dharma1976

dan your landings are awfully safe.... seriously a light harness adjustment will be a nice shallow adjustment on your canopy... for everyone else, no matter what please see what inputs will do up high instead of trying them just down below to see what happens (I know dan does this from personal knowledge) 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 am still chasing down the previous web guy for this trying to get the site pushed over to the new server...once that comes look for a host of new features to be implemented on the site... I should actually attend this year... 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 she opens nice I call it baby when not I call it cock sucking son of a bitch 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 cpc has different gate heights anything else guys... 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.

having been in this one earlier and now having flown the 119 at about the same and a 109 a bit higher, I woudl say this... Braked approach...look, harness, double fronts, offset fronts, deeper double fronts to get on your line... it will dive nice and get great swoops I swear... oh and I moved to a Velo 103 and love it :-P 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.

congrats to Hans 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.

to train beavers didnt you see the info above???? 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 got this correct as I have been discussing this with him, I gave him some things to add to his EP practices which involve adding a shit I dont have anything out look over one shoulder and then EPs 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 dont quite understand this.. The only possible scenario that I can think of where you wont use your arms to "fight with the riser pressure" is when you would have your arms fully extended and therefore you could hang in the dive loops arms straight.. When you say you use your torso ? What exactly do you mean by this ? so instead of pulling down with arms keep arms at full extension and hang...precisely and in hanging you use your torso to fold yourself forward to hang on them... 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 use 24s which are about as long as I can use to be able to grab my slider and pull er down... I notice that it takes longer for things to happen across the board...longer time into and out of turn/dive... the other thing I like about my riser length is when the riser pressure builds up I just fold my upper body down and out and keep arms locked so that I am not fighting with the riser pressure with my arms but with my torso 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.

that footage doesnt get taken by me, I think others take it to blackmail me with my girlfriend though... that and the nipple pinching 4 way team huddle is pretty fun too 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.

luckily for me I am a video guy for a fourway team with 3 hot chicks...I usually just cuddle with the hot chicks instead of leaning on them....so far no complaints :-P chill brother, if you are in pain ask nicely most people are nice when it isnt 103 degrees in the plane, and when it is expect douchiness ... 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 thought he was training beavers??? 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.

brians course doesnt jump any more???? I have taken his advanced course and sat in on his basic course both seemed to have jumping involved... he even has an air to air communication system 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.

to add to that allegory figure the swooper is the motorcycle who is a lot more maneuverable , but to be a responsible swooper is much like being a responsible motorcycle driver in the the aforementioned situation. Cheers D who is a swooper... 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 did the canopy course I was told that you need to return to full flight for 5 seconds to return to normal speed. If the intent of a swoop is to accelerate the landing then would you not want less than 5-10 seconds? I get on line around 150 ft and allow the canopy to start recovering on its own and then apply some rears to get it to recover a little more quickly and then bump em a little harder when I get to the ground... turn starts a 650-700 ft depending on atmospheric conditions I see a bit of me in you and this is why I am telling you what I have seen and done and learned from Cheers 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.

hey hackish, just an FYI you have had some really competent canopy pilots who have made and seen a lot of the mistakes out there telling you what you are doing is unsafe... I did the same thing once and it wound up costing me $15000. My friend did the same thing and he wound up in a wheelchair. I would say take a step back forget the fact that you are smart as hell (I am too) take some advice from people who have made the mistakes for you and definitely find Brian Germain. Being a toggle monkey can get very painful the one time you fuck it up. I knew a guy who had 1000 toggle whipping "swoops" then on one jump it didn't work out so well for him he broke his back. You may be different you may not, you may have an advanced degree in physics and think that swinging your body out from under your canopy is a good way to build up speed, it is not. I am not attacking you, I just remember thinking I knew everything and where it wound me up, and it wound me up with a lot of pain in my body...so please make some wise decisions and listen to people and find yourself a canopy mentor it will save your life and your body if you do. Cheers 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.

to quote Brian Germains old sig line...lets take care of each other... if we look out for each other we have an extra set or sets of eyes trying to help us stay alive cause lets face it we are human first and foremost 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 way I got it was going to Eloy Arizona and doing a shitload of solos combined with some two ways to get reference I had done a lot of exits...lately more solos to work on things I want to work on 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.

but of course...and let me just tell you that that same pilot taught me something a year after that competition. So there ian... 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 even out performed one of them on non crossbraced mains loaded at only 1.7... 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.

Yay!!!!! I am stoked to hear that 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.

my most painful swoop ended with me grabbing the rears and thinking this is going to be the best swooo....splash...skip skip skip skip skip ow my balls...skip skip skip skip oh that was a rib ... skip skip skip not the rock ....phew not the rock.... I generally use the rears on every jump unless: 1. I am not on my line at about 250 ft 2. I am low see 1 3. shits fucked up and I need to save my life see 1 again 4. I am hella uncurrent and don't trust my rears as much 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.

skydive new england out of cessna $9 + $1 for every thousand feet over 1000ft (and it lists that you cant get out at 1000 ft 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 saw 6 dollar hop and pops in wisconsin I know it aint east coast. The landing area was hella small though. still no hook turns though... but if I was training freefly I could convince myself to swoop with slow 90 degree turns from 450 ft or 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.