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Nothing ... I was one myself not long ago. I guess I wasn't thinking about students. My bad. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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It looks like my Canuck counterparts north of the border have different License numbers. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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This goes without saying (so why am I saying it) but I'll definitely want to practice the flared 45 degree turns up high before I actually do one. But thanks for the info because I've never thought of doing something like that. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Thanks for the feedback. I should also say that I'm not planning on ditching the Triathlon anytime soon. I've only got 29 jumps on it and I'd like to have at least 100+ before I'm done with it. But those other 70+ jumps will be happening soon as I hope to make 20+ jumps before christmas and another 40-70 jumps while I'm at Eloy. Now as far as the list of things to work on: - I haven't tried the flared 45 degree turns. - I have and can do flat turns. - I have landed no-wind and some cross-wind. - I have a couple of uphill/downhill landings. - I'm not bad, but I could be better with my accurancy. - I haven't tried landing with rear risers. - Lately I've been using my front risers a fair amount (up until I'm 15-25 feet AGL). So I still need some practice, but I have done some of what you talk of. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Well this is turning into an interesting thread. I haven't voted because technically this doesn't apply to me yet. But soon it will and it looks like I'd fall into the 50-100 categories. You see I'm currently flying a Triathlon 220 (loaded at about 1.07) and I stand up virtually all of my landings. But my pin-point accurancy could be better than what it is. But I also recently took possesion of a Sabre II 190 (loaded at about 1.23) but I haven't used it yet (mainly because I'm still waiting for the risers, dbag and pilot chute to show up). Now the plan is that I am going to slowly start flying the Sabre while continuing to fly the Triathlon. What I mean by that, is that I'm initially only going to fly the Sabre when the winds are more than 10 mph. And once I get more acclaimated to the Sabre I'll start jumping it in lower winds and ultimately phase out and sell the Triathlon (or keep it and use it for CRW). Comments? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Thanks for the info. Today would be too cold to jump, but it's supposed to warm up in the next day or two. I will be watching the weather and making my go-no-go call sometime tomorrow concerning possibly leaving the state for the weekend. I'm confident that they will be jumping at Canon City this weekend, but they need more fun jumpers to show up to keep the Caravan running. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Hooknswoop (one of our resident JMs & riggers here on DZ.COM) has told me that if I go several months without jumping, I should unpack my main and my reserve. Place both canopies in a garbage bag with the entire rig in something like a closet being careful not to put anything on the reserve spring. He's also told me that once I month I need to release my main risers and spray cylicone on the cutaway cables. But that's a topic outside of this thread. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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How about Gromet or DBag? Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Cool ... I was down in Canon City on Saturday and I got on all six Caravan loads . But the weather didn't look promising for Sunday, so no jumping for me then. Hey is Brush open Thursday and/or Friday of this week? I am trying to figure out where I'll be jumping. I had tentative plans of maybe visiting Texas, but the WX isn't looking promising. Then I thought Eloy would be cool to visit for the long weekend. But once again the WX this weekend might not be good enough to justify the long drive. So I thought staying home in Colorado would be my best choice (the WX is supposed to be reasonably good here compare to Texas and Arizona). And since I've already visited Skydive the Rockies twice and have yet to make it to Brush, I was contemplating that I needed to check it out. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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I'm waiting to see what the weather will be like in three different states (I'll make my decision on Wednesday), but there is a chance I will be in Eloy this weekend for the (beer) first time. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Hmmm ... is there something y'all know that I don't know? If I jump really hard between now and Dec 22nd I might be able to get to 100 before Eloy. But chances are that I will be doing my 100th within the first couple of days I'm there. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Once you've got your "A" License, you will need to do the following in order to obtain your "B" (pretty much quoted from the USPA 2003 SIM manual): 1) Complete 50 jumps which includes at least ten minutes of controlled free fall time and landed within ten meters of your target on at least ten of those jumps. 2) Demonstrate the ability to perform individual maneuvers (figure 8, backloop, figure 8, backloop) within 18 seconds or less. 3) Received and logged live water training with full equipment in accordance with the procedures in the Skydivers Information Manual. 4) Passed a written exam conducted by a current USPA I, I/E, S&TA, or USPA Board Member. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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I have no problem fitting my goggles (Lane Goggles if I'm not mistaken) under the Boomerang. Besides looking like a goof (Boneheads seem to do that to some people), I'm fairly happy with my Boomerang now that I've taken the fixed visor off. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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To be happy, healthy and in Eloy jumping. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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I have one and I took off the visor and use googles because I found the visor (which is fixed) fogged up on me too much. I think it is a goofy looking full face (compared to some of the other full faces out there), but it's a light weight free fly friendly helmet. It also has an internal port for a ProTrack. So if you're into free flying and you want a full face, then this is likely a good choice. But if you're an RW type of jumper, get something else. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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By posting here, hopefully this person you speak of will see it, and realize how important your friendship is to them. I hope everything works out for you. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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this thread shouldn't be buried, so ... bump Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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I'm sorry Amber, he was/is a real cutie. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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If I don't get to 100 before Eloy, I'll be doing it there for sure.
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Our emergency hop n'pop on Saturday was fuel related in a Cessna Caravan. But as I said, everyone got out ok (I was one of the last out) and the pilot was able to dead stick the bird back onto the runway. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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I may be joining your packing frustrations soon. I'm currently flying a large Triathlon main (also a ZP) which I pack all the time, but it's fabric isn't as slick as the fabric PD uses. But on Friday I took possession of a smaller PD Sabre 2 (I will be slowly phasing out my Triathlon over the next few months) and packing a brand spanking new Sabre 2 will be interesting. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Well the weekend is near an end and I don't see a customary "Weekend Numbers" thread. So I guess I'll start one. 0 : 6 : 1 - No comment on the first category. - Six jumps made on Saturday , none on Sunday due to the snow. - Beer owed for the first time I was on a load that had an emergency and all the skydivers were told to exit the aircraft early (my ProTrack said I exited at 5700' and had 23 seconds of free fall). But I'm happy to report that every one was ok including the pilot who managed to dead stick it back to the airport. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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Go for the Discovery Flight if you can afford just that. Flying airplanes is an awesome experience. My passion right now is skydiving and my flying time has suffered (I fly only 1-2 times a month whereas I used to fly 1-2 times a week). But obtaining my private pilot's certificate last year was one of the greatest achievements of my life (it was much harder to become a licensed pilot than it was to become a licensed skydiver). And some of the greatest days of my life have been when I'm on a winter mountain flight that I've taken over the Colorado mountains. But it is a very very expensive thing to do and requires a lot of commitment and recurrent flying and/or training. Happy flying and of course jumping ... Steve B-25645 & Private Pilot with 160+ hours. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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My best free fly sit to date had an average speed of 157 mph, and a maximum speed of 167 mph. But I need to work on my consistency. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over
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double bummer ... Try not to worry about the things you have no control over