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The rain has definitely stopped a lot compared to the beginning of the season. In general now we are having 1.5 good jumping days during the weekend (we get clouds or wind or something for half a day.) Bring them out for the tandems, even if the weather does crap out it's a fun place just to hang out! Let me know when you're going to be out this way. Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

I'll be there! Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

stupid job.... Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Sweet Good luck studying for the next one too! Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

vibes from me and the chicken both Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

I usually pull at 3k highest i've pulled was 13k, lowest was around 1800ft - waaay too low (for me at least) anywhere from 2.5k to 4k is comfortable though Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Phew, maybe no one will remember me saying that an inflatable alligator made me his bitch... Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

12/16, I would have better off following that one as well... although I feel bad about the two ladies I thought were shemales, must be really ugly... Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

I think that I was thinking more along the lines of "aaaggghhhghh.....*" Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Well there's skydiving, wind tunnel and beer, how to choose which is the best, hmmm..... I LOVE that pic Here's one from my first jump, nothing like yours, but you can definitely see that "oh sh*t" look and if you look really closely you can see the addiction starting Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

There's nothing that says your 2 point 8 way has to be on your belly.... Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Can the women be topless after dark too? Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

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Let us see it, post some pics! Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Another one of those "got busted laughing out loud at work" moments... LOL Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Hmm, I forget exactly the name of it, but there's some kind of Indian (as in from India) music. I like it, it's really interesting to listen to but it's about as far from the standard Western music that we're all used to listening to as you can get (that I've heard.) Check it out sometime if you get a chance. A good place to hear it is in NYC taxis Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Keep in mind that technically the accuracy requirements state that you have to land in a predeclared area and the peas just makes for a good general target but if you're cutting it close or you just really want that D then.. "I swear, that ditch is where I was aiming for. See? My accuracy was perfect!"... Hmmm, it's Wednesday right? Bah, that's close enough to the weekend, go jump! Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

IMHO I think that the only times that accuracy is dangerous is if you are trying to force yourself to land somewhere (you know, flare 7 feet high and drop yourself onto the target) or if you get target fixation and ignore the traffic pattern around you. I think accuracy is very important (not that you have to do it every time, but you should feel confident that you can) as long as when you practice shooting accuracy you don't try to force yourself to land before the canopy puts you on the ground. I think it's much more dangerous not to be accurate than to practice it. I've had a couple really tight off-field landings where I was very thankful that I work on my accuracy almost every jump. Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

My suggestion (especially jumping at Sebastian) is not to aim for the peas, but pick a different spot for yourself (before jumping of course) not in a congested area and aim for that. That way you can freefall and not have to worry as much about all the traffic. I took a canopy control course with Scott Miller too and his suggestion for learning accuracy is to do just a regular approach (turn onto base at 500ft and final at 300ft) and don't to S turns or anything but see where you actually land even if you totally miss the peas. By doing this you can adjust your pattern and start to get consistent results. If you do S turns or braked turns in the pattern then your pattern is not very accurate and you won't know what to do to change it, make sense? Once you have a fairly accurate pattern (7/10 or so in the peas) then add small S turns or a bit of brakes or some front risers IF you realize you are over shooting or under shooting. Plan out your pattern on the ground first, stick to it, see where you land and then make adjustments. Before you know it you'll be winning all the accuracy comps Hope this helps. Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

You left out jazz too... I guess no one likes us jazz musicians anymore... Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Yeah, we were hoping that Carp would take it, but those guys from the PD factory team managed to come out ahead of him... Tim and Tony looked good too. The day after the comp Tony did a nice 2-way swoop and Tim did one with his skyboard, it was pretty sweet. Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

If I do a hop and pop I prefer 4 - 5K so I can take a few seconds to get a decent opening (like what AggieDave said) and have plenty time to set up over the pond... I've done them from 2K when that was all the altitude that we could get though and they were fine. BTW, I don't think anyone thought you were crazy for jumping out low, it's just that you paid to go to 7K, spend some more time up there when you're paying for it? Now a gator dive is a whole different story.... Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Oh yeah, you should also point your toes in the direction you want to go and drop your heel by 3/4 of an inch... I just use the weight shift to fine tune what I'm doing with the other two inputs, nothing major with it. Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

What works for me is to pull the toggle in the direction you want to canopy to turn, shift your weight in that direction and pull down on the opposite front riser. It's all a balancing act to get it right though. Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com

Ian Bobo got first, not sure of the rest Wind Tunnel and Skydiving Coach http://www.ariperelman.com