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Don't go and trade your canopy in for a regular just because someone told you that the SabreII is 'slightly elliptical' or 'lightly tapered' or whatever PD calls them these days. Did you ever jump a Navigator during AFF or student jumps? They're 'slightly elliptical' too. The SabreII is a good canopy and at your loading it's going to be fairly docile. It's going to be forgiving of all but the worst mistakes. Stay safe, - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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There are people there who are happy to give pointers and occasionally you can even get a landing videod and debriefed if it's the right day and the right time. Don't you think it's kind of silly to say that you'll only take instruction method "A" when instruction method "B" is available? Don't think that because there isn't a structured program out there that you can't get help. Getting pointers from someone is certainly better than nothing, don't ya think? Hell, it seems to me that you got a few pointers on how to land your canopy on your feet earlier this year, remember that? Now you're standing them up consistently. Finally - What exactly is it that you're looking for in a canopy control class or seminar? It's probably best to know the answer to that question before you go any further. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Oh yeah. The Electric Star seems to come out at the worst possible time (after everyone has had _way_ too much alcohol). It usually starts off with 5 or 6 people and ends up with 3 and occasionally 2. It's a fun novelty in my opinion, but probably isn't all that safe. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Minor correction: * Cypres: He has a chance at life. * No Cypres: Most likely dead. It's important that we realize that the Cypres is not a guarenteed life saver. The reserves most people fly these days can kill them just as dead as their HP canopies if they're not landed properly. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Then you haven't looked hard enough. For example, DelMarva is offering canopy flight training with Scott Miller. Scott runs the canopy school at Deland. Otherwise, ask people. There are always people at any dropzone who are approachable and more than willing to help out. Sometimes it's free, sometimes it's costs a jump ticket, sometimes a bit more. There are people out there willing to provide this service, not all of them advertise, but they are out there. If you look hard enough you'll find them. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Training. As the general skydiving population becomes more aware of the flight characteristics of any canopy we are better able to provide quality training on how to fly the modern canopy. At one point people thought square F111 canopies were 'high performance'. Are they still? What changed? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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These statistics are rather old, but they might be helpful, or not. Through experience I've learned that statistics mean almost nothing to those who are convinced that skydiving is dangerous. Anyhow: http://www.afn.org/skydive/sta/stats.html I've found that when trying to convince friends and family that skydiving isn't as dangerous as they think it is the best way is to invite them out to the DZ. Take them around, introduce them to your friends, the DZO, etc.... Show them how a parachute works, show them how it works in relation to the rig. Give them a quick packing lesson, let them see other skydivers boarding the plane and getting gear checks, and finally, sit with them and watch a few loads land. Education is the key. Just my $0.02 USD. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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A while back CobaltDan started a thread called Balance and Canopy Control, there's some good advice in there for people having difficulty landing their new canopies. The thread is here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=23977;search_string=Balance%20and%20Canopy%20Control;#23977 - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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WHAT? You need to talk with the people at your DZ. The Cypres activates at 750ft at roughly 78MPH. The Cypres would have done you a hell of a lot good if you had lost track of altitude or were somehow rendered unable to pull. As far as the RSL, I don't understand that decision either. 4500 is long way up. There is no reason to disconnect your RSL and turn off your Cypres for a skydive from that altitude. Hell, we put students out with an RSL and Cypres from that altitude, even a bit lower on occasion. I'm not trying to give you a hard time, but you might want to (a) learn a bit more about the gear you're jumping, (b) reconsider why you use it. and (c) reconsider exactly what you expect it to do. Stay safe.... - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Why would you want to sell your gear on EBay? Most everyone looking for new gear will check here and envlave.com, both are free, EBay is not. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Why not? Why? (This probably deserves its own thread, but what the hell) - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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I check my reserve pin in the morning and my main pin before every jump. Like Phreezone I can reach around and tell if everything is OK. I'll ask for a pin check if I think I've done something that might dislodge it, but usually I'm pretty comfortable knowing that I was the last person to touch it. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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And this is what makes rear riser landings dangerous, especially on smaller canopies. I've seen canopies stall on landing with toggles and with rear risers. When a canopy stalls on rear risers it is instant. I watched a fellow jumper stall on rear risers a few weeks ago, the canopy didn't buckle or exhibit and of the warning signs that a stall was coming, it just stopped, immediatly. The jumper was dropped on his ass, lucky he wasn't injured. Be careful out there.... - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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This is what happens when you say "I havn't ever been pied! *PICS*
Jimbo replied to Viking's topic in The Bonfire
Oh boohoo. At least we used the whipped creme you requested. It could have been worse. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. -
Yeah. That's the logical conslusion... Uh huh. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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That may or may not be true. Think about though, would you care if they sent you a different unit? My only concern would be that the unit I received back was: * Functional * Had as many years left as the one I sent in. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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http://www.bigideafun.com/penguins/arcade/spaced_penguin/info.htm Yet another diversion from the real world. My score: 197420 - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Where is the recommended decision altitude taught as 2K? I'm pretty sure the SIM lists it as 1800/1600. Decide by 1800, act by 1600. Am I wrong? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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I don't think that's unusual. I've done the same, as have most people I've talked to. I usually pull between 3000 and 2500. Usually in the saddle between 2200 - 1800 ft. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Be nice. Not everyone who buys a rig gets the instruction manual. Think - buying used - - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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What's the point of it activating at 130ft? - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Hopefully, but you can never be too sure. I'd hate to see someone pack their brand new stiletto that way and have to cut it away. That would suck. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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Generally that's not such a great idea. See the thread over in the Gear and Rigging about the guy who found his canopy coming apart after packing exactly the way you just described. Packing that way puts too much stress on the center cell. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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0:14:0 It was a good weekend. A damn good weekend. - Jim "Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed.
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A few months ago I put between 20 and 30 jumps on a Sabre 2 170 @ approximately 1.5. I thought it was a great canopy. Glide is relatively flat, fairly responsive, and easy as hell to land. I also put exactly 1 jump on a Sabre 2 190 - I thought it felt like a skybarge, I didn't like it at all, but it was fairly docile and a piece of cake to land. I can only imagine that a Sabre 2 @ .9:1 is more than suitable as a beginner canopy. Good luck - Jim