piahenzi

I jumped a CF2 99 for 2 years loaded about the same coming off a Stiletto 107. It's a terrific canopy. You will notice a difference in the recovery arc and other characteristics but as far as turbulence goes, the above post is accurate... and when it doubt about it being too windy or too turbulent, well... you know the advice...No canopy is 100% "safe" in those conditions.

Ditto on Bobo and Windmiller kudos. Thanks to both and all for making it a great meet (even if I can't pack fast enough for the turnarounds and whine like a girl! ) Ian B: you always know exactly what to say thank you for your wisdom and helping me keep my cool. Erika: awesome flying swoopsister!

I sent that link to someone and in response I received a reply : " Well, Bush said some stupid things, too". :)

...and then there'll be that random skydiver at your DZ you never saw before who steals your Gatorz when you're on a skydive.. or that skygod that still doesn't know how to spot but is happy to blow your spot for you.... just wait... there are some real winners out there :) that said, I have met some of my closest friends in life at DZ's...

Kazzie is my hero.... I wanna be Kaz!!! awesome stuff..

Thanks boys!! Especially nice of Mike to put it out there for me with such elan. If it wasn't for him, I'd still be on the Crossfire and not doing much with it. I owe a lot of "stick to it" to him. Anyway, I hope I can finally be off the bottom rung now, but I'm not promising anything.

I smell another Florida trip in my future.... very very soon....

Just for the record.. the Northeast took this one via Mike Shatalov with the GOLD :)) Mike Shatalov Al Berchtold Ian Drennan Were the top 3 finishers... I am guessing full results will be posted in a few days.

AAAAAK!!!! .... Here we go again... I feel a looooooong briefing coming on at the pond. I guess we'll meet up at 7 AM ??

Here's some reality from my business. I sell ingredients to the flavor and fragrance industry - ie soft goods,not durable but everyone eats and drinks and washes their clothes (or so we hope). Generally our industry is relatively immune to the highs and lows. October 2008-June 2009 were terrible. With the uncertainty of the financial markets, our customers (manufacturers of above products) started the de-stocking process. In terms of inventory and people. Large layoffs were de rigeur altho not as massive as seen in some other industries. We started seeing an uptick in business June 2009 and ended the year relatively solid. Most of the companies seems to have done a lot of catching up the second half of 2009. January 2010 was a record month for me and I've had my doors open for 10 years. Am I hiring another staffer?? Probably not - maybe a temp. I dont feel secure enough to take on another hire. I'll bet a lot of small business owners or managers feel the same. Hiring will lag for some time, while we who make the hiring decisions watch and see how at least the first half of 2010 rolls. Maybe that lends some real world perspective to all the facts and figures. Theory is great but it's us on the ground that eventually make the numbers you argue about.

I swear my heart is in my throat and I tear up juuuust a little when I watch you guys ....it's so beautiful and I can imagine the absolute thrilled feeling of "I cannot BELIEVE I am doing this right now!!" that must be coursing thru you at times.

Oh, my darling Hans! I know that beat up, mashed up, been thru a war zone feeling. You've seen me take the hits :)) and I have it after every meet and it lasts for a week. I wouldn't give it up for anything.... Let's you know you are ALIVE!!!

HANS ROCKS!!! LOVE THAT GUY!

I can vouch for Bryan Buechler, Michael Shatalov ( Frost), myself and Greg Windmiller (GK) ..maybe Sergei Fedotov as well. Gonna be a big meet I am sure!

I hear the meet was won by a German visiting competitor?? LOL! Let's see the scores, Dave!

The Farm peeps are awesome!! Get in touch with Hans there and he will find a way to get you back into the sky. I think he is "hans" on dz.com too. Search him or email him off the Farm website at www.skdivethefarm.com I am sure they will get you sorted. One of my favorite dz's. Good luck and welcome back! Pia

At the # of jumps you have, 1500 ft doesn't sound like the hard deck you should have....suprised no one commented on that...might want to rethink that number and raise it up a few hundred, for next time. Altitude awareness does NOT STOP after pull time....

WOW!

...and to then there are those of us who have who have no local comps in the area and fly 5x a season to the FLCPA meets.... sucks to be you and have to drive a few hours... really...

the "c" word, like it or not, is a lot harsher than *bitch*... for women in general, I believe it is the MOST offensive word... it is to be rarely used.. And this comes from someone not easily offended by vulgarity or extreme foul language.

Cool! Do post that Sept date as soon as possible. I want to schedule that comp for sure and come down and see/swoop that Spaceland pond. I'll try for a day or two before comp and come and lend you a hand. If I were you, I'd make all the announcements to the FLCPA members as well via FB to get the word out. See you then! P-

http://webscoring.wag2009.com/Parachuting.aspx?R=CP&L=E All three rounds P-

on the schedule it looks like they are doing one more final round on Saturday... http://www.wag2009.com/pdf/cal-ENG-14052009.pdf

Cool. Tks for sharing. I feel bad for Greg...tough meet ...

seriously?? I'm not sure whether funding is ever the issue - it's a matter of priority.. The school boards will threaten to cut the low budget music and arts programs if annual budget increases don't get passed, but NEVER the cost intensive football team etc etc...Not that I am anti-sport, I think there's a great need for that, but sometimes it seems that some of the programs take a bigger chunk than would seem fair out of budgets at the expense of other worthwhile programs.