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I can understand wanting to focus on some specific training task, but this is hardly an example of humility. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Not so sure about that. Random couches avail in the hangar - just take your shoes off before crashing. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

other than that we had a nice 5 way We all pulled on time this time too? She went low and the 4 guys pulled above her. Never riding the banana down that far again! We just did a two way this time - that old guy was MUCH better than I thought he'd be. I knew it was almost over, so I reached back and gave it a nice pull, stood up and looked up to make sure it was coming out alright. excerpt from the first entry: "Once he got me in the harness, he checked my gear thoroughly, top to bottom, front and back, making sure my pud was accessible" Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Just tell her it is a log book of your sex life, which explains the different goals of each level,and why you keep going for longer delay's! Problem solved, she will drop it and never ask again! It MIGHT really screw her thinking up when the signature is Bob or Randy ...or Turtle was 'high' and 'dumped' in my face! other than that we had a nice 5 way And how much we enjoyed the horny gorilla Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I find it hard to believe no one else's touched this. I, too, like touching/smelling the fabric and I'm sure I'd like your openings. (Umm... you ARE a girl, right?) Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Anyone else want to chip in to pay for the video slot? Don't forget to flare. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

You lost me somewhere in there. I'll take a shot at it... I think he's saying that the difference in the flat/freeflyers freefall times are roughly equal to the delay they take, so both groups will be opening at the same approximate time & altitude, resulting in a chance that jumpers from the two groups could find themselves crowding the same altitude under canopy. I suppose he believes the freeflyers going first would allow them to have a 15 second head start under canopy (as if that would make much difference). I don't know about anyone else, but I don't lose significant altitude immediately after opening. If he's referring to the recent tragedy in Australia, it doesn't seem to have any pertinence. That incident seems to be at the fringes of a "canopy collision" description if the given account is accurate. Sniveling (still a freefall component) from above into an open canopy is not the same animal as most other recent collision incidents. This appears to be an exit separation/tracking direction issue. Both jumpers have been categorized as extremely competent bigway jumpers with top of the line tracking abilities, and at least one of whom is on record as emphasizing long, strong tracks. Rather than flying into each other under open canopies, they tracked into each other's group's 'air-space' - essentially the equivalent of a head-on car collision. At the risk of complicating things beyond the air-awareness of of some lesser-experienced jumpers, perhaps the recommendation should be "track like hell off jumprun, but if you're unlucky enough to be 'forced' into having to track up or down jumprun, de-tune your max-track." *edit - with respect to davelepka, read entire thread before posting Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

How about a martial arts-themed jump? After landing first, I set up a board-break for Bobby P. I told him if he could hit it, I'd hold Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Piss-off two more n00bs, and I get a set of steak knives! Probably in the back, hunh? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

THAT'S not going to get the piss & blood out of it. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

You've got one of these? Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Beer. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Does this include linetwists? Admittedly, I've fought them somewhat low (1800') a couple times, but only when I saw they were coming out. Jumping a Stiletto, I take this seriously. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Yes. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Hell, I'll talk about jumping with a frigging stump. Easily my second most favorite subject and there's pretty much nothing new to be said about the first. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Not exactly. As you'd originally written, the thread had been abandoned for two years by the time he died. Also, according to what I've read, during the intervening time he'd undergone an attitude change and had begun seeking proper advice as to his canopy training. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I'll go with it - FOF-2 Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I think I met her in college... got to be in the running for post of the week, too. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Looks as if you could have any color jumpsuit you wanted then... just as long as it was red. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Nope. That's it. You've seen it all. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

I'm glad you had fun and learned something. Just a couple things to consider regarding tracking... For others - be sure you're tracking perpendicular off jump run. Ask someone if you're not sure what that means or which direction to head. You don't want to track over/under anyone else by going up or down jump run. For yourself - track a bit more than halfway out, then track back. But DON'T track all the way back to the line of jump run. You're not likely to end up where you started (refer to first point). Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Dump high. Often. Fly the fuck out of your canopy like it was your ex-husband's Ferrari. Use everything - fronts, rears, toggles, harness. Use them in unison. You'll find out what it can and cannot do. Do it at 8K and you won't be afraid of it when it counts. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

Oooooooooo shit....you shouldnt have said that...just wait for the shit storm that could ensue You're definitely gonna want to add a camera to all that. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess

My nomination for best post of the day... so far. Every fight is a food fight if you're a cannibal Goodness is something to be chosen. When a man cannot choose, he ceases to be a man. - Anthony Burgess