bob.dino

At least you've got plenty of time to practice your packing .

Fair enough. But putting your nickname as SwoopMeister makes it seem as if you do think you're tastier than Marmite. For the record, I've never seen you fly, and I've no idea of your ability, but loading a canopy at 2.45:1 with under 250 jumps would mean that you'd have serious difficulty persuading any dropzone in Australia to let you jump there.

Arc. Referring to the curve the canopy travels once you let go of the front risers. An arch is something you build as a monument to your glorious victories.

Does he wear a leather jacket and dance with Olivia Newton-John?

Postage would probably be prohibitive for US residents, but RMW in Australia make damn good weight belts.

I've not had to run out a landing on my Spectre 190 in a long time. One or two steps is it. ryoder and CanuckInUSA seem to be providing sensible advice... and both know more about canopies than I do.

That's why I do 4-way. The zen feeling of being completely in the moment. It feels sooo good.

...and at boogies you get to abuse the participants. Especially those that might've put on a few pounds .

Happened to my on my first jump with my Spectre. We're doing 4-way, and one of the guys comes to take a sidebody on me. I think I've brainlocked, 'coz I was sure the next point was a meeker. Until I'm under an open canopy at 6k . Bastards .

There's currently two beer lines at my DZ: one at the line that deliniates the spectator & packing area from the landing area, and one temporary one where we're growing new grass.

Ummm, might work. Will you promise to laugh at my jokes?

If I wasn't going to Ireland, London, and Osaka straight afterwards, I definitely would. Unfortunately I can't take a contiguous month off work .

Unfortunately it's winter here . Still, I'll be in Perris in early August for some tunnel, coaching, and maybe even a fun jump or two .

Come play .

It's summer in Australia & NZ in December. Warm, sunny, perfect for surfing, lying on the beach, scuba diving, and... ummm... probably something else too.

What are the RW, VR/FF & CRW records for your state or country? Please include POPS and Women's formations. RW-Relative Formation Work WRW-Women's Relative Formation Work RWWR-Relative Formation World Record RW POPS- RW Parachutists Over Phorty RW SOS-RW Skydivers Over Sixty RW JOS-RW Jumpers Over Seventy VR-Vertical Formation Record VWR-Vertical Formation World Record WVWR-Women's Vertical Formation World Record VWR-Women's Vertical Formation Record CRW-Canopy Formation Relative Work CRW POPS Countries: Australia RW-81; WRW-47; CRW-21; VRW-8; WVRW-6 Brazil RW-??? Canada RW-54; WRW-33; POPS RW-21; CRW-18 Czechoslovakia RW-??? France RW-??? Israel RW-??? Italy VR-16 Mexico RW-??? New Zealand RW-??? Norway RW-??? Puerto Rico RW-??? Russia RW-??? Spain RW-??? Thailand RWWR-357 United Kingdom RW-??? United States RW-300; WRW-132; VWR-53; RW POPS-100; RW SOS-33; RW JOS-11 Venuezula RW-??? Thailand Largest Mass Jump-672 US States: Alabama RW-40; CRW-9; RW POPS-20 Alaska WVR-17; RW POPS-21 Arizona RW-300; POPS RW-101; CRW-29; RW POPS-100 California RW-132; WRW-132; RW POPS-93; VWR-53; CRW-46; WRW POPS-23; RW SOS-30; RW JOS-10 Colorado RW POPS-16; CRW POPS-16 Connecticut RW-41 Florida POPS RW-54; CRW-70; RW SOS-33; RW JOS-11 Georgia RW-64; POPS RW-12 Hawaii CRW-6; RW POPS-12 Idaho RW-34; RW POPS-22 Illinois WVWR-18; RW-259; CRW-25; RW POPS-44 Indiana RW POPS-23 Kentucky RW POPS-12 Louisiana CRW-17 Maine RW POPS-15 Massachusetts CRW-14; RW POPS-16 Michigan CRW-10; RW POPS-22 Minnesota RW POPS-10 Mississippi RW-61; CRW-30 Missouri CRW-18; RW POPS-16 Montana RW POPS-22 Nevada RW POPS-14 New Jersey RW POPS-16; RW SOS-11 New York CRW-19; RW POPS-30; RW SOS-12 North Carolina CRW-44/49; Rw POPS-45; CRW POPS-28; RW SOS-9 North Dakota RW-41 Nevada RW-38 Ohio CRW-24; RW POPS-21 Oklahoma RW POPS-9 Oregon CRW-25; RW POPS-22 Pennsylvania RW POPS-21 South Carolina RW-200; CRW-30; RW POPS-18 Tennessee RW POPS-13 Texas RW-125; RW POPS-62; CRW-36 (47/58) Utah RW POPS-13 Virginia CRW-10 Washington CRW-38 (39/40); RW POPS-23; CRW POPS-9 Wisconsin CRW-13; RW POPS-18 - Added Aussie CRW, & VRW - Removed duplicate Thailand mass jump.

Oh, I know that. I can do maths too. Sometimes . Just pointing out that Mile-Hi don't have a monopoly on large swoop ponds. Are you going to flip out and kill me now

How is quoting an email from the company hearsay? Or speculation? Hearsay: "My mate told me that Simon Ward said..." Speculation: "I think..." This isn't either of those.

And ours is 445 x 115-ish.

Install Firefox and see if you can use that.

'Cause of the drogue he's edited out!

Suggestion: keep the dytter, but set it below your normal breakoff altitude. If it goes off and you haven't broken off, you've screwed up and its done its job and reminded you.

I would. He's probably not going to listen to a fellow newbie, but he may just listen to his instructor. And if he doesn't, maybe the DZO will ground him.

Australia RW-81 Australia WRW-47