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I'll be traveling to Raleigh on the weekend of June 23rd/24th. Will be going to CSS for the first time. Sounds like a fun DZ. Hope to see all of you guys there

Thank you!

Where can I reach him?

Thanks. I'll keep my eyes peeled

I'll be there :-) Will be driving from NYC so if anyone wants to share the ride (or better yet, can provide a ride), please get in touch! See ya'll there, David- [Manhattan / New York]

Can I buy 1850 USD for 1700 CAD from you?

According to this page, it seems like it's just a quantization of wing-loadings (without any importance attached to the trim, tapering, x-bracing, etc.). Seems pretty useless to me; after all, the wing-loading carries strictly more information... correct me if I'm wrong?

What's this category 4/5 business? I'm assuming it's local regulations that prevent you from jumping certain categories? Is there a summary somewhere of who can jump what and where? I heard some really weird regulations (I was told that in Finland, one is not allowed to touch a front riser below a certain altitude and before a certain # of jumps..)

Thanks everyone for your replies! I'll try all this next weekend

What is most approachable docking configuration for beginners in a two-way sitfly?

Any plans to come to the ranch?

Yep I'll be at the ranch tomorrow. Thanks a lot for the explanations that makes total sense. We'll catch up tomorrow!

I see.. I understnad what you're saying but the phyics of it is puzzling to me. I suppose the toggles distort the canopy and change its flight characteristics.. Maybe among other things it would reduce the speed at which that same amount of lift is being produced? (so that he can fly on the same plane, but slower..) Thanks jerm-

I've posted my question directly on skydivingmovies but who knows when someone will ever see it.. This is in reference to http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=1628&string=scott%20miller (Scott Miller swooping a Nav 220) I'm trying to understand something about this video: towards the end, Scott yanks on the toggles and the canopy dramatically slows down (horizontally), the angle of attack increases significantly but the canopy does NOT pop back up. How does he achieve that? Is it because of the slight turn that he seems to induce? Is it some form of a dynamic stall? (I realize I should take the canopy course... and I will!

I've only been using my pro-dytter for a few jumps and it's been working great, reliably, etc. I'm very happy with the sound volume. Others have already commented on all the positives, so I'll focus on what, in my opinion, should be added to future versions (they haven't fixed this in the solo) 1) It only beeps if you exceed a certain vertical speed (30mph for 1st and 2nd warning and 65mph for 3rd warning according to manual). So if you end up fighting line twists under a spinning main (a situation where an extra layer of altitude awareness would be welcome), the audible will NOT sound the siren to tell you just busted through your hard-deck. I'm not suggesting the siren should go off and only stop on landing but I wouldn't mind it sounding for a second or two even if I'm under a well functioning main as a reminder to stop aggressive maneuvers once below the hard-deck. 2) It doesn't signal its presence as you exit the plane. It's nice it beeps when the plane flies through 1000ft, but a lot can happen between 1000ft and full altitude. People take their helmets off, audibles can slip away... It would be nice to have it beep on exit, as it first detect some vertical speed to let you know that it's there, activated, with you. Of course nothing can ever replace visual altitude awareness but if we could make these little devices safer and more useful.. why shouldn't we?