CanuckInUSA

Hey Franck I'm sorry to hear about your accident. I hope you're getting better and I hope to see you skydiving again (at Eloy next Christmas). JTVal Dude you're not alone. I'm just as addicted as you are. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I sure would like to visit Perris on the Memorial Day long weekend. But Rantoul is more of a priority for this camper. But if things work out with work this year, I'll be at Perris, Rantoul, Lost Prairie and Couch Freaks. And of course how could I forget the 2003 Eloy Christmas boogie. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Give me a month or two and we'll have the same numbers. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

LOL ... Is your profile up-to-date? If it is, then you and I have exactly the same number of jumps and (almost) exactly the same equipment. Too funny ... At least we agree that we like our Sabre 2 190 canopies. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

This is commonly referred to when you slightly pull down the toggles in the first flared stage and is used to level out the canopy (preferably inches off of the ground) in a swoop while you bleed off ground speed. Then just before the canopy is about to loose it's lift (stall) you pull down a little more on the toggles (changing the canopy's angle of attack) once you're ready to step down onto the ground. It's best illustrated when you watch a really good swooper land. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I've got something like 59 jumps on a Sabre 2 since 12-24-02 and I love it. I'm loading it at about 1.25 and fly it here in the higher altitude of Colorado and it's going to be a great canopy for me to learn how to swoop on before I venture into something more challenging like a high performance eliptical canopy. Now take whatever I say with a grain of salt, but if you're an intermediate canopy pilot like myself who would like to learn how to ultimately fly an eliptical canopy, the Sabre2 is likely the canopy for you. Just my two cents ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

1:3:1 1 new girlfriend in the works (so maybe I can actually include humps numbers in the not too distant future). 3 fun jumps made on Super Bowl Sunday. I would have liked to have made more, but 3 is better than none. 1 case of beer (already bought and consumed during the Super Bowl) for jumping a camcorder. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Happy Birthday Moody ...

I fully concure with Mandy ... Derek (aka Hooknswoop) rocks in more ways that one. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Man I hate to say this, but I'm glad the Cessna wasn't from Jeffco. Because if it was, it would likely have been a McAir airplane (the club I rent airplanes from) and I might have know the people involved. But this doesn't seem to be the case. My condolences to those involved as well as their friends and families. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I have a question for any knowledgeable Sony DCR-PC120 camcorder owners out there. I have noticed that the camcorder resets the last focus setting when the battery is replaced but I was wondering if this is a battery issue or a powering down issue. So here's a scenario: - Turn the camcorder on - Set the focus to infinity - Turn the camcorder off. - Turn the camcorder on again. Will I lose the inifinity focus setting? Thanks in advance ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

The Flyboyz rock!!! Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

If you're in the sport for the long run, buy yourself an open face helmet that takes an audible. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Here's to a speedy recovery for both of you. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I would like to add that maybe I'm a little bias here as well. I too am a licensed private pilot (I was a pilot before I was a skydiver) and therefore would like to believe that I am somewhat used to the sensation of approaching the earth at a given glide path and speed, leveling out, bleeding off the excess airspeed and touching down. A funny thing though is that I have recently noticed that since I've been jumping more than I have been flying, my aircraft landings aren't as good as they used to be because I'm more acclaimated the muscle memory and visual clues of landing a canopy rather than landing an airplane. Now to get back on the topic, if the buddy in question hasn't flown a Stilleto before, he should demo slightly larger versions before he starts using the 120. Ultimately I would like to fly an eliptical canopy somewhere in the 150 (maybe even 135) range. But before I do that, I need to master my Sabre2 190, then progress down to some sort of 170 eliptical before settling in on a 150. Finally in early February, I'll be attending Hooknswoop's canopy control class and I hope to be a better canopy pilot than what I am today (even though Pablito gave me some awesome landing advice while we were in Eloy). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Thanks for the reply. I've thought that as long as my friends legs were stretched forward on the landing then he and the TM would be fine. Also, I wonder if he told the TM that we was considering doing the AFF training if that would help with the tandem jump (in otherwords he's not just out for a joy ride he's trying to determine if the sport is for him). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Well if you know AggieDave, you're fine by me. Welcome to DZ.COM and feel free to post most often (of course please don't post as much as Dave). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I've been telling a volleyball buddy of mine about some of my skydiving adventures and it seems that I've convinced to give it a try and go do a tandem to see if he likes it (he may be interested in AFF). But here's the problem. He's under the tandem weight limits (he weighs in about 200 lbs) but he's a tall mother 'ucker (at least 6'5" if not taller). Is he too tall? Is there even a height limit for tandems? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

If I jumped a Stilleto 120 with my exit weight (somewhere in the area of 230lbs) I'd likely be in trouble. But I jump a semi-elliptical loaded at 1.25 in the high altitude here in Colorado with a similar number of jumps as your friend and have no trouble whatsoever handling my landings (man I like my front risers). So as long as your friend doesn't hook their turns too low to the ground, I'm sure they'll be fine with a 1.35 loaded canopy. Of course I'm sure some canopy nazi is bound to come along and preach. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I haven't been around this sport long enough to know whether or not I should even contemplate pencil packing. And ironocally my rig is at Hooknswoop's pad right now going through my very first (oops beer ... it's a good thing Derek isn't much of a liquor pig) reserve repack. I'm sure my rig would be fine right now without a repack (heck it's only got 106 jumps on it), but I'm still having Hook do his typical thorough inspection on it just for my own piece of mind. In the future, if I became a rigger (I really can't see that happening) then maybe I would pencil pack my own rig. But I'm happy to pay whatever it is it will cost me to know that someone who's supposed to know what they are doing say that my rig is airworthy and ready to rock. Just my two cents ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

No problem-o duece ... how's Franck doing? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

'fraid not dude ... I'll ski over your skis if it means getting to fresh tracks. Seriously though ... this is a tragedy and my condolences go out to those involved and their families. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

Tina I'm sure you had a blast, but too bad you weren't there for the Eloy x-mas boogie. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I may have made an assumption about helicopter student pilots that I shouldn't have done. But regardless, this fellow (and his instructor who endorsed him for solo flight) are in the wrong. But as you said, it's better to land at a military airport than to put himself and others in danger. I just wonder when he realized he wasn't where he was supposed to be. Like when the MPs put an M-16 in his face? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over

I never said he was a moron. I've just been commenting that he was at fault for landing where he shouldn't have landed. He certainly lost his pilotage awareness (not all that hard to do) but one has to think that he failed to use his radios to the fullest (not to mention his navaids). Try not to worry about the things you have no control over