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    I love my infinity and have just ordered a second one. There is a stowless bag option for Infinity too (ask for the Party Bag). "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Yep - happens all the time. And people will deny it until blue in the face until you show them a video or still of them doing it. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Brian has a lot of knowledge and spends the time to make videos and write articles. But then after putting so much effort into trying to educate people, much of the time when he posts a link to a video of his, he gives no description of the contents or conclusion of the video, nor even gives a hint of what the heck the video is about. . I agree. For a professional speaker and instructor it seems a little unstructured and obviously several people missed the point. It's more of a rambling stream of consciousness. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Thanks for that. I could certainly buy the argument that it is the most efficient way to get to be a total body pilot. But that is quite different from telling someone they should not do it, which is the unsupported position I have heard taken. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Yes, of course. See my initial post. Being cleared for solo jumping only requires that a person demonstrates it 7 times per the AFF course. I offered my opinion. That's all. And yet consistently people do offer advice here to people they have never met. I did not advise any course of action - I merely offered an opinion. Because an opinion was asked for. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    But that's just your opinion (not saying it's wrong - just that you didn't give a reason). It would be great to hear a solid reason why it's not advisable to become a total body pilot first. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    ?? I am not clear on the message from this. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    If you can track well and pull stable on your belly and you're otherwise safe then I don't see the point in the commonly touted "You have to get good on your belly first". Of course, if you want to fly video, or get many forms of rating then belly flying is required. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Bag strip. Because the locking stows on the bag failed in some way. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    That's essentially what the PD boys were telling me. If the locking stows allow too much stretch, there is the possibility that as the fall rate of the d-bag is slowed by the pilot chute it may partially strip off the canopy until the canopy has slowed down sufficiently. There is, apparently, a danger of disturbing the pack-job during this phase which could lead to a undesirable opening characteristics. The fear that many people have is that overly tight locking stows can lead to bag-lock. I have heard two well-known John's discuss this: 1. John Sherman (above) points out that Mil. Spec. bands should break before a bag-lock occurs. 2. John LeBlanc has said that a bag-lock requires the prompt execution of Eps, whereas slammer openings have killed people. His preference out of the two is for a bag-lock. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    I have to say that I feel like my openings have improved using the PD advice - but it's very subjective and I was looking for ways to speed up my openings anyway. I use a semi-stowless bag with only two locking stows, FWIW. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Advice from the PD reps at Summerfest this year was for me to ditch the small bands for the locking stows and double wrap large ones as the keep the canopy from moving around better as the bag accelerates off your back. The above was for HMA lines but would hold true for Vectran and Microline (Spectra). Not sure what the advice would be for dacron. Non-locking stows - do whatever you want as long as they all release their lines at the same tension. They really just keep things neat during the packing process. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Like this you mean? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    I didn't, fucknutz. I bought a Vigil2 and haven't had a single problem or a single day without it. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Thanks - I did not know about that. Still a bit out of order IMO to charge for the rental to cover the fact that they require you to be without the unit they sold you. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    So choosing a Cypres left you unprotected for a while. That's not a good advert for the unit. Maybe they should have loan units to continue protecting their customers who jump during the mandatory service periods. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Because reporting in the US is not compulsory and if an incident is reported here all sorts of clueless crap and finger-pointing is posted which acts as a disincentive for voluntary reporting. Good enough reason? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Other people being under their canopy frightens me! I have twice had people spiral down at me without looking while I was in the pattern (I was at 800' the first time and 650' the second!). Which brings me to another couple of good pieces of advice: - no radical/unpredictable moves in the pattern (e.g.. s-turns or spirals) - LOOK-LEAN-TURN (and by LOOK I mean in the direction you will go which is not just left or right, but left or right and down for most turns) "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Have a canopy flight plan and use it. Before boarding the plane you should know your pattern, checkpoints, altitudes, landing direction, outs and desired landing point. Part of the plan is also having an idea of where you fit into the landing order - heavier loaded canopies first, light later. Many people don't do this and they make up their canopy flight "on the fly". That does not help improve skills or accuracy. Leading on from having a plan, is to discuss it with others on the load so that you don't find yourself landing against the traffic or trying to beat a Velo 90 down on your Pulse 170 etc. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Get an aerial photo of your favorite drop zone. Mount a set of LEFT-RIGHT-and CUT buttons on the wall next to the shitter and you'd be SET! Nobody spots any more since the advent of GPS (Global Positioning Shitter). "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Check out post #3 on this thread. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Not much love in this list for the canopy piloting guys. I guess that's a reflection of the sport though. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Jim Slaton "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Skyride is successful... And that, presumably, is all they care about. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    David Hasselhoff can't walk in Germany without the same. Does not mean he is actually talented. But it DOES mean he is successful. And that, presumably, is what he cares about. Your envious ramblings are not doing you much good here. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA