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The boogie page hasn't been updated in a while http://byron-boogie.com/ My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I hope you're kidding :) My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

More than 40 bucks plus a 15% discount on Guitar Hero 5!!! F**k Yeah! My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Yep Funny stuff and awesome at the same time My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Too bad they didn't use yours. Times have changed since the student stable arch was used beyond AFF training My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

It's a bowling ball. It's actually behind the bridle but appears to be attached do to the view angle. If you look at the airplane, you'll see another bowling ball that was release shortly after. The view of the wheel is blocked by the second bowling ball. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

They cut the last 8 times I've been there. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

They slow down for hop -n- pops, you may as well drop it. (not you BDashe,) I jump both Byron and Lodi. They're both good dropzones. If you want more jumps, go to Lodi, they have talent, good prices, and the best tandem and rental gear of any dropzone. I love Byron. Most of my jumps were done there. You can do hook turns there too by the way, (forgive me, I mean swoop landings using a speed induced turn greater than a 90). If mass jumps are the goal, I still have to suggest Lodi. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

The extra brake line is to allow more of the tail to blow upward and help increase opening time. If the portion of the tail connected to the extra brake line pulled down like the rest of the tail, the bottom skin expansion is very quick. (that means you're more like to be slammmmmmed. Pull the exta line back up toward the canopy and treat it more like a D-Line. Use care not to pull it around the front. If you do roll the nose, be sure to turn in the A-lines as well to close off the entire nose on each side. If the A-lines aren't turned in, there's no point in rolling it. A bigger slider or a sewn on pocket will help a fast opening Saber. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's what this kid used to think My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Lots of jumps, inexpensive jump tickets are at Lodi. Excellent wingsuit flyers. Excellent Freeflyers. I hear there are a good amount of BASE jumpers if you're so inclined. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

What your describing is bag strip. It's very very uncommon. Hard openings are blamed on line dump and it's not the case. Someone mentioned line dump as a reason for hard openings and it became gospel. I even believed it. The locking stows need to stay closed until line stretch. That's about it. What you do with the rest of the lines makes no discernible difference in the opening. Free stowing type bags are great. I'm currently not using one in my Infinity but plan to modify mine with just an open pouch. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Where's the pictures My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Obviously not for a Toyota Tacoma like my vehicle. What were they for? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

haha... not such a spectacular landing. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Next time (or shall I say first time) I'm in France, I'll take you up on that My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Apparently it's already done. As for the landing zone, the Embarcadero is huge for any decent canopy pilot. They're not your typical demo pilots so we're MUCH better off with this crowd versus a single jumper who runs into a trombone player or just crashes for no given reason. I'm hoping for an update pretty soon because a lot of my ILL VISION friends are on this. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Nice but .... plan just a tiny bit farther. Be ready to cause chest strap failure. It's Not designed to take the load you're putting on it. It's probably (note the word probably) not much issue but the chest hardware is the weakest piece on the whole rig. It's also the sharpest piece of hardware on the rig. Besides that factor... nice work. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Sure thing. Unfortunately It will probably fit like a top hat. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

How did I not know this? This blows my mind that I work at a modern dropzone with out the latest and greatest AFF Instuction tools. In fact, I'm a little bit mad about it. I teach ground school tomorrow and have to live knowing the instructors have a better/safer option. Thanks Tom. Changes will be in the works. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Simple answer may not be popular but it is what it is.... Hate to say it but blow it off. I'm an instructor and sometimes I'm not available to jump with students. Get used to skydiving being less service oriented than you'd expect from typical companies. There is no support team, just a bunch of people who gather in the same place to fall. You'll be done in no time and moving on in your skydiving career. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

If you want to aggravate the canopy during opening, grab the rear risers and help it fly straight. It will make it worse. Shoulders level, hips level, once the canopy starts to sit you up put your legs together. If the canopy starts to turn, it's often best to just go with it then correct the heading immediately after it opens. If everyone has a 180 on opening and then turns back to heading right away, every one will still face away from each other. If I help an opening at all, it's with harness input and that's only as the slider is coming down already. Otherwise I just follow the canopy and correct the heading as soon as it opens. It's Spinetto by the way. It was coined mid 90s. The canopy was slightly more aggressive when it first came out. People were used to grabbing risers and steering an opening when indeed it was best to leave it alone. It also got the reputation due to the easily manipulated name and popularity of the Stiletto. That means there a LOT of them out there. Simplified description of how to turn an airplane: Tilt the plane left or right, pull back on the stick. If you keep the stick pulled back, the turn continues. Why I brought that up: To understand why line twists can be a problem, especially to the new eager inexperienced Stiletto pilot, try this. Leave the brakes set after opening. Pull one rear riser down to induce a relatively quick turn. Let it go. It will continue to spiral until you stop it. If you have line twists and the canopy is spiraling, you may or may not be able to get out of them and correct the problem because the tail is pulled down keeping the canopy turning as it's tilted to one side. The problem is magnified if the canopy is out of trim and especially if the brake lines have shrunk several inches. I've cut away from 1 1/2 line twists. Yep, 1 1/2. I've also had about 8 and the canopy flew straight. To get out of it I just waited for me to unwind. Good times. Many canopies will do that. RSL. Leave it on don't tuck up when you cut away. Just basically arch and it will do it's job. Remember that if you're rolled forward looking at your handles, you are de-arched. Chances are you're going to continue to flip that direction. Fight the urge to just cutaway de-arched. Grab pull and arch at the same time. Your luck will vary. I do not use an RSL, My cutaway and reserve pull in a timely manner is 100%. however I've had friends who I wish did have them. You shouldn't be jumping a Stiletto but since you are, don't believe for a minute that you have a clue yet. They turn fast when you ask them to even if you didn't mean to ask. Good luck. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

It will not cause any hang up at all. The bight of line will come right out. It was put there to aid in line over prevention. You can use it but you don't need to. Many of the Jonathon canopies were different from canopy to canopy. The 136 I jumped was the reason I bought one. The 136 I received was very docile in comparison. At some point I sent it back and the trim was modified. I believe it was to change the openings. If I recall mine was a bit squirrely when I first got it. I'd define squirrely for you but I really don't remember. I do remember it opened reaaalllly nicely from that point on. Mine was a good one. Another friend had a good one. It's hit or miss. If you have one, go jump it and pull high. crank on the front risers, both, then just one and try to mess it up. Mine was rock solid. Yours may not be. The canopy was pretty good, nothing spectacular but as far as decent parachutes, the few that were at our dropzone were just fine. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

While my instructor spotted my first half back flip to head down, I conveyed my ability to follow through on the maneuver by planting my left knee directly onto his face causing lip and nose damage. He got the point. Open face all the way. --- Seriously though. I have an open face and am switching to a full face. My full will be here next week and I'm looking forward to the quiet. The lack of wind up my nose and of course a clean slate for more stickers. I'll post a quick review of the full face after I fly it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

AFF instructors do a Mr Bill with each and every Level one student. Once a good canopy is confirmed, the instructor hops off, freefalls a few seconds then opens his own main. If the main malfunctions, the student performs emergency procedures, if not, the instructor just grabs both of the students handles and says good bye. It's the main reason we have the student open so high. That's also why I love doing AFF level ones so much. Or... Once the student is being slowed down by a deploying canopy, they're on the their own. The student is trained to perform emergency procedures so hopefully they use them if necessary. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto