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  1. npgraphicdesign
    Wait...turtle has standards?
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    What's wrong with having an experienced jumper fly a few feet away if I try to sit and keep an eye on my flap? Why don't you play russian roulette instead? You would not endanger anyone else. Or _buy_ _proper_ gear!!! That gear IS proper....not everyone is made of money, and that container, along with a main, reserve, and Cypres II was a good option for a first rig with the money I had saved up. If you have an extra grand or two lying around & want to buy me a container, let me know, and I'll give you my measurements. To everyone else, thanks for the suggestions. I'll stick to RW for now, and keep my eye out for a FF friendly container that hopefully will work for my main/reserve.
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    I appreciate the honest and straightforward feedback from everyone. The point about perfecting my bellyflying is a great one, and ive thought along these lines as well. I guess I just really want to get into freeflying...and there's a jumper at out dz who owns a vectorII rig in slightly better condition (better Velcro and a bridle cover so that there's no exposure) and he does nothing but freeflying. B
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    What could that other jumper do for you? Tell you to pull? Go to your belly? Now you're either pulling high in the middle of the load or screwing up the freefall drift separation between groups. The premature openings I've seen on gear being used for non-belly to earth jumps that shouldn't have been were sudden and very violent! You're risking permanent neck/spin injury. You're also risking blowing lines or your canopy apart. You're risking damaging your rig. If another jumper was FFing with you and had a dock on you when you have a preemie, it could kill or seriously injure both of you. Its a big deal. I didn't believe it when I had your experience either, I FF a Vector2. I made the same arguments you're making. It was stupid and I should have listened to experienced jumpers! That's the thing. I AM listening, and the most I've done was try a sit on my own when doing a solo. The other jumper could tell me if the flap opens up in FF...simple as that.
  5. npgraphicdesign
    What's wrong with having an experienced jumper fly a few feet away if I try to sit and keep an eye on my flap?
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    Morning foo! How you doin'?
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    Ok, I'll buy that statement for about 15 seconds...but what then?
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    All that 'traffic' is probably coming in from just one residence in Switzerland.
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    Thanks John. You owe me a new sketchpad, since I just spit coffee all over mine.
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    You mean excluded? ;) No, I mean excepted. Damned foreigners, trying to correct us in the use of our own language. Oh, and by 'MIL' I thought at first you meant one of your big helicopters. That would have to be some parasail. Not only do you not know your own language, you don't even know the proper acronyms
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    Ahem... She's only saying that Russians are no less idiotic than anyone else. Anyway, so long as you have not personally tied a donkey to a parasail, then clearly present company is excepted! You mean excluded? ;) And I only did that to my MIL. Does that count?
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    Thanks John...I do appreciate the warning.
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    Ahem... Point Made! It's turtle soup for youse....turtle soup I tell youse...
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    Ahem...
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    Sorry to hear about your accident...are you feeling better? Going to come back next season?
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    Wow, she's cute AND smart? Hah!!
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    Thanks for the feedback and tips Aggie. Yes the pattern was pre-planned, and I just barely got to the 1000 foot mark as I was starting to initiate my pattern. A few more seconds and I probably would've shortened my initial approach or eliminated the crosswind part of the approach altogether. The bad spot was my mistake, and thankfully I got back safely. Another jumper landed right besides the runway, and the other 2 people in the Cessna has the presence of mind to wait a bit longer before exiting.
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    If you've had a bad spot (like the one I did this past weekend ), if you have enough time, and there are plenty of good 'outs' in case you don't make it, what's a good way to get back to the DZ? Had a coach at one DZ tell me that I could coast on my rear risers to get back from a long spot. I've tried it a few times and it worked fairly well. Anything else one can do to get back from a bad spot?
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    Not by a reasonable definition of that term. But it helps. The risers and toggles are a major part of that term, as is the pilot chute pouch. It needs all of those. Yea, I can see that the risers are still an issue, esp. with the velcro I have (which is due to be replaced soon.) The only bridle that's showing is a little bit that comes right out of the pouch then immediately tucks in under the left flap. Maybe about 2-3 inches of bridle showing. Which is still enough of a snag potential...
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    1 RW 1 solo. And...nothing else.
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    I think it's because some DZs attract a lot of people...and some don't.
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    I know this is an old thread, but I'll chime in. On my Vector II, the previous owner had a "pocket" added underneath one of the flaps, and that's where I tuck the main closing tab into. It's in their pretty snug, and the few times when I've tried to sitfly, it didn't come out (I asked a fellow jumper to keep an eye on it.) However, when I didn't tuck it into that pocket, the flap came out even in a belly-to-earth position. That still doesn't make it freefly safe probably...does it?
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    Why are you thinking of switching? Is it the reception issues or the latest phone debacle? I'm only hesitant to switch because I signed up when data plans were unlimited, and since I use my 3Gs for work a lot, I won't appreciate being charged up the a$$ for extra data time by Verizon
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    \ Better then an iPhone? Blasphemy!!! I didn't say WHICH iPhone..3Gs or 4 ;)
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    \ Better then an iPhone?