly canopies which emulate the sort of canopy that they may start flying once they're off student status and flying their own gear? If that means flying a ZP canopy which has a flare, I would think my answer would be YES, except that maybe they should still be flying the monster Manta type of canopy for their first few jumps. The reason I say that, is that they need to experience a few landings to get a feel for when to flare and how much to flare. If you put a first jump student on a ZP canopy with a decent flare and they flare way too early, they're likely going to be in more trouble than if they were on a monster Manta which is much more forgiving. But once they've got a few jumps under their belts and their instructors feel that they are ready, then I would think putting them under a ZP canopy which flares will only benefit the student. But an elliptical canopy for students/beginnners and even intermediate canopy pilots doesn't sound right. Just my two cents ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Sweet!!! What about VHS/DVD rentals? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Congrats and welcome to the addiction.

The plane went down in IMC. It was the pilots fault. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Welcome to my addiction Melodee. To steal a phrase from the Eagles "You can check in any time you want, but you can never leave". Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Jason and Redeye will be good additions to the Bellas and Peter's been out of town a bit lately. Actually I do remember them talking about this weekend a while back, but I couldn't get the extra time off of work. Right now I'm hoping to make it to Perris Valley in May and either Lost Praire in July and/or Rantoul in August. So snce I work at a startup computer company, getting time off isn't always the easiest thing to muster. No worries from this Bella about being left out. Look out Eloy as the Bellas are coming back to town. Lock up your daugthers if you want them to be safe. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I'd say your operations manager needs to be kicked in the groin a few times. I know most of my whuffo co-workers don't understand me, but that's ok as I'm not the one who's leading the sheltered life. Now I haven't been jumping that long (only seven months), but I think most of them thought I would have killed myself by now, so some of them are realizing that the sport isn't as dangerous as they thought it was (no need to get into that debate here). In fact a couple of them have talked about coming out to watch me land and maybe even muster the guts to go up for a tandem. Time will tell. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Some one forgot to invite this Bella. But that's ok, because I have to work tomorrow, keep the new GF happy and attend an Avs game Sunday night. But hopefully I can get some jumps in this weekend, before yet another snow storm blows through Denver. Who's on the initiation block? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Boo hiss ... tomatoes and other assorted rotten vegetables being thrown Quade's way from the peanut gallery. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Nice Flight Sim DC-9 rendition there Duece. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I can start one. TequilaGirl and I joined the mile high club in a DC-9! Yeah, baby! In the aisle, or the can?? Probably in the cockpit!!! Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Welcome to DZ.COM ... a tandem jump is highly recommended as a great way to introduce yourself to this totally awesome sport. But hopefully you weigh less than 210 lbs as that is sort of the max weight limit (differs from DZ to DZ) that you can be to try a tandem jump. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Congrats on the riggers ticket sunnyone. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

In Point Break, I kind of enjoyed the 4 1/2 minute free fall on their first jump and especially the 3 minute free fall from 4000 feet on their 2nd jump. As far as Skydiving footage is concerned, I liked Cutaway above Point Break, Drop Zone and Terminal Velocity, but I'd much rather watch one of my free flying or swooping videos in order to get my fix when I can't jump. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Come on people ... this crash as well as the shuttle crash and every other accident has nothing to do with the will of God and everything to do with human error (be it pilot error, poor maintenance, old air frames). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I like to think of my Cypres as an insurance policy to save my ass when it needs saving. But like any insurance policy, if you keep making claims on it, then you have to start asking yourself what's the root cause of the problem. I hope my cypres never fires (knock on wood I haven't used it yet) and if all of a sudden I'm using it because I'm not altitude aware, then it's time to question myself as to whether or not I really should be doing this sport. But as I said, no Cypres fires to date. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

If I'm not mistaken, Spizzarko and Hooknswoop know each other and have work together (what with Derek doing a Tandem and Spizz videoing it). I know Hook is a hot canopy pilot and if Spizz is who I think he is (keeping in mind SDTR is not my home DZ and I've only been there three times), Spizz also flies pretty hot and fast in CO's high density altitude. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Good god ... ain't that the truth. To quote Tom Berringer in the movie Cutaway, "who would choose such a life". But I'm loving it. Even though I'm not in your boat (yet), to the fellow who started this thread, learn how to pack and become a part time packer at your DZ. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

At the risk of being flamed as someone who doesn't know very much about skydiving, let me tell you that a Sabre2 is an awesome canopy to be learning on. I've jumped a Spectre and a Triathlon and neither one of them compares to my Sabre2. I wouldn't know what jumping a Stilleto is like (possibly my next canopy sometime down the road), but there's a reason why they're called "Spin-ettos". Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Come to Colorado ... it's usually not very cold, lot's of sun, mountains and we're getting an Otter. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over