bobsoutar
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I agree and you should get between $750 & $800 for yours.
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illusion.pps
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Often brake lines are set a bit too long to stop students flaring too high, stalling their canopy out of the sky and injuring themselves. Rear riser flares can be very dangerous and definately shouldn't be attempted for landing at your current level. Try opening high and then wrapping the lines around a couple of fingers on each hand to practice some landing flares. Once you get to 2000' go back to handling the canopy with normal line length. Ask your instructor to watch you and advise you about actual landings.
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If that is the case then the PC is doing it's job. You can speed the process up a bit by leaving extra un-stowed line in the container (should be at least 18" anyway). Sounds like your hesitation is at the canopy inflation stage. Cobalts have a 2 stage opening which takes some getting used to, I understand. Check their website for more info.
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difference between a student cypress and a expert cypress?
bobsoutar replied to Rookeskydiver's topic in Gear and Rigging
Expert Cypres needs a higher descent rate to activate than a Student Cypres - allows for spiralling etc. under a high performance canopy. Pricing is usually about the same for both. -
Brilliant, well done!
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Don't know about the lines issue but an AFF instructor friend of mine is selling his Velocity because he prefers his new Zaos 21. Reckons he gets lovely openings, nice swoops and can get back from long spots easily on rear risers.
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Not unless you were in Spain or the UK! Hope the tips worked ok for you though.
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Excellent! It's the dogs.................oops sorry for that slip..........cheers for the laugh anyhow.
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Had exactly the same problem. Legs weren't 90 degrees so air hits the shins and pushes you backwards, same time you're trying to stay upright so you bend forwards at the waist to compensate and the air hits your chest and you backslide even more!! Coach told me to adopt a really proud position - puff my chest out, head up, shoulders back a bit and look forward at the horizon. Worked a treat.
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Try to learn them both. Mantis is great for sequential and the box is useful for big ways.
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In CRW there are various different situations requiring different procedures - line entanglements are not dealt with in the same way as canopy wraps for instance. A collision between 2 jumpers using canopies with microlines is another ball game. A guy tangled up in the other jumpers lines needs the pressure taken off immediately and can't risk cutting away while still caught up in them.
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I think Terry might be a bit stretched at the moment. I ordered a bag 9 weeks ago and am still waiting.
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My own belief is to GO BIG REGARDLESS!! Even with Microlines. Hi Mike 1) Thought that was what I said! Also that if (despite spreading arms and legs wide) you still end up wrapped up in microlines, the other pilot should cut away immediately to take the weight off the lines. 2) Don't want either thanks - you'd better get onto that cutaway handle before I get to my hook knife!!! Blooos
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Facing the same direction that the aircraft is flying - instruction often given to freefallers (and CRW stack pilots) to give them a heading to work to.
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Supposed to be one opening in Milton Keynes late next year.
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Lucky sod! He's probably going worldwide to expand his harem - sorry Robin, didn't mean that, honest! See you soon, Chris.
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Vortex and ZP.EXE are South African imports. The price is ok but they are not very popular and tend to lose their value fairly quickly (a point worth considering if you want to sell it secondhand in a year or so and buy something else). I jump at Nethers as well if you want to hook up for a chat about it.
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Anyone take the Canopy Control Class
bobsoutar replied to Michele's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
Sounds about right to me. I sometimes use a very, very small amout of brake in turbulence - about 1/10th - just enough to quieten it down a touch. -
Maybe a fairly large 7 cell zp canopy like a Spectre might be a good compromise.
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They are both good rigs. You are using a Javelin already so it would probably make sense to buy another Javelin to keep consistency with packing etc.
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Embarrassing or what! Been there myself but fortunately not on asphalt. I know you are looking to get a new ZP canopy soon, this will help a lot with your landings as they glide in better and don't "dump" you the last few feet like F111.
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If I pull them all the way down my canopy won't stall. Might seem a bit pedantic but are you just pulling your toggles down, or down and out to the side? Ideally you should be flaring with chest out and hands coming down, out and slightly behind you at approximately 45 degrees to your shoulders - this creates a pulley type of action with the steering line passing through the ring on the riser.
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Maybe, I know that PD size their Sabre about 5% smaller than they really are (a Sabre 150 is actually a 159 etc.) but the guy has got 200 jumps and could graduate after a few jumps on a Sabre 190 and 170 to a Safire 179 (or possibly a 189 would be better).
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Try a Sabre 190 for a few jumps and either stick with it or drop to a Sabre 170 if you feel you can handle it. The Stiletto is eliptical and would be a big (and therefore not very sensible) jump from your PD 190. You could also try a lightly eliptical canopy like a Safire 179 after a few jumps on the Sabre 190 to see if you like it.