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Will, who let you back out of your cage? Peace! Chuckie

We will probably do it as it was just done in Perris: break down into several groups and then combine as we see fit after we have got fallrate issues and experience levels sorted out. I am sure we will start getting serious about it on the Saturday. Chuck

Look on the PD website and check out their removable system. It gets rid of both the slider and the bridle/bag/PC. Sonic, at The Ranch, was the first person I saw who fashioned a removable slider. The rings were a bit small though and hung up quite a bit. Chuck

Very nice.

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party. Now THAT'S a good idea!

Eric Butts competed in that meet under a Competition Cobalt 120. The Onxy 95 prototype was there, but Eric didn't jump it. Ramon Rionda jumped it once, as did someone else, but that was just for shits and grins. The main was in one of Hans Paulson's rigs. Both Ramon and Eric stayed in my room in Panama City. Chuck

That's a good question with a very simple answer: When you transition from rears to toggles, if you do at all, then you run into the problem with trips. You see, when you release your rears on standard risers, the toggles automatically take up the slack through your guide rings and you actually only barely move your hands. The ring does the work for you. On trips, when you let go of the risers there is a ton of slack whick you must reel in or face the consequences of not having taut control lines. Bottom line here is that the "bump" it produces is counterproductive to your smoothness and especially swoop distance. Also, that extra piece of material that your guide rings are attached to sometimes gets in the way when you transition from fronts to rears. It's just a mess of webbing that you don't need to deal with. I found out that it was entirely possible to "think" I had the rears, when in fact I only had the trip. One burned up leg gripper later, I realized that the added benefit of the flatter tail was not worth the added hassle during transition from fronts to rears and the "bump" you get on transition from rears to toggles. It's much easier to get an easier, smoother, rear-riser swoop on "conventional" risers. Chuck

US Army Combat Diver and Dive Supervisor (open and closed circuit), PADI Dive Master and Advanced Open Water.

Same in the states. You must make your next jump withing 30 days of completing a level or you will have to repeat that level when you show up again, as well as get a refresher. In the states you are now considered a student untiil you have your A-license (20 jumps currently). That said, you are best advised to knock it out as quickly as possible. The longer you put it off due to money concerns, the more it is going to cost you. It's a vicious cycle, but it promotes getting you to that "safe" level in a timely manner. Chuck

You hit the nail on the head. There most certainly IS a system in place at dropzones which teach the USPA ISP program. We do it here, to the letter, because it trains students how to best avoid injury: practical application of use of all flight surfaces at altitude prior to landing. It's not perfect, but it's MUCH better than what is typically taught at dropzones that teach "old" AFF, SL, IAD, or whatever tandem hybrid that some DZ's use. If your dropzone. does not include at least that level of canopy instruction in it's regular, included-in-the-cost training, then the only people you have to blame is your school manager, DZO, or S&TA. Ron is correct in stating that something needs to be done. I don't think a new BSR is the answer. I think the answer is to stop bullshitting and start teaching decent, ISP-based programs. Stop spitting seven-level AFF graduates out of your schools telling them are free to go out and jump anywhere; they cannot. Chuck Blue D-12501 Manager, Raeford Parachute Center School S&TA, PRO, AFF/SL/TM/BM Instructor, PST professional

Bring the scooter! I doubt I will let you leave with it. Chuckie

Both myself and Bobby Pritchard exited dead last on a "regular" tracking dive in our wingsuits and not only got down to the front back-flyer, we was able to take docks on us as he saw fit. We then popped hard wings and zoomed off at 4500, leaving them in the dust. Not a big deal at all. It just takes the ability to totally collapse your wings and fly with your elbows out a bit. Not efficient, but totally doable. Those jumps were with Bobby in his old Classic and me in my old Skyflyer. Chuck

Bring the pain, little girl! Bring it! Hooty HOOOOOOOO! I am very proud of you, Betsy. SkyONE

Hmm. Steve Blevins, Ted Biggs, etc.

-chuck checks his gear bin in the school..... Nope, you didn't steal mine. Chuckie

Right. I am not sure there how many people actually regularly use this service regularly. Hell, I can't ever get my mail to get to me on my dropozne.com account, so I don't ever really use it at all. Chuck

"We got us the Josey Wales!" Your dad has to be one cool sonofoabitch. I hope he gets well. Chuck

That was the problem with the Quincy pond; it was built on a slope. When swooping it from high end to low end, you then had to go over the embankment and then down a slope. Chuck

I love to buzz tandems and CRW dogs. So long as you have a definite flight plan in place with the TM or other group, then it's plenty safe. Make sure you hoot and holler on the way by. I have been on both the giving and recieving ends of buzz jobs and it's equally fun as a TM. Showing the approaching BM's to your passenger and seeing their reacton is priceless. Chuck

Keeping your pond at between three and four feet deep in the center will greatly aid in recovering people as well as allowing the errant swooper the opportunity to stand up and get his or her container out of the water. Chuck

My rig has been completely submerged (last round of the 01 PSN, like everyone else), with the CYPRES in, and it didn't hurt anything. My reserve freebag was wet, but only the center cell of the reserve got a bit damp. The cypres was not affected at all. As to your main being wet, mine has been completely soaked several times. Shake it out, wipe it off with a towell, pack it up, then jump it. Jumping it is the fastest, surest way to get it dried out. Leaving it laying out in the sun is the fastest way to get your canopy out of trim (assuming spectra lines). Openings with wet canopies can range from slightly more snivelly to slightly more crisp. It's pretty funny getting rained on during opening. On crossbraced canopies it can be a bit of a chore to get the water out of your completely closed off cells. It's best to have some buddies around to help you hold the canopy up by the tail and shake it out. Chuck

We drank us a lot of stump liquor this past weekend, Johnny!

Much better. There are some outstanding pictures there! Chuck