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Ok I know this will sound odd, but what length are your risers? Unfortunately us small chicks can't use those cute 18 inch risers, why you may ask? Well cause of our short arms. Due to the fact that we have short arms, it is harder for us to finish off the flare because well we can't reach down far enough. So we have to cheat in the other direction....risers. By jumping 20 inch risers you are basically giving yourself 2 inch longer arms. Which amazingly enough is pretty much all you need. For me anything longer than 20 inches and I have trouble reaching the slider, so it's a delicate balance between having a long enough flare stroke and being able to safely do slider house keeping. Anyway check your riser length, they maybe to short. Fly it like you stole it!
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Exactly right, you don't need to be on a high Wingloaded canopy to get into trouble. Last week we watched a girl under a canopy with a WL of .8 fly it strait into a cessna. Lucky for her the engine was not on and the damage to the wing of the plane was cosmetic and not structural, which means she wasn't hurt. Still, you could tell she didn't learn anything beyond AFF about canopies. Plain and simple she didn't know how to do a flat turn, actually if she would have been more aware when she turned onto "final" at 500ft she would have easily been able turn slightly and land in the landing area rather than across the runway where the planes were parked. She and several other people yes mostly girls under very underloaded canopies, .5-.8 had no clue about canopy control and used the flare and pray method of landing. Thank god I got some canopy coaching about a year ago, cause I too was in the flare and pray category. Fly it like you stole it!
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www.jumpergirl.com/safire.html Fly it like you stole it!
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50 grasshoppers that died cause they thought my canopy was a cool place to hang out: 20 jumps : 3 cases cases for 1st jump from a DC3, being on the MT womens state record which invloved (1st 32 way, 1st formation load, 1st time had an all male we're not worth line bow down infront of me ), 1st time at LP. Fly it like you stole it!
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I don't know if you have REIs out there, but our local one has intro classes once a month to get people exposed to the sport. Fly it like you stole it!
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Paula girl you have to do formation loads, last one out of the plane, dive down wait for your slot to build, swoop in, look towards the center and see everyone there, check your alti. 7.5.....Damn we should have planned another point. Look down....is that the same valley we left from??? Track away, pull....holy shit, we did it....kick legs, scream, only women under canopy with you doing the same thing... Totally cool feeling. Btw....the joke going around after that is that women are to polite under canopy, per Brian Germain "I swear it's like you could hear them saying, excuse me, pardon me, mind if I pass you, sorry didn't mean to get in front of you..." Fly it like you stole it!
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Don't forget, Bill offically has a harem of 32 now. Not sure how he did it but he managed to not only get 32 women together, he managed to get them to all touch eachother too. Oh and the van..hehe...Derek and I drove in on Monday and 1st thing we thought was that is so BillVon....next thing I find out it was Bill, yep he definately has to many toys. BTW....tater (not tAtar...silly manifest chick) was the Colorado North mascot, no one could pass without giving him some love. Fly it like you stole it!
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Don't worry DZ.com was well represented on the record both MissDeva and myself were on it. Fly it like you stole it!
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Not true...Mirage does not charge extra to have thier name on every inch of your rig Fly it like you stole it!
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Do you mean the face shield? I know you have to be very careful with them cause they seem to fog/crack easy if you touch them alot. Fly it like you stole it!
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hehehe....saw the subject and first thought that popped into my head was SM1 has jumped the fence. Fly it like you stole it!
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Well we were suppose to be on the way tomorrow morning, but someone, not mentioning names *cough* hooknswoop *cough* thought when I said we are leaving sunday meant we are leaving sunday night and told the DZ he would to AFF since all the instructors are at LP already. So now I have to do all the packing and loading and everything cause he is jumping all day today and tomorrow. Damn it I'm the one paying for this vacation, so how come I'm the one getting shafted in this deal. Fly it like you stole it!
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Ok it will be easy to pick out Derek he will be the guy under the VX60 going really really fast. I'll be running around in royal blue and yellow/lemon. That is if I'm able to jump since I screwed up my knee monday hiking down Longs Peak. Fly it like you stole it!
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Ok what do you wear On/Around/Next to your head????????
skycat replied to Viking's topic in The Bonfire
Yep they fit a small face great. Only thing is don't leave them in the car when it is really hot. I've had the "tube" stuff around the outside on both of mine kind of melt/shrink so it doesn't stay on the lens very well. Not a big deal though, since they are relatively cheap to replace. I've have/had both clear and yellow. Planning on getting another pair of yellow, ummm...cause I kind of forgot them in the car again Fly it like you stole it! -
ok I had this problem when Derek moved here. We only have 1 phone line so if it was connected to his computer I couldn't post. So I found the actual cookie and deleted it What I did was a search files *dropzone* it will come up as you computer name@www.dropzone. (ie. spell.kelli@www.dropzone or derek@www.dropzone.) Delete all of them then log in. Works for me anyway. I think the problem might be that the new version saves the cookie in a different place than the old version. Cause on this computer I have one in C:\WINNT\Cookies (7\5\2002) and one in C:\Documents and Settings\spell.kelli\Cookies.(7\13\2002) Fly it like you stole it!
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Well I bought one and sent it back. The helmet was really cool, internal audible port, the strap was nice and chin flap were cool. Unfortunately it did not size down to a small well at all. It was a large shell with an inch of padding inside so although it fit well on the sides and arount my head (where you measure) it was to long from the chin area to the top. I could very easily move it back and forth and if I moved it back so my chin sat where it was suppose to be in the chin cup area I could just rotate the helmet forward and off my head. So I thought it was a cool helmet, but it did not size down well for a small head. Fly it like you stole it!
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ummm....well look at tequilagirl...she works in a law office and sits online chatting all day. Fly it like you stole it!
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Well I know this will sound odd but a standard poodle would be great for those allergie prone (you can shave the dog), my parents always had the miniature version cause I have an uncle with allergies. The standard size is the big size ~50+ lbs. very smart and easy to train, and if I remember right pretty indenpendant. Downside....grooming, they require haircuts and combing. They can be very protective, but socialization at a young age should take care of that. Females: tend protect thier owners(pack). Males: tend to protect thier territory. Fly it like you stole it!
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Hey wingie....Derek has a set of those retrofit rings for that problem. He is in Denver now so it would be a piece of cake getting them to you. I'm not sure how much they cost, but it is less than getting a new rig and it would keep you in the air. Also I'm sure I could talk him into letting you do currency jumps on his J4. You would just have to come and hang with us for a weekend. Kelli Fly it like you stole it!
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It sure looks like it, PM skybytch she could tell you for sure. On the other hand Derek made me a very nice ankle mount. Use it during hop-n-pops and other canopy ride type stuff when I just want to make sure my jump is logged. Fly it like you stole it!
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*pssst* It's never wise to post your phone number on the internet. Fly it like you stole it!
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Are you asking me? Like I said I haven't sat up towards the front of the plane. Fly it like you stole it!
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I know you don't have to use it, we jump at 17.5MSL (12.5AGL) all the time. O2 is on the plane, but I've never seen anyone other than myself use it. I think the pilot uses it, but I've never really watched since I'm at the back of the plane. Fly it like you stole it!
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Hey I need to get Derek to do this one. I already know he can carry me back from the loading area to the packing room with all my gear on. I doubt that I weigh that much more than his ruck sack used to. Hmmm..... Ohhh....pookie bear???? Wanna make a trip to ME? Fly it like you stole it!
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A woman in Texas killed all 5 of her childen by drowning them in the bathtub. Fly it like you stole it!