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Hey Hellian, I was wondering who this was after the England and Emphforia(sp) DZ post. Anyway, if I were you, check out Paraquip and see if that compares. If there is no price, then e-mail Steve. He is my gear guy at our DZ and sells things cheap. Good luck buddy!! -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

I agree. I am done being a part of all this negativity lately. It seems that since HH has been gone, we've all been a little hasty with each other. I, for one, am done. From now on, if I wanna flame someone, I'll just do it verbally to the screen. I really am sorry for writing dumb stuff lately (esp to "postingwhore"....

I think it is pretty damn affectionate!! It makes me all warm inside when I see it. "SIS"......Oooooh!!!

Hey all......my bro told me about this song. It is called "Because I Was High" If you have not heard it, you can download it from my FTP site. Here is the address: ftp://65.31.51.228 Just download the song. It is about 4.3MB and it is in mp3 format. It is hilarious!!

I know monk.....I just like the small size on my hand. I have had Alti II's and FT-50's on my hand and like the smaller size of the Alti III.

I didn't think that 1/8 in. would make something 10X easier to read. If you need something bigger than an Alti III to read in freefall, you should get your eyes examined. Not saying the 50 is bad, but the alti is great BECAUSE it is small. It fits great on your hand. Doesn't feel like you have a clock face on. Love my Alti III!!!

Yeah, and I hope that HH checks out the IP address and boots the user. I get so SICK of checking the forums and seeing like 200 new and 170 are him typing numbers. GET A LIFE, WHORE!!! -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

I assume you are talking about Skydive Chicago. I think that sunshine jumps there. Also, Wildblue and Phreezone go there on a regular basis. Wildblue's girlfriend jumps at SDC all the time. Ummm.....when I get my license, I'm sure I'll be going there with them sometimes. If you head East to Richmond or SGC, let someone know and we'll catch up with you. Blues... -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

Hey Viking.....good lucky today and I hope that you can handle the low jump. Let me know how low you got out. Trust me, it is freaky, but it is AWESOME at the same time. A full report is expected tonight!!

Damn brother!! I sure wish I had consistant 25,000' exit points. I sure envy you Spectre and dont know now if you should retire if this is what you do a lot. Either way, I sure am glad that you can do this a lot and gain experience that you are willing to pass on to us newbies. Blue ones, Brandon (eagerly awating a reply to the Safire

Hey Spectre....thank you very much for taking the time to reply to my message. Here are some answers in regards to your concerns and then some: Yes, I am absolutely going to just as much as possible during the winter. Both of the DZs I jump at are open during the winter months, albeit a little slower, however they are open. I dont want to (nor do I think i can) stop jumping until spring. Also, because my wife and I are going south in Feb/March to jump at Atlanta, Pensacola, Deland, and possibly Z-hills. Skydiving is something that I am going to make part of my career in the future. (Teach for 9 months...instruct for 3 and during weekends.) I have not jumped a Safire yet, however I will be jumping my ass off in two weeks at the Richmond boogie. The gear guy at our DZ is the largest demo center for Icarus and he has tons of mains with Safire in many sizes. He said that we could fly those, downsizing as we go, until our new canopies came in. This way, giving us a time to downsize instead of jumping into something that is too fast. Absolutely!! However, I also believe that how fast you can downsize depends on your learning curve and how agressive you want to fly your canopy and fast you want to learn your canopy. For instance, my wife and I both are using 220 Raiders still. However, I out-weigh her by a good 70 pounds. Obviously, it is going to fly better for me than it will for her, so I get more performance out of it. Everytime I come in for a landing I make a 90 left and get a little surf from it. However, she FINALLY made a landing on her feet this past Sunday. I guess what I am trying to say is that in my measly 16 jumps, I have gone from landing the Manta on my ass to trying to surf the Raider. Whereas she (and many others I've seen) are still landing the same canopy as if they are on their first jump still. I talked to my gear guy yesterday afternoon about what I should get. He is an AFF JM/I, TM, master rigger with about 5500+ jumps. He has been with me on my jumps for about 1/2 the time and knows what I can do in the air and how I fly my canopy. Hell, a couple times, I beat my JM to the ground. Anyway, we were talking and he said that by seeing how I fly my canopy (trying to learn hard) and how much I get down there to jump (every other weekend for 3 days and then trying for days in between), he would recommend that I order a 169. So, after I demo what kind of canopy I like, I can order this and use his canopies to downsize to it. I would have about a month, right? (What is the custom order time??) This would give me about 8 full jumping days. And my jumping days consist of me continually trying to get on loads. And, at the boogie, I'll be trying out all the new gear we'll be getting as demos. I'll be there jumping straight for 5 days. So, he says that a 169 would be a good one to start of with. And, I dont see why he would try to steer me wrong because he wont make more by putting me on a 169 instead of a 189 or 219, right? Spectre, I dont mean to belittle what you have said. Trust me, all that you write is going straight to my decision making lobe through my thick skull. Please tell me what you think now that I have given you more details. I am now (and will be even more) staying a highly proficient skydiver and wont quit due to weather. Thank you very much and I look forward to reading your response. Blues!! -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

Hey Spectre, I have a question for you. I gather that you are pretty proficient on canopies and need your opinion. I have 16 jumps right now and have been flying a Raider 220 since my 3rd jump. I have stood-up every landing within a 30m range of my target. I load the 220 at 1.05:1. I am going to be ordering a new canopy within the next couple of weeks. Here is the question. If I would order a 169 Safire (loaded at 1.29:1), would this be too much for me to handle? I will be jumping my ass off at the boogie and during the weekends. Since I will have my own gear, having $$$ to jump will not really be an issue and neither will time. Before I get my canopy, I will be ablet to use all the canopies in between for as long as I want to get used to them and get some good experience with zero-p. My thinking is that since I'll be able to downsize slowly, I can learn how the canopy flies and adjust my flying style to that. I will also be loosing some weight which will even lower the load rating, making it less responsive, etc. Can you please comment on what you think about this?? Thanks!!!

Yeah....and noone likes clicking on a thread, waiting for it to download, and see that it is just someone trying to run their posts up. Especially like that bastard "PostingWhore". What an annoying shit. -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

How would I know?? Yeah, there are some pretty fly places down in Cincy that I would recommend you going to. My wife isn't into that, but I am sure some of the other guys wouldn't mind going. BTW, the girls there are HOT. Let me know when you decide to head to Ohio and I'll plan it out with Phree and Wildblue as to when I'll be there!!

Jeez....you are lucky!! In Columbus, the Hooters I went to had a bunch of ugly 30+ year old women with small boobs and small beer bellies. Dont get me wrong ladies, I dont think that once you hit 30 you aren't hot enough to work at Hooters, but you notice I said "UGLY". I think women are like a fine bottle of wine....once you pop the cork, you need to get it quickly. Oh wait!! Wrong one.......uh....... -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

I think has something to do with the people involved, not the marriage itself. Hmm...."operator error"?? I love my marriage. However, I dont have to worry because I'm not married to a whuffo. I guess those are easier to turn sour. I wouldn't wish marrying a whuffo on anyone, but if you can find a person of the opposite sex who loves you and loves to skydive (in no particular order), than I say "COMMENCE WITH THE FESTIVITIES!!!". Just my .03. -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

LOL@Aviatrr!!! Dutchboy.....dont you get your own Kind Air or the like, somewhat akin to a certain someone who is going to retire and get a frikken PLANE???

No kidding. Tell me about it. It is like a treasure hunt every time. Here??.......No..........Here??.......No......Damnit, I give up. Ah well...... Were you talking about me???? -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

Well Mike....I sure hope that this doesn't happen to you the next time you try to demo a Cobalt. Maybe you should try to work with them one more time for your other rig you are getting (you lucky bastard

*SNORE* I didn't even bother to read this thread. *SNORE* I have had more fun watching paint dry or grass grow. Baseball is the most boring sport in the world......just under WWF wrestling (or is that stupid??). Either way.... -------------- Drop on in...leave a message

Grrrrrrr, Pammi........VERY, Grrrrrrrrrrrr....

sounds more like good advice than anything

I dont think he's talking about going low on a 4-way.

Hey all.....i was reading the message boards from the WFFC website and came across this which was in a story. It was so true and powerful. I like it: ...those who don't skydive will find it difficult to understand the mindset of people who participate in the sport. Many of them consider it a way of life, a religion. If you miss a par putt, you go to the next hole and try again. If you double fault, you either lose the point or you hit another serve. If you mess up in skydiving, you die. -Rodney Hart Anyone else have good quotes like this you want to share??

That would be awesome to wear the camera helmet around a party with it on. You could surely get some good footage. If so, post it!! -------------- Drop on in...leave a message