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  1. dharma1976
    I have had a blast out there in the past sometimes what I do is for sunset I get out last track for about 10-15 seconds and land last which means I can do whatever turn I want and last time I was there a 180 on a crossfire2 129 from 500 ft was clearing a lot of the landing area I might it depends on certain cut away life choices I might have to make... Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    us flash animators are like packers we wont work unless it funds our real lives Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    Definitely not Australia then. I don't know a single Australian that would admit that fosters was a beer of theirs Dog piss yes beer no Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    I have skipped my yearly eloy trip this past year and this year looks the same Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    ditto it gets a bit more squirelly for sure at high wingloadings Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    isnt there a reason you dont use your rears any more pia? at least I had enough balls to get back to using rears on the next jump Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    ahhhhh oh well back on the horse anyway actually I was thinking more about the openings of the crossfire and the range of the crossfire Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    I never jumped the safire2 from what I hear they are great canopies I would say this that the crossfire2 never treated me wrong I found that it took more tehcnique but when you threw more techniques at it it wound up performing really well in fact I waffle back and forth whether or not I made the right choice going crossbraced sometimes :-P Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    I once heard from someone somewhere that the chest strap is to keep the harness from coming over the ends of your arms I think even at fully open chest strap would come close Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    Yeah so I'm gonna get a RDS and some HMA lines for my sabre 2 then! Thx for the tips I got a guy who would totally do that for you Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
  11. dharma1976
    Totally true. I'm not arguing that body position influences canopy flight. I'm arguing that it does so in both upwind and downwind conditions. The drag for a given body position is exactly the same if the canopy is flying upwind or downwind. A balled up small body makes your canopy fly better. Both upwind and downwind. Some claim that in upwind conditions you should ball up, and in downwind conditions you should make yourself big open and flat. Not true. For optimal performance, you should ball up in all conditions, regardless of wind direction. Otherwise swoopers would benefit from wearing a big wide freefly suit for downwind swooping. Not! and here I would agree fully :-P Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    ummm drag is drag and a big open flat body creates more drag than a balled up small body so I will disagree here as I am sure many others will Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    you will need to do the flag jump in order to get pro rating why dont you work on that first man, what everyone else here is saying will make a lot of sense once you start doing that Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    driving across New York City without wrecking consistantly is proof enough for me that I could race at the Indianapolis 500 make it Constantinople and we have an agreement man Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
  15. dharma1976
    canopy at 69 jumps saffire 1 164.5 (precision made offsizing wierdness) canopy at 261 jumps sabre 2 170 canopy at 450 jumps sabre2 150 canopy at 500 jumps crossfire2 129 canopy at 750 jumps crossfire2 119 canopy at 829 crossfire 2 109/FX 99 canopy at current Velocity 103 demo'd in between samurai 120 katana 120 katana 107 Neos 104 one jump wasnt into it then but am going to give it another shot eventually Dave Cheers Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    mike didnt you learn that lesson from me a few weeks ago... Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    For my last 90 I tend to use my entire upper body bending at the waist hanging on my 24's That works for me Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
  18. dharma1976
    I am about to go work on my accuracy jumps with a velocity 103 you can fly accuracy with just about any kind of canopy its just a little thing we like to call canopy piloting... I will let ou guys all know how it goes Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
  19. dharma1976
    cause it legally covers the schools arse... also if they are not licensed you need an instructional rating to jump with them period... licensed means a licensed then you can do whatever you want with em... Cheers Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    amen brother - out of a DC-3 or a 8 way sit train out of a DC-3 thank god I was last so when the guy in front of me whacked his head I was able to let go and dive head down out the door Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
  21. dharma1976
    I found it certainly interesting that my neptune goes back into freefall mode when I let my brakes out on my Velo 103 Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    isnt that one of the seven signs of the apocalypse? Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
  23. dharma1976
    call up para concepts and get a demo from them for a 129 safire2 Nice flat glide, nice openings but you will need to flare stronger Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    I pretend like I am mid hump whilest humping the air Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.
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    can I use those terms if I pay you 5 cents a use? we have a few people that dont like to listen (I have never ever ever ever ever been that person I swear) I like to think that I approach things in a manner that people dont think is accostive so often when I tell people what is going on they listen... I love explaining why I use a right hand pattern to a left hand turn to people they get this look on their face at first like what the F and then when they get it they get this dawning look on thier face Cheers Dave http://www.skyjunky.com CSpenceFLY - I can't believe the number of people willing to bet their life on someone else doing the right thing.