MrBrant

psssst. ur > sign is pointing the wrong way.

most of my skydiving dreams involve me burning in, or impacting at line stretch, then quickly gathering my stuff really hoping that nobody saw me, and that I wouldn't get grounded Edited to add: Your dream sounded awesome. did u like downsizing?

that's a very bad name for the company

I won't share any of our TM's favourite lines , but the one of the funniest thing happened a few weeks ago: TM finished gearing up student, walking out the hanger door to wait for the plane, when the student turns to the TM and asks (in complete honesty): "Will there be barf-bags available in the plane? Flying always makes me sick" The funniest part was the look on the TM's face

Hey guys, thanks for the replies. It's been helpful so far.

Hi guys, spent a couple hours searching, didn't find exaclty the info I was looking for. wondering if you guys could help me out yet again. (Specificly looking for people who have tried BOTH canopies) Specific info i'm looking for: Openings: From what I've read this is where the pilot shines. Both with soft openings, and on-headingness. However, i'm a little curious about the length of the openings. My last canopy (Triathlon 220) snivelled for 700-800 feet every time . That was a little long for me . I'm currently jumping a sabre 190 - last 10ish jumps (been demo-ing from a fellow jumper who's trying to sell it - but I dont' think i'm going to end up buying it for a varity of reasons). I've only seen the sabre snivel once, usually it's Throw-snatch-*BANG*. . So, what king of opening lenghs are common for these 2 canopies (Pilot/sabre2) - and yes, i know it will vary with packing technique, but a general idea would be nice. Flight: Looking for info such as: Turn (rotation) speed, how does each canopy come out of a toggle turn (how much speed/dive is kept), riser (front and rear) turns (speed/responsivness), and pressure, Deep break performance/manoeverability, differences in flat turn abilities, um, floating (getting back from long spot). Any info or comparisons you can give me woudl be great. *Landings:* How do the landing characteristics vary between these 2 canopies? I like to skim my landings as much as possible . I've mostly been doing just straight-in aproaches. I was starting to do some double-front stuff under my Triathlon before I downsized. (I went down mostly to get the 9-cell platform than anything else). But, I would like to use this next canopy (sabre 2, pilot) as my "intro to HP landing canopy". So, comparisons on riser performance woudl be great too

85 Edit: replaced (6-year) Febuary, '05

What was your time?

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The classifieds here are by far the best. (that i've come accross anyway) but since you're in Canada, I found this (something new pops up every 6 months or so ) http://www.synesis.net/~chern/forsale.htm Also, i noticed on Nouvel Aire's website (Quebec dropzone) they've got a few used things in the gear section :)

if you've got interweb at thome that's always on, install VNC on both computers (work and home) (if that's not bocked too, it probably isnt') then, get onto your home comp from work, and browse using your connection from home

I'm probably the IE in Winnipeg

wouldn't it just be easier/faster to put the new canopy on the existing risers? (unless you want to use 2 different canopies at [relativly] the same time. In wich case, i'll fuck off )

Oh, is that what happened to all the NYC BASE jumpers?

Anybody going to Hutchinson's "bitchin balloon boogie"? According to the website, they'll also have a helicopter too! (that last sentence brought to you by the department of redundancy department)

you forgot "I enjoy them both equally"

Hey, i use a helmet almost exactly like that one in the picture. ($30 sportmart special). those ear pads make great dytter pockets, just slice a slit in the back, remove the padding, and put some velcro to keep it shut once you're audible's in there

seconded!

http://www.performancedesigns.com/pmd_faq.asp#12

Awesome shots! here's a pic from a storm we had up here in winnipeg a few weeks ago. Nice bolt right behind the penis-bridge

my mom thinks i'm cool

That's the answer to the multiplication. Not the derivitive of the function.

Hint: 1/(x-2) = (x-2)^-1

geez. setting up a false charity to scam money. he deserves to go to jail.

Excuse my ignorance, but what's with all the rounds? Is that for a specific purpose, or just nostalga-gear?