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I had some pretty good line twist this weekend on a jump and used this method and it seemed to work.

We have low time jumper looking to by some used gear for her first rig. The rig in question has a cayenne light 210ft2 made by Firebird. Is Firebird still in business, is it supported in the US? Any info would be appreciated. Thanks!

Sorry to hear about the cancelled jump. It would have been memorable. Blue Skies patriots! Thank you.

I would like to make a call to action to USPA, dropzones, and demo organizers to sanction flag jumps everywhere this coming Sunday, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on America. If you have the ability, set aside time that day to make this happen...... because we remember and will never forget. Our dropzone will be doing the jump at 12 noon. Whether you have a big flag or little flag, this is something we need to do.

I love my sabre 2 but it when it enters turbulent air it acordians badly and nearly collapses. I only wingload 1.13 however. Please be aware of this characteristic. I also experience endcell closure but that is never a concern.

Enjoy.

Reserved for the top shelf, like a fine vodka or tequila.

Keep this thread at the top. It is the Redemption Boogie for god's sake!

2 rounds i think then fun jumps with Sandy if he'll have us!

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This could be yours.............

Come join the Kansas State University Parachute for it's 5th Annual 3K Day on Saturday, April 30th. What is 3K Day you may ask? We make as many loads as we can from 3500ft out of our fast climbing Cessna 182 from sunrise to sunset. We have an accuracy contest in 3 classes and have a jump hog award for the most jumps(multi-rigs allowed). Come get your swoop on. End of the day BBQ and fun. Lift ticket $12 FMI see us on Facebook @ KSU Parachute Club aka Skydive K-State or www.skydivekstate.com

I think no matter what size aircraft we are all jumping from we need to communicate our intentions before we board the plane. I.E. the landing pattern, who is going to do a HP landing, who is opening high, size canopies etc. We've gotten a custom to talking about how to load the plane for proper exit order before we jump, now we just need to add to the conversation what people will be doing under canopy and landing. Pretty easy to do when jumping out of a C-182 and might require jumpers to circle up to actually talk and find out a little bit about each other before loading an otter. How many times do you jump on a plane and don't know over half the people on the load or their skill level? Even if you do you still ought to find out what your buddies are going do. Could be a little converation like, "You doing your thing?" "Ya, 270, how bout you?" "Yep 450." On alot of loads half of the plane is tandems anyway(assuming tandems aren't gonna start flying into each other) so it ain't gonna be that hard to get on the same page. In both work and play most performance problems are the result of lack of communication.

Geat answers regarding patterns too! A must listen in my mind.

The bottom of page 12 speaks to airborne reenactments by civilians.

"Remember when Sex was safe and Skydiving was dangerous?"

We had a great day, first load up at 6:50 am. Finished the day at sunset with 66 loads. Ben D. made 23 jumps to win the load hog. Over fifty jumpers participated, good vibes!! good times! JM

Good to know, we'll pass it along to our kids! JM

Will Mr. Douglas fit in the new skydiving Museum? Or parked in front of it at least. JM

Come join us Saturday April 17th in Wamego, Kansas for a day of hop-n-pops from 3.5k for $12. Spin the wheel for a chance at another 1k. Enjoy our roomy and fast climbing(via texas skyways 520) widebody C-182. Perfect day to work on your PRO Rating, swooping, or just log a bunch of jumps. Awards for load hog and medals for stand up accuracy competition. Weather date 4-18-2010. See us on Facebook: KSU Parachute Club aka skydive kstate or our website: skydivekstate.com for updates

May have to change plans also, at least for a day and 1/2. keep me post posted stevio.

Our warning label has a gas mask on it........

Tentative schedule for jumping: Friday-9am, jumping starts as soon as a load can be made. Sat.- 8am Sun.- 9am Looking to be mildly cool. Planes should climb nicely, especially the Wichita plane with the 520 engine!

It's time for the 5th Annual All Kansas Cessna Boogie Oct 16th-18th. This year the Kansas skydiving fleet will meet at KSUPC in Wamego, Ks. There will be at least 2 cessnas on Friday and all 3 cessnas on Saturday. Loads will start flying as soon 4 jumpers show up on Friday. No registration fee. Free meal friday night and Saturday afternoon. Free live entertainment saturday night with local up and coming jumper/singer Aaron Mitchel. Camp if you want, We'll have the hospitaility room for showers at the Simmer Motel again. KSUPC alumni will also be reuniting again this year. For more info go to: kansasskydivingboogie.com, skydivekstate.com, or our facebook page: KSU Parachute Club aka skydive k-state. (just trying to cover all our bases) Blue Skies KSUPC- AC/DZ-SKYDIVE KANSAS

I hate to say it but the drawings took too long to do. I'm sure your voice was shot by the end of the night. I think in the past they tried pulling tickets through out the day. That might shorten up the giveaways. Easy gig for the bands. That is minor however. It was a great time any way you look at it!! Thank God for the great weather again!!