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  1. darkwing
    very nice. I too had to download it and open it, as trying to display it in IE just gave a blank. Anyway, any idea what the time between frames is? -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  2. darkwing
    Interesting that you say that. The forums are full of complaints about sabre2 openings. I demoed one that was very bad in that respect (in all 8 jumps). But yes, they do fly well once they are open. I own a Pilot now. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  3. darkwing
    Not an asnwer to your question, but there is room for confusion in the case where the lines are not the same length (not uncommon), so it needs to be clear that one line can be taught and others can be slack (or vice versa). I do no know of a reason to have all of them slack or pulled down, except in the latter case if you were trying to have a cambered bottom skin on your airfoil. If I were designing it, I'd rather err on the side of slack. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  4. darkwing
    Virtually every manufacturer will make a container that will take that size of main. Shop around, look at gear, educate yourself, and don't listen to everyone (except me and your instructors). It is often suggested to buy used gear for your first rig. That is usually good advice. Maybe look in the dz.com classifieds to start educating yourself. Many rigs can have the harness modified to fit you better if the fit isn't as good as you'd like, but the rig is otherwise a good one for you. At your home dz start paying more attention to the rigs people have, ask questions, ask to try it on, etc... Note that a rig made for someone else may not feel good on you. That does NOT mean the rig is not for you with a properly sized harness. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  5. darkwing
    There is only one Turbine DZ in SC (right now). It is Skydive Carolina, in Chester, half way between Columbia and Charlotte, NC. Although there is a good chance that St. George will reopen. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  6. darkwing
    I'm a Pilot fan, but they don't seem to make them that big. Another good choice for a canopy is PD's Sabre2 which comes in 230 and a 260 sizes. PD also makes the Spectre up to a 230. The Icarus Safire 2 comes up to a 229. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  7. darkwing
    You'll get a hundred different answers. Mine is Lost Prairie-- location, people, events, weather.... -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  8. darkwing
    I have a few Tiger Moth jumps, but all were via level exits... climb out onto the wing (being careful with foot placement), say goodbye to the pilot, and avoid the horizontal stabilizer on the way by. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  9. darkwing
    The hat drifts much further in freefall, because it falls slower than you, which means it is in the 30 knot winds for longer. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  10. darkwing
    I'll defer to the experts, but I'd probably use B-thread. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  11. darkwing
    Those sare fairly standard places for lines to break under heavy loads. You might contact PD and see if they recommend a larger slider. ALthough this canopy may not have a history of bad/hard openings. They put a bigger slider on my pal's sabre2-190 and it is much better now. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  12. darkwing
    It looks normal to me. I don't see any diagnostic info to be had there. Sooner or later everybody joins the slammer club. I'm in, I'm sorry to say. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  13. darkwing
    The possibilities I see here -- 1) Pilot chute is defective (apex pulled down too far) 2) bridle misrouted - I have seen this more than once, and the symptoms were pretty much as you describe. 3) bridle too short -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  14. darkwing
    In the absence of a photo, and desperately thinking of an answer, they sound a little like some washers I have seen on some helmets. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  15. darkwing
    I enjoy freefall. The canopy ride is just a means to freefall again. I take canopy flight seriously though, it just doesn't do anything for me. I worry more about collisions under canopy than I do in freefall. It is harder to keep track of everyone under canopy, especially that you have to keep track of others who weren't even on the dive with you. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  16. darkwing
    for many jumpers it is limited to elbow exercises, bending it to get the beer to their mouth. For me it is mostly doing a desk job, so I don't use up too much energy before the weekend of skydiving. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  17. darkwing
    Pro-Track, beyond a shadow of a doubt. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  18. darkwing
    the dead spider is dead. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  19. darkwing
    Aw shucks, I'm getting a little verkmempt. Happy Pilot owner. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  20. darkwing
    For me at least, it doesn't make any difference. I'd have to repack it. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  21. darkwing
    It took a while, but I finally figured out that this is in East Stroudsburg, PA. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  22. darkwing
    Are they the ones that integrate their hard housing with a terminal grommet through the riser? JW Yes. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  23. darkwing
    Lucky you didn't drown due to the impact forcing the water into your bloodstream. Not unlike those "squirtgun" injectors they use to give needle-less injections. The last time I jumped in the rain I didn't have to take a drink for 3 days. -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  24. darkwing
    in Bird9: Craig Fronk wearing "RW" shirt. Maybe Mike Eakins with his right shoulder cut off on the left of the photo?? -- Jeff My Skydiving History
  25. darkwing
    I agree with what others have said, and I will add that the crux will be very floaty. As for exits, if it is a group that doesn't jump together often, I recommend you keep the exits basic, don't try to launch big or tricky pieces, concentrating on discipline. -- Jeff My Skydiving History