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    I agree that jumpers should be able to fly a pattern without a beeper, or even an alti. But if you can do that, what is wrong with using technology to help fine tune it? If it makes people plan a pattern before the jump and then challenge themselves to try to fly that pattern as accurately as possible, then it is probably making skydiving safer. Altimeters are widely accepted, although it is perfectly possible to make a jump without one, but nobody is saying that they are an unnecessary distraction. If you don't like beepers, don't use them - no problem. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Actually I don't use the canopy beeps on my audible. What I am trying to point out (and failing) is that Germain was careful to describe the use of this tool in a way which makes it CLEAR that you can't rely on it 100% and that eyes always have the final say in decision making. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Yup - because that is exactly what Brian is advocating. Close your eyes and turn on the beep no matter what is going on. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    What a bunch of cunts. Read the fucking article before you sound off like you know what you're saying. It's dickheads like you that do more harm than people like me who exceed WL limits. "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 thought that too. In 15 years time students will be limited to not exceeding a WL of 2 and nobody will be allowed a cross-braced canopy until they have their A license! "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 that's what he's saying then he's flat out wrong. BG is talking about using an instrument to fine-tune the process of pattern flying and NEVER says to rely on it. Quite the contrary: I am sensing a lot of resistance to change and new ideas here amongst the old timers. Gentlemen, things will always be changing. There is no point in crying about 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 for the extra info. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    PD builds canopies with a set of assumptions built in. They tune their canopies for an "average" jumper using "average" length risers and a correctly sized harness (whatever "average" is in this context) - see davelepka's post above. It seems to me that having to take a couple of wraps for landing means that something is wrong that could be improved by shortening the brake lines to "tune" them to you. Unless you have a reason to like the lines really long in flight, why risk forgetting to take the wraps for landing? "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 your input, freakyrat. I do get lovely soft openings, I guess some end cell closure is the price I have to pay for that. I don't get the Cirrus reference?? I am guessing that's a plane? The ground hungriness is one of the things I like about this canopy, along with the speed and the ability to use harness input to get some significant effect. Thanks also for your opinion on safety, and please let me assure you that I did not take AggieDave's comments as anything other than constructive and responsible. "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'm usually enough for most people. "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'd crawl a mile over broken glass just to wank on her shadow." Stands out like a turd on a snooker table. Let's make like a baby ... and head out. Let's make like a horse's cock ... and hit the road. She had a c*nt like a wizard's sleeve. She had a c*nt like a mouse's ear. She was wetter than an otter's pocket. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Best transcription of Geordie ever. Away man, sounds aboot reet like, aye? Aye - proppa fookin' lush. lyk! "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Short answer, no. Brief enough :) Yeah - very useful actually. Thanks. I understand what you're saying. The best time to learn a rear riser stall point is not when you've just had an emergency and are flying a canopy you've probably flown less than 20 times (or in my case never). "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 assume you have cut the "hung" brake line in this scenario? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Are seven cells (reserves in particular) more prone to sudden stalls on the rears than 9 cells? I realize that there are a lot of 7 cells and a lot of 9 cells with different responses to inputs, but is there a generalization you could make? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Humans do that. It is in our nature to be imperfect. However, the DZO is on the ground at the time the decision needs to be made, affording them the best dataset on which to base a decision. What they do with that dataset is up to them, but it is a dataset that would not have been available when/if a committee somewhere made up a rule. You asked a question, I put forth an idea. If you would like to limit your responses in future, please mark the question "Only for people with >1,000 jumps" or "Not for DocPop". "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. That. Ask experts who have seen your flight/landings. If they are OK with it then you might be. The only way to be sure is to jump it, and then you have to land it. It is a 100% commitment and you won't know until you try. Have a valid reason to want to downsize (ie. not "to fit my container" or "it should be easier to pack") and ensure you can repeatedly do the things on the various canopy skills lists on the larger canopy before going smaller (eg. accuracy, landing down and crosswind, up and down hills and on the rears). "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Or to rephrase that in a less emotive way: "I wonder if it is to allow DZOs to make decisions based on their own dropzones and personal experience so that they can continue to run an effective business." "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    It's funny that they issued the seal symbol "MAL" ! "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 assume we're talking about teaching the basic-intermediate level rather than someone to help the top 10% of jumpers fine-tune their 450s? If that's the case then don't think the person necessarily has to have a background in CRW and/or swooping, but there probably should be some kind of qualification which would ensure that they can teach the basics right and can properly carry out a video debrief. Kinda like the current coach rating - but hopefully with a bit more substance to 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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    What the hell is wrong with you? nothing wrong with me, u're just out of the loop of his usual threads.. and turns every thread into one about him. same douche as you, but different.. In two posts you called Shah a "fucking FAT ASS" and both of us a "douche". I'd say you have a problem with something. Including the rules against PAs. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    You summarized the main points in my mind very nicely. I think more canopy education is better*. Whatever we can do to get people to attend has to help, be it the attraction of a Big Name, or the lower cost of the local instructor. So, I guess there is a solid role for both. *the one condition is that it has to be of a certain standard. There is so much misinformation being spouted by people with an instructor rating when it comes to canopy flight that an uncontrolled explosion of self-professed canopy instructors could perpetuate these non-facts. Examples of the sort of things I am thinking of include flying in turbulence and getting back from a long spot. "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 believe he is referring to a "brisk" opening! "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 a negative ghostrider. The main problem is that they don't lie flat, and have a tendency to half-hitch around themselves or other stuff. Ever heard of a tension knot? Short lines are easy to live with, just watch out for the stall on the bottom end. Tension knots are a slightly bigger problem. I was thinking more on opening where one half of the canopy would be set in deeper brakes than the other causing an asymmetric opening with the potential for the canopy to spin up. Brake lines never seem to twist up evenly on both sides on the canopies I have packed - I don't understand why. I didn't know twists were linked to tension knots - that's a great reason to spend a minute a day untwisting them! "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    What the hell is wrong with you? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA