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I thought I said "do not roll the nose" The labels do suck and wear out to soon. Then I do not jump it for the label. Blue Skies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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The hornet can be brisk at times. I found that if you do not roll the nose, just jently push it back and make sure that your slider is right up you should not have any problems. It's a great canopy. Blue skies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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I am happy to comment. 1st absolute value for money. The Vortex rig is fantastic and free-fly save. Bought mine from manny@icarus.co.za for $850 with all the bells ect. I have a hurricane 135, fully elliptical. Consistant soft on-heading openings. Great flare and soft riser pressure. All round a good package. The openings are so soft on mine that the slider does not even come over my soft links. The only problem is that a custom rig will take you 12 - 14 weeks, but well worth it if you can wait. The hurricane is definately not a canopy for a beginner. Cheers " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Hand switch for me. Page 2 of the Kama Sutra " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Hi Plucky Contact a guy calles Manny at Icarus, he is an agent for Chute shop and will gladly assist you. manny @icarus.co.za Tel #27 11 452 8858 Cheers " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Ditto, ditto and so say all of us " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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The one thing that makes a diffirence is your angle of camera set-up. I am ok if I am shooting higher and at the same level than the tandem. I realy need to use my wings when I go lower because of the high angle I need to keep my head at to ensure the tandem stays in frame. This allows all the "air" to escape and can induce a backslide as well. Got used to it now but it did give some problems in beginning. Cheers " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Great pics Josh. Curious as to what lense you used. " That's not flying, that's just falling with style" - Woody, Toy Story Tallies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Try Manny at Icarus, he will have a custom canopy ready within 4 - 6 weeks. manny@icarus.co.za Blue Skies Tallies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Need Some help with the still set-up. My normal lense is a Sigma AF. I recently put on a Tamron 24mm MF lense. With no film in camera the shutter release works fine, after I put a film in the camera the shutter would just not release. I have tried this a few times with and without film and the results were the same. Any Ideas? " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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LOOOOVE Mine. Good fit and I managed to get an audible in each side of the helmet. Flat side and top makes for easy mounting. Just out of interest, why do you want to change? Blue Skies Tallies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Phreezone, I am looking at the narrow container that I sometimes use as a back-up rig. It is TSO'd for the States. TSO C23c. The rig has been around for the past 12 years. If you look after the Velcro and can live without the options it makes a safe rig for flat end freeflying. It is a budget rig though and IMHO the Chute shop Vortex 11 container is a much better buy at a very good price. Much like the Javeline and Wings container $850 with full options. " It is not flying, just a sofisticated way of falling" -ANO- " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Try the PISA website www.pisa.co.za They are the manufacturers of the Hornet. " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Glad you are OK. I had my first cut-away on my 5 sec delay back in 1987 and can still remember it clearly. This once again highlites how important a good arch and stable position before deployment is. Sounds like you have gone headdown as well. Remember to look up at that plane. Last but not least get back in that plane as soon as possible Safe dives " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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The ZP was manufactured by Chute Shop in South Africa. It was replaced by the ZP Exec about 2 years ago. It is a nine cell square. If I am correct the canopy was first produced 1990 , a comparison to the Sabre with better openings. Many people jumped it in South Africa and it was considered a "hot" canopy in its days. The glide is steeper than than some of its peers of the time, something to consider if you had a long spot. They sell second hand for +/- $ 300 in South Africa. I would rather save up and go for the Hornet or the new ZP Exec. Just my 2cents worth. PS If you cannot flare a ZP change the canopy pilot or put him back on a student canopy. " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Hi That used to be the site for the UK distributor of Chute Shop products. It has not worked for several months now. Blue Skies Tallies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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If the Vortex you refer to is the Container from Chute Shop in South Africa you can contact them at: Phone (#27 31)304-8038 Fax (#27 31)304-8082 Email Address chute@mweb.co.za Good Luck " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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The canopy is still new.98 jumps Cheers " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Can anybody provide some input as to how they pack this canopy ( Hurricane 135). I load it at 1.49. I had great openings in the beginning but of late it tends to search more for a heading and often tends to open off heading sometimes as much as 180 degrees. My body position during deployment and opening is fine. Any input much appreciated Blue Skies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Try www.groundrush.com They have many links to manufacturers and suppliers. I think that www.paragear.com have them in stock. Cheers Tallies " You have never lived until you've almost died, and for those who has experienced it, life has a flavour the protected would never understand"
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Experienced Camera Man - Whats your ideal set up
puffdaddy replied to bogwarrior's topic in Photography and Video
I recently changed to a Bonehead Optik. Very comfortable with extra inserts to adjust to your size. I have a PC 9 on a side mount and a Canon EOS 300 for a still on the flat top. It also has space for two audible. Just measure your head, I bought mine from Square 1 and the service was excellent. You can also bake the helmet to re-size it if you want. There are various types of side mounts available, c-bracket, L-bracket or D-box. I believe that the camera on you picture is one that sky-systems developed or changed to suit skydiving. I know of a few people that had problems with theirs and if you are going to take good quality pictures i would rather go with a good 35 mm SLR and a 24 to 28 mm lense. Good luck and blue skies. -
Hi Groper Saudi is in the process of opening a dropzone. Untill then come and join us here in Dubai if you need some fresh air.
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Contact Manny at manny@icarus.co.za Cheers Tallies
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Hi Bill Have to agree with you there. Flying with some brakes makes a lot of difference to how the canopy reacts. A common thing tought to paraglider pilots in strong turbulence is to apply some brakes to keep the cell pressure up in the canopy. In one of the other post here Polarbear indicated that this sounded counter intuitive him. Just think about a situation of end-cell closure. You do deep pumps on the brakes to re-inflate the cells. That action is pressurizing the canopy. With modern canopies I believe that hands -up flying and the correct wing loading makes the difference.
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Just my few cents worth. Is it not the hours and the skills of the pilot that should be in question here. I know of many Comm and ATP rated pilots that crashed and burned. So who will fly the skydivers now? I just think that we should not jump to conclusions to soon. BTW Chris thanks for a good diverdriver site.