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I have never seen someone land a reserve and say they wished they had a smaller one. Go with the biggest reserve will fit in your container without over packing it. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I don't think of it as music but noise. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A little easier to read.

Really? When was the last time someone failed to be accepted on a big way based only on their lack of tracking ability? Attend any big way event and you'll see a bunch of people who track like homesick groundhogs. We have even created a new system (tracking teams) that cater to the lowest common denominator in tracking. Hey John, The last big ways I was on, Perris 2006 if think, over the 4 days they cut 2 people for dive tracking. But you are right. I should have said "should" have skills. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The MC-4 can come in different configurations. The MT-1X is a 370 sq ft 7 cell and can be used as a main or a reserve. The MT-1S is a 270 sq ft 5 cell and can be used as both main and reserve. The MC-4 can be a MT-1SS, MT-1XS or MT-1XX. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Trim is a big factor. If the canopy is trimmed nose down it moves the centre of lift forward giving a higher descent rate. This causes a higher pressurization which is more stable in turbulence. Moving the centre of lift more to the centre of the chord creates a flatter glide and make it harder to maintain pressurization. But all things are a trade off. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

A lot has to do with the flag size and how it is deployed. The first picture is a 1500 sq ft commercial flag. The deployment bag is hanging below with the weight in the bottom of the bag. The second one is 300 sq ft and the weight is on the lower half of the leading edge. I have found that the flag flies better with weight up high. As for using a bar bell weight I am not sure what would hurt more, getting smacked in head with a 20 lb bar bell or a 20 lb shot bag. The important thing is that it is attached in a secure manner. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

I 101% agree with the second part and the "purpose" of tracking. Anything less than trying to maximize horizontal vs vertical distance is bad tracking. As for the first part, though, I would not be so conclusive in my affirmation. Considering that a "flat" tracking is mere illusion and unreachable in reality, even the best trackers are still moving vertically with speeds that are in the same order of regular belly freefall, therefore a less-steep angle is all we can reasonably hope to achieve. Just throwing some numbers out there, maybe a bad tracker will fall at a 65degrees angle, a good tracker at 45degrees, a beast tracker will fall at, what 40-35 degrees? No idea, but for sure far from flat, the angles when tracking remains pretty "steep", although the forward speed gives you a different illusion. IMHO. All things are relative. You can call it max track or flat track. What I am referring to is finding the angle where you covering as much distance as possible. It takes awhile to learn to do it well, some will blow your doors off and other can’t get out of their own way. A good track is one of the must have skills to get on larger loads, 100+. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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This is a picture of a 35 way over perris. It was "Jump for the Cause" for spinal cord injuries. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Thanks for your comment, it was really useful.... First off, when you read posts you should read ALL the words because if you would have, you would know that I didn't purchase one yet. If you would have read the posts correctly you would see that I'm asking questions to do some research ahead of time before I buy one. And secondly, I will study how to use it but that's usually a lot easier if I had actually bought one first. And as for the size of the canopy, I know I use a Pilot 188. But when people ask what size I use I round it up to 190. Again thanks for your post. It was really helpful You’re welcome. I repeat. “You need to spend some time learning your gear and how it works.” Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

That can be applied to most of in most situations. One good quote “Knowledge is power. A smart man takes every opportunity to gain more.” Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Is there a link to this? Environmental groups have a habit of spitting out facts without proof. How many times should they lose before they are out. Again, is there a link to some proof? And I may win the lottery tomorrow. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Since he has actually read the FAR. Parachutes only required if you have passengers. Solo you can do what you want without a parachute. Yea, what he said. ^^^ Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

There is nothing wrong with tandem RW if done right. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You need to spend some time learning your gear and how it works. Your profile says you have been jumping for 2 years. How could you have bought an audible and not have known how to use it? You list your main as a Pilot 190, they don’t make a 190. There is more to skydiving than falling out of an airplane. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

The purpose of the various tests for any Lic is to see if you can safely complete the task. At onetime an actual water jump was required for a D Lic. If your friend does not feel he is able to survive water training he should take steps to learn the skills needed. Just like any of the other requirements needed for the Lic. Dumbing down the requirements is not the answer. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Over the years I've coached quite a few people on "save your life tracking" skills and even though I've never used this term, I've heard it from people a number of times with no explanation of what they mean. In my mind this term goes against what I teach because to me, it means a diving track. Will someone please explain what is meant by "semi-steep angle"? I would say “semi-steep angle” is an old Indian saying for I don’t know how to track. Like you I believe anything less than a flat track is diving. The purpose of a track is to cover as much horizontal distance as possible while loosing as little altitude as possible. Sparky http://s397.photobucket.com/user/mjosparky/media/Skydiving/Movie-1.mp4.html My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

He opened a dairy in Wisconsin and continues to lead a quite life. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Most people that knew Bill would know that his “Double Diamond Wings” would be made of gold and have real diamonds in them. Bill was very wealthy and went first class at all times. How many people remember getting your Ottley number off his bald head? Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Reading through this tread I found the following DZ’s I have jumped and forgot most of them. Sparky Spaceland, TX Pahrump, NV North Las Vegas Old Taft, CA Hemet, CA Apple Valley, CA Cal. City, CA all of them Bear Creek, CA Littleton, CO Sheridan, OR Issaquah, WA Phoenix at Z-Hills, FL Cedar Valley, UT Pope Valley, CA Hinckley, IL Chico, CA Corning, CA Santa Nella, CA 29 Palms, CA My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

You could ask the same question of these people. Sparky http://home.nzcity.co.nz/news/article.aspx?id=184882&fm=newsmain%2Cnrhl My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

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Thank you for your service. Semper Fi. You can only teach those that want to learn. “Knowledge is power. A smart man takes every opportunity to gain more.” Sparky Doc Golf 2/3 1967/68 My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals

Wanna BET?! Maybe as a STUDENT you don't notice the difference, but put a few thousand jumps on 'big - fat' canopies & you'll see a definite & marked improvement regarding performance. I have a few large canopies used for demo jumps...I've gone to removable sliders on most of them. Pull the release handle and as the slider comes off & the drag is gone - & the risers get full spread ~ it's like lighting the afterburner! Or do it the really old way. Sparky My idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals