RossDagley
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How close are you planning on being to the target? For freeflying, if you're docked with someone you'll not see much more than the chest/head of the person next to you with a .5 - a .3 is better to see the dock etc also. A .5 however would be better for tandems imo, as you dont have to get right in their face but you get "the shot". Cookie have reciently released the .25 which is pretty crazy You'd have to be about an inch away though For the record, I have a cookie .3 (used mostly for tunnel flying). I'm sure people with loads more experience than I will reply and argue with me though
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http://www.square1.com/manufacturers/square1/p910.asp Looks like this one (ish).
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I've had a brand new pilot (2 years ago) and a brand new Sabre2 (last year) - the marerial on the Pilot was made from teflon coated snot, whilst the Sabre2 was simply bananaskins on ice. They're both hard to pack at first. 50 jumps in and they're much easier. I pack(ed) them both exactly the same way, and never had an off-heading on either. Some brisker openings (500ft Vs. 800 ft) depending on how rushed I was, or how little care I put in, but both are awesome canopies and ideal for me as a beginner. Its a bit sad but I also had coloured packing tabs added to the sabre2 after being so used to them on the pilot - it didn't cost much and just makes my life that little bit easier - crayons on the lines might work just as easily for someone else
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Okay thats cool. I was just "ticked" that they processed an order yesterday instantly, taking the money, emailing to say its shipped (a personalised email it looks like, not automated) but hadn't replied to my two other emails over the course of the last 3 weeks. If they've been away at the PIA I can totally understand it - perhaps an automated "we've got your email" could have put my mind at rest
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I jump a S2 170 loaded at about 1.2:1. Never had an off-heading opening (guess my body position is always perfect ) but every so often get closed end cells. I also almost never pack for myself, and "trash" pack in the litteral sense - I'll jump any pack jub from any packer - if its in the dbag
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I'm pleased for you - I've emailed Cookie twice over the last two weeks only to have my emails ignored/unread/who-knows... I was starting to think there was something wrong with the company...
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Holy cow batman.
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I have something like 2000 photos of tunnel flyers in all disciplines - freeflying, freestyle, 4-way, 8-way etc. Was there something specific you were after? I'm sure I can come up with something for you
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Just wanted to publically congratulate Paul & Nicole on the birth of their beautiful twins Alex and Ben today. Now we're overrun with the Mayer's!! I'm expecting to be on the rota for nappy-changing some time very soon
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Z1's are small - I couldn't even get the Z1 on without great effort - and my nose squished against the visor
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24.6 here ,with a XXL Bonehead Mamba. Fits berfectly after baking
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Just sold this (was my first rig).
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the smaller SV tunnels (airkix for example) pull what? about 600KW on full chat? Bedford pulls almost 4MW (including cooling) on full chat. Thats a bill I'd rather you pay than me And like was said above - there's a world of difference between a progressive turn to 0 pitch, and a power cut. I'd be mighty irritated if I was 15+ feet up and someone turned the power to idle, but you'd feel it coming and be able to ride it down. Kill the power (read: emergency stop, power cut etc) and I'd simply hope. Head down 25+ feet up and a power cut would probably kill you. Springy net or otherwise.
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depends on what you're after - FS or FF. Check http://www.bodyflight.co.uk/experienced/camps.html for Bedfords camps - We have Spa Hyabusa, Blincoe and Babylon here at the moment - pretty busy
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Because I work there
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It'll boil down a lot to how fast you learn, and your coach. I'd take 10 hours with Fabian over 20 hours of "play time"...
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Sure. So long as you're 6ft 9in tall, and weigh maybe 25lbs
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So AirKix and Orlando et al are under-powered you're saying? Both being 1000hp and 12ft (well, Orlando's not a "real" 12ft whereas Airkix is a lot closer but you see my point). I would say the power requirements are not as linear as you suggest - quite the opposite. IMO, both Orlando and Airkix would struggle to push the 160mph barrier - yet some claim more than 160mph is achievable with only 800hp more then Orlando, in a flight chamber approaching 3 times the size? Like I said- I'll be interested to see the results and how they do it. (Edited for speeling )
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8 ways not a problem already if you go to the right tunnel - a couple of teams here in the UK trained in BFB prior to the 8 way nationals a few months ago
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What are you doing in this forum? Get back to the freefly forum where you belong Thanks Niggle - I'll have a chat to you at work about Gib then. It's a bugger if there's nowhere to jump
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Why the God's sake are you rolling the nose of a Pilot canopy??? It's how I like the openings. I've not done it any differently, and don't intend to change something (like this) thats working fine for me
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Anyone know if theres anywhere to jump in Gibraltar? I'm there on honeymoon in two weeks and I was hoping to sneak in a few quick hits from the ol' jump drug...
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Its also a global risk you're talking about, not strictly a personal risk. Your figure of 1:1000 is way out - as someone posted earlier I'd guess it's more like 1:100,000. Sure, its more likey to kill you than 10 pin bowling, but you're also more likely to die on the way to the DZ than you are whilst you're there. A guy I work with has over 4000 jumps and no reserve rides - and he's jumping a 67sq/ft canopy. He also said the regular mates he's jumped with for years have all got over 2000 jumps each - and none of THEM have reserve rides. I guess my point is the sport is as safeas you make it. Sure, you can do everything right and still die - but get everything right and the odd's are greatly reduced.
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My pilot always takes 800-1000 ft to open, depending on how many rolls on its nose it got whilst being packed. Very comfy and I've not known anything else. When we had a chat about peoples opening durationas at the DZ, out CCI's comment was (quote) "christ, I'd chop that fucker". So I guess everyones mileage varies
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He's put on a bit of weight over the summer - what can I say