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By your description, I would suggest rotating the hook ever so slightly toward the skip side. In this case, clockwise. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

To answer your question, start with dipping a knee. Right knee down = left turn. Left knee down = right turn. It's very possible to counter that with the upper body so be neutral and just try it. Also try this. Put your hands together with the elbows out. Hands will be below chin level. Tilt just the arms without tilting the torso. Basically with the same position release the hands but keep them close. Tilt each arm individually. Left hand upward, right hand downward. Then... right hand upward, left hand downward. Remember to keep the head up and the legs even. If they make sense, these are simple turning techniques to break the odd habit of twisting the torso. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I gotta know something. 2 skydivers. 1 highly skilled and trained jumper with 2000 jumps. 1 skydiver with 150 jumps that pulled off the coach rating. Are both people allowed to jump with him or just the 150 jump coach? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

.................................................................. That may be the correct closing sequence for Javelin and Sidewinder, but Vector and Talon are different. ... good excuse to read your manual. I've read a few manuals. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and believe you misread my post. Otherwise go read the manual The Javelin Manual actually says that with a throw out to pack left right... not right left. See attached. So technically, right left is incorrect when packing a throw-out into a Javelin. I'll continue to pack them right left like I stated above even though it says otherwise... You and I both know it doesn't matter. Javelin with Pull-out, Depending on the revision, the Pullout says left right or right left . Attached is a picture of the closing sequence from the manual. It shows right left, but the print wasn't corrected and states left right. Vector II Says Right Left. See attached Vector III Also says Right Left. See attached. Vector III With a Pull-out. Right Left. See attached Talon2 with throw out or pull-out: Right Left: See attachments Edit: To add Talon2 My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I'm with captain. Anything can be done improperly so use some common sense. It's very simple. Leave a clear path for the lanyard between the pin and the handle. Put the pin in, and tuck in the lanyard. Be sure the grommet the lanyard passes through is not tucked completely out of the way either. Test it on the ground if you've any doubt. PS. I've always packed Bottom Top Right Left. Apparently that's Big titty rich lady? Something like that, I've never used that but I heard it from brianfry713 My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

All but 2 of my reserve rides are on Micro-Ravens 135, 120, and 109. One was on a PD 106-r, 1 on a Tempo 120. That said, I agree with you. Also, to this day I would not hesitate to jump a 120 or Larger Raven Series. Also, one can't compare my stats with someone with few jumps and doesn't know how to perform a very quick canopy control check on a small 7 cell. One of the keys to landing a parachute is to actually do a canopy control check. The control range on a loaded Raven is very short. It takes experience to figure out how to use a short control range. It's SO Much easier to just cram on the brakes at around 8 feet and see what happens, and that's what many people do. So, mdrejhon, feel safe sellig it to me for 51 Dollars. Since you mentioned sell it to a rigger, I just happen to have that rating as well to help solidify that decision My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I just wrote a hate message to and I'm pretty sure the person doesn't believe the sincerity of it. Many I gotta work on that. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Now why on earth would you listen to anything that lanky bastard says Every now and then, grand wisdom is spoken through the mouths of fools. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That would probally be the same one! Hey lary you know you are welcomed here at SDD. You have lots of friens here If that's the case, then his landing approaches are fine unless he really did go crazy. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You don't think this speaks loudly for less-than-rational judgement? Not really, I think it speaks for not precisely wording his posts, so the readers here, can understand the true feelings he's trying to portray. ... read my sigline. The sentence doesn't sound right. If there's a dead guy on the ground, and larry was landing, chances are he was on the same load and larry wasn't in the way of someone who just hammered in. Hey CrazyL, are you the same Crazy Larry who likes to wear colorful clothing? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

If you get a chance, take a picture of how you stow the toggles, and how you stow the excess line. Also take a picture of how you place the risers into the container. Take another picture of the corner of the the reserve tray where it's sewn to the back pad. If I had the rig in my hands, I'm nearly certain I could figure out what's causing it but it's tough doing it online My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's a typical racer jumper post Being that the post above yours is dated Jan 31, 2005, 8:47 PM and the title of the thread talking about what is new from the PIA, it stands to reason you may not get much response. Besides this isn't another racer bashing thread, though I have no issue it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You can only re-invent the wheel so many times... or is there not limit to that? That's exactly why I modify a few components if it's for my personal use. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

yeah... I know he does My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

That's great! This part cracked me up though... "Thirty of the world's best b a s e jumpers" ... that's nothing to humorous until 2 paragraphs later ... "Only jumpers with over 100 base jumps were allowed to enter" Anyway, nice work getting legal access to a windmill! My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Use black. It will blend in just fine and most likely the Velcro is black anyway. Navy Blue is a common color to use with purple webbing also. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

It's too late now but when something is stolen and the thief has no clue what it is, they throw it away. It's a good idea to immediately start searching dumpsters ... etc. Good luck with recovery. It's not terribly likely but ya never know. I know the same person who found his on craigslist. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I do not disagree with you Hausse but people are generally taught to try twice then go for reserve. While that is not my personal procedure, it is what I teach to new students. You will find that many people never deviate from what they learned as a new, or returning jumper, especially if they don't jump often. Currency or a good proper sense of altitude and time to impact, plus cool reactions to something out of the ordinary, sometimes leads to different decisions. I personally would take it lower but at least he didn't just keep looking for it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

You read one of mine obviously. Real freeflying and that rig is not good. If the rig is in good condition, a few back flips etc, is probably just fine. I say probably because I'd do it. Be sure the BOC is in great condition and holds the Pilot chute securely. Good and possibly additional velcro over the shoulders would be nice. Vector didn't exactly make it easy to change the hook over the shoulder so be sure the rigger can be creative and add it. It's not hard, but it won't be factory. By acrobatics I meant fast layouts, head down high speed, stop on the back, then sit. multiple weedeaters, head down spins ... I've watched premature pilot chute launches on belly dives, simple sit dives, head down... but mostly sit. Oh and Nick... straight down to formations often caused risers to come down to the elbows. Don't leave that part out. Also I've come across a LOT of people that go straight down at a pretty severe angle My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

F**k no. Seriously. It's not. Replace the velcro all you want and it's still coming open if you are doing any acrobatic type moves. A sit is not freeflying, it's a position. Good luck Question for those around before tuck tabs. What did all the early FREESTYLE jumpers jump with? Javelins came open too. Their original tuck tabs were horrible. To answer your question is... people used what they had on their backs. After enough problems occured, changes were made. Some problems included minor to very severe injuries. Good times. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

If that's the same Kris that was recently up at iFlySFbay, he's really cool. The instructional basics I watched him do were top notch. Hey Nick... nice job getting in the tunnel. It's humbling at first. As a skydiver, we really learn how much we move around without walls as a guide. Congratulations getting in there. I understand the desire to work there for a while. I know I would if I could afford to. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

Unfortunately this was written to be the 3rd reply but I was called away. Here it is anyway in it's original forum with a few edits to correct some of grammatical errors. You get to read the rest of them because I'm too lazy to proofread Stock answers like ask the manufacturer are not only obvious but often do nothing to help answer a person's question. What do you think the manufacturer is going to tell average user about wing loading? Don't do it.... (Though most of us do it anyway) Also, johan, some of the folks on the other side of the wall as you put it; actually have rigging experience to go along with the parachuting experience. Many skydiving riggers know very little about how to answer your question ... hence the stock "ask the manufacturer". Remember, you don't even have to be a skydiver to be a rigger. Not knocking riggers but ... if you don't know, that's ok. Just leave it alone. What are you using if for? If it's for a tight landing area, it's going to take all your skill all the time. You will not have every bit of skill at your disposal at all times. Especially if you come out of line twists at 50 feet. That goes for small reserves as well. Landing a 109 Micro Raven is not much fun if you're not very current. It's very low profile though. Remember too that spectra line is low volume but does not stretch. If you wish to lower the pack volume even more, then Spectra will help. It does, however, transfer opening shock directly from the canopy through the lines to your risers. Since they are connected to the harness, it then transfers it to the harness and you. Abrupt openings hurt and can also damage equipment... usually starting with lines becoming 2 pieces, or nifty holes or tears in the parachute. There is one canopy out that seems to have it pretty much figured out. The Trango is the canopy designed for small pack volume and it works well. You've probably researched enough to know it doesn't seem to last as long as a standard B A S E canopy, but at reasonable wing loads and non-technical landing zones, it's great. It's actually fine for technical landings zones if the canopy is not overloaded. What happens when over loading a canopy is basic. A dynamic stall is much easier to perform. In other words, if you're going long, sinking it in may be your only option. If the canopy is highly loaded, you'll crash by either stalling the canopy, or simply having to high a decent rate for your landing gear. Hopefully you just do a controlled crash minus the stalling part. If you normally jump a standard ZP canopy loaded at 1.5 and find yourself under a reserve at the same wing load. You're in for a real treat. Try this ... do not do a canopy control check. Just point it to the landing zone of choice and wait till you're fairly close to the ground. Cram on the brakes at around 8-10 feet. What happens? The canopy stalls, as the jumper swings in front of the canopy. Then the jumper falls on their back. Ow... I've seen it many times. Now do that same thing in a boulder field. Bigger ow... My other suggestion to questions like --> what will happen to this b a s e canopy if I over load it ... is this. Go fly a few non-ZP 7 cells and figure it out. Really! Go fly some and see what they do. If you’re into jumping off objects and landing in areas that most people consider impossible, then you need to know. When I was all gung ho about jumping, my 220 became too hard to deal with so I upsized to a 240. The 220 was great until it required sinking it in sideways around light poles onto a staircase or onto small boulders on an uphill slope. The 240 gave me range that was a lot greater, plus it was easier to control. Sometimes you must fly straight down or even backward, or do a snap 180 as not to hit what you jumped off. If you've plenty of room to land, it's less of an issue. But keep in mind that a malfunction can be a big issue on any canopy. The smaller the canopy, the more the canopy reacts to that malfunction. Having no choice to land the same malfunctioned canopy also becomes a much more daunting task. Is that about as clear as chocolate milk? Yeah ... sorry about that but for the application you're suggesting, you simply have to go fly canopies and learn how to deal with higher performance and different control ranges. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

F**k no. Seriously. It's not. Replace the velcro all you want and it's still coming open if you are doing any acrobatic type moves. A sit is not freeflying, it's a position. Many people have had issues and lived anyway, some were quite injured. Some just lucky. I personally wouldn't freefly with you. The air will get under the riser covers and peel them open. Then your risers are exposed, and eventually the toggles come off the risers. At some point you have to open. Have fun. The main flap can be made to stay shut but most people never have it done. Reserve flap will probably smack you in the head. I could go on an on but it's not necessary. I've been freeflying for most of my 18 years in the sport. I don't mean assuming a head down or a simple sit either. I've been rigging for about 17 of those. That rig is fine but not for real freeflying. Good luck My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

I had around 1300 before my first unplanned cutaway. Then 3 weeks later had the second. Go figure! My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

yeah no shit, they should get royalties for every hummer sold and every lance armstrong protein shake sold If you look on craigslist.org you'll find there are probably a LOT of hummers sold around the world. That's a lot of royalties. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto