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Naked woman leaps from van to freedom Not about skydiving, but in case of desperation, I guess anything goes. My other ride is the relative wind.

So why do they advertise in America? Ok. Answered my own question. "Because subscriptions can come from anywhere" My other ride is the relative wind.

Are you talking about hard openings? I've had that same fear with my Diablo opening hard on a few occasions. So I roll the tail tight and my neck doesn't hurt now. My other ride is the relative wind.

Sorry if I left any impression that I was shopping for something I'm not yet ready. I'm sticking with my Diablo 170 as I still consider it an advanced canopy. Before settling on my first and current gear, besides choosing a reasonable wingload and "square vs elliptical", "7-cell vs 9-cell" was one more thing to consider. Like about a year ago, I thought anyone jumping a Stiletto was a hotshot. Didn't matter what size it was. All of a sudden these guys are jumping tiny x-braces. You can imagine someone gear shopping consider "x-braced vs air-locked" because of what the hotshots they admire are now jumping. Little is said about their characteristics, so I hope we can have a better understanding. I was left with the impression that the idea behind x-braced or air-lock is to keep it's shape or at least keep it rigid. I guess x-brace canopies were designed to be highly loaded and flown fast. And this is why I see more and more swoopers jumping x-braced canopies. I thought perhaps air-locks aren't as popular because you need not fly it as fast or maybe it can't fly as fast to cover more ground. Companies like PD, Icarus, and Precision are aggressively marketing their x-braced line, while Big Air Sports I've noticed exclusively offers air-locks (I guess they invented it?). About a year ago I remember Aerodyne running full page ads for Triathlons and Diablos, and PD was doing the same with their Sabre2. But that was still 7-cell vs 9-cell, and square vs elliptical. I wonder if "The New Aerodyne - The Renaissance Continues" ads, following the "anticipation and suspense" tactic like Precision's Ground Zero campaign, might yield yet another x-braced or air-locked to spice our choices.

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Which do you prefer? Why? I'm getting mixed inputs. Please set me straight. My other ride is the relative wind.

Dude! You better git while you're still ahead. And don't quit your day job. My other ride is the relative wind.

I don't think I can help you on this one. You're on your own buddy.

All you need is love All you need is love All you need is love, love Love is all you need My other ride is the relative wind.

Cool! Too much time on your hands I see.

'Coz you got him beat by 6?

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Initiation was a little rough huh?

Clay! Are you lost again?

My oldest brother owns a paragliding operation in Indonesia. He offered me his old gear and would teach me provided I go there to pick it up. I thought I'd make sure I could handle the height, so August 15 last year I drove to Kapowsin to get hurled off a plane. Been back ever since. As for paragliding, I think that can wait.

Welcome to the XanderZone - Saw it Friday w/ da wife. Both of us loved it. Snuck a beer and toasted Harry O'Connor on the parasailing scene.

Congrats and welcome to the dark side. Now direct deposit your paycheck to the DZ and just draw whatever you need to cover rent, food, ++.

Wouldn't that be a great Halloween costume

Yeah! In my brand spankin' new jumpsuit. rw_suit.bmp

You can have 6 - Rosey Palmer and her 5 sisters?

That's why I use AppleWorks on OS X, or OpenOffice on Linux.

Yeah. I'm on a diet.

Don't know if you've all heard of a new prototype from Icarus code named B-R-A 36 B. Check it out

I had that happen to me too. But mine was because the brake stow was worn and it finally broke. I noted this when I packed it last. Not very smart. Fortunately it was a Silhouette 190 loaded at 1.16. It did turn immediately, but it was slow enough I had time to release the other toggle and it flew straight. In the meantime, I kept trying to catch the prematurely released toggle because it was flopping around. Steering was done using rear risers until I got both toggles in my hands.