Macaulay

JC's coaching for Flyboyz now? Anybody know if Psycho Circus is still around at all, or did they just call it quits when Heath went to Monkeyclaw? - Macaulay

Spectre. - Macaulay

I need to get a job so I can save up and get me one of those. My Racer Elite is crazy comfy, but I need something that's more freefly friendly. Yesterday, I transitioned from head down to stand, and my right riser straps somehow came all the way out and got under my arm. I was at eight grand and just had to get a little unstable while I put everything back, so it wasn't too big of a deal. However, had it happened at the bottom, I would have had one fucked up skydive. - Macaulay

August 10 - 12. Freefly tubes. An Otter and Caravan that take a full load up to 13k in just under ten minutes. Swoop and freefly contest. Freefly coaching. Kegs and more beer. Live band. Bonfire. Lots more fun stuff. I'm not affiliated with Skydive Oregon professionally... I just jump there. However, I recommend that you check it out... wherever you are. If you're in the PNW, you have no excuse not to be there. Blues, Macaulay

I had a two-way sit go horribly wrong with grasshopper before I actually knew how to sitfly. Does that count? - Macaulay

We have a winner! I tried four different ways on eight different jumps. Once I tried the Wolmari method, I thought I had a pilot chute in tow... which I like. Nice, smooth opening. I was very surprised with the performance of this canopy. I'm not swooping the pond yet, but I have been flying right next to it just to gauge distance, entering the gates, etc.. I cleared the distance of the pond by about ten feet twice yesterday. It's only an eighty foot pond, but those swoops are a hell of a lot longer than I expected to get from a Sabre. I fly towards the pond and try to cross the midpoint at a little over 300 feet, then 180 back to pick up speed. The moment I begin to plan out, I do another 180. The automatic recovery arc was planing me out about two feet above the ground without toggle input... although I'm damn good and ready to dig a bit if needed. Fun stuff, but I'll definitely move to an elliptical that's about the same size in a hundred jumps or so. I'd like to start my 180s a lot higher, and then control the recovery arc myself. - Mac

I'm an idiot. I meant to say "rectangular", and for some reason I wrote "seven cell". Just thinking about something else, I guess. I'm taking melatonin right now to aid in correcting my insomnia. I usually spend the twenty minutes after taking it on the Internet. It makes my head "muddy". Sleep now. - Macaulay

500 jumps. 26th birthday. Made the top fifty. The green lights are on. Er... something. Hop and pops from altitude all day today. Weeeeeee!!!! I'm tired. - Macaulay

I'm loading my Sabre 120 at 1.4. I got a crazy deal on it used, so I couldn't pass it up. Best seven cell I've ever flown. Feels better than a Stiletto at the same loading, swoops about the same and carves better. However, the openings beat the shit out me. Any tips on slow-packing this canopy? I have a big slider and a small PC. I've tried the tips that PD recommends, but they haven't done me much good. Is this Sabre just too small? I'm right near the max loading that PD recommends for experts. Diagnosis or tips? TIA, Mac

The "erection at altitude" is one of the more difficult moves to pull off. - Mac