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Seen this yet? http://www.sunpath.com/sizchart.htm Xaos21-118 will fit. Xaos27-118 won't fit (imho).

First, try this http://www.vertigofreefly.com/pics/avatar/mike%20ground%20launching.jpg on a very windy day. Once you feel how tricky and unstable that is, you'll have no desire to tow yourself behind a car.

http://www.paracentrumtexel.nl

The 2004 edition of the same document: http://home.tiscali.be/vertigofreeflyteam/freefly_divepool_2004.pdf

AFAIK, the canopy that is trimmed the flattest, is more sensitive to collapse than a canopy that is trimmed a little steeper. So, theoretically, the Velocity would be less sensitive to collapse than the VX/Xaos. I'm not sure about VX versus Xaos, but I would completely trust those two canopies just the same.

Is your profile up2date, is your container really a Vector II? If so, have it checked first.

Don't worry, you'll be going subterminal when you deploy. If you take a 2 sec delay, it's too late. It won't be painful, and it won't damage your canopy. You might want to pack for a slow opening, but that's just to make it easier for Mr. Bill to hang on. Just be carefull not to entangle with your bridle/lines.

Illustrated FAI divepool for 2004 (and older) on http://www.vertigofreefly.com (look for "illustrated freefly divepool 2004").

I made a little table: #points score 0======>0,0 1======>0,8 2======>2,4 3======>3,5 4======>4,4 5======>5,2 6======>5,8 7======>6,3 8======>6,8 9======>7,2 10=====>7,6 11=====>7,9 12=====>8,3 13=====>8,6 14=====>8,8 15=====>9,1 16=====>9,3 17=====>9,6 18=====>9,8 19=====>10,0 20=====>10,2 Bye, Mike http://www.vertigofreefly.com

1100 jumps on my Vectran lineset. Lower control lines (below cascade) have been replaced at least 5 times. The upper control lines (above cascade) have been replaced once. I've heard of somebody who has had a vectran line break during deployment, after 1800 jumps on that lineset.

Ask Square1/2. They will give you the info (well, at least they did for us).

I've installed the "GoogleBar". http://toolbar.google.com/ It's a google-search-box-toolbar, and it has a popup-blocker as well. Really nice thingy. And it's free!

What will be going on in Coolidge during the holidays, now that Mike Mullins is going elsewhere? What/who will be flying?

What if the owner is selling the gear because of extremely hard openings on *every* jump?

2250:5

Just don't forget PD's main suggestion: "Avoiding turbulence is the best policy."!

Straight from the PD website: http://www.performancedesigns.com/faq.htm

IIRC, there will be no World Championship of Canopy Piloting in 2004. I'm expecting there will be another World Cup of Canopy Piloting, but I haven't seen any dates yet.

Check out these videos! -1- Freefly team Babylon, round 2. The 3rd block is the atmonauti compulsory (handgrip, barrel rolls, handgrip). Watch the 45deg angle! Clicky: http://www.mondial03.com/FFM_FRANCE_Babylon_R2.rm -2- Freestyle team Frick Atmonauti. At the beginning of the free routine, Gi demonstrates feet-first-atmonauti for a few seconds (right after the initial frontloop after the exit). Clicky: http://www.mondial03.com/FS_Borgnis3.rm (Plenty more where that came from: http://www.mondial03.com/modules.php?name=Videos). You might want to watch Alchemy's video as well, while you're there!

Try this: http://home.tiscali.be/vertigofreeflyteam/freefly_divepool_2003.pdf

http://home.tiscali.be/vertigofreeflyteam/freefly_divepool_2003.pdf has text & pics of recent moves and older moves

A few years ago, I have emailed Airtec with your question. Here is their reply: Hi Mike, good questions! No Expert or Tandem CYPRES has ever activated in this scenario Airtec is acquiring data from, and testing main canopy loadings of 3+ to 1 without a problem As canopies keep getting faster, there could eventually be a situation where the vertical speeds of canopies exceed those of near freefall for more than a brief period of time in the CYPRES activation window, but we are not there yet :-) However, what you experienced is not uncommon You were NOT going 60 MPH (downward) - remember altimeters and AADs do not directly measure altitude or speed, they calculate it based on air pressure data and rates of change of this data that typically has an extreme level of noise (especially where we use them, in freefall and under canopy) fortunately, the CYPRES hardware and software is very sophisticated - what your altimeter experienced was a short transient peak of air pressure variation that it did not deal know what to do with this occurs with all altimeters to some degree, both mechanical and electronic, and has a lot to due with their design, as well as their location and the turbulent air surrounding them I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions Blue Skies - Safe Skydives, Cliff --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Zen, and the art of safety: If you can't trust a rig for a barrel roll, why would you trust it while standing in the door, or during a funneled exit?

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