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Are you serious or just joking around? You do know who John LeBlanc is? He's like, um, the dude who answers the phone for Icarus right? Am I close?

John LeBlanc begs to differ: http://www.dropzone.com/forum/Skydiving_Disciplines_C3/Swooping_and_Canopy_Control_F4/Canopy_Aerobatics_P112305/#112255 No question, a poorly executed attempt at a barrel roll can end badly. _Am What the fuck does that guy know about parachute flight?

In that case... Fucking awesome.

Other than the gut reaction that those have to be photoshopped..... What is the minimum control speed on of of those jets?

Chris rock agrees.

That's just the longest sentence...

Bill's and my posts were basically addressing the post where someone said, "The risers go with the rig. Period. " There's no argument that risers are part of a complete container system, and that you should receive appropriate risers when you buy any container, new or used. And, as you say, a new canopy does not come with risers. Bill's and my posts only meant to clarify that risers often stick with the canopy in the meantime - that it is not usually a safety issue that they often go along with the canopy except in the cases of permanent transfer of equipment. The OP of this whole thread was really not too clear about the terms of this particular equipment mixing and matching. Some quickly started saying that the rigger had done something wrong. But, depending on the whole story, the rigger might well have done just fine. Gotcha. I wasn't trying to be a prick, but old habits are hard to break. Agreed with you 100%.

When did the canopy companies start providing risers with canopy purchases? Must be news to me. He means that once a canopy is on risers, the risers will often move with the canopy, especially if it is a temporary move. For example, all the PD demo canopies come on risers. You don't mess with those risers if you don't absolutely need to. You just take your main, with the risers, off the rig, and hook up the demo main, with the risers it is on. Same thing will often/usually happen when a couple of friends are swapping canopies to get some test jumps. Yes, I know what you mean. Rental, demo, borrowing from a buddy, etc I wouldn't think of taking the risres off unless I want to use my own. Most of the time I do switch out the demo risers for my own due to a 2-4" difference in riser length. However, the point I was trying to make it that when you buy a new sport canopy it does not come with risers. When you sell the canopy, the risers don't go with it, but stay with the harness/container instead.

When did the canopy companies start providing risers with canopy purchases? Must be news to me.

Sure it's possible. I have only seen it done on video of a highly loaded smaller canopy - after a speed inducing dive the pilot made an aggressive move and completed a barrel roll. I can imagine if not donw quickly enough or with enough speed one could fall into the lines.

This guy needs them. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7klHaSfQ5Ds&feature=player_embedded /yes I know it is a base video....wonder what he was thinking...

The horror.

Better yet. Don't use internet explorer.

So get the tool for the job. Something like a Saf2, Sab2, even a XF2 would all be good choices. A Katana is still trimmed rather steeply (on par with the velo, if not the same, if my memory serves me) and will lose altitude rapidly in full flight alone. If you aren't going to swoop the thing, why get a canopy that even at lighter WL can still have the complications of the more highly loaded ellipticals? The openings on my 150 at 1.6 were sporty. Also, not exactly a canopy I would say that has a lot of "get home" from a long spot if you get hung out doing tandem video, I mean it can, but you're working more than the other canopies discussed. Good, soft openings, stable, yet still with some zip to it....sounds like the XF2 169 I had, but I loaded a little heavier at 1.4ish. jmho, worth about what you paid for it.

So keep this wing and go get some good canopy specific coaching. You'll learn things you didn;t know you didn;t know about parachute flight.

Well, after just recently going through this, one of the reasons that he may want to get a life insurance policy now is to lock in his ability to be insured. I have no dependents, so if I eat it tomorrow, then that money will go to mom and dad. However, what I did was a term80 that can be converted at ANY time to whole life without another questionnaire or exam. If I develop diabetes, cancer, etc, that would disqualify me or make my rates astronomical, then too bad, so sad, I don't have to go through anything and they are stuck with me. I do pay a premium for jumping though, even though the underwriting questions are fairly stupid. However, I consider swooping to be much more dangerous than RW, so I just kept my mouth shut on that part.

Soccer right? That's the game where a bunch of pansies run around and one falls down crying if another player looks at him wrong? Did I get the right game?

...and razors, nuthin' like waking up to 1/2 a mustache and no eyebrows! We sewed a guy to a couch one night with a rigger's kit. Quite amusing.

I would say leave it up. No sour grapes, but that people can see that he is still ok to do business with, and willing to personally handle hiccups along the way.

Probing and testing for response times, procedures, etc?

I have NO idea what you mean. /Big props to Fastrax, would love to be skilled for demos like that //Just a little friendly ribbing, before someone tries to climb up my ass

Nice. Bigger balls than me with the winds this area was having today.

Anyone know who these guys were?

Okay, whatever, but every fucked-up wedding is the woman's fault. You never see the guy pushing that crap over the top like that. No, but you will see the future Mother-In-Law doing it, particularly those without daughters. I have friends that have just handed over wedding plans to their future MIL to keep them happy, as the brides really didn't care all that much and just wanted to be married. Fine. Change it from the woman's fault to A woman's fault.

That's my argument against marriage. I don't need a legal contract brought into a relationship. Especially not a contract so skewed against me.