rhino

See you at the convention!!

so are you!! lol How you feelin?? Better I hope!! Rhino

Um.. Am I a fanatic or something? Rhino

Most jumps in a day was 14.. Out of Mullins King Air of course..

Didn't Chuck use to run Skydive USA in Wharton?

Cool

What did you learn? Any examples?

Hi :) Welcome to our playground!!

Why are you sad Sue?? lol Welcome!!

Wish I could help you. I don't know a damned thing about the sabre 2?? Rhino

Just some notes someone asked me for.. Take it or leave it.. I am not recommending this to anyone in particular or any students. These are my notes so take it or leave it. Hold your flames for yourself.. lol Do LOTS of hop-n-pops from altitude. Practice these maneuvers, build muscle memory and strength. First. Wear gloves if you want to mess with front risers as they will tear your hands up. I use 3 fingers, all 4 in the toggles and 3 in the front dive loops. Sometimes 4 depending on how tired I am and how tacky my gloves are that day. I do pullups constantly for strength because essentially you are doing a pullup. If you are transitioning into using your front risers that is fine. Just make sure your slow speed flight is down pat first. Perfect flat turns and accuracy. When you start on the front risers start with the mindset that they are used to get you out of the wind. Not to swoop. When I initially learned front risers it was to get me out of the air on really windy days under a lightly loaded canopy. It actually saved my ass once having practiced it. Get slow speed down.. Then work on positive energy landings. Start with simply going into double fronts BRIEFLY without a turn on landing at say 75 feet or so just to get extra energy and get used to it. "50+ jumps". After you get a feel for the speed and what the energy feels like move to 45-90 degree carves. "100+ jumps" Light 45-90 degree carves. That speed will hold you over for a while. Remember when you start your carve allways leave yourself an out that doesn't fly you into other jumpers or an obstacle. Plan the canopy flight from start to finish. Don't wing anything. Traffic and altitude are your #1 concern. It is your job to look out for others and not to hit the ground.. If ANYTHING doesn't feel right abort and land straight in. Allways assume everyone under canopy is trying to kill you. If they can steer into you assume they will. Fly defensively. Rhino

Cool!! Thanks :)

welcome to the jungle

Welcome back!

218 out the door? Or without gear? How many jumps do you have? Under what canopies? All standup landings?

Yes it will get lighter as it gets smaller. Depending on canopy type also. I had a new Xaos98 21 cell and it was extremely hard to pull on front risers at 1.9 wing loading. My crossfire2, 97 at 1.95 "gained weight" is MUCH MUCH easier. Answer to your question is yes. Rhino

Simple.. Say no

damn.. lol

I would suggest a crossfire2, at a 1.6 or 1.7 wingloading. Only because I have seen you under canopy and know you have a brain on your shoulders.. Pm me and I will tell you why.

He owns a safire 189 I think? I jumped it. As him if he hooks it or makes a habit of it or if he would recommend hooking that canopy at that wing loading to someone trying to learn to hook.. I didn't say ask him of he can. I said ask him if he does. Of the probably 20 hooks I watched him make last weekend I don't recall seeing him hook anything but his vx-60. I could hook his 189. Would I ever? No. Based on a conversation him and I had it would be going against his advice given to me. Rhino

I'll take the mpeg :) Do you have it anywhere that is accessable?

Fair enough.. Some people do swoop sabres. Would I? No. Would anyone I have gotten canopy training from? No.. To each his own I guess. People that trained me would agree with what I am saying where recovery arc is concerned. It is a split crowd I guess. Thanks for your mojo Chuck Rhino

That is a harsh thing to say. And you are right. I said nothing of downsizing. It's canopy type. It involves recovery arc, wing loading, wing type and performance variables. If you would like me to explain to you why a sabre isn't a swoop canopy "considering we live in the here and now, not 10 years ago" pm me and I will explain it to you the same way it was explained to me when I bounced under my Triathlon150 loaded at 1.25. The Triathon isn't meant to be swooped. Neither is a sabre. Now that I am on a wing that has a longer recovery arc I understand why. It isn't something I could have possibly understood while under a Triathlon. It is something you have to feel. If you don't want my info ask hooksnswoop. He saw me drill in under my triathlon and was one of many that CHEWED my ass about trying to hook that type of canopy. Can it be done.. Sure. It is argued that the shorter the recovery arc the less room for error you have. And Chuck, I wouldn't dare say that you don't have the skill to swoop a sabre loaded at .8. You are a pro-swooper and I am not. How ignorant would that be for me to say. My post was directed at the individual that didn't understand a rock point, said I was talking out my ass, and has probably never initiated a hook over 300 feet. Rhino

We can start a swooping thread. lol The sabre has a short recovery arc. It is not designed to swoop. You can swoop a manta 300, that doesn't mean it's a good idea. Rhino

No in fact you failed..... Vain attempt at best. Again stay on topic. You have more than proven that you don't have a clue as to what the rock point is, so take notes, do some hop-n-pops and realize that you don't know everything. If I am talking out my ass I guess Charlie Mullins and Hooksnswoop are both full of shit. Because I learned from them. PAY ATTENTION. It might make you a decent canopy pilot. And considering the fact that you fly a sabre150 you might not want to get into swooping discussions either. Be safe. Rhino