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I would have included a link to my ad (just below that one) for my S-3 for sale but that would be awfully self-serving. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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The world needs more flockers. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Two large rubber bands on the inside grommets, two large rubber bands double hitched on the outside grommets, small rubber bands on the bag stows. My grommet stows are reasonably tight, my bag stows are just tight enough to hold the lines. I dislike tube stows. I use the same setup on regular microlines too. Then again my hma lines are on a canopy that fits the bag. I never double stow, I'm far too lazy for that. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Loosening your chest strap only allows your canopy to "open wider" if your slider is already down. The lines can't spread any wider than the span of the slider. My Xaos has a severe slow slider problem, what brings it down is pushing the rears together. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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I don't have pix right now but my inlets are similar to Tony's. BTW the inlets really flatten out as I drop my arms and stand up (open) only as I fully extend my arms. I noticed that in this pic ClosedInlets.JPG (110 KB) of yours that your left inlet is open and the right one appears closed. Have you had any success resolving this issue? Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Um, well, Tony is at least enjoying me flying my new V-2. If I get a few jumps on mine while he's not jumping his I might even be able to keep up with him when he becomes re- airborne. For a while. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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AWRIGGHHHHHHHTTTTTT!!!!! Another incredible flocking weekend in the northwest, at the sweet Northwest Skydivers/ Barker Airfield DZ. The flockers dominated the Skydivers Blonde Boogie (thanks Jeanne and Jim) both days. Reggie (who?) came all the way down from northern B.C. to fly with us and pilot/owner Jim Perry provided his smokin' Porter and perfect flying. We had a total of six wingsuits, not too shabby for a startup DZ in bumfuck WA. As for the V-2, what can I say? It surpasses my expectations by a nautical mile, I hope I learn to fly it soon. Thanks for the pix Scott and Tony. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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That ought to be a blast. Are we jumping this afternoon? I'll come out after 2 if we are. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Great! I hope we don't get rained out though. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Probably body position. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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I demo'd a Prodigy last year for fun. First thing I did was roll over for a backfly. Both wings instantly disconnected. (someone else had hooked them up, probably incorrectly) Interestingly the suit belly flew just fine with just the legwing extended and the armwings trailing. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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So get away from the haze and come down to Barker Saturday. And bring all of the local birdmen with you so we can get an international flock going. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Yes, the bald eagle will be soaring well before the afternoon on Saturday. And will still be flying strong after you have become exhausted from both of your flights. Incidentally I did 178 seconds yesterday, If I had only known I would have thrown 2 seconds lower. Cya Saturday. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Heather said she'll devote Saturday to wingsuit flying. I'll see if I can twist some wings and get more birds to commit. Also the word's not really out on the boogie, I'll check with Jeannie on wassup. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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I thought that's what you meant about the hard right turn pulled down to toggle stow but wasn't sure. Agreed that the Stiletto turns fast but Stilettos aren't generally jumped at high (over 2.0) wingloadings. In talking with Eugene G. today we speculated on the comparison between fast turn rate on short lines vs. slower turn rate on long lines as it relates to G-force. My bet is on the short lines but measurements will tell. Naturally long lines are found on bigger canopies so it will be difficult to make a fair comparison. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Thanks George, I'm watching that one and checking on others that may come up. I'll test my Xaos-21 98 but it doesn't turn nearly as fast as the 27. If I get measurements I'll post 'em for sure. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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I like that approach because it's simple and gives an indication of total G-force. Do you recall how high you were able to get the G's in a spin? Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Smoothing out the curves I approximate at max toggle turn 2.6 G's: (suspended wt.=250) LF=175 RF=200 LR=125 RR=150 total=650 650/250=2.6 I dont know what "hard right turn pulled down to toggle stow" means. Also I noticed that the RF riser force starts very high then diminishes wnile the other riser forces start up slowly then spike. A Stiletto at 1.7 seems like a useful model (although not representative of the high-end stuff available) but how hard was the turn? Turn duration seems short and was backed off due to turbulence. It is interesting that the guesses seem close to the measurements though. Thanks Gary. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Thanks for the advice on the thumb loop. Robi let me know that my suit's on it's way. It's been a long wait but I understand how things are. Hope you're enjoying the new suit, bet you flew it all weekend. Arms tired? Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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It would be fun to build and test a G-meter even if it's sorta crude. BTW a 200 lb. guy with 25 lbs gear on a 150 is a wingload of 1.5, not high for an experienced flyer. There are folk on the forums who have jumped regularly at 3.0. That's your 200 lb. guy on a 75 square foot canopy. Oughta spin right quick. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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I hope to see some wingsuits there. Jim? Dave P? Scott? Tony(broken wing), Dave and Cindy (away doing RW), Heather? Michael? Seth? Eldon? Fliers from the eastside???? Oregonians? Anybody? Dave Correia borrow Dave or Cindy's suit! I should have my V-2 so my S-3 will be available. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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what's happend to the wingsuit with no parachute?
Martini replied to honeyjigga's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
No doubt in my mind that steep soft snow is the only way to do a w/s landing without a contraption attatched (and that even seems doubtful). Actually I'm far more interested in figuring out how to get to 13k without an aircraft. Sometimes you eat the bear.............. -
Depends a lot on canopy size, planform (shape), wingloading, line length, number of cells, and probably a bunch of other stuff. Me on a Manta 288, not much force. Fat Albert on a Xaos 49, enough to black out, enough in a spinning mal so Fat Al won't be able to lift his hands over his head. How many G's is that? I have no idea. Maybe Eugene can help with an answer, guesses don't mean anything. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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Absolutely do not tie a bunch of knots in your brake lines!!!! Talk to a rigger before doing anything you don't know about. The change you describe is in the lower brake lines (changing the upper lines can affect how the canopy opens). The change may or may not be easy depending on how the lines are rigged. Yes you probably can do it yourself but only if you know what you are doing. Keep in mind that your canopy saves your life every time you use it, a brake malfunction at flare could be lethal. Sometimes you eat the bear..............
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I ordered mine May first and still haven't seen it, hope to get it this week though. When did you order yours? Sometimes you eat the bear..............