flyinchicken

Two years is a long time, they survived student status and you were confident they could take over from there. That is where your resposibility ends. Make sure you draw lines or you will be wasting a lot of energy worrying about things you cannot control IMHO Your concerns are exactly why i would never do it though. Thanks to all of you who take on the job and do it well. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

watching for other canopies, stowing my slider, loosening my chest strap enjoying the view =) Basically letting all he fast dudes have the air to themselves. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

Ok I'm going to throw myslef to the wolves. I disagree. Totally. I have had two canopies now and on both I taught myself EVERYTHING I possibly could under both, some who didn't understand what I was doing thought I was an idiot. Well, I CAN avoid an object close to the ground with a flat turn, and I KNOW how fast my canopy will get while doing it. So far the day hasn't come when a building or tree is right in front of me at a low altitude, but I'm ready for it. I think manuvers should be practiced up high first then put yourself out last pull high let everyone land and go for trying a few very GENTLE s turns keeping you canopy flatter(you know how to do this cause you have done it up high) on the second leg and beginning of your final. It is very interesting to see how much speed you do get even from this slight maneuver, and with the ground closer, you get reference. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

hiya Aggie, ok you have COMPLETELY lost me. In my frist post in this thread I gave the order of what I as a small girl under a normal sized canopy(1:1) does to stay out of the way of the faster canopies. During ALL of my proceedures my head is ALWAYS on a swivel and I am much more shy than most about getting my canopy close to anyone else. My hard deck is 2000 ft and i usually unstow my brakes at 2500 and all the fast guys on my load have landed before I even get to that. Leaves me with 3 - 4 canopies to keep my eyes on. Pretty easy to find your place in the landing order in that. I fly a pattern on every jump 1000 - 500 - 250 Pretty boring but I like it that way. So I fail to see the relevence in your statement. If I were under a higher wing loading I would re-evalute forsure. For now this is what I have been doing.

I stear with my risers and my harness. First thing i do when I unstow my brakes is flare. any problems aside from a hung toggle would be in evidence. My turn perp to jump run IS partially a controllability check. As long as I unstow my brakes by 2500ft(I pull at 3500) I have plenty of time to go to ep if the canopy doesn't measure up. 400ft in brakes gives a lil gal Lots of breathing space. And this proceedure keeps me out of the way of all the cool fast swoopin dudes.

ok, so question, I learned that my 1;1 makes me one of the 3-4 slowest canopies coming down(aside from students). I have come up with a set of Lp's(landing proceedures) that I do on every jump...... 1.In the plane ask everyone around me thier wing loading, opening altitude, and dive plan. I then re-asses my exit order. 2. On opening I immediately look around and then turn my canopy perpendicular to jump run. I remain in brakes, while I stow my slider, loosen my chest strap and check my canopy, all the time WATCHING for hot rod camera guys to get past me. I remain in brakes until ALL the faster canopies have past me. 3 unstow my brakes go into landing pattern. Question, should I be unstowing my brakes and heading to the holding area, instead of making myself slower further away from the dz so that the speedy guys can zoom in before i even get close? Would these proceedures get confusing for jumpers with faster canopies, who only spent 75 jumps loaded 1;1(don't all get huffy, guys downsize wayyyy too fast ALL the time)? Just wondering if there is anything I'm NOT considering.

I fully believe this statement. It is why I refuse to become skydiving instructor under any capacity and why I refer every new jumper to the most experienced on the dz. If I WERE an instructor and a student of mine hurt themselves, I would feel responsible. As a teacher it IS your responsibility to recognize when you aren't getting through to a student and to send them to a new instructor. I teach my craft and every one of my proteges(except one who walked out on the job) has become the busiest and the best in our field. Teaching is a humbling experience and those that do not think so aren't doing it well. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

Hmmmmm mental note to self.........." no posting after a 14 hour day of running your ass off followed by a few glasses of wine" If anyone is headed to Perris TODAY(please ignor drunken doppleganger's post above) I could use a ride from downtown LA. I can help out with gas and conversation. Cheers "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

HI, My name is Gen and I live downtown LA. I am looking for someone who is travelling to and from downtown to Perris or Elsinore on Marh 12th. Please pm me if you can give me a lift. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

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Man that is what this sport is about. Happiness! "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

Nice Tonto! "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

Thnx Tom shoulda known it would be you.

HI, I am Not a base jumper as of yet. I am VERY interested in the different safety aspects of skydiving gear versus Base gear. Can someone explain slider progression to me in very basic(dummy) terms? Ie....slider, large to small, webbed, no slider, with the approximate height of a jump added. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

AAAaaaaakkkkkkkkkkkkkk! I miss her ok. I haven't been on for a long time so I drunkenly thought I could say hi to a dead person. In the way I always chatted with her. I didn't consider for one second what it would do to those closer to her in whom the loss must run much deeper. I'm sorry I won't do it again. I'm sure I will never make a friend that had come to mean that much to me through a bunch of posts on a website again. So I'm thinking I can make good on that one. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

I miss you GFD. http://www.myspace.com/flailingchicken "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

I would jump anytime I got the chance. That said, there is something about staring out at the sunset on lakes Erie on my head.

LOL A friend sent this to me after he met my two Cornish Rex HELLIONS! I have monsters for cats but I luv em to death. Excerpts from a Dog's Daily Diary: 7:00 am - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVOURITE! 9:30 am - OH BOY! A CAR RIDE! MY FAVOURITE! 10:30 am - OH BOY! A WALK! MY FAVOURITE! 12:30 pm - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVOURITE! 1:00 pm - OH BOY! THE YARD! MY FAVOURITE! 4:00 pm - OH BOY! THE KIDS! MY FAVOURITE! 5:00 pm - OH BOY! DOG FOOD! MY FAVOURITE! 7:00 pm - OH BOY! PLAYING BALL! MY FAVOURITE! 9:30 pm - OH BOY! SLEEPING ON MASTER'S BED! MY FAVOURITE! Excerpts from a Cat's Daily Diary: DAY 183 OF MY CAPTIVITY...My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I am forced to eat dry cereal. Pricks. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another house plant. Today my attempt to kill my captors, by weaving around their feet while they were walking, almost succeeded; must try this at the top of the stairs next time. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile bastards, I again induced myself to vomit on their favourite chair. Note - to - self: I think I'll try crapping under their bed, too. Wonder how long it'll take them to find it? Decapitated a mouse and brought them the headless body, to make them aware of what I am capable of, and to try to strike fear into their hearts. They only cooed and condescended about what a good little cat I was. Damn! Not working according to plan. There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary throughout the event. However, I could hear the noise and smell the food. More importantly I overheard that my confinement was due to MY power of "ellergeez". Must learn what the Hell this is and how to use it to my advantage. I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a bloody half-wit. The bird, on the other hand, appears to have become an informant, and speaks with them regularly. I am certain he reports my every move. Due to his current placement in the metal room, his safety is preserved. But I can wait; it's only a matter of time...little bastard.

sometimes I need a good....I mean I got a good spanking. I always deserve....d it though. Seriously I think the world isn't all flowers and kisses like everyone thinks children should experience it. Maybe a little paddle on the bottom when they do something wrong, begins to teach them that all actions have consequences. Sometimes they can make ur bottom sting a little. I'm not talking about beating the little buggers black and blue. A couple paddles to the bottom can't hurt anything but pride. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

http://www.dreammoods.com/ A good site to check it out on.

66% I can't get f or k. I must be f#@ked. "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

Done it more times than I can count and NEVER had a problem.

I was just talking about that with a gf of mine. Her and her bf broke up and she moved out and into the apt upstairs. They are now together and very happy. lmao "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman

Hmmmm the squaking part fits.................... Congratulations! You are suffering from Genosis. Cause: viral Symptoms: squawking, hissing, receding gums Cure: exercise "Diligent observation leads to pure abstraction". Lari Pittman