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  1. Canuck
    Mirage says to put an Optimum 126 in a G4 size MX for a medium to snug fit. Anybody out there that has actually packed or owns this combination? Thoughts on putting a 143 in an MX? Canuck
  2. Canuck
    Perris is always an option. There pond isn't the nicest, but you can always find some of the old and new Team X guys there for coaching, and you can do turns as big as you like over the water. Canuck
  3. Canuck

    Spaceland Anomaly

    Canuck replied to gemini's topic in Freeflying

    It would sure be nice if these guys would hit the next world meet and see how that routine would fare against the Euro-flow-hand-holding-pointed-toes stuff. Very nice flying. Canuck
  4. Canuck
    I don't know the East Coast at all, so there might be some great choices there. In Cali, you can't beat Perris. Clint, JC, and Luigi are often there coaching, and they have a pond to swoop over. You can get lots of loads in, and those three guys are all pretty dedicated canopy pilots. Eloy would also be a good choice. Jeffro is usually available for canopy coaching, and they do still allow bigger turns over the pond on hop and pops. Jason Peters is also there, and a great canopy coach, but is often working in the tunnel. Good luck with it! Canuck
  5. Canuck
    Yup, you missed the full page color ads than ran in the last few issues of Canpara advertising for the 2007 Canadian Nationals covering all disciplines, including Canopy Piloting... Again, I was not there, so this may be inacurate, but I heard that Brent chowed hard early (maybe even round 1). Not sure if he completed the meet or not. Canuck
  6. Canuck
    I'm not taking anything from John Zuliani, but is he really that much better a pilot than Jay Mo that he managed to beat him (and other PDFT members) at both last year's world meet and this year's Canadian nationals under his hma and rds but otherwise stock Velo? Canuck
  7. Canuck
    Not that I can find, but they will eventually end up printed in Canpara, and I can post them then. Canuck
  8. Canuck
    Ahhh, Rev not Red. That makes sense... So this canopy you say will be released soon - will it be the "Rev" 44 that the factory guys are jumping, or the "Rev" 60 that John had a Perris? I believe what he said was the the factory guys didn't like the 60 as much as the 44 - something about riser pressure. Canuck
  9. Canuck
    I had a chat with John LeBlanc at the Unconventional Boogie at Perris a few weeks ago. He said the factory guys are jumping a canopy they call a "Red 44" I believe. John had a "Red 60" there that he was jumping. Basically he said that they are incorporating some of the design imporvements that they discovered while developing the Katana into the Velocity. He did say that they would eventually be releasing something new, but I wouldn't hold my breath. As long as the Velocity continues to top the swoop podiums (and they do, even the stock ones) there is no real reason for PD to outdate it with a version 2. Canuck
  10. Canuck
    I wasn't there so can't confirm, but the word is that John Zulliani has won Canadian Nationals, Jay Mo second, and Chris Hayes third. Way to keep kickin' ass John! Canuck
  11. Canuck
    Hot I can handle. Rain I can't. Canuck
  12. Canuck
    I started using 24s on one of my rigs this season. I don't notice that much difference other than in terms of "feel" when reaching for the rears. As far as dive goes, I can manipulate that way more with technique than with 2 inches. My other rig has the same canopy on 22s, and I don't make my turn any lower on it. Canuck
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  14. Canuck
    You obviously didn't read criteria item #2! Canuck
  15. Canuck
    Alright, I'm going to be in Northern California July 20 through the 27th. At first I was planning on spending the full week in Lodi and taking advantage of the cheap jumps, but now I'm thinking I might tour around a little. So, where should I go? Here is the criteria: 1) No cessna loads - I get enough of those here! 2) Must have camping/showers. 3) Must be open weekdays for the 23rd through 26th. 4) Must have a freefly scene; load organizing would be nice. 5) I'd rather not go somewhere with a van ride from the airport to the landing area. 6) As always, weather is important. 7) As always, people are important, the friendlier the better 'cause I'm travelling alone! Canuck
  16. Canuck
    I have a baby coming in October. I plan to keep jumping, but I also plan to spend a lot less time at the DZ waiting on weather, drinking beer, etc. I'll probably cut back to one day a weekend, plus a winter trip to stay current. I plan on keeping my Velo and swooping. If I thought it was going to kill me, I wouldn't jump it regardless of whether I was a father or not. I have an AAD. I pull on the high side. I don't jump with people who scare me. I get a good night's rest before a day at the DZ. Most of my friends who golf didn't quit when they had children. Canuck
  17. Canuck
    I was thinking about buying an Infinity this March - until I found out that I wouldn't see the thing until October. Their delivery times are absurd right now. As far as looks go, a good rigger can make anything look nice. My Wings always looks good. Both are great rigs. I would say it comes down to whether you are willing to spend more and wait longer. Canuck
  18. Canuck
    See now, here you could be talking about Jay M or John Z, the current world champ. So really, we've got the one-two punch. Props to Chris Hayes too, another Canadian, for several high place finishes lately. Canucks and Velos - a kick ass combination!! Canuck
  19. Canuck
    Back the fuck up. You don't know shit about how I work with students. I disagree that checking the reserve data card is part of a pin check, anymore than opening the Cypres to make sure the batteries are in date, or ensuring that a rig complies to any issued service bulletins, or that a fabric of the reserve will pass or pull test, or that the lines on the main canopy aren't frayed, etc. etc. etc. There's no end to things we could check, but then we would never actually get in the plane. I do my job, and let the DZO and resident rigger do theirs. Canuck
  20. Canuck
    Yup, we've got numbered rigs and a master list hanging beside the student gear rack showing what size canopies are in the container and when they were packed - but who is to say that the list is up to date. I trust my DZO and assume that the list is accurate, but that doesn't make it so. Here's another scenario. Sometimes we have another instructor do the gear-ups for us. I walk into manifest and pick up 4 already geared-up students and take them out to the plane. I give them each a thorough pin check, but to check the data card, I'd have to actually have them take the rigs off. Let's say that one's out of date. Who is at fault? Me? The instructor who geared them up? The DZ? Mods, feel free to move this to the safety and training or instructor forum if you see fit... Canuck
  21. Canuck
    From what I heard, Dave saved two lives that day. He managed to clear a line-over on the reserve (with his hook knife) and then fly the canopy that had a hole in it big enough to walk through to a relatively safe landing in an open field. I don't know if there is such a thing as a hero in skydiving, but if there is, that qualifies him as one in my books. Here is the question that this incident raises for me. How many instructors out there routinely (as in every time you gear your students up) check that the reserve is in date? I don't do tandems, but I do AFF and IAD, and I have never once looked at the data cards during gear up. If there is an incident, and the reserve is out of date, who is at fault - the instructor or the DZ who supplies/maintains the student gear? Canuck
  22. Canuck
    Lots of holding hands, smiling at the camera, matching pony-tails, pointed toes, etc. Canuck
  23. Canuck

    ordering suit

    Canuck replied to mrken's topic in Freeflying

    I think you're right on the money. I also have a theory that when flying head-down, big baggy sleeves create a big burble for your legs (unless you fly the daffy), and, thus, speeds up your fall rate. Canuck
  24. Canuck
    I've never understood why people pull higher or lower depending whether they are flat or free flying. I pull between 3 and 3.5 no matter what kind of skydive I do. My breakoff altitude changes depending on what kind of jump I'm doing, and how many people I'm doing it with, but not my pull altitude. Canuck
  25. Canuck

    ordering suit

    Canuck replied to mrken's topic in Freeflying

    I'm 180 out of the shower. My last freefly suit was super baggy. I just got a new suit that is trim cut in the arms and torso (it's tight), and standard cut in the legs (about the same baginess as a pair of jeans). I think I can actually fly slower on my head in the new suit, and it's way easier to reach out to take grips with it. I did get the arms and legs double-layered, but I also switched from polycotton to supplex, which is theoretically a faster material. I'm not so convinced anymore that baggier means slower... Canuck