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I am talking a FLAT out beginner. Someone just off student status wanting a first canopy.. I would recommend a Triathlon. It is in no way elliptical and it is extremely stable and predictable in all aspects of flight. The Triathlon at 1.2 was an AMAZINGLY versatile canopy. Stay with a square seven cell for the 1st where a beginner is concerned I say. Rhino

This is exactly what I meant. There is a power band on a seven cell that really works. Learning that energy range is a priceless asset as far as I am concerned. Especially when you end up under a reserve. Being able to quickly pinpoint that energy band under a smaller seven cell has given me even better feel under a hp nine cell. I don't know if I am getting what I mean agross effectively or not.. I'll have to think about it. Rhino

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For many reasons.. Slow speed flight.. Your stall speeds tend to be lower under seven cells than 9. Accuracy.. Easier when you can sink in and not worrying about your canopy stalling and dropping you to the ground. 7 cells allow you to do this. Learning and getting comfortable with flying in deep brakes. Again seven cells have a lower stall speed and can sink more safely. Sinking. Flat turns. Can practically be done in place under a lightly loaded seven cell. They can be done as well under a nine but I am referencing what I feel is safer and easier to learn with where a new pilot is concerned. Holding in brakes. Stopping quickly on the ground. Shutting the canopy down. Granted you can do these with a 9 cell but for the beginner it is much much safer under a seven cell canopy. Lower loaded seven cell canopies are more solid in wind and chop. This allows the pilot to build confidence. Seven cell canopies land different. From my experience they require a different energy for nice landings then a nine cell. It is nice to build that capability into your muscle memory. This will be usefull when you finally jump your reserve. My Triathlon and Diablo's for example. They landed o.k. straight in but with about 10% extra energy they landed VERY nicely. Without that energy it was hit or miss. In my experience the hit or miss tends to happen more under a seven cell than a nine. Hit or miss being sometimes you flare and the canopy decides not to respond. I flared on occasion under the Triathlon on a hot, moist Texas day and it really didn't do anything. For a lightly loaded canopy I feel seven cells are twice as safe as nine. I have yet to see a seven cell canopy fold in chop. I have seen a falcon and sabres do it on multiple occasions. Hope this gives you an idea. Rhino

Letting off your double fronts shouldn't just be a BAM.. I let go.. You should gradually let up the closer to the ground you get. It is a slow, smooth process.. I am referencing the simple, double front approach with no hook or carve. Rhino

Here is our little boy.. 10 weeks old.. 15+lbs... Rhino

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I agree with Bill... I would also recommend that a new jumpers first canopy be a seven cell.. Rhino

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I disagree.. Nothing is wrong with him knowing the direction and beginning his course of study. I knew at 36 jumps that I wanted to swoop. Good for him asking the question. This site is a great place to at least get good information on the subject. Rhino

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! Good job!!!!!!!!! Rhino

This is off of my web site.. One of my core beliefs is to personally make sure our servicemen are taken care of.. Rhino

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I base many things I do off of my comprehension of that book. The strategies and methodologies are priceless..

Trying to insult my intelligence are you? Now I know why your name is crapflinger.. Rhino

I have read Sun Tzu 4 times...

Awwwe... PhillyKev... Do you want to play too?? lol Seriously.. It isn't over.. I think when Sadham is ACTUALLY found then allot of the skirmishes we are seeing might stop. Rhino

That doesn't mean it is over. And as I stated previously I will tell you when I think it is over. If it ends.. True.. But what they have done is good and just.. And I support them allways.. Rhino

Well.. I love Moms.. lol I wouldn't every start any sort of Anti Mom thing.. Maybe a pro child club.. lol After all my wife is a WONDERFUL Mom..

No I am not representing myself.. I have a very expensive set of attorneys that I owe allot of money to. To date I have paid over $50,000 in attorney and investigator fees and owe an additional $40,000 at this moment. I suspect that number will go up.. This whole thing has been an absolute insult to fathers much less the children. Michigan is EXTREMELY slanted towards woman having primary custody. The only way I have gotten this far is by running LOTS AND LOTS of miles burning off frustration. Keeping the end goal in mind. End goal being what is best for Daniel and getting full custody of him. Remaining consistant and persistant. Taping EVERY phone call. Putting EVERYTHING in journals. Catching EVERY lie she has made from the beginning. SHE has absolutely DESTROYED her own credibility by simply being herself. I simply didn't quit and I have remained the sacrificial lamb in this whole thing. I bend over backwards to get any time I can with him. I have NEVER missed a day that I could get with my son. I have essentially built a track record. From the day this started I was guilty until proven innocent. Family court is a JOKE but I have to do it the right way.. Unlike my Ex keeping him from me, and spoiling our plans every chance she gets I will do the opposite. The only way I can make this work WHEN I get Daniel is to make sure I do NONE of the things she has done. To make sure she is amply satisfied with her time with him and he is satisfied and not frustrated with the time he gets with her. I will allways be last.. It has to be that way for my sons sake.. Ain't it a bitch... LOL Rhino