GooniesKid

You should have spent the last 5 months of your milk money getting coached jumps, paying for a canopy course, renting and trying out different rigs. Instead, you got uber excited, begged grandma to foot the bill for a rig (that you don't even know you'll want when the time comes). Perhaps Brian Germain's canopy progression might help you: http://www.bigairsportz.com/pdf/bas-sizingchart.pdf You're not jumping your said rig until you are 90% confident? Why don't you jump that rig when you are 100% confident? And now you want to cross your fingers, pray to the gods, etc and just rely on luck instead of skill to get through this sport. Can you please tell us which DZ you jump so I can avoid it? You're obviously a hazard to yourself AND OTHERS if you go down this path. You opened this can of worms on yourself bro..not me SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! just be quiet. less typing, more jumping. thats assuming you even jump what is everyones problem with someone going out and spending all their money on a new rig. now he has it, and can go spend all his time jumping if he wants to. i quit jumping for about 5 months just so i could finally get the rig thats gonna be my entire career rig............... you "should" spend your money on jumps and coaching and BLAH BLAH BLAH. quit telling people how to spend their money. and to the OP, quit asking these questions on a stupid internet forum. talk to those at your dropzone, they know you, you know them, and theyll set you straight. and for the record, ive never flown an optimum, but everyone i jump with thats jumped one speaks highly of the flare, and all the flight characteristics. plus youll have more fabric over your head and thats never a bad thing. have fun out there on your new pulse, DONT tell your canopy to kill you close to the ground, and drive fast/take chances!!!!!!!!!!!! cheers Wow, that's a good one..you must be the same kind of person that tells a brand new motorcycle rider "hey squid, if you have 12k to spend sure get yourself a 1000cc bike..I have not problem with it...and no one else should. It's your own money" F'en kids these days.

I also am taking a trip to Thailand to "skydive". I see what you did there!

Bro yes I'll admit, I belittled your finances : you (or your grandma as you mentioned) focused on getting gear instead of using it to get more experience by making more jumps, trying out great, trying out different wings, etc. Show me where I specifically called you an idiot. I LOL'ed at you not for having 24 jumps, but from you post, it looks like you have everything all calculated and all well planned out yet are so fresh I can smell the virgin from across my monitor. Im not here to argue (it may seem like because you do not agree or do not want to hear the obvious truth) but I will give you one advise...grow some thick skin. I'm not the only ahole/jerk/troll you'll meet in this sport...there will be others around your DZ and in time, you might turn into one. Good day sir, you've just been served.

Are you thinking of the tail...? The standard pro pack does not contemplate rolling the nose at all. sorry,yes, meant the tail

Again, OP asked "What are your thoughts". OP didn't say "Only good thoughts please". If you want my jump count then why don't I pdf you a copy of my log books..BOOKS. finally, i wasn't the one who started calling other names, talking about moms, or talking about my good looks..you sir started it. Try not to let the ego door hit you in the ass next time

First of all, i don't get it...whenever I tell people the cold hard truth (usually when it's a "negative" or "i don't want to hear it" truth) i get called a troll/jerk/ahole, people start talking about my mom, or people start claiming i'm poor (when they don't even know what i do for a living). Second of all, you should be jumping a rig you are 110% confident flying. Taking a canopy course will not make you a perfect canopy pilot but it will give you other skills and knowledge you should know instead of pulling toggles left and right. Again, i am not rude,,i'm not the one started calling names like troll, talking about moms, and talking about my good looks. I tell the truth which obviously you don't like hearing. I love how you say you're new to this yet think you have everything all worked out in your favor. I have a board meeting to attend to so i need to cut this short... Good luck and please post where you jump so i can avoid that DZ.

Do you know of a technique where you dont have to roll the nose? For me I try to keep the rolls to a minimum just to keep the material in place.

That's almost like asking, "are all female Thai strippers really female"? All seriousness aside, I would try to contact their manifest. Ask them if they can provide you with a report of incidents for the past 5 years. What is their safety record like. Chances are though, it's most likely ok. Just jump your own rig. There's no way i'm jumping a foreign country's rig. Nothing against Mexicans but if i were jumping in Mexico there is no way in hell i'm jumping their rig..just saying.

You should have spent the last 5 months of your milk money getting coached jumps, paying for a canopy course, renting and trying out different rigs. Instead, you got uber excited, begged grandma to foot the bill for a rig (that you don't even know you'll want when the time comes). Perhaps Brian Germain's canopy progression might help you: http://www.bigairsportz.com/pdf/bas-sizingchart.pdf You're not jumping your said rig until you are 90% confident? Why don't you jump that rig when you are 100% confident? And now you want to cross your fingers, pray to the gods, etc and just rely on luck instead of skill to get through this sport. Can you please tell us which DZ you jump so I can avoid it? You're obviously a hazard to yourself AND OTHERS if you go down this path. You opened this can of worms on yourself bro..not me

It's a surprise your current DZ still has you employed packing their tandems. All seriousness aside, have you checked with the lead packer and see if you can get advise from him/her? Perhaps there's a "secret" technique for packing those tandems?

I bet it's not easy to scrape together the rent money every month doing tandems and videos while living on food stamps, so if you need some spare change, all you have to do is ask bro. But being angry about my expensive purchases isn't going to help anything.

OP does NOT currently have a cutaway... OP posted a 4th picture with a Contour mounted on it. OP started getting $#i!!'ed on because it did not currently have a cutaway. OP took down the pic because sensible people were giving him advise about having a cutaway. OP got butt hurt.

Wow, you only have 15 jumps and you're already looking to do some freefly...ok, why don't you just get a Liquid Sky suit then http://www.liquidskysports.com/freefly-suits you seem to love the trolls; do you always put up a 2nd account or do you team up!? What a minute,, this is the second time this week i was called a troll. let me explain and here's how i see it: So OP wants to do freeflying when OP hasn't even been licensed. I think OP would benefit from excelling first in belly flying then over to freeflying. What happens if OP cannot control a freefly position, would OP be comfortable transitioning into a belly fly? maybe he would but OP would fair a better chance if OP had SOLID belly flying skills. My comment to OP was sarcasm. Where I come from we can smell the noobs..and if such noobs come out flying suits like LiquidSky they better know their $#i!.

I bet it's not easy to scrape together the rent money every month doing tandems and videos while living on food stamps, so if you need some spare change, all you have to do is ask bro. But being angry about my expensive purchases isn't going to help anything.

Lol Tetra! I was totally referring to that post! You should link that thread...well played bro.

wait..so who's the troll? Me or OP? *confused*

don't know why i'm called a troll. OP asked what we thought and i said that helmet looks boring and overpriced. Then for some odd reason, Apollo jumps in and starts calling me names like troll, einstein, starts talking about my mom and my good looks. Can we please get a moderator in here to moderate this silliness? Thanks

Have you looked into the Cookie Fuel? It's gotten 10/10 reviews.

oh don't worry, my mom is not the only person that think i'm handsome. Trust me bro, prospects at the DZ think i'm hot..only reason why they don't go up to me is cuz they are intimidated.

Thanks for the video..great learning aid on not what to do. Did you know you almost got a sit-fly going when you exit? That was cool!

Come on bro,,when have i ever derailed many threads? are you serious? or are you trolling me?

Oh don't worry about my gear, ahem *voodoo curve*, that's on order bro. You're better off worrying about yourself first and your student status. If you would expend 1/4 of the energy you have on getting your license instead of worrying about my gear or my mom's bussom then you might be finished with aff Dude asked what we think so I post what I think....OP didn't say "what do you guys think...only positive input please". So i told OP what I think..it's plain, it's white, it's boring, it has no quick release..i mean OP asked for thoughts.

Huh? ...I just gave you a thought on the Cookie Fuel, as you have (HAD) pictured right there in your set up!! - Anyone ever want to post to ever get any REAL feedback, that they will even try to consider, rather than just to "hear their own voice" exclaiming "look at me, and how COOL I am"? - You apparently have absolutely no real interest at all, in honest - trying to be of actual, real HELP to you, consideration/concern (noted) feedback. So then - why did you even post here in GEAR & RIGGING then, even at all? You're right dude ...man, that Cookie is "10/10 would jump" - You are just DA BOMB most uber-cool getting it and setting it up that way. I am the idiot. Obviously. Carry on. I don't agree much but this dude, I agree. If i would have said the same thing people would have thought i was a troll or a jerk or both.

Wow, you only have 15 jumps and you're already looking to do some freefly...ok, why don't you just get a Liquid Sky suit then http://www.liquidskysports.com/freefly-suits

Dat $Hi!'s $250?!!!?? LOL! Next time you have the inclination to burn some money please let me know and i'll gladly take it out of your hands. LOL!!!! What do i think? Ummmm, you got ripped off.