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+1 To everything Scott said. I'm im Phase 1 of pilot training at Columbus AFB, and we did the altitude chamber today, going up to 35k feet, then down to 25k and taking our masks off until we got some initial symptoms of hypoxia. Not much to add, suffice to say that hypoxia and DCS are nothing to mess around with. The best things in life are dangerous.

Celebrator Doppelbock, or Paulaner Salvator...actually most anything from Paulaner is pretty good. Steer clear of Becks and Warsteiner, they're crap. A warning about the Celebrator, though: It's about $10 for a 4 pack, and it's strong stuff. You should be able to get it at any high end wine/beer store, like Total Wine. The best things in life are dangerous.

There's all kinds of ways to make the scumbag ne'er do well's who want to date your daughter feel uncomfortable. I don't have any kids, but I do have a youger sister. She dated a real loser once (and only once, he was a 20 year old loser in the 10th grade, and my sister was 16 at the time), and he doesn't come around anymore. On a completely unrelated note, I'm now known back home as "Kim's psychotic older brother." The best things in life are dangerous.

He told me all about it, and all I have to say is this: Every time you pull low, God kills a kitten. Kidding Good flight, bro! The best things in life are dangerous.

Ummm, no. Not even close. Mission Support officers greatly outnumber all pilots and air-crew. In response to the original thread, I have no problem with General Officers taking measures to ensure efficient in-transit mission planning and/or crew rest. I do, however, have a big problem with the funding coming from the wrong place and the units being ordered with unnecessary frills that drive the cost up. Doing so doesn't display good management of resources. But hey, that's me. I'm ethical like that. The best things in life are dangerous.

It's easy, just undercut everyone's reserve re-pack prices (say, $35) and you'll have no shortage of business! Just ignore the minor detail that I don't have a rigger's ticket, nor do I know what I'm doing! The best things in life are dangerous.

...doing his impression of the Terminator... The best things in life are dangerous.

Fixed it for ya. The best things in life are dangerous.

Whaddya know? Tony Suits DOES make them in kiddie size! The best things in life are dangerous.

Under the influence of a fifth of jack and several mind-altering drugs, skittles forgets that you're not supposed to smile for a mug shot. The best things in life are dangerous.

If you hold a buttercup under your chin and it lights up, it means you like butter. If you get out of bed at night, the boogey man will get you. Eating carrots will improve your eyesight. (Actually, a lot of misinformed adults still believe that one) If you eat a watermelon seed, a watermelon will grow inside your stomach. And of course, the usual about Santa Claus, the tooth fairy, etc. The best things in life are dangerous.

Same story here. 90+% of the time, they don't even slow the conveyor belt down. Try bringins some knitting needles on, however, and you're getting a cavity search! The best things in life are dangerous.

I was referring to inducing a flat spin while flying a wingsuit. This isn't something you should try until you can fly your suit like it's second nature. It's a lot of fun to pop up, flat spin 360 degrees over another wingsuiter and land perfectly on heading on the other side, but it can get pretty ugly if you can't control it. Ask Jeff Nebelkopf about how ugly it can get if you're ever around Z-Hills. The best things in life are dangerous.

Agreed, I find that most of what I would call "good" American beer is often microbrews. The best things in life are dangerous.

Hey, quit knocking American beer. I'll have you know that A-B produces some of the finest top-quality..... Ah, who the hell am I kidding. American beer is crap, and all of my favorite beers are Belgian. Bring on the trappist! The best things in life are dangerous.

I fly a Nitron 170 loaded at 1.3 and I love it. The Crossfire has a bit more performance and definitely stays in a dive longer (my experience). The Nitron is like a Stiletto minus the "bad habits" (real or imagined) and minus some of the performance as well. I fly a wingsuit with mine, and even in line twists it behaves itself. Both the stiletto and the Nitron have a pretty short recovery arc, which some people don't like. Personally, it doesn't make any difference to me because I don't swoop. The flare is outstanding. In fact, the only canopy I've ever jumped that flares better than my Nitron is a Sabre2. I'd say demo a Nitron and a Sabre2 in the size you're looking for and see which one you like best.

Nah, I've got slinks, and I don't do CRW seriously enough to want to try that. I love proximity flying under canopy, though, because as the OP said, it gives you a frame of reference to try new things with your canopy. I found I was best able to bump end cells with my canopy by holding about an inch of front risers to maintain a matching descent rate and maneuvering closer with harness input. wouldn't have thought to do that before!

+1 on the Sabre2, Pilot, and Fusion. I demo'd all 3 of them a while ago when I was looking for a new canopy. The pilot has snappier turns but a shorter recovery arc and ok landings, the Sabre2 has decent turns, a long recovery arc, liked to open with closed end cells, and had the best landings of any canopy I've ever jumped, and the Fusion was so long ago that I don't remember much about it other than it was nice to fly and had good landings. Demo a Nitron while you're at it. I fly a lightly loaded Nitron right now, and love it!

I was on that jump, and I got an appreciation for just how flat my canopy is trimmed. Damn *(&%$ Sabre2 loaded at 1:1 was out-sinking me, had to stay on my fronts just to bump end cells! The best things in life are dangerous.

My point point is this: Learn from this, not just you but others who read the thread, if you are that tired, is the one jump worth it? might as well take a nap then get to it, the sky will always be there. Thanks for posting as this highlights a large safety issue. Fly Safe. That's exactly the point I was trying to make. I made a mistake, I learned my lesson, I posted a "lessons learned" on DZ.com so others can learn, and then my jump numbers and experience are called into question based on a profile which hasn't been updated in a long time. That is simply annoying. I have my own reasons for not updating it, but believe me when I say I am way ahead in terms of jump numbers and training for what is required to fly a suit. What would have happened if I had jumped the suit with it routed the way it was? I would have fallen like a brick and had to deploy like normal. If it had turned into a flat spin, I could have easily recovered, since I have induced flat spins and other unstable positions before for the purpose of learning the best way to get out of them. The point is this, take a lesson from my post if you want to, or don't, I really don't care. But don't take focus away from the lesson by trying to call me out based on 2 pieces of information on an outdated profile. It's trollish. The best things in life are dangerous.

I tried it this weekend. Paralog showed that I peaked at a low of 44mph with 37 seconds sustained under 47mph, with plenty of forward speed. The graph is pretty consistent, too. Considering I'm not that experienced on this particular suit (hell, not that experienced period), it seems like there's even more performance to the Phantom 2 than I originally gave it credit for. Can't wait until next weekend! The best things in life are dangerous.

I use a Pro-Track for my audible and a Neptune to record freefall data. Works great for me. The best things in life are dangerous.

I know what you mean, looks sort of like a very angry voodoo mammoth or something. On another note, what sort of body position are y'all using to get max forward speed/glide out of the Phantom 2? I've only done flocking jumps with mine, and haven't really tried punching it out yet. I was going to try this weekend. Unclecharlie? Robibird? The best things in life are dangerous.

"Don't hit the power lines, don't hit the power lines, don't hit the power lines..." The best things in life are dangerous.

Oh SHIT, a flaming dart and a flying brick just hit my Porsche!!! The best things in life are dangerous.