VectorBoy

That's f&%^d up. What you no like? Then try his Pond racer. I mean if you like P-39. Trust me that boy is going to get you and I into space cheap.

Rutans boomerang, sexy and very x-files. Google it.

Whether the wingsuit is on my rig or not, and I own two so one is always not, I store them with the cutaway cables either inserted and secured into their tabs and loops or in a completely different compartment of my gear bag. The reason is that the end of SOME cutaway cable ends have sharp wire sticking out that can damage the ZP the suit is made from. Of course it can be melted and smoothed over but in the case of my leg cutaway end it is continually getting re-abraded. Lately I just keep the respective cutaways on their respective product. With two wingsuits and a freefly tube I would hate to show up at the DZ with the wrong cables

Classic 2 and an S3, would like to play on a GTI to see what its like.

And Hookit, what are back spins?

I have never jumped a stilleto. I must one day for sure. The stilleto has been around for while, one of the first HP ellipticals. The cobalt really isn't that new either. Just design and construction refinements to the Viper or space or...... I like the way my two cobalts open, they don't open the same they do have separate personalities. The stilleto has a reputation for soft openings, fast turns and deep powerful flares from small toggle strokes. I love the flare of the cobalt. It is reported to have a lighter front riser pressure than a stilleto and not to be as quick turning for the same given toggle input. The cobalt will dive longer than the stilleto. I have never spun up a stilleto BUT I have spun up my cobalts on deployment. Of the three times that I have spun them up beyond six or so turns the canopy kept on flying straight and level. This is not a trait the stilleto is known for. They are in the same category but they handle a bit different. It comes down to what you want to do with it. The only way to know is to demo them both. And then several hundred jumps later when you have had a chance to really see what these things can do for you review again your desires, abilities and the proper tool for your needs. Not the hype, the trends but the true performance and balance that with what you really need.

No joking I jump dried some suits that were saturated after the big rain storm at rantoul this year. I sqeazed a 2 foot squirt from a gripper, after the jump perfectly dry. I didn't even have to flail like I do in the commercial dryers.

Not if those little girls would have tortured the cat.

You can't . Just don't get any foam on the other canopys in the stack or your disposable camera.

Where is the beach.........jumps?

He carts a wheeled mobile wardrobe filled with suits to the DZ. meanwhile schleps one rig over the shoulder.

I can't tell the difference one way or the other on mine but if I'mm carrying a LOT of forward speed like on lazy wing suit jumps it will open a bit faster without the two stages.

Neither of which will work if you plan on using it with a wingsuit. Not that you would need it in a wing suit. But something that goes on and off quickly would suit you better if you insist on using it for freefly jumps and occasional wingsuit jumps.

Did a few jumps with one in one hand and a beer in the other, no joke. One makes it harder to operate the other and visa~versa.

Happy ones Chuck, those highlights have lost your Manson appeal and given you Bill Murry style. Silly monkey

97 cents only gets you dragged behind the skyvan for a few yards, that should be getting popular again by now.

Maybe 80 miles, I'm guessing. Call manifest for exact mileage. They've got a young ladie that shuttles jumpers to and from LAX as a side gig for a reasonable fee. I'm sure they have heard many times exactly how far it is from LAX.

Back in the mid eighties I use to like kinetic fetish. Then realized I was getting slapped around and was starting to like it.

but I actually am thinking of a time in the bar at Eloy, when two chicks I admire the heck out of were talking to each other and giggling. One of them said "JP is so hot". Did they have all of their teeth?

And it is scarey! Divers just don't go back to what they did before. Its so scarey our very own Mouth (lisa) refuses to even touch the fabric of the suit.... out of fear she will want it too.

Not on your list but...... you would make a great nun.

Brother, wire those brake lights up to your horn and send that "grunt wannabe" MP back to check em. Get on the base and do the same MOD to other people you want to impress ( don't tell them ) grab some brew, relax and watch the fun. Your a tech guy it will make your day.

Never have, only a C-180 and a C-170. Hey it was the early eighties and the hot new aircraft had not yet made it to the drop zones yet. Lately got my eye on a caravan.

Some famous freefliers said that for only having 200 jumps I crash better than anyone they know. Someone else said I had a pretty good mouth on me

QuotePT has had him sitting up...and we've been able to smuggle food into him so hopefully we can get some weight back on that boy!!! Hey take it easy on that extra food! He was very supermodel skinny before he got hurt and he will be very pissed if you make him a fat bastard.