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I know my buddy had a nasty set of tension knots on his blue lines that literally cut through the lines when he pulled on his rears... it took him a little bit to get it together to get stable after 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.

And in my limited experience, it seems that I can build up more speed in addition to having a better view to where I am headed. Absolutely I placed 10th of 19 at my first pond swoop meet by doing nothign but long carving 180s 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.

I will repeat this anytime 8i hear this... Brian passed on a toolkit that has saved my life and my swoops many times over the last year Anyone who is on the fence about paying for a regular or advanced course Brian is an amazing teacher... I cant vouch for Scotts class personally but havign met and talked with him it seems he would be a great teacher as well 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.

We are offering him the honey of still jumping for a long time veiled with cynicism.. I know guys who started jumping velo's at 800 jumps and who have competed with some of the best and actually won money cause they spent time learning and really focused every jump on canopy piloting.... I also know guys who have gone to velos a tad bit early and paid the price.... I load my crossfire 2 109 at 1.9ish and let me tell you it is a beast at that loading... I have also flown the 107 katana at around the same loading and let me tell you that thing screams at the ground... I will say this...I am also jumping an FX 99 as my second canopy...(it was given to me by my then S&TA). When I first got it I jumped it a few times and said you know what I am not ready for this and spent another half a year on my crossfires...I learned a lot and had a few more people (some who post here) critique me and help me make some subtle changes to my swoop...then last weekend I finally hooked it back up and put it in my second rig... that 6 months and remaining teachable really made a huge difference in how I approached the FX. The OP should contact someone in FLorida and get some serious swoop coaching shit I even think some of the responders to this post are coaches and even may live in Florida... (or maybe the person I am thinking of should contact OP and tell him where they can find him on the weekends and the OP could go up there and maybe learn a few more things about swooping) Then we could all stop beating the shit of a dead horse issue and maybe do something proactive about it...(and I know we all do this on a local level) Dave Just to be clear, my reply wasn't directed at the original poster. It was directed at some guy who chimed in with some wierd post, and went on to proclaim that everyone needed to be nicer, and reminded us that 'we could catch more flies with honey'. 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.

I like option 3 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.

I have flown the katana at that loading and it was a whole lot of fun.... 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.

when I broke my leg all I could think about was learning enough so that I wouldnt fuck up like that again then when I bulged out three discs I thought about whether or not I would be able to skydive again and spent a lot of time working on muscle groups to help heal the bulging discs... I tend to work on things to help me keep skydiving as opposed to thinking about whether or not I should skydive again 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.

the knowledge in this book has saved my life so many times that I am glad I bought it when I had 4 months to read it over and over and over again (aka I broke myself then bought the book and read it over and over again trying to learn how I fucked up and then learned some really good stuff as a result) 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.

yeah it was definately funky on my first time... I was a little shocked when I actually made the gate and made most of the pond before getting wet.... competitions make it a lot worse cause then you have to hit the gates... and heres the deal...we all fuck up at some time we are human hopefully this person heals well brother... 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.

Walt PM me I am a freelance bitch slapper ...and I am not afraid to get thrown off the bigways... 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.

Awww man now I need to pay Kallend 10 cents every time I say real swoopers Bugger 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.

I did a meester bill when I had about lets see 120 jumps ad the other guy had about 200... went off super smooth... wouldnt do one now with my canopies... But perhaps I could rent a larger one from sonic... 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.

2.121212121212121~ on my 99 FX 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.

I did learn sit flying first though... you out jumping this weekend max? D 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.

not only is it necessary it is a lot of fun to fly on your back plus you can get some great camera angles flying on your back 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.

but that being said does anyone besides chuck and myself see the benefit of flying a left hand pattern right hand 270 in a right hand pattern??? think about the safety of turning blindly backwards into the pattern and then answer... 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.

I can see it now dial "877 team two" i you like freeflying team number two can we at least get that obnoxious Simon guy to come make fun of people if so??? D 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.

I know for a fact that lost prairie has banned turns over 180. 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.

swooper 1 did not have a base leg did he.. therefore he did not really fly a pattern but heres the kicker...turning back into the pattern is a bad idea no matter what... thusly I fly right hand pattern left hand 270 in a left hand pattern which gives me the option to bail into standard pattern should need arise. 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.

you know having slept on it a bit more and the tequila has worn off I have some definite opinions on what freeflying is.... freeflying to me is a state of mind and many states of body flight.... freeflying is getting out there and having a good time... sometimes I wonder about freeflyings current state...it seems that people have gotten very serious about being free eh? 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.

from the ranks down here the two of you are some hella decent body pilots and everytime i watch your viddies I tend to jaw drop a bit... Andy still in spain? I think I might hav eot do some spain this summer... 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.

I jumped the neos once today will try to get it again tomorrow... so far opens sweet dives like a crackwhore in a sheetrock factory oversteers a wee bit... but give a little opposite harness when you want it to stop and it does.. I will tell you more tomorrow 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.

I bought an optima and ruined it on its first jump I wasnt even sub aqua for more than 3 seconds 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.

regardless of the quality of the swoopers involved we usually have a raffle to help raise money every year to have an ambulance on call for the ranch pond swooping nationals... 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.

okay thats it I am going to jump the neos next weekend... I will do a high pull on it and wail on it and as well do some regular jumps 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.