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What's your wingload Load it up and then just cram on the brakes and watch it fall off backwards. I've landed a 109, 120, 135 and it was fine. Then again, my first landing on a 135 was after 1200 jumps. It flared at my shoulders and the remaining range was very small. It would begin to stall just past my shoulders. The ad for the R-Max shows a jumper landing in the peas with his arms fully extended. There's a reason for that ad. The short control range that everyone complains about has been addressed. Do the same thing on a Super Raven. I dare ya My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Omar asked hundreds of people if they were available and I'm sure nearly everyone replied with a yes. Cut the man some slack. There are only 70 slots available The event looks like it will be quite a challenge and a whole lot of fun. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

NICE!!! I missed Sebazz1's original reply. I have proof that hook and I are definately not the same boy. Anyway, I sure hope those 2 have fun out there. I can't wait to come visit. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Any thing works well if you fly it on a regular basis. If you are used to say, a sabre 2 or pilot with a long control range, then find yourself under a raven (especially one smaller than the main) for the first time and panic flare it, it will fold up and dump you on your back. I agree that it's a good parachute but I still wouldn't recommend it for a newer jumper. Trends are now that the reserve tends to be smaller than the main, at least until the jumper has more experience. Take that scenario and flare too hard. I've watched several people flare last moment and find themselves lying on their backs with the wind knocked out of them. Even though it's pilot error for over flaring, why have one when there are much better flying/flaring reserves? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

At one time I was a micro-raven fan but that has changed. One problems people have with them is the control stroke is very short. Most canopies have a long control stroke and that's what jumpers are used to. A usual scenario: A malfunction occurs and the jumper cuts away and goes to reserve. They fly back to the landing zone with out giving a control check and they flare hard right before landing. The control stroke on a raven is so short that it stalls rapidly and dumps the jumper onto his back. PD has a a longer control range and great flight characteristics. A panic flare on a PD generally will not cause the canopy to simply fold up behind you. I would suggest a PD over a micro raven any day. I have not flown an R-Max. I have flown a micro raven 135, 120 and 109. Also a PD-R 106. The 106 was much easier to fly and land. The control range was quite long for such a highly loaded canopy and the stall point was much lower. It was easy to land. Remember, no matter what reserve you choose, if you find yourself under it, do a canopy contol check. Tim My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

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Ok... that's kind of weird but if it make you feel better. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

For what you'll gain with lower rings, I probably wouldn't bother doing it to this rig. Wait till the next one. As far as it being easier to replace the harness: Except for the fact you're allowed to destroy the old harness removing it, it's not easier, just more expensive. The readers digest condensed version of what the job entails is as follows. Take an Xacto knife to the leg pad zig zag stitches. Remove and discard the old leg pads. Unstitch the lower junction. Remove the top leg strap. Remove the V Quick fit bar from the long portion. Sew a new piece of type 12 (chafing strap)and a new piece of type 8 around the new regular thread through (MS 22040) Insert the piece into the harness where the old piece was, and stitch it back in place. Add the new leg pads and stitch them down... re-thread the leg straps ... box it up and ship it back. 120 bucks seems pretty fair since you get new leg pads. 400 bucks for a new harness is ok but still, you may want to just wait until you replace the rig altogether. Good luck My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You mean, like a thin wire Take a thin wire and bend it in half. If it's long enough then wrap the free ends around a pencil or something. Pull the line the rest of the way out. Insert the wire, well above the exit hole and push it through as close as possible to the knot then out. Put the line into the wire and pull it back up through. It's about the easiest method to use for microline. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

It's only a repost, it won't ruin anyone's day. If you wish to help, find the original thread and post a link to it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Iron Butterfly had 2 drummers so technically it was a duet ... Great, now it's in my head My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Talon 1. $400 bucks seems rather high. The entire harness can be replaced for that much. Shortening the lift web on an original Talon with a fixed harness should take about an hour. The lower junction needs to be unstitched moved up and re-sewn. There's a little more to it than that but not much. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I'll send you 10 bucks. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Contact TJ Landgren. If you need his contact info, PM me and I'll put you in touch with him. You will pay the going rate with him but he's good. Really good. If you want a deal, just come see me. If you want better, then pay the going rate and hit up TJ. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's because too many options have been made available. For example, if the only option was a fixed harness, that's the harness people would buy. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I've seen 2 baglocks from the side coming open. If air is allowed to get in at the top of the side cover, it simply peels open and exposes the entire riser. If one riser is out, all the free stowed line from the main container is pulled out and it starts working on the line stows. Larger rigs have more of an issue with this. Flying just on the head is one thing, but doing multiple weedeaters is another. I believe you, some work just fine ... mostly, but I can assure you that when a side comes open it can become rather exciting. That's putting mildly. Please don't encourage someone to buy an old racer to freefly with. It's not a good design for freeflying. We know how to mate velcro properly by the way My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You will never convince me of this due to the fact I've been witness of too many old racers coming open. New velcro, old velcro, it didn't matter. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You have very few jumps young padawan. The rigs you mention are crap for freeflying. Search racer... and my name so I don't have to repeat anything. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

A Lemon wedge Part of an Almond Joy Part of a banana Twizzlers A Rollo 1/2 a sandwich... sorta. Diet Coke (no sugar to make your clothing sticky when it sprays all over you, but it will still stain the white sweatshirt) Water Bite of a Power Bar. Part of a bagle so.. yeah few times. :) The Lemon wedge is a good thing to enhance the senses, or to cause distraction. I've had freefly students take a lemon wedge and bite into it in free fall and make sure they taste it. Whether it helps or not, I don't know but since they believe it helps... it helps. Either way it's still fun. Didn't care much for most of the other foods but it's still fun to do mid freefall sometimes. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You're using small rubber bands on the locking stows First let me say this... packing your canopy would be easy.. you're simply a spaz Not serious, I heard it was a pretty tight fit. Being new to packing makes it even more of a challenge. Actually the flat packing suggestion is a good one. However, if you don't know how, then it's still trouble. The tail is only rolled to help keep the slider in place. If the slider is up all the way... then it's up all the way. If it's down an inch or 2 even with the tail rolled. It will get your attention at opening. Just be sure it's up all the way before you close the bag. Good luck. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

[replyBelieve me, you don't want to see the card he sends out. Scan it and post a picture of it. Of COURSE we want to see it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

It could happen and it does happen. It hasn't happened to you, but it's happened to others. There is a much better design, and they don't use it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto