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  1. dragon2
    Most jumpers that (think they) want a stiletto are wannabe swoopers. For that purpose, the stiletto pretty much sucks and there are way better options for that these days (sabre 2 for instance). A stiletto is fun to fly though, if you don't wingsuit and don't swoop, why not get one? ciel bleu, Saskia
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    pics + description of BOC vs pullout ciel bleu, Saskia
  3. dragon2
    No, that's a ripcord rig (we use these to transition SL students to freefall before they are allowed to jump BOC). ciel bleu, Saskia
  4. dragon2
    Over here, we need to use the student version of an AAD if it has one, for the first 25 jumps. I saw a 4rd jump SL student do consecutive stall turns on a manta once, down to 30m We were kinda waiting for the AAD to fire... Which it luckily didn't. He also straightened out just in time for a flare. Turns out he had some paraglider experience... Didn't think the "don't turn below 250 ft" rule applied to HIM, and turned white at the mention of the AAD. ciel bleu, Saskia
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    We put out the occasional 100 lbs girl on 290 skymasters if the 230 rigs are being jumped by someone else, or for the ripcord jumps. They manage just fine
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    I don't think that camera has a filter thread, so no wide angle option. ciel bleu, Saskia
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    Typically you only switch canopies around for a very good reason, like not wanting to use a swoop canopy for wingsuiting or CRW. If you're not comfy with your 170 in any and all conditions, stick with the 190 until you are. Don't try to switch canopies around this early in your skydiving career, you will not nearly learn as much as you would sticking to one canopy for a good while. ciel bleu, Saskia
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    see attached ciel bleu, Saskia
  9. dragon2
    Like normal. I didn't let it develop much speed though, chopped it after the canopies were at the horizon. ciel bleu, Saskia
  10. dragon2
    I would really like that feature too. ciel bleu, Saskia
  11. dragon2
    What Your Choice of Camera Says About You ciel bleu, Saskia
  12. dragon2
    Nothing reasonably about a spinning Diablo ciel bleu, Saskia
  13. dragon2
    I had the same error code once, reinserting the same memorystick didn't work, but when I switched the cards between my 2 cameras they both worked fine, and still work to this day. YMMV ciel bleu, Saskia
  14. dragon2
    Nah, of course a 149 sqft canopy isn't high performance, everyone's just saying that... also the various canopy control gurus that say differently and the various countries where you simply wouldn't be allowed to jump smaller than a 150 for your first 400 jumps or so are overly cautious ciel bleu, Saskia
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    The Teuge webcam ciel bleu, Saskia
  16. dragon2
    only reason i ask is because this one rigger was basically devalueing my canopy because it was from spain. and said there not as good. kinda pissed me off. I know for a fact that the Spanish safire 1s flare better than the other safire 1s. I'll jump a spanish safire anyday, and yeah, Cimsa is pretty good. ciel bleu, Saskia
  17. dragon2
    Ditto. I've owned a safire 135 and a safire 119 and I got a couple days jumping in on a a safire 2 119, at wingloads of 1.1-1.7. Could land any of these just fine in any condition (ok, except for the one time I landed my safire 119 wearing 8kg of lead going BACKWARDS into brambles and stuff ) ciel bleu, Saskia
  18. dragon2
    In a non-emergency, lowest altitude here you are allowed out is 2.5k, so of course I never got out any lower ciel bleu, Saskia
  19. dragon2
    That's a very good point. Where can I find weight limits for these canopies? The manufacturer's website do not have them. You do not want to load any F111 main over 1:0, and preferably you want to be at .8 or so. ciel bleu, Saskia
  20. dragon2
    clicky ciel bleu, Saskia
  21. dragon2
    Did you do an AFF style jump (2 instructors holding on to you at both your sides, you having your own canopy and being alone under canopy) or a tandem type jump (you + instructor sharing one canopy)? There are dropzones that combine tandem jumps for the first or more jumps followed by "real" AFF jumps, making them "working tandems" as opposed to just a ride. A typical FJC for either a (real) AFF jump or a staticline jump is 6-12 hours, yes. ciel bleu, Saskia
  22. dragon2
    Since at 195 lbs bodyweight you'd be loading the main at it's limit if not over, I wouldn't. ciel bleu, Saskia
  23. dragon2
    I made a deal with a local musician: I can use his dance/techno type tracks for skydiving videos, as long as I credit him. ciel bleu, Saskia
  24. dragon2
    Either stand on a scale all geared up or use ~25 lbs for a rig+gear. ciel bleu, Saskia
  25. dragon2
    Forget the budget i3 unless you are in noooooo hurry when editing and rendering. i5 is ok though, but make sure it's a quadcore model not a dualcore (i5-750 or i5-750S is good). ciel bleu, Saskia