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    Is this true for all line types? The main problem with twisted lines is that they get shorter. Of course if they then set that makes the problem irreversible. "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 going to comment on the meds because I am in no way qualified. But I did want to say good luck. You may find that skydiving helps you deal with some of your other anxieties in life - I hope it works that way for 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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    OK, three things: 1. It's not a theory, it's a well-described scientific fact. If you don't understand it, get an adult to explain to you. 2. Please stop creating thread drift. You are polluting a very useful thread which some of us would like to learn from. I have already revised my simplistic view of what I thought was right based on Airtwardo's comments/experience. 2. Regarding your hidden agenda of starting another flame-fest against me - you do not know what you are talking about. Any further posts from you on that topic are going to make you look very foolish. And we wouldn't want that, would we? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    +1 "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 are going to UPSIZE??. After your posts of the last few weeks, I can assure you the the forum sharks on here will smell blood in the water.... LOL - nice try! I am talking about my wind limits, not my canopy! (Please let's not go there again - this is a great discussion). "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Reading through that link again, I can't help thinking that it is very one-dimensional. He seems to only be considering airfoil shape or camber in the production of lift. He does not consider that lift can also be increased for a given airfoil by increasing airspeed. Neither does he consider the need for airspeed to pressurize the cells and maintain airfoil shape - again essential to lift. The whole airplane wing analogy does not work for that. I am not dismissing the piece totally, I just think there are some significant missing pieces in his explanation. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Thank you for posting the link, and to Airtwardo for your practical experience. Clearly there is some dispute about what is actually the right thing to do and maybe there is no one universal rule. Still, even knowing that gives us some power, even if it is just to recognize what we don't know. Makes me feel better about being a pussy for not jumping in higher/gusty winds! And having sat in the hospital yesterday for 7 hours due to a partial canopy collapse I am going to be even more conservative in future. "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 never experienced a collapse, partial or otherwise. This is partly due to the fact that I am very cautious about jumping in high or gusty winds. I have had the feeling of "I wish I was on the ground" and I don't want it again. The canopy education I have had/read all agrees that full flight is the most stable flight mode for turbulence for most modern canopies. Brian Germain recommends just taking up the slack in the brake lines to be ready to give a quick stab of brakes to put more stability back into the system by increasing line tension/wingloading should the canopy start to collapse. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    My slider is partially mesh right now. "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 done the following: - Luigi Cani's course (twice) - Flight-1 essential skills - Flight-1 advanced course There was not a significant amount of time spent on breathing exercises and the like in those courses, more about actual canopy flight, aerodynamics and drills. Of course, the more psychological stuff might suit some people. It's a personal thing. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    FIFY Really we're going to derail another thread with this shit? This website has become a joke. "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 not necessarily true. With the King Air at my home DZ making a low pass costs time and money and slows the operation down. Admittedly, it is an exceptionally fast aircraft. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Here's a starting point for you. http://flight-1.com/school/ "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Where does it say that? I replied to docpop and dragons post. The reason i wrote it is because what docpop wrote does not add up with my expirience, and as i can see not with dragons either. Maybe you should go bark on the one that missquoted PD instead, if that is the case Here is the statement from PD: "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Where have I seen that before? Was that you? I truly did not know. I think it's a great sentence, and had I known the source I would have given credit. I thought it was just one of those things people say! More people should think and fly like 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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    Keep convincing yourself that this is going to keep you safe under that canopy. If you aren't pushing the envelope, you're just stationery! Seriously, though, it's got to help, right? "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 according to PD: "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 like that! Might get a T-shirt printed! "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Judging by your posts in other threads, I can see how the "thinking" part of canopy operation wouldn't appeal to you. You seem to be more of a, "Hey - I'll yank on this and see what happens", kind of guy. I realize that this comment is just a thinly-veiled way of you having a pop at me, but I will rise above that and answer in an adult way: On the contrary, if you had really read my comments, you would know how much time and money I have invested in canopy coaching and education. I don't really feel the need for all the meditation-type content, but that is totally different from not thinking about canopy operation, aerodynamics and how the various inputs affect the flight of the wing. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    A lot of you jump at dropzones that can still fly the plane like this. Some of us don't have that luxury. If the people at my DZ who want to swoop only did hop and pops I would be up shit creek with a plane that sits on the ground. Same can be said if my non-swoopers didn't want to be on the loads with swoopers. At the end of the day, seperating them is gonna piss someone off, how exactly do we decide which group gets fucked. My DZ does not like to do low passes for swoopers so I go all the way up and pull at 12k, 8k, 6k (depends on weather/temperature etc) or whatever to allow everyone else on the load to land. If there are others on the load who want to swoop, we might pull high and do some canopy flocking before creating vertical separation for landing after the main group. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    Try having a canopy collision with only one person in the air! It does take two people to have a canopy collision - but they are not necessarily both equally at fault (per your example above). The complete quote makes more sense; "It takes two people to have a canopy collision, but only one to avoid it.". My interpretation is that I don't take that as assigning blame, just a statement of fact. "Low man has the right of way" would tend to indicate that who ever was higher at/just before the time of impact was at fault (again, per your example above). "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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    This whole "who is the more hardcore generation" argument is pretty silly IMO. It is not getting us anywhere and the exact definition of "hardcore" is so up for individual interpretation. Is it really helping us address the point of 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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    What about a Sabre2? AggieDave has quite a lot of experience with loading them at your desired level, IIRC. "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 haven't been to one of his, but I have done others. A friend of mine who attended one of BGs said that their was a lot of psychobabble about fear and taking a deep breath etc instead of actual canopy control, so take your pick. If you're into all that psychology of fear stuff it might be what you need. If you prefer to concentrate on the science of canopy flight there are probably better ones for 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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    Listen, pal, this is the last time I am going to rise to your "I am the King of Skydiving" comments. My main mentor has twice your jump numbers and has seen me fly. Who do you think I am going to pay attention to? Go pick on some other low jump number person who might roll over and submit to your bullying. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA