SkymonkeyONE

My Odyssey RS took seven weeks, was perfect, and the fit was the reason I switched back from Vectors after 10 years. I think the two guys on your DZ got a bad deal and their rigs will certainly need to be replaced or repaired, but their story is certainly not any different from any of the others I have heard about every single other rig manufacturer at one time or another in the past year. My webpage HERE

Save your money and jump the "free" canopy. Chuck My webpage HERE

Nope, this was my first year on the tour. I made four meets: Perris, Quincy, The Ranch, Perris again. Chuck My webpage HERE

Yes, I was told that they lost their CSS sponsorship rather hastilly. I didn't ask what the reasons were. My webpage HERE

Agreed, brother. I have the video of me and Ray Porterfield cutting away from a two-canopy wrap at 900 feet. A line was wrapped around my camera and it is a true miracle that it cleared when we pulled handles. Never thought once to reach down and cut the line with my hook knife. Chuck My webpage HERE

Not sure Dan, but I heard that Wicked Liquid was not on that DZ anymore. Heard this at Perris two weeks ago. Chuck My webpage HERE

Right on Brutha! Glad everyone had a good time this weekend. Sounds like it was a blast. Chuck My webpage HERE

Form follows function! A new thought by a die-hard triple riser user: After seeing many of my contemporaries doing amazing rear-riser approaches and watching slow motion video replay of standard risers vs. triples, I may just switch back. While you really do have more "feel" with trips, and your tail does flatten out giving you a tad more aerodynamic advantage, the added friction of your control lines going back through standard guide rings distorts your rear risers, thus giving you rear riser input without even touching them! Previously, I would have thought this a distinct disadvantage. I now know that this actually assists in getting you around the corner. Chuck My webpage HERE

Yeah Omri, I still wear an old-school dyter in my mindwarp. Actually, I did until I put my head in the bottom of the pond in Perris in June! LOL! Like Lisa said, they will all fit in the external pocket on the mindwarp. Chuck My webpage HERE

We used to own a Cherokee six which we occasionally used for demo jumps. We would squeeze five jumpers into it, but anything other than a "stack out" is not really feasible. The back doors are plenty long, but quite low, so you kind of roll out. Never had any problems getting near the horizontal stabilizer. There is an STC for flying without the back cargo door, so it's legal, just crowded. Chuck My webpage HERE

Julie, believe me when I tell you my skin is PLENTY thick. That, of course, has nothing to do with the general nig-noggery on the wreck or the original post. I spent two years regularly posting there (wreck-dot) before I discovered dropzone, so I am no "casual" lurker. I did, though, keep away from adding to the noise and nonsense. I posted away diligently trying to answer those who had bonafide questions with educated answers. Does this make me "stuffy" or anal? Uh, no; absolutely not. I made quite a few friends "over there" and have a ton over here. Hell, I was on Peanut's 200th jump! I am not big-headed and am entirely approachable, both in the forums and in person. Anyway, all the other stuff between Donna and Ann was a big misunderstanding in my opinion. I am sure something happened to Ann's files, and I am also sure that Donna had no part in intentionally launching a virus. Both are nice women and I enjoy corresponding with each of them. As for you, missie: welcome to "the other" forums. I hope you like it. Chuck Blue D-12501 Team Atair Skydive Raeford My webpage HERE

I actually wrote back quite a long response, but I guess it was lost in cyberspace. Got the phone call though, so it's all goody in the hoody. Chuck My webpage HERE

.....very unfortunate. My webpage HERE

I must say that I do not vary the way I "generally" pack any parachute, except for by size. Since you are talking about PRO packing, then just do it like you would any other main you have experience with. If you "anticipate" that you might get a spanker, then just roll the nose and tail more and see what you get. You will not be able to tell what you need to do until YOU make that first jump on it. People who jump Hornets here at Raeford just do standard PRO packs and none of them bitch about their openings. Four of my former students currently jump them in sizes from 135 up to 190. Chuck My webpage HERE

It is my opinion that the original poster is OTF. That's "out there flapping" for the uninformed. Is it just me? Carlos Azul My webpage HERE

I make it a habit to go to BoneHead every morning I am in California for cocktails and to give Jeanie, Jackie and Chris a hard time. They are great folks. Chuck My webpage HERE

Dont forget the fluff girls!! My webpage HERE

Pam, tell us what you really think... My webpage HERE

A blatant ploy to get out of partying with me and my crew... Chuck My webpage HERE

...Angkor Wat, the sacred religious site! It was there that the man sought treatment for his severe line burns recieved while standing within the swoop course at Perris. He had obviously consumed far too many pharmacuticals, for he was stumbling around chanting "swoopy-wompus! swoopy-wompus!"...... My webpage HERE

While I have technically not jumped in the snow, I have made an ass load of jumps in the cold. The most important things I can recommend are a neck gator, several thin layers of clothes (top and bottom), some decent gloves (though not heavier than neuman "winter-weight"), and a full-face helmet. Jumping with just goggles and an open helmet will give you a tremendous ice-cream headache. Doesn't bother some people so bad, but it get's me pretty good. What gets to me the worst, though, is the terrific pain in my fingers directly after opening. Makes it hard to grab your toggles cleanly and hurts like a bitch! Make sure you don't catch your glove fingertips in the brake stows when you un-stow. Chuck My webpage HERE

....opened up my desk drawer and pulled another handful of shrooms out of the baggie I bought at the swoop meet. My webpage HERE

[showing my age] When I was in Germany from '82-'84, me and my two roommates, almost every day, would go and buy an CASE of Old Millwauke from the PX at lunch for $3.50 and put it in the fridge. We would get off work at 4:30 and shotgun the entire slab. Noice! Chuck Also: remember that every one you turn down is one you missed, and the worst I ever had was wonderful. This applies to many things, especially beer. My webpage HERE

That bugs me tremendously....not really[grin] yeah, I forgot the other "per second", but then again I have been out of the engineering mindset for quite some time now. Chuck My webpage HERE

My toggles are always over all four of my fingers. When I front-riser, I hold the toggle in place with my pinkie and grab my dive loop(s) with my other three (index, middle, ring). Transitioning to rears and using the "thumb" method, one maintains the toggles in place with fingertips and hooks the thumbs back and away from you on the rear risers, just as you thought. Chuck My webpage HERE