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You sure about that? I have heard that Rigging Innovations puts padding on the Voodoo when you install a smaller main than the one the container is made for. Heard that from a rigger who took his course there. I think if you ask the manufacturer to install the padding there would not be no problem with it. I believe that is exactly right, but wouldn't the manufacturer installing the padding be close to, well, manufactured specs???? lol I meant in the form of trying to juryrig padding to go out the door, not necessarily rigger type modifications. My assumptions would be any senior/master rigger qualified to work on containers would be able to straighten this out.... then again, and I'm proabably going to say this for at least another ten years, I don't know shit. thats what I'm here for to hear from those that do peace jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

This is the plane that captivated me at childhood. This is the plane that continues to fill me with awe. I want to get my pilots license I'm working on my Skydivers license Being in the air, has happened in my life, because my first pic of this plane when I was a kid. To cool for words. peace, jjf i was born in a crossfire hurricane It's a gas, gas, gas...

Bill, thanks so much man for your comments, this is exactly the kind of thing that I was looking for. I've heard the comment before regarding the chute fitting the container properly as well as hearing many say that padding the container is not a good thing. Of course, at this phase of my Skydiving career, I have no idea, however, it is very interesting to learn the dynamics of what is happening... I aim to learn everything I can about malfunctions. It's important to me to be able to handle them properly, as well as do everything I can (both in packing and deployment) to avoid them. I find it interesting that out of all the replys here, yours was the most extensive (which means there is obviously more to say about the subject) and, I noticed from your profile, that you are into BASE. It would seem to me, that BASE jumpers pay specific attention to mals and how to avoid them, considering there is such a short time to respond. I would think you would do everything you could to avoid a mal at such a low low low altitude... Peace out, thanks for all your help, jjf it's a gas, gas, gas It's a gas, gas, gas...

Cool, will do. But I get it, I know that anything malfunctions. I just wanted to know if there were certain combinations, or types of canopies that seemed more "Prone" to malfunctions... just tossin it out there to see what comes back... I would think that chutes like manta's tend to less, considering the amount of reserve rides students tend to take (very very low at our dz). also considering students should tend to have probably worse body positions then accomplished divers (overall I would think) considering they are still learning... anyhow, just tossing it out there to hear the opinions jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ok, good point, it's obvious huh, I have no life! (when I'm not in the air) jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Good one, yeah, I agree, only problem there is "on the ground" sucks! lol Gotta be in the air, if you wanna dance. jjf no malfunction for me today, thank you though, pass me some more of those taters! It's a gas, gas, gas...

WELL, THAT QUESTION MUST"VE SUCKED! It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ok, so, I have to say, I enjoyed the shit out of the Malfunction posts (not literally, figuratively, ok?).... So, as a newbie just getting rolling, I'm curious, from all of you, what canopy/container combinations have you seen that are the most prone to crappy openings, resulting in malfunctions? Are they ellipticals? Zero Por's? Are is it more than that, is it many different things that cause them to be more prone to opening into balls of snot as opposed to the pretty, tame, Manta's that greenhorns like I are jumping.... ? Anyone ? What chute have you hated the most, better yet, you may have bought one, jumped it for a couple months, and said "THis has got to go" because it's such a piece of crap.... lol jjf IT OPENED!!!!! 11 jumps, no mals yet, oooh kinda creepy, makes me a little nervous :-) It's a gas, gas, gas...

HA!!!! Me too!!!! When I posted that I couldn't quit looking at it for days. Put it on my desktop at work.... So cool, if anyone finds out which it is, shout, so I can update the facts on it. I will as well if I find out. jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ohh damnit, I'm jealous, just saw my first pic of a horny gorilla the other day. Prior to, had no idea what the hell was up with that. Now I can say though.... I WANNA DO A HORNY GORILLA!!!!!! peace out, jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Yeah, good point exactly. You are correct, to each his own. It's real easy to solve the worlds problems, now If I could only solve min :-) It's a gas, gas, gas...

Now see, that's just wrong. I go back, read the entire damn thing.... And find out those breast already have luvin. Why would anyone want to just blindly turn the world on like that when they are already taken? HeHehe, shit Pammi, you get even more points for that you evil woman you!!! It's a gas, gas, gas...

Ok Jessica, that's just enough. Pammi and the breast fondle already has me hot. But you've just pushed it over the top...... Damn, it's good to be a man sometimes... Oh, and I am a lesbian. I discovered it around 8 years old. Haven't recovered since. Nice breast Pammi, looks to me like it needs some luv It's a gas, gas, gas...

apologies Dave, missed the "it isn't offered here" statement. btw: it wasn't offered where I jumped either. i now jump somewhere else. if that's not possible, stick with it, keep fighting, as skybytch says, practice it everywhere, you will get it. jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Exactumundo, I agree. You are correct. I'm sure there are plenty of people who love static line (can anyone ring in here?) and was very good at it. That's why I put all the disclaimers in. I hated it, I'm not a freaking wing walker (yet, maybe soon though!) and I hated every aspect of it. I sucked at the hop n pop. I hopped, freaked, blew the arch (hell, never had one in the first place) and screwed the whole thing up. However, you are correct, each program has it's strengths, I just think AFF is way better... I'm just a snot nosed wannabe still though :-) jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

ROCKNROLL!!!!! BiG Congrats Jeff! Definitly deserves much beer (your buyin of course!!!). To Cool jjf i was found, i was washed up and left for days... It's a gas, gas, gas...

I hear you Angela, it's hard to say, I know that I am seriously havin a blast. SO COOL! New Gear Phase!!! I've already started lookin, though it will no doubt be a while before I buy. Give me a shout and let me know what ya get for your first rig if you remember too. SO many choices!!! Fly Well, Jack It's a gas, gas, gas...

I don't like giving advice cuz I'm still a big newbie. But I have to tell you. I SUCKED AT STATIC LINE YEARS AGO. I QUIT IN FACT. AFF rocks. More time to relax a bit before pull time, your instructors will help put you "in the groove" and get the hang of flying on your first dive... So, don't take my word for it, cuz I don't know shit. But I'll tell you this. I blew static line. I'm going for level IV AFF this Friday and so far I've made each level on the first try. This is not a boast for me, it's a boast for the program. I'll probably get in big shit from the vet's for saying this, but I think static line is a program who's time is done.... IN closing though the vets will also probably tell you I don't know shit, and there, they would be right!!!!

Your going to, just like his dad, he is definitly a one hit wonder. Ashcroft too for that matter, he scares the hell out of his own people. That said, I've never been hardline anything, they both have done good things too, they just need to take a frickin valium or something and calm down... In the words of my father, if Hoover were in, this shit would've never happened. Well, the other thing is Hoover was just as scary, but he didn't run his trap as much and scare the shit outta the children. It's all good though, cuz like I said, they are out like a bad light bulb. Mark my words... jjf It's a gas, gas, gas...

Oh Yeah, it just seems to get better and better and bettter..... Kinda like bein young again and discoverin sex....... So many things to do, so little time ROCK ON!!! jjf gas,gas,gas It's a gas, gas, gas...

One thing VonSanta, one thing first, Slartibartfast designs the best fijords there are.... next, ohhhhh you are so right, oooh Jelly Donut... Hell Yes. I wanna head down, I wanna fly real frickin fast, and I wanna orbit..... Spaceball anyone? 42 Man 42 jjf i fell down, to my knees and I started to pray... It's a gas, gas, gas...

Now that's no fun, but your right, you lived and that's the good part (isn't it always?)... I tanked my second freefall years ago (eight to be exact) from a cessna at 5k. I was supposed to hop-n-pop, instead I hopped and FREAKED. Low altitude scared the shit outta me, I HATE HANGIN OFF THE CESSNA!!! Anyhow, I freaked, went fetal (in my head I'm thinking, jeez, ya freak, relax) fell for about 3,000 kept trying to flatten out and fly right, finally did, opened about 1800, damn near smacked! TEMPORAL DISTORTION COMPLETELY... Anyhow, long story short, I made it, I hate Cessna's, I hate static line (I'm not a damn wing walker, I'm a skydiver) and I love our Twin Otter (real plane) and AFF Kicks major ass, I can actually fly fairly good at this point for a greenhorn... :-) Anyway, too much babblin, stick in there, try again!!! If I can fly anyone can. jjf it's a gas It's a gas, gas, gas...

I hear you, Level IV this friday, and I've already read the level V objectives. I wanna 360 I wanna somersault I wanna delta I finally saw one the other day, so now I can say... I wanna do a horny gorilla!!! Man, sometimes, life is good, and sometimes, it's even better. jjf I've got gas gas gas... It's a gas, gas, gas...

CONGRATS!!!! I can't wait for my A. And I'm with you, I can see a growth period here for me. It is amazing that whuffo's don't get it at all.... no sense in tryin to evangelize em either. Other thing, I've been freaky crazy my whole life, never really "fit" anywhere. Everything is forced. I fit at the dropzone, skydiving fit's me. If that isn't to cool for words, I don't know what is!!! BlueSkies FreakyFlyGirl jjf I was born in a crossfire hurricane... It's a gas, gas, gas...

>I hear you man! I just did Level II (finally got that guy off my back >>My problem is that coworkers and friends know I'm doing this and can't seem to help themselves repeatedly asking "How did it go?" HA, what's startin to irritate me is they keep askin when I'm gonna die, and I'm like, "get over it" no plans soon, what makes you think you won't go before me? >So of course, I answer them, in great detail, in painstaking and minute, millisecond-by-millisecond detail. I usually stop when their eyes glaze over or they punch me in the mouth but WHY DO THEY ASK? Me too, trying to learn how to nod and smile and say "It was great" and leave it at that... >When I did my 1st Tandem I went with a buddy who had jumped just once. It turned out I got to fly but we ran out of day so he was grounded. It sucked being him but at least he had the experience to understand why I didn't shut my mouth ONCE for the 2-hour ride home. If he hadn't jumped before I'm sure he would have killed me before the first hour was up. You just cannot describe this to anyone who hasn't done it. >How are you doing at estimating cloud and plane altitudes. I'm constantly guessing and have no idea if I'm even close. Not bad, still alot of work, I've been watchin the altimeter at 2500, 5000, 10000 feet and comparin it with the ground... workin good, but got a long way to go. >I really need to get through AFF courses so I can finally just jump and fall. Tandem II and AFF II were cool but they make you DO THINGS! I want to just experience the fall without the little dance-script playing out in my head. I know... I know... We HAVE to learn this stuff. But I want to FLY - not work! I agree, completely, however, read TaeKwonDoDo's response to this, and how much fun docking is, sounds way cool, and of course we need much more training for that... >Funny. I did almost wreck last night driving home from the DZ. I just couldn't concentrate and the road was winding, etc... >My jump went well. JM1 said "text book exit - don't change a thing.". I got no hand signals at all and was done with my "tasks" by 8,500 and got a 2,500ft ride. (Not enough! Noth enough!). I did alright under canopy but I forgot to clear my ears and could barely hear the radio. Plus ground control changed my landing zone because my father (who was at the DZ to do Tandem I) wanted to photograph me landing. I flared out perfectly and was going to do a walk-in landing on my first try RIGHT IN FRONT OF EVERYONE when the ground control guy yelled "PLF! PLF!". So I tucked and rolled with no idea why I was being asked to. Turns out I was flying right next to a ditch and he didn't want me breaking an ankle or anything. Damn! It was going to be so cool to stand up on my first try. Oh well. (Not nearly so bad as my Dad pulling at 12,500 on Tandem I - he got confused when the JM tapped him to arch and pulled instead. Nice 13-minute canopy ride though ) Yeah, I'm big on standing as well, sucks when you have to roll... >My goal right now is to finish AFF through the fall and get my "A" in time to do video over the weekends in the Spring. I think they have the coolest job at the DZ. Sounds way cool to me! >I agree one-hundred percent... I saw a bumper sticker at the DZ: "I don't take risks to escape life. I take risks to keep life from escaping." Cool! Nice, so nice. >I guess Quantum Leap is your DZ. I 2nd that for Skydive Virginia! Yeah, apparently attraction to DZ is like pretty common, I know mine is definitly my favorite place to be. >I hope to become a regular in here and have enjoyed reading your posts. I'll contribute as often as possible. Experience this intense and pleasurable simple HAS to be shared. Later, BallisticCosmo Thanks man, same here, Blue Skies jjf it's a gas, gas, gas It's a gas, gas, gas...