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  1. Canuck
    It would be interesting to know how many of the people who have voted yes did a tandem for their first jump or somewhere during their student progression. As for me - not a freaken chance! Tandems scare the shit out of me! Never done one, never will! I have, however, helped with IAD courses by playing student allowing people who have never made a dispatch in their life to toss my pc. I guess it's all what you're use to. Canuck
  2. Canuck
    I've done hundreds, maybe thousands, of IAD dispatches from the kneeling with back to the IP and student kneeling facing me position and can't imagine any good reason to do it any other way. I'm actually very suprised at the results of this poll. Reasons for why I think it makes the most sense: 1. I trust myself against the IP more than a FJS. They are wearing a much larger and more cumbersome rig, are less aware of where that rig is, and almost always are less familiar with ac controls. 2. From this position I can easily communicate with the pilot, including eye contact, at all times. 3. I can see and communicate, including eye contact, with all my students on the load at all times, even while in the process of climbing out with one. 4. This position gives me really nice access to the step and the strut, my two points of contact/balance during dispatches. 5. It's the least amount of movement for the student during climb-out. Canuck
  3. Canuck
    Good point Kelly, but freestyle is its own beast, and not likely to ever be in an IPC WC. So that leaves speed, distance, and accuracy. If people find (for sake of discussion) that 2.5 is optimum for both speed and distance, I wonder if they would also fly that loading for accuracy runs for the sake of consistency? As far as weighting up goes, you might be right. If that becomes the trend though I think we will see more injuries of the sprain and minor fracture variety. Our bones and joints are designed to handle our natural body weight, not our natural weight plus 50 pounds of foreign mass. I wonder what's safer - jumping a 79 or jumping a 96 with 40 pounds of lead on? (I realize that's an extremely subjective question) Hmmm, the future will be interesting... Canuck
  4. Canuck
    What do you see as the ramifications of this? I mean if both Shannon and Tagle were loading way up again (and supposedly JC and others too) and posting these huge distances, do you think this will reverse the upsize trend? I can't wait to see video. All I can think is that they must be using a different style of approach/turn that is conducive to the high loadings. Is this the future, or just an anomoly? Canuck
  5. Canuck
    As many people have said there is lots to consider, but I would like to point out that as far as "safe" goes, don't get hung up on new. A reserve is a canopy, kinda like any other canopy only generally built stronger. Having a jump or two on it doesn't make it un-safe. BASE jumpers put hundreds of jumps on a canopy that is almost exactly like a reserve. As for the harness - same thing, they can last thousands of jumps. I would not recommend anybody who is on a budget buy new for a first rig. Canuck
  6. Canuck
    Yes they will work on any dv camera. The only thing to consider is that it might be worth sticking to whatever brand of tape you regularly use. Someone like Quade would need to explain it, but there are two different types of minidv tapes, wet and dry or something like that, and I assume the cleaners are probably the same and best suited to whatever type of tape you regularly use. I'm a Sony snob. Canuck
  7. Canuck
    Exactly the same thing - grey horizontal bars in the playback that would go away on their own in a couple seconds, but looked really shitty on a tandem video! I think I paid about 20 bucks for mine, and they're good for something like 20 uses. Canuck
  8. Canuck
    Yup they do, and they work great. Sony has one, as do Maxell and a couple other brands. Should easily be able to find one at a Sony store, or any decent electronics place. I've only needed to use mine once and the camera has been working great ever since. Canuck
  9. Canuck
    Velocities rule!!!! But, if you look at the scores from the semi final distance round, the top three all went to the Icarus boys. But still - Velocities Rule! Canuck
  10. Canuck
    I noticed in the pictures of Tagle taken right after the distance run (posted on the LW website) that there is a weight vest and and weight belt sitting on the ground beside him and his discarded rig - so he deffinately was weighted up a little anyway. Man, this could change everything. I was kidding earlier when I said everybody would start downsizing again... Canuck
  11. Canuck
    No doubt the pilot plays the biggest part, but there has got to be something said for the canopy too. Just like in any sport, the athlete is the performer, but superior equipment gives one top athlete the edge over another. I really believe that PD is giving that edge to their pilots. Canuck
  12. Canuck
    Speed rounds invlove the pilots entering through a 5 ft gate and navigating a 180 ft course that is curved at 30 degrees (I think) and exiting out another set of gates as fast as they can. How fast? Well, a few had sub 3 second runs, most are between 3 and 4 seconds, so do the math. Canuck
  13. Canuck
    Same reason Brian Germain decided to build the Sensei a 7 (21) cell instead of a 9 (27). The idea is to create a canopy with an aspect ratio like a 9 cell but with the line drag of a 7 cell. Some argue that adding the extra lines reduces performance more than having the extra cells can make up for. And by looking at the current WC standings, they just might be right! Canuck
  14. Canuck
    Ah c'mon Chuckie - you're just pissed now that you gave back your 75 a couple years ago. Seriously, it must be a mistake - nobody goes that kind of distance at that high of a wingloading. Canuck
  15. Canuck
    I use a flat top pro and a tongue switch. Bite switches don't work well with full face helmets, and blow switches disrupt the nice rythmic breathing I like in freefall. Go tongue, especially if you are jumping a full face. Canuck
  16. Canuck
    Anybody know what canopies people are flying? Is Jim Slaton under one of his JSX or JVXs? Also, last I heard, Paul Rossouw had joined Aerodyne and was jumping all Aerodyne gear. Does that mean he is sitting in 3rd place (intermediate) under a 9 cell? And when the hell is the Lake Wales website going to be updated? I want to see the details on all my Canadian bros! Johnny Z is kickin some ass for a young dude with way less experience than probably anybody else in the open category. Canuck
  17. Canuck
    And here we go... Now everybody that was selling their tiny shit and upsizing to a 2.0 wingload will start downsizing again... Canuck
  18. Canuck
    That's fuckin sick. And just think, he has only been jumpin the Velo for a couple months. Wait until he gets that sucker really dialled in... Canuck
  19. Canuck
    Who has the two Senseis and the three JVXs? Canuck
  20. Canuck
    Do a search in the forums. I gave my impressions of it a few months back; granted it's only based on a few jumps and some word of mouth. Basically I found it to be a very decent canopy - especially for the price. Canuck
  21. Canuck
    Yeah, I didn't want it to get too long. I figured all the 7-cells could go together, and forgot all about 9-cell squares. Can't figure out how to add it in though, so for people jumping one, list it is a 9-cell tapered (or some Greenie could fix it perhaps?) I guess I could also add 11-cells for those one or two people with an old AR-11, 8-cells, 5-cells, rounds, etc.... Canuck
  22. Canuck
    I keep hearing that cross-braced canopies only make up about 5% of the market, but it seems in these forums that every other person is flying one, so lets find out. If you have more than one canopy just list your highest performing one (yes I realize that's very subjective). Forgot to put 9-cell squares in the poll. If you jump one, list it as a 9-cell tapered. Also, the category 7-cell covers them all, whether square, tapered, or fully elliptical. Canuck
  23. Canuck
    Is there really a market share for a small time manufacture like this? I'm just thinking that there are far more lightly elliptical 9 cell canopies on the market than anything else, many manufactured by companies that are tried, tested, and true. Seems to me if you want to get into the canopy manufacturing business (and actually make money), at this point you better have something unique, or something substantially less expensive. I would never pay $1600 for a run-of-the-mill canopy from a manufacture that is unheard of and could easily be out of business in a year. Is it just me? Canuck
  24. Canuck
    If you can, do video for an Airspeed camp or something akin, that's a great way to learn. I've done video for a couple Airspeed camps and got tons of pointers, not just from Airspeed camera dudes, but also people like Craig and Neil who know what to look for in FS video. Other than that, practice and take a few risks when it matters less. You're way better to find out just how close you can be without falling in on a practice jump than during a competition. Canuck
  25. Canuck
    The horizon is where your eyes should be, NOT the ground and NOT the sun. If you're looking that much up or down, you're not flying a nice clean upright position. If you're looking down, you're likely backsliding, if you're looking up, you're likely moving forward. Looking at the horizon, you will know immediately if you are rotating. You don't need a fixed point; your eyes will percieve any movement very easily. Have fun. Canuck