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Amazing isn't it?

dammit.... ok. well im sending pics in then. just because you said that.... ive never sent any...lol there is no ZONE!.

i have to wear 100 lbs to get that thing loaded like you? do you realize $ how much lead is? OWWWW my knees...

learn to fly with the harness... less distortion to the wing, on slow carving turns to build up speed seems to fly much cleaner like that anyway. riser pressure on the xaos is about the same as a crossfire, if i remember correctly. if your wanting a xaos or a vx for swooping, or even being competitive, i would by far,go with the vx.

is this how you refer to your wife Ian?

i've had some malfunctions but i've never seen a parachute not OPEN. maybe not be landable, but they sure the hell were open.. it is rare, yes it happens. and if you continue on in the sport, more than likely it will happen to you one day. thats why you stay prepared for it.. relax, it is very rewarding

Dont always believe the hype.

it cannot be completely incorrect if you dont know what i mean. maybee i should have used a different term. riser pressure toggle pressure and harness pressure become greater on just about any canopy iv'e jumped, making it more difficult to control .... "yup that is a bad term"... example your flying a stiletto, you do a long carving 270 and build up alot of speed. but you realized you turned to high... what are you going to do?, because of the shorter recovery arc you plain out to high and maybe even start to gain altitude, well to correct this you might think you would pull on the front risers to "control" the decent better. well anyone who has had this happen to the will tell you that the riser pressure gets so "intense" that you cannot, at least not till your airspeed slows down and the pressure reduces... make more sense?. definitely bad terminology, but it is the internet, so thats what you get...

going from a stilletto to a samurai, i beliveve the samurai recovery arc is alot longer than the stilletto, i havent jumped it though. but most canopy's recovery arc now days are longer than the stilletto. so be carefull, if your doing turns do that alot higher, once you start getting comfy with the canopy, be carefull not to get to cocky with it and put yourself in a bad situation... i dont know much about the samurai at all though, except for the fact that it is high performance and it is an airlock.

i would also aks beezy shaw, for a nitro or blade demo from HiPeR. that is probably more of a canopy your looking for, they have and improved slow flight cherecteristics, and ive seen peeps swoop the hell out of em. and they open well for doing camera. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?username=beezyshaw;

a stilletto is in no way even campareable to the xf2 or even any crossbraced. very short recovery, and if you ever plan on jumping a canopy that has a long recovery, it will be difficult to transition from the stilletto because your so used to the recovery. i would try some longer risers, hell i jump 22" risers and im barely 5-8. try 24-26. the longer riser will gice you a noticeable longer recovery arc, and iw ill also help the canopy flatten out more than it is. if your chest strap has tension on it when your at full flight and it is loosened all the way, get a longer chest strap. the flatter the wing the better the responsiveness. look at a stunt plane's wings compared to a cessna, or even a jumbo jet. somone your size is definatly going to get alot of inertia under that wing, maybee if your at a boogie somwhere close to aggiedave you guys could trade for a jump to see the differences in the two. i wouldnt go much higher on wingloading for a vx though. keep it right at 2.0. and if you ever get compeditive you can just add a little weight. so somthing very similar in size would be ideal. now the vx does open quite stiff.... hard even when the lineset's are new and slick. not really good for camera. but once the canopy is "trained" and the lines have friction on the the slider comes down slower and they open ALOT better...of course till you put a new lineset on them.... this seek and destroy thing your talking about, im really at a loss at being able to tell what it is. i think i would have to experiance it or somthing.... are you sure your cat eye for the brake line isnt getting hung up in the guide ring on your riser? that could make it difficult to pull if it had alot of tension on it.

ya, but the shit is runnin away from my forhead.

no... that was a mirror sweatheart.

i cant believe she is 40 she looks all of 29

lucky bastard

what about you, hottie!

lol... yup, a cutie.!

honestly, if i had free jumps. i would JUMP my ass of to better myself, skill wise, as a skydiver. then i could easily pass the knowledge down..... but that is self centered

well if you can lip read 'english" im sure he will try to find a way to accommodate.

Well, I'm a pilot and don't have any problem with night landings. turn off all power and lights...... then do you have a problem with it?

i might take you up on that offer ian... whats that?

and my question is, i want to know more about making distance with the velo. jay? shannon? johnathan?

get some coaching if you can, i dont like loading a crossfire up that high, to much running to do... lol... but i havent jumped one that big, so im not really sure. once you get coaching and dial it in se if you can find a vx similar in size to your crossfire, they are out there... they will make you a vx in any size you want.... just make sure your ready for it.... but when i made the transition from my 99 crossfire to my 87 vx, it was the easiest transition i ever made. the canopies flew very similar. vx dves a little more of course, but still was similar. if you can find a vx for your size i would try it. but then again , you should also use good judgment on yourself to determin if your ready for it.. your already at 2.0, there is noway any any of us can see your skills. so use good judgement... if you find a 150 vx, if i were you i would at least try it.... but be carefull. call icarus and see if they got one laying around... doubt it, but it is worth a shot. after you jump a vx you will see what i mean about how the crossfire seems inefficiant at that loading... sure it can handle higher, but your really past the point if you ask me.. also, try things on your crossfire to make he wing "flat" get extra long chestsrap and loosen it all the way under canopy so the wing is spread out. and make sure to pull your slider down so it can spread out also. how long are your risers? and at straight steady flight, how much do you have to pull ONE toggle to get the canopy to give you a noticeable response?

HUH? where you guys going this weekend?