dharma1976

makes me want a stilletto 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.

dammit Dan I want you to read loudly.... 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 think if we remove the target fixation I mean language barrier most of you said the same thing... canopy does the same thing but looks different due to ground speed, some pilots get freaked out some don't. In the end working out a wind speed formula is a good way to circumvent this IE setting up a certain distance from the gates up the wind line in order to compensate before one turns to alleviate any of these silly symptoms of crashing into things at high speeds.... 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.

its kinda push out and pull down 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 think what might be missed by the lack of physical interaction on this board is that we are trying to look out for you, the recommendation from everyone here who has seen a lot of shit go down is that you reevaluate the turn that you are doing and go back a few steps... I am wired pretty good myself and have still fucked up, it made me teachable, what we are trying to do is save you the hassle of being in pain. I would say that every one here that has said woah buddy has participated in comps in one form or another, whether competing or judging, and would love to see you progress in a fashion that is aligned with the amount of jumps you have so that you can work out the kinks on your way to the bigger turns, every part of the turn that you work on leads into the next turn that you work on, so if you skip over nineties in a cursory manner, it will cause you to spend some time high jacking on your 180s, if you skip over your 180s, it will screw up your 270s and so on..... so I would recommend that you spend some time perfecting your 90s, get those so you can hit a swoop lane (perhaps made of baby orange cones) and then....think about 180s it will help you a lot more than jumping on 180s and not having that experience. 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.

in response to this, I dont care if you are an 18 year old hotshot or an 80 year old grandpa, you dont have enough jumps to have a full sight picture to do what you are trying to do. Once again, I am not trying to just push you down, but I know then story, I have heard it from people your age, from people who are 18 from combat veterens saying they have a better stress handling mechanism, most of them have metal or graves. And for me it is 5-7 seconds loaded at WL's of 1.4-2.3,changes in turn rates and steepness and types of canopies and altitude I got to my initiation point, there is a lot that goes into it and you learn them over time by LANDING. 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.

this is length of time on turns not jump numbers double fronts - 30 jumps 90s - 20 jumps -downsize 10 jumps broke leg- upsized- 50 jumps 180s - 500 jumps dialed in through 170 sabre2, 150 sabre2, 129 crossfire2, 119 Crossfire2 270s - started on crossfire 2 119/109 keeping it going on Velocity 103 - 96 about 400 jumps or so now still playing with them and having fun. slider down on neck started at 175 jumps rear risers started about when I had 600 jumps 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 have recently offered free coaching to someone in exchange for them demoing a different canopy, they took me up on it. And then I actually asked them to step back another step and get an entirely different canopy in order to become a good swooper (aka stay alive). I think he was receptive to that after I told them about 25 different stories of people I knew that were talented but didnt listen while we were on a weather hold. 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 to add to that think of these two statements and take a step backwards before bad things happen...(I wish some of my friends had heard these) 1. take your time you have the rest of your life to skydive 2. In order to become a great swooper you have to survive We arent trying to keep you down man, the progression is the same for 99.9% of the people, I spent a 200 jumps on 90s before I went to 180s, then I spent 400 jumps on 180s before I went to 270s now I am still on 270s shit man I busted myself up on a 90 degree turn, oh yeah and I thought I was special and different and that people were just going to come down on me and damn they did and you know what fucking up hurts a lot. Metal sucks and to everyone else here who has posted like this over and over again ... how many times are we going to have to post the same thing over and over and over I hate to say it but I am starting to get a case of the fuckits, let these idiots pound into the ground and fucking die, cant save the people that are too good to listen to people who have seen this shit over and over again and seen what it does not only to that person but their families and friends... fuck em. 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.

thats about what I do it makes all the other inputs so much easier... 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 fold the left or right side of my body under the opposite side somewhat extremely 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.

make sure as you put your nose in the packjob that you straighten it without upsetting the lineup of the flaked noses. be careful and stay healthy my friend. Crossfire 2 is a great all around canopy that can bit you in the arse if you dont respect it. Fly safe man. flown 149, 129, 119, 109 btw. 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.

try rolling the tail less, basically roll it without pulling on it too much and without disturbing the d lines. also push nose in a bit and straighten it then cup the slider on all sides and flatten the grommets, put knees past grommets when removing air from canopy as it will keep the slider in place while doing that. Lastly, I also wonder why you are flying this canopy. 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 from what I hear look up and think backwards with your corrections :-P 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 it is a huge point in your favour to step up and admit it.

I left a divot there myself man, its where I gained my titanium ankle I will post a great picture of me and my friend matt gimping across the grass on crutches at some point... Team left foot titanium 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.

sim is a great instructor and will look out for you in many ways :-0 Tell him Junky says whats up 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.

she was old when I started jumping there in 2005 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 I used to say that until I had my first soft slightly swoopy landing (all of 50 ft) Its not you on the bike its the others in the cages man. in the air once you get on something that really flies you will enjoy flying it I promise. Just dont rush. Get yourself I 250cc tp start with oops I mean... you get the drift. 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.

good luck on all that :-) (bike = way more dangerous to swooping) 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.

if they have the same old beat up gear it would have been a falcon that you can pack by blinking at. that is saying if they have the same gear. 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.

Daver, roger that. I had my issue at Sussex on what I think is or was a very old gear. I know when I go back I'll be asking for the much much newere stuff that doesn't fall from the sky in the last 50ft. But I'll do some reading and a lot of PLF falls till then. I'll also ask a few friends to record my landings for me so I can learn from my mistakes. God I love free fall! I LOVE IT! I absolutely hate everything after that! It's as if I just don't have enough time to process what's going on! And so this, half flare, stabilize, review the situation and land full flare may be more for me. Shah knowing the gear of which you speak bring your log book to the ranch there is much better gear there. Do you remember which direction the wind was coming from on your landing that you hurt yourself on? from the road, the runway, the bar or the tarmac? (I have worked at both dropzones and used to pack that gear, and do coach at the ranch on the weekends now so you can know where I am at) 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.

has sussex updated their gear? Last I saw they had some spanked up stuff that flew like shit no matter what you did with it. did you tib/fib at sussex? 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.

+1000 on that one 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.

it might eb time to work on a job packing parachutes! that will help you along :-) Good luck and good luck on all your life changes. (I once didnt head all of the advice that sounded the same but wasnt what I wanted to hear then lost job and stopped jumping as much, then I broke myself) I am glad to hear you saying you will try the other approach. 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.