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K update.. Made one Monday before the plane ride home.. 0:18:0 What fun!! Rhino

Well.. He lives in Vegas.. LOL So it is REALLY the way home for him. Rhino

baaaaaaaaa baaaa baaaaaaa.. I mean.. OUCH!! lol Missed you this weekend Clay!! Rhino

Vegas is on the way home for him

Pull at altitude.. 13,500 feet over and over again. Flare over and over again. Flat turn.. Fly in brakes.. Get use to slow speed flight. The more time you spend under canopy even if it is just basic flying, turning and flaring the better you will become using it. You will also build confidence. I have less than 400 jumps but more canopy time than most people with 1200 jumps. I have at least 200 hop-n-pops from 13,000 feet or higher = 2,600,000 feet flown under canopy in those 200 jumps alone. Another 175 jumps deploying at an average of 3,000 feet = 525,000 feet flown + 2,600,000 feet is 3,125,000 + feet flown under canopy. With actual pull altitudes I am around 4,000,000 feet flown right now. I never pull below 3,000 feet. Average when not doing a hop-n-pop is about 5,000 feet. Average jumper of 1200 jumps average deployment of 2500 feet = 3,000,000 feet flown. Average jumper at 375 jumps = 1,125,000 feet flown under canopy with average deployment of 3,000 feet. Do the math. Time under canopy, while actually trying to improve some aspect of your canopy flying "should" result in you doing much better. You will build muscle memory and have no choice but to improve. But allways be trying to improve something a better canopy pilot gave you to work on. I am at 375 jumps after this weekend. 175 of which have been on my crossfire2, 97. Loaded over 1.9. I'm not bragging just showing you that your skill will be where you put your energy. I love to fly canopies more than ANYTHING else. So I fly. I learned from hooksnswoop, and Charlie Mullins everything I could get out of them. Hell I bugged Hook all this weekend to coach me. ANYTHING I can get out of him to make me a better canopy pilot is worth it. If flying your canopy is where your trouble is than spend lots of time doing it. Hope this helps. Oh yeagh, what skybitch said.. Rhino

This is where you learn to trust your equipment and your training. You have jumpmasters that will be there with you every step of the way. You will soon step through that wall of fear. Don't let it beat you. EAT IT FOR DINNER!!! Do not let it beat you!! Make that next jump!! Go for it girl!! Anxiety is normal but can be beaten. Or you can wait. It is ultimately up to you.. Some of the happiest people I have ever known conquered that same fear you have. Good luck either way, Rhino

I frequently practice downwind landings.. lol I only have to run a little.. Having practiced them under conditions of 10 mile an hour or less winds doing it with a 10+ at the convention was a little easier and less mind racking.. That is just me though.. JUST ME. DON'T do this UNLESS YOU ARE ME Rhino

I have never used dz.com email..

I'm only 27 Dr. Rhino

15 point 2 way now baby!!! It is MORE than official...

FUU!!... Nevermind.. Want to stay out of the doghaauuussee!!! lol

Join the club

I know what you mean.. I liked it though. It was better than the weeded and grown over pond at Perris lol

Just wanted to say thank you... While skydiving is a relatively small community I wouldn't really have a way to meet all of the people I have met on dz.com or stay in touch with the ones I already knew. It was great meeting you.. Thanks again for the site.. Rhino

Come to the WFFC and play with us!!

At least Lou didn't try and dock on you.. He is like speed star material!! BAM!!! He is there!! Hella docker Lou is!!! Rhino

Wingnut!! I want the pic you took of me exiting the Skyvan!! I almost forgot.. lol

Byiatch!!! lol I'm keeping my b-license FOREVER!!! lol

No prob JT

Good Vibes your way!! Tell him to drink lots of water!!

Umm... LOL Oh yeagh!! Watching Derek and Bytch race on the 15 way to the formation was cool too!! lol Rhino

Rantoul was perfect. Landed in the water once and my rig didn't get wet.

I have a new wings container also. I just use the stows on the top.

lol Gave her a hug for you