jumperconway

1.69 with dive loops sewn on the risers to hook it

Hmmmmm, beer AND pie, nice combo! Congrat's Dave

Wow, thanks Vote # 2 for ConAir!!

QuoteIt would still be possible to do a rear riser landing. Hold enough left brake to steer in a straight line, then either flare with one rear riser and one toggle (practice this a few times before landing) or just land in half brakes and PLF. ------------------- Unfortunately, I have experience with landing small canopies with stuck brake lines. The first time, I tried to land with the toggles very uneven keeping it flying straight, very ugly! The second time it happenned, I took a wrap on the steering line that was free to get the canopy flying straight and landed on rear risers with my hands even, a much better solution! Both times I was on canopies loaded 2.3-2.4/1. Unless you are certain that you can land safely on rear risers alone, it is better to cut it away and be able to land a reserve with toggles IMHO. -----------------

It just takes me upwards of two hours to pack my 190. You just need to jump a smaller canopy like a 97 instead of that boat 190! Packs up in half the time! J/K

We had a student have a cypres fire and trashed the reserve going through a tree. The dzo told him not to worry about the reserve but he can't jump there again. I checked with the dz and was told that if rental gear get's chopped and lost that the dz takes the hit (I assume only if staff packed it).

Question, How can we assume a baglock if it is not recovered and if it is a baglock it will fall basicly straight down so why can't we find it?

Well done Michele

Chaching, as Conway cocks his 380!

Dear Connie, I know the counselor said we shouldn't contact each other during our "cooling off" period, but I couldn't wait anymore. The day you left, I swore I'd never talk to you again. But that was just the wounded little boy in me talking. Still, I never wanted to be the first one to make contact. In my fantasies, it was always you who would come crawling back to me. I guess my pride needed that. But now I see that my pride's cost me a lot of things. I'm tired of pretending I don't miss you. I don't care about looking bad anymore. I don't care who makes the first move as long as one of us does. Maybe it's time we let our hearts speak as loudly as our hurt. And this is what my heart says: "There's no one like you, Connie." I look for you in the eyes and breasts of every woman I see, but they're not you. They're not even close. Two weeks ago, I met this girl at Flamingos and brought her home with m! e. I don't say this to hurt you, but just to illustrate the depth of my desperation.She was young, maybe 19; with one of those perfect bodies that only youth and maybe a childhood spent ice skating can give you. I mean, just a perfect body. Tits like you wouldn't believe and an ass that just wouldn't quit, every man's dream, right? But as I sat on the couch being blown by this stunner, I thought, look at the stuff we've made important in our lives. It's all so superficial.What does a perfect body mean? Does it make her better in bed? Well, in this case, yes, but you see what I'm getting at. Does it make her a better person? Does she have a better heart than my moderately attractive Connie? I doubt it. And I'd never really thought of that before.I don't know, maybe I'm just growing up a little. Later, after I'd tossed her about a half a pint of throat yogurt, I found myself thinking, "Why do I feel so drained and! empty?" It wasn't just her flawless technique or her slutty, shameless hunger, but something else; some nagging feeling of loss. Why did it feel so incomplete? And then it hit me. It didn't feel the same because you weren't there to watch. Do you know what I mean? Nothing feels the same without you. Jesus, Connie, I'm just going crazy without you. And everything I do just reminds me of you. Do you remember Carol, that single mom we met at the Holiday Inn lounge last year? Well, she dropped by last week with a pan of lasagna. She said she figured I wasn't eating right without a woman around. I didn't know what she meant till later, but that's not the real story. Anyway, we had a few glasses of wine and the next thing you know, we're banging away in our old bedroom. And this tart's a total monster in the sack. She's giving me everything, you know, like a real woman does when she's not hung up about her weight or her career and whether the kids can hear us. And all of a sudden, she spots that tilting mirror on your grandmother's old vanity. So she puts it on the floor and we straddle it, right, so we can watch ourselves. And it's totally hot, but it makes me sad, too. Cause I can't help thinking, "Why didn't Connie ever put the mirror on the floor? We've had this old vanity for what, 14 years, and we never used it as a sex toy." Saturday, your sister drops by with my copy of the restraining order. I mean, Vicky's just a kid and all, but she's got a pretty good head on her shoulders and she's been a real friend to me during this painful time. She's given me lots of good advice about you and about women in general. She's pulling for us to get back together, Connie, she really is. So we're doing Jell-O shots in a hot bubble bath and talking about happier times. Here's this teenage girl with the same DNA as you and all I can do is think of how! much she looked like you when you were 18. And that just about makes me cry.And then it turns out Vicky's really into the whole anal thing, that gets me to thinking about how many times I pressured you about trying it and how that probably fueled some of the bitterness between us. But do you see how even then, when I'm thrusting inside your baby sister's cinnamon ring, all I can do is think of you? It's true, Connie. In your heart you must know it. Don't you think we could start over? Just wipe out all the grievances away and start fresh? I think we can. If you feel the same please, please, please let me know. Otherwise, can you let me know where the fucking remote is? Love, Dan

Trent, Can you post a pic.?

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Adam. I too have lost friends in this sport, one only a few months back that really hit close to home. I carry a small picture of him with me on every jump. All three were pilot error as are 95+% in this sport. I know that my friends would roll over in their graves if I were to give up doing what they no longer have the chance to do because of their mistakes. I jump on the upper end of this sport, over 500 fun jumps a year on a highly loaded crossbraced canopy and hook almost every landing. For me. it's about risk management. If you have decided that the risk is not worth the enjoyment then you are making the right decision (especially with no insurance). The sky will always be there for your return if you so decide. We are a fortunate few who get to taste life to it's fullest but if that taste has become bitter, maybe it is time to step away. When I got hooked on skydiving, I put my golf clubs in the closet and let my country club membership lapse but didn't sell them. Nor did I refute the friends that I made during the years that I enjoyed the sport. If I quit skydiving tomorrow, I wouldn't lose the friends I have made here over the last few years but I may lose some of the bond that hold that that has holds us close. We all have to make tough decisions in our life that will change our future. I for one am dealing with cancer at the moment which should not be life threatening but makes me look up and appreciate my time in the sky. If it's time to walk away. then do so but don't turn your back to the pleasure and the friends that you have made along the way. Remember that life is a journey not a destination, so enjoy it. Best wishes to you on your future and remember that most of us will still be here for you if you wish to return!

You could teach the girls at my dz a thing or 2

You left out mushies b/c that can't really be compared to LSD Obviously you either never had the good ones or just not enough!

QuoteAnyone have (canopies with a DOM 2003 or 2004 only please) experience & opinions on: 1: Openings, best opener based on consistency of good openings and secondly how sensative it is to a quicky pack job? 2: Optimal loading? 3: Wait time for delivery? 4: Overall rating, if you could only buy one, which would you buy and why? My personal opinion, demoed a couple of VX and an XVX with the precision mod and I hated the openings and the surge after opening but am not sure of the DOM on the canopies. I demoed a 79 Velo and the wandering openings left a lot to be desired. Since then I have 2 Xaos 21 cells, an older 85 and a newer 88. The 88 is the nicest opening canopy that I have ever jumped and I had a Crossfire 99 before that so that's saying alot! I bought a custom Xaos 27-79' a few months back and love it. The openings are better than the VX-XVX's that I jumped and no where near as twitchy a canopy and the stall point seems alot deeper on the Xaos. The Velocity flies nice once it's open but the openings always left me wondering if it would get chopped. My teamate has one that opens like crap and spanks him on occasion. The front riser pressure on the Xaos is extremely light as opposed to the Velo but the rears are heavier. You can talk to George or Beverly direct at Precision and should be able to get a custom canopy in a couple of weeks with outstanding customer service. Also if you question the HMA lines, they have replaced the steering lines with dacron. If I could only buy one, I bought it!

Does it move like a real turtle??!!

Go to sleep

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers. I am a very possitive person. I think the Lord is on my side on this one. He hasn't let me die yet under my my Xaos 79!

Thanks for the thoughts and prayers!

Same as urinary tract infection. Urgency to urinate, burning and passing matter whilst urinating, often blood although I never saw any, that was my dad's symptom and he had tumors when he started passing blood in the urine.

It was caught very early. The symtems were just like UTI but I was told 6 weeks of direct treatments should correct it. They inject some tuberculin solution into the bladder which attaches to the cancer cells and the immune system supposedly cures it. The treatment involves a cathoder which isn't very pleasant but it beats the alternative.

I found out 3 weeks ago about it and had my first treatment Tuesday after my vacation. Anyone else involved?

I demoed an 89 loaded 2.1/1 and found the riser pressure incredibly easy to hold down. Then again I had a crossfire-1 99 that once in a dive, you could do chinups on the front risers with no effect!

Recommended wing loading on the crossfire 2 is 1.4-2.1 thats from Icarus. I don't think that is a safety issue as much as getting the proper performance from the canopy that is advertised and is designed for. I jumped a teamates 129 crossfire-1 loaded a little over 1.4 and it was a slug