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    By watching it? Have you seen accuracy jumpers landing from the same jump run? Why oh, why do they land as they do? Vertical separation? Do you have to make it complicated? You should know well who is counted as the first man down.... Anyway there is always someone spiraling down and setting the direction. You may create a conflict or solve it. Its up to you.
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    It sounds complex and complicated. 1-2 BOCof our student rigs has been modified when AFF has been started in our club. Its quite simple still.
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    Wow! What a nice advice from a HJW! Try this:Skydiving Glossary from DZ.com
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    You may find safer way to prove that Cypres is working. Do you want to test the airbag of your car?
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    Never say never. There is always a plan before boarding. The first down is usually an experienced and responsible jumper who makes the final decision of landing direction. Its is so simple. No more chasing wind socks in light winds.
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    You should be able to land in any direction,but I don't want to be a place where ppl are landing in any and every direction from the same load.
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    Why is a steeper glide a factor? Not sure what you mean by above, but Katana is trimmed for a steeper steady state glide (trimmed nose down). If you find yourself long and are trying to get back while upwind, flatten the glide with rear risers. Doug It matters as much as much time you spend with preparation before hitting breaks or risers.
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    Why is a steeper glide a factor?
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    You may start with filling your skydiving profile.
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    They are very aggressive canopies, very fun to fly, but they can be nasty if you're not on top of your game. One of my friend has badly messed up his ankle with has katana, although he thought he was doing fine with it until that accident, even if I told him that his choice was a bit ambitious. But it culd have been far worse. So, none of us have jumped those. I don't have any opinion about them...... Is telling the marketing material an opinion? Never jumped, because they are very rare in France, and technically I'm not there yet. Plus, i'm a chicken Joke aside, I'm not trying to lecture him, I just think he is putting himself at risk by downsizing and changing planform at the same time. AFAIK Space, Alpha and Cobalt has the same planform. Now What? How about Firebolt? I would say: it depends... I had some jumps on a similar sized Vison, before I started jumping my Cobalt. They are completely different animals. I guess you would use and learn your new wing in good conditions too.
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    Its only 72mm wide as naked.
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    My on opinion is based on the information he gave us: Have you ever had any 2nd class landing? Has anyone told you that you have to upsize ASAP ? Oh yeah, just like Cobalt and Space. Eh Scape is even a student canopy. I'm sorry, I have not tried Katana or Crossfire2. QuoteI think if he wants to stay under a 150, a Sabre 2 would be safer, especially with a WL around 1.6... I would even say that he could have stayed with his Sabre2 170 longer and still learn an awful lot... But it was just my point of view... Sorry if I upset you QuoteWell, Is a PD Navigator a safe canopy? I broke my ankle with that. So that is all about being safe. I'm not upset, do not worry about that part. You answer is missing about jumping Contrail, Cobalt or Viper.
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    Do you know him? Have you seen him flying? What is your expert opinion based on? Any of those faults can be made with even a Sabre2... Have you been jumping a Viper? I have not jumped either. Have you jumped something similar like Contrail or Cobalt? I jump a Cobalt and I'd highly recommend it to anyone with over e.g. 200 jump under WL 1.4, its opening nice, flying great and landing great.
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    Why don't you ask the DZO where you jump about your liabilities?
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    It's really easy. They are floating next to your fingertips. I use my ring and little finger for holding them.
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    Well, it looks like the yellow teflon cable. We use a plastic with a metal cable core for satic lines and for "ripcord" too.
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    I think in this case with or without the weight west is the right question. Ok. I agree if we keep on flying the the same angle.
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    Do you have better place in the low-pull contest? I love my Pilot's opening. I don't think I need a faster opening canopy. I think my Cobalt opens even longer. Its really hard to call it opening shock.
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    What brand are you talking about???
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    Have you tried anything else?
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    What was the original question? So if we are interested in that we have to keep rest of the parameters near constant: wing's size, wing's trim, ....etc If we don't do this the conclusion we got wouldn't be relevant for the question in hand.
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    Apples to oranges? Big round canopy is not an airfoil, those two does not have the same trim. How do you want to compare glide if those canopies has nothing in common? I was flying a formation with a Cobalt loaded 1.6. My wing man used a Sabre loaded
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    Pilot is a tapered, Hurricane is an elliptical canopy. You are comparing apples with oranges.... You might feel that Hurricane has more lift, because that is a more effective wing. It has a down side, it might not be as stable as the Pilot in line twist and more twichy on opening. anyway you should have acceptable landing with the Pilot and proper flaring technique. I'd rather put Cobalt into your list. It opens great and flies great. I have a Pilot 150 and a Cobalt 135. I choose Pilot for WS, because of the wing load, but I would fly a Cobalt with on lower wing load (
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    >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That is because the heavier-loaded canopy is exposed to winds aloft for fewer minutes. On the other end of the scale, a lightly-loaded canopy will travel farther downwind because it is exposed to the winds aloft for more minutes. Think again! Does a boat knows if the water is still or moving? Aircrafts are flying relative to the winds. A canopy is propelled by the gravitational field of the Earth and not the winds.... I might disagree with both of you. Both wind and the motion of the canopy can be described by a magnitude of the motion of the canopy. Higher wing load yields to bigger magnitude. the magnitude of the wind can be considered as much as the magnitude of horizontal projection of the winds. So canopy with the higher wing load covers more ground both ways.
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    You vs. moderators? This has been around countless times. Seach....