Spizzzarko

Did not!!

Did not...

He's pretty good at it. Steve when you jump that JVX let me know what you think of it. Grant

When flying these canopies a good lineset is basically insurance in your pocket. I have always been proactive with changing my lines. It depends on your jumping environment too. A dirty desert environment will take more toll on your lines than a plush green golf course type landing area. Chuck Norris once round house kicked someone back into time causing Emillia Earhart to crash.

Did it make you wet?

I call that freestyle manuever "Mass Displacement" The name "Mass Displacement" is Trade Marked by NTACSPIZZZARKO and can not be used for profit by any person, company, organization, or other entities. That is all.

All I have to say is... "Gentlemen... I gambled, and I lost..."

What can I say man... It's all about situational awareness. Many people lack this attribute, and that's why accidents happen!

You see how I was on my side in mid air? I was about to roundhouse kick someone back in time!

It looks like his shoe is about to outswoop both of you!!!

Well we are not talking 4 way are we? RW coaches are a dime a dozen so the price for coaching is not astronomical. $165 comes from the entry fee into the Florida canopy piloting league. The amount of experience gained from these swoop meets far outweights the price of the competition. So by me telling him that it sucks to be him, I was refering to the fact that he has basicly told everyone that he wants to swoop in a competition, but he doesn't want to pay for it. I'm not financially loaded myself, but I have made my decision on what I want to spend my money on, as I feel the value of these events far outweights the cost. This is an expensive sport, and I would think that most of you would realize this by now.

I also miss that body of water You mean the crater? hahahahaaa

At least I'm NOT in Canada!!!

Taken from canopy piloting.com about the same subject. It was written by Mr. Slaton: "Thanks for the input guys. There will be many new changes for the CPC and PST for 2006. These new changes will be released with the schedule at the end of Feb. Also, there will be four PST Training Camps this season that will allow those top 9 amatuer guys to take their "Pro" qualifier test. Pilots will get one shot at the test. You guys should also check the rules on keeping your "Pro" status. Pilots must maintain enough performance points to stay pro or they must return to the amatuer league or retake the qualifier... " That is all...

$165 for one person is not reasonable, at least for me. sucks to be you then...

$165 is chump change man. Let's take the CPC for example with the $50 entry fee per competition. Do 5 of em and your paying 250. If you are balking because of $165, then you have never payed for coaching have you? The amount you will learn in a comp will be well worth $165. Saying that the entry fee is to much is like saying "I'm not going to compete because I know I can't win..." You have to pay the money to play the game.

I edited my post... Check it now. Grant

Mark you have your little camp and that is a good thing, but take a step back and look at the overall focus of the CPC. Is it to give out Pro cards? If that was the case don't you think that there would have been more than one given out last year? The cpc's focus is to introduce younger and jumpers to competitive canopy piloting in a controlled atmoshepere that is condusive to learning from more advanced pilots. I'm sure there are going to be many changes this year in the CPC, as there have already been quite a few. Take for example that people can attend the CPC nationals if they attend at least three out of the five local meets. If they come in dead last in each one of those it doesn't matter, they can still attend, according to my understanding of this years setup. That in it self should be a huge sign that the CPC is not really geared to the caliber of pilots we had show up last year. Think about it... Brian McNenny competed all last year in the pro events and then smashed all of us in the CPC. He ended up getting his "pro card" as well as he should have because he was basicly flying on the pro level. There are many things that can be done to the CPC, but everyone needs to figure out what the actual mission or goal of the CPC is. Some of you seem to think that the CPC is a stepping stone to compete in the pro class, and yes it can be set up to be a very effective method of producing pro pilots. Others out there adhere to the school of thought that the CPC is for the younger up coming swoopers. This is what I believe the CPC should be geared towards. Again the CPC can be very effective in this mission, but I do not feel that the CPC can EFFECIENTLY achieve both of these goals. The CPC can be a great thing, but we MUST have a clear definition of it's mission. We must give the CPC a chance to achieve it's goal. If we go and make major changes after every season, then nothing will get accomplished. Is the CPC not better than what we had before which was basicly nothing? Sure there was the PST, PPPB, FSL, and other nebulous entities that changed monthly or did not have the support to continue to exist, but now we have a national means of competition for EVERYONE!!!! Grant

We can all sit around and blame the system, but what is that doing to help matters? Mark, ask your self what you are doing to make the competition scene better for everyone, instead of just thinking about yourself. If everyone had the solo attitude that you have then none of these comps would ever take place, and no one would learn anything. Name a few pro competitors out there. I'm sure that 90% of them would go out of their way to help you out if you asked. Do you have any Idea how much work goes on behind the scenes at even the lowest level of competition? This stuff doesn't just happen. Instead of us all spelling out how fucked the CPC is we should be asking Jim what we can do to make this a better event for all involved. In turn we must realize that the CPC can not sere everyones personal agenda's, as this is a competition fo the masses. Eventually Jim Slaton is going say: "this is how it is going to be for this season" and that we must suck it up and compete. The CPC is only in it's second year, so let's give it some room to grow. The super bowl didn't have the notoriety that it has now in it's second year (BTW the Steelers are going all the way). In this situation, there are two types of people: 1. Those who do things to make it better for everyone, even if it is a sacrifice for themselves. 2. Those who do things for themselves without any regard to how their actions (or what they are saying) is harming others. Which one are you?

"Relax Francis"

Does Sweden do the same number of jumps as the US per year?

You know I have worked and worked with Dan, but the only way he responds is by ridicule... These damn kids these days. You buy them the books and you buy them the horse, but what does Dan do? He stands on the books and fucks the horse.

Dave, There is a tool out there that can reall yhelp a lot of the younger jumpers out there. The CPC. You may say that the CPC is for swoopers to compete, but I think if it was done correctly, that you can use it for a canopy control coaching seminar every month. People dont need to be doing hook turns to run a pair of gates, and we all know that accuracy is what it is all about. Short of putting the ounger jumpers on classics, or foils, I just don't think we are going to properly teach them about accuracy (besides how many instructors today can tell you how to do a classic accuracy approach?). The CPC can teach accuracy on the canopy's that are popular today. We just need to get over the thought process that the CPC is only about swooping. I feel that the CPC is more about SAFE and accurate approaches. The way the CPC is set up, any one can compete. The CPC is a win-win situation for every one involved, and if you asked any competitor from this year, they will tell you the amount of knowledge they gained far out weighed any cost of competing. The bottom line is that people are going to learn from doing. You can sit on your ass and read bad posts by people who don't know what they are talking about or you can go out and jump. You might as well go and jump in the CPC. What do you have to lose? It's not like people are going to make fun of you. Grant

Get with me at the DZ on Sunday. Most of the people here on DZ.com have no real business giving advice. Grant

OK moderator.. Thanks.