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    Ollie mate check out this post on this very subject, including a post by Stuart Meacock. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    S-fly

    gus replied to SimonM's topic in Wing Suit Flying

    www.flyyourbody.com Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    Old Buckingham? I did my tandem there with Andy Page, are they still using that little Cherokee 6? Well done on your jump
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    Thanks guys for all the opinions, it seems there's no real consensus though. I guess I'll keep experimenting and find what works best for me. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    What are peoples thoughts on watching your canopy as it deploys? A couple of people, more experienced than I, have told me recently that I ought to get out of the habit of watching my canopy deploy. They think that looking up makes you more prone to off heading openings and twists and that it's better to look down and feel the opening through the harness. I like to look up because I like to know what's going on and if I get twists I'd rather they were infront of my head than behind. Thoughts? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I'd definately be interested. I borrowed a similar sounding box from a project at work (results here) but had to give it back . My one request would be to up the sample rate, the box I had was sampling at 10 samples/sec. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I got the same but have no idea what it's about or whether it's legit. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    No! I used to have an Atom 0 with a Spectre 150 in it and that was quite snug enough. A 170 in an 00 is asking alot and even if you shoehorn it in there you're surely risking deforming the container or a whole load of other potential problems. Bottom line is that an 00 is not designed to hold a 170. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I think Robi and Yuri (and others) are approaching 2.5:1 in their wingsuits. 1:1 tracking implies the same horizontal speed as vertical so even if you dropped your fallrate to 80 mph you still need 80 mph of forward speed to get 1:1 - sounds a bit optimistic to me. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    Hey Skylark, I'm there 17th - 21st May with a bunch from Langar and Cark. See you there. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I think it's a good idea but I see the problems people are pointing out. So why not add a "I jump here" button for each dropzone in the listings which would add you to a visible list of dz.commers that jump there. That way you could add yourself to any number of places. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    The bunkhouse or the apartment? Last time I was there (August 2003) a room in the apartment was (I think) 20 Euros a night. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I lent my GTi to a friend and he came back complaining of an involuntary turn. In that case the suit was a little big for him and he thought it was because he couldn't properly tension the wings. I just blamed the pilot! Tonto did you get any video of you in flight? It doesn't take much of an asymmetry to cause a turn.... Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I've found the easiest way is to take the tension off the chest strap by reaching across (with your left hand on a Wings) and pulling the harness together - then use your free hand to open up the chest strap's friction adapter and let it all out. Works a treat for me and makes a big difference. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    A question inspired by this post where Aubrey says he's using a tandem reserve in his (solo) rig..... I thought a TM had once told me that tandem reserves were designed to open slowly (ie 1000+ ft). Is that the case? If so and if you're using one presumably your hard deck needs to be significantly higher than if your reserve was designed to open in 300 ft. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    What about this? People often get paragliding and skydiving confused. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    That's the bit I can't do! Is it just supposed to pull off because I think if I pull any harder I'm going to break either it or me. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    This should be outrageously simple but I can't figure out how to remove the headlight bulb on my 1996 Vauxhall Corsa. There's a black plastic 'wiring connector' (as my Haynes manual calls it) that slides over the three metal prongs at the back of the bulb, the manual just says "unhook and release the ends of the bulb retaining clip and release it from the rear of the light unit" but I can't get it off! Am I just being stupid? Any help would be much appreciated. Alternatively does anyone know of any good car maintenance forums? Thanks, Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    99 main and 126 reserve in my new rig. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    How tight is the closing pin? One of the potential problems with what you're doing is that with the lower volume of a smaller canopy there won't be enough tension on the closing pin to keep it securely closed. There may also be problems associated with using a dbag that's too large for the canopy but I don't really know. Anyone? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    Wanna become a rigger from the bpa mag, August 02. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    I don't mind hearing it - infact I agree. Any time you let anyone else do something to your rig (be it repack the main, repack the reserve or build the harness) you have to accept the chance that they'll do it wrong. If you can't accept it then do it yourself. Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    Rob, I'm still looking for opinions on what problems this packing error may have caused. Any thoughts? Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    You can't be serious . Gus OutpatientsOnline.com
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    And also less chances to fu(k things up...... Gus OutpatientsOnline.com