Sabre1Lucke

Hi Swoopers, It's time to get wet again, one more time before the season is over. This swoopcompetition will be hold on 3, 4 & 5 Oktobre 2008. Friday trainingjumps Registration fee : € 50 Price pro jump : € 14 Free BBQ and DVD for the participators Drops will be done with a Cessna Grand Caravan at an altitude between 5000 - 6500 ft. Address: PCV - Dropzone Zwartberg Vliegplein 1 B-3600 GENK Info + Registration via knutsluc@hotmail.com Please register before 19/09/2008 http://idisk.mac.com/koenruymen//Public/FinalswoopBM1.jpg Save and long swoops, Luc Knuts Skydive Flanders

I always remove it, but just the removable slider, not the rest. Much better view, and for the rest, I agree with the people who replied before me

It was great to be there and to see how the record was broken by Bruno. And Bruno,... are your clothes dry yet?

That's Bruno Brokken on the picture

Read that post again and you will know the details. Those rigs are realy good and fit very well. It's not the only brand with a close call. Remember why everybody has to move the cutter. And in the meantime almost every brand is doing that.

- Too expensive to build compared to the amount they were selling? - Evolution in canopies? Just a few ideas

I flew a Demon competition 90ft² (non x-braced) at 2.4 and it handles it great. Flies nice and still more then enough flare. I know somebody who flies a 60ft² at 3.0 but that is just for testing the lines.

I did about 10 jumps on 2 different Vengeances both 120 loaded at 1.68. Openings where very soft but very sensitive on bodyposition whitch can cause off-heading openings but if you are used to that it's not a problem. For the rest it flies great, nice dive, longer recovery then the Stiletto. But you can check this forum also because there are some review for that canopy. A friend of mine had one and did more then 1600 jumps with it and had no problem, he liked the canopy very much. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=164177;search_string=Vengeance;#164177

http://www.performancedesigns.com/vengeance.asp

http://www.performancedesigns.com/docs/Veng_Flight.PDF

Jumped with 2 Sabre1's: My first canopy was a Sabre 150 (wingload 1.35) and my second was a 135 (wingload 1.48) Always had good openings, never hard and in 99% of the cases on-heading! Liked the canopy very much and my girlfriend is jumping now a 135, also no hard openings. I still think it's a good canopy

Hi Mr Airpollution, Next time more pictures of you swooping the pond. Last weekend it was my turn. Don't blame me, it was your girlfriend who took the picture hé Cya this weekend again? Luc

1.Higher aspect ratio wings are more efficient than those with lower aspect ratios. The Lift/Drag ratio is better. Either more lift, or less drag will improve the L/D ratio 2. The reason why airlocks have a reputation for being very stable in turbulence. Because airlocks help a canopy stay pressurized. --> Higher wingload = more pressure in the cells = more stable. Altough, that's what I think

It's already in my calendar Where do I have to registrate?

Yep, that our pond

Yep Henny, you are right! There will be only coaching during that weekend. Coaching will be provided by Brian Vacher and Bruno Brokken. Cya, Luc

1. Skymaster 230 2. Falcon 195 (1.01) --> 198 jumps 3. PD Sabre 150 (1.32) --> +/-150 jumps 4. PD Sabre 135 (1.47) --> +/-120 jumps ....(In the meanwhile tried several canopies like stiletto 135, Vengeance 120, Sabre II 135...) 5. PV Demon 100 competition (2.1) --> 250 jumps ... and a few jumps on a katana 107 (1.85) 6. PV Demon 90 competition (2.33) --> still counting ... and a few jumps on a Velocity 90

90ft² loaded at 2.33 non crossbraced. Setup: 1300 downwind 1000 base leg 720 start my 270° And I use the optima, Suunto x-lander and my eyes

With deep sand you are much more tempted not to fall down and do a stand up landing because you think it's more save than grass(for example) Tobi I wish you also a quick recovery. It was nice to see you again! thanks for comming to the DST. To bad you broke your ankle because your accuracy round was a nice one!!

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Participators already registered until now: Name Country 1 Frederique van der Hilst Karrewij NL 2 Knuts Luc B 3 Mike Vogeleer B 4 Gert Michiels B 5 Johan Nuyts B 6 Henny Wiggers NL (provided) 7 Bruno Brokken B (provided) 8 Erwin Vanlommel B 9 Tobias Scherrinsky D 10 Tobias Landmann D 11 Marc Jacobs B 12 Guido Vandeneynde B 13 Jan Ceulemans B 14 Grim Swinnen B 15 Ronald Reijmen B 16 Pieter Wittevrongel B 17 Roel Roeloffsen NL 18 Steve Braff B 19 Jens Thögersen SE 20 George Attard (Bigpond) AU

Training on the 5th of Oktober is ok.

Hi Swoopers, The end of the season is comming so it's time again for the DST-Finals. Put on your wet-suit one more time and prepair to get wet in our pond at Zwartberg (Belgium) This swoopcompetition will be hold on 6 & 7 Oktobre and at the moment I'm trying to make it possible to have trainingjumps on Friday-afternoon. On the program is (weather permitting) - upwind speed - upwind distance - upwind distance - upwind accuracy convert course - downwind speed - downwind distance - downwind distance - downwind accuracy Registration fee : € 30 (Will be used as price-money) Price pro jump : € 15 Drops will be done with a Cessna Grand Caravan at an altitude between 5000 - 6500 ft. Adres: PCV - Dropzone Zwartberg Vliegplein 1 B-3600 GENK Registration via luc.knuts@eozen.com Friday: Possibility to have trainingjumps from 1 PM End of the afternoon (± 18.00 - 19.00 (dark) setting up first part of the course by the Staff Saterday: 08.15 - 09.00 prepare the course for straight 09.00 briefing + drawing the exit-order 09.30 first load up (possible practice-jump when the weatherconditions are exellent?) Between the rounds preparing the course for the next discipline 18.30 last load landed Zondag: 10.00 first load up Between the rounds preparing the course for the next discipline At the very latest 18:00 presentation of the prizes Save and long swoops, Luc Knuts & Henny Wiggers

Registrationprices are not yet defined and will be discussed on wednesday. After they are defined I will release them also in this subject. For more information about the swoopcompetition in Zwartberg (DST finals) please PM me or Henny Wiggers. Luc Knuts Organiser DST finals in Zwartberg In co with the DST organisation (Henny Wiggers) Registration-mail will be send after Bussloo and if you are not on the list but also want to participate, feel free to send me a PM Cya!

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