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He's obviously getting in practice for going to Sebastian... it might now take him 10 bottles of American beer to get drunk... Vicki
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Lee, the wonderful bar man at Netheravon, make a gorgeous cocktail called a “Swoop”. It is a double Baileys with a single brandy… it’s NICE!
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As has already been said – try to demo anything you’re thinking about buying – different people like different things in a canopy. Definitely keep the Spectre near the top of your list – they open beautifully, fly nicely, are easy to land and at a light wing loading are great first canopies. Good luck!
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0:0:0 Boyfriend working Sucky weather (not too bad on Sunday but cold, cold, cold!) No need to buy beer. ROLL ON SUMMER!!!! Vicki
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Was it a lineover or funky opening ?
vt1977 replied to Cornholio's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
I had one of those once too – I was also open pretty high so managed to clear it. I think mine was caused by the bridle (I did not have a collapsible pilot chute then – whether or not that would make a difference I don’t know) or pilot chute interfering with the steering lines. At least that’s what it looked like with the purple bridle against the orange bottom skin of the canopy. It was weird! I realised I had a few seconds to play with it before chopping, so basically stalled the canopy and it all popped out and was flying fine, but for a moment I really thought I was about to chop. I suggest hanging up and inspecting your canopy to see if there are any line burns – if so then it was probably a line over that cleared. I found nothing when I inspected my canopy afterwards and have just put it down to one of those weird things (and it was a Sabre...). For the record - that happened a few years ago on a Sabre 150. I now jump a Spectre 135 with a collapsible pilot chute. Vicki -
I’m so disappointed I stayed curled up in bed with a good book for most of Sunday… NOT! Vicki
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So who’s free for beers and when?! Vicki
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Boys and toys!!!!! Vicki
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Who chopped out of interest? (PM me – don’t broadcast the answer across cyber space!) Can’t do beers tonight – but lets make a plan for another time. Vicki
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I can so see that person being me tonight … bloody snow! Vicki
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Looks like all you get for your money is details of a couple of websites where you can get cheap electronics. Personally, google is my friend! Vicki
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I heard there was lots of jumping at Headcorn and that I missed out yesterday by staying at home… am I being wound up?! Vicki
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Plenty of snow (well, over half an inch – that’s a lot for Surrey!) this morning… yeuch! Vicki
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Empuria ROCKS!
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My friend who’s BT had started malfunctioning approx one in 60 jumps ended up doing something similar! Not sure what happened to the actual canopy – but we all signed the slider and consigned that canopy to history. The funny thing was, she said she couldn’t afford to replace the canopy – then eventually realised she couldn’t afford all the reserve repacks involved in keeping it! Vicki
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I’ve never jumped one but I know a lot of people who have. Most BTs that are around these days are old and have a LOT of jumps on them. A friend had a BT50 that was so old and knackered that it had started to malfunction (and they do mal pretty violently, by all accounts) something stupid like one in every 60 jumps. She said that in terms of flight characteristics etc. it had somewhat les performance than a Stiletto but a lot more than a Sabre. The big thing to watch out for with old BTs is the openings. They have a reputation for horrendously hard openings (think much, much worse than a Sabre). Apparently there are a couple of packing methods to tame the openings but this basically involves turning the thing inside out. And then there’s re-sale value… Personally, I’d avoid it! Vicki
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Does this mean that you would like to own a gun, but can't because of the law? If I were living/working in certain parts of London then yes, I would certainly want to carry a gun for self defence. As it is, I don’t and so don’t feel any need to carry/own one. Vicki
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Happy birthday to you… happy birthday to you! Vicki
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You went out with Barbie?! Vicki
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I like my boobies just as they are thank you! Vicki
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I don’t believe you! Vicki
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He's probably... ... hang on... thats' a disgusting thought!
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Most definitely not... I never drink!
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Looking less good for the South East I was going to pop down to Headcorn on Sunday as well... Vicki
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Me me me me me me! Just been on a long, extended lunch hour… it is Friday y’know! Vicki