SkymonkeyONE

Yet another Veeeeld Blau sighting!

BSBD

AssMonkey, it's not OK to logon with that old, retired username. Turd.

Simply cutting down the inside seam on Wings, Microns, Mirages, and any other "rounded corner" rigs is fine. You can't do that on Javs or any other "square corner" rigs because the lines hang out. The dynamic corner option, while bulky, gets the job done great and keeps the bottom of the rig tidy. Chuck

What I didn't read once in this entire thread was that it's just plain common sense to follow your chopped main (and freebag if you can see it) down and land as close as safely possible to it . It's not cool to just fly back to the main landing area and let others be responsible for chasing it down. Chuck, D-12501

Holy shit! VeeeeldBlau!

please ignore the pinche quebequois

Willem is old and tired and a simple family man these days. He won't even bail me out of jail anymore.

Gimme a "hell yeah!" if you were at the first dropzone.com boogie (like I was). Gimme a double "hell yeah" if you vomited in the tent (like I did)

Bob Sinclair. Dirty, dirty, old man. He's definitely living the life.

Just read the older thread about the Perris fatality. There were some very good points made in that thread about "sight picture". The first time I competed at Perris in 2000 I was woefully unprepared for the pond. I, a Raeford guy, was used to dialing in my turn based on the sight picture I was used to at home. Tall pine trees, a flag pole, a very-well marked swoop lane. I used to throw my turn based on those land marks. The first time I threw a turn at Perris I was way too low, way too far back, and had to bail off to the side halfway across the pond. Jim Slaton laughed at me. It was at that meet that I learned that you MUST trust your devices and you cannot trust your senses. It really didn't matter since I still destroyed a canopy, piled in straight to the bottom of the pond and put an idiot lawyer in the hospital. There are ZERO references at the Perris pond. I've not competed professionally since 2005, but I never, ever take landing a parachute lightly. D-12501

I just read this entire thread and it's tremendous. Excellent point and counter-point dialogue. Most of you know me. Most of you know that I've been an instructor since I was 18 years old (I'm 49 now). I hold every wingsuit manufacturer "instructor"and "examiner" rating and I've trained more people to do this safely than I could possibly count. Personally, I don't care if USPA adopts this program. It's not going to change the way I conduct training. What I DO hope, though, is that dropzone S&TA's (like me) get off their asses and DO THEIR JOBS. It's simply not OK to let some unknown kid show up at your DZ in an Apache XRW and let him jump out of your plane without proof of training and currency. This never, ever happens at Raeford Parachute Center and it should not happen at your DZ. Formalized wingsuit instruction has been around since 1999. There are PLENTY of opportunities at boogies and PLENTY of dropzones with formal wingsuit schools where you can get proper training. There is no excuse for cutting corners. Ultimately, if the proposal passes I am to be one of the instructor examiners since I have been doing it on the "private" side since the inception of such programs. Again, though, I don't care one way or another. It's not going to affect the way I conduct my business. I've never been a "champion" skydiver, but I have ALWAYS been an instructor; that's what drives me. Thanks for your time, Chuck Blue, D-12501

Morpheus used to do the best in-house dynamic corner mod in Z-hills. No idea who routinely offers it these days. RIP Robert.

This is horrible news. BSBD! Chuck

I track palms up, but that's just me.

If you have to bend your legs AT ALL up front in a big suit, then your's wasting your time. I'd MUCH rather stick my legs out in a smaller suit and kick the shit out of the perpetrators in air mattresses. I'd like to jump a Rebel, Lurch, but only with people who can actually skydive.

that video made me want to vomit a little in my mouth. You people SUCK.

My biggest suit is still an S-Bird, which was actually converted from a Super Mach I. It's much more than I need to put the fuciking caddy-wompus on most perpetrators. My Phantom2 is still my default tool of choice. Azul sends

by the way, for you non-divers, one atmosphere is equal to 14.7 PSIG.

Hey, you frickin Quebequois, I woke up at 0630 on my couch in my teamroom at SDAZ. I had a full order of chicken quesadillas on the table. Your accent is terrible, but your wife is cute.

Simple shit. Any rigger can do that

fantastic!

Fucking Brian CALDWELL! Killing it! You GO, boy!

Fucking idiots. No WONDER I quit being a moderator after eight years of this drivel. PS: my resume is outstanding and I don't have any metal in my legs, IAN.

Yes. and vain as well. It's a flaw, but I live with it.