ianmdrennan

Just ordered it

What is it about pilots or other extreme sports folk that make them think because they can do one extreme activity they can do them all? Hell we have a 'hot shit motorcycle' guy at our dz. According to him he, and his 400 jumps, just need to find 'the line' on his FX 120 and he'll be fine. He doesn't listen cause he knows it all and is probably one of the worst pilots I've seen in a long time, but he's 'just trying to find his line'. I've seen no improvement (if not deterioration) in his skill over the last year and a half. I just don't get it. If I was about to buy a bike, he would be the first guy I'd go to. If he said 'Dude, that's a little extreme', I'd listen. I just don't get it. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO The CPC regional finals are that weekend. Crap, I'm starting to think I'm never gonna be able to make it to one of these things!! Performance Designs Factory Team

BWWAAHAHAHAHAHA Even Nicki's coming down on the poor Shitmilator! Mark - dude....you're getting it rough lately! Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

right back at ya Ok - bed time 4 me. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

My god...Isaiah looks freaking demented in every pic I see of him.....like a mad fricking scientist Performance Designs Factory Team

RfukfreeflyingW Brandons a riot. I bet he'll be funnier when he's old enough to drink Performance Designs Factory Team

Just make the gates 1/2 an inch shorter. Apparently that does it Performance Designs Factory Team

That's a risk that you take when going 'big'. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes it doesn't. It's the first meet of the season, I'm sure we'll see LOTS of bouncing back and forth among the rankings between all of us. I wouldn't worry about it Oh....and stop making excuses Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I'm just waiting for you to come down here. Tell ya what. For each RW jump I do with you (yes I actually can do RW - albeit not with great form) you do a FF jump with me. Deal? I just see the new name now......VRfuckflatflyingW Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

errr - isn't this post drama? Performance Designs Factory Team

Amen. I really gotta put Rome on my visit list. Even if it's to take Ben's cowbell away

I'm just teasing ya . The Farm is a cool place. I've always said each DZ in the Atlanta area offers a very unique skydiving experience. They really are all different but generally have good vibes (SDA and The Farm specifically) Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

You need to get out more Performance Designs Factory Team

I'm partial to black berry with a yellow stripe Performance Designs Factory Team

You'll have a great time no matter where you go (SDA or The Farm). Skydive Atlanta is my home and while we always have some RW folk lurking about we've got a lot of FF'ers too. Generally The Farm is a slower pace but more scenic than SDA, and SDA gets a bunch of loads up fast with no bus ride. Either way you can't really lose. Just depends what you're looking for.

And we always enjoy having you Performance Designs Factory Team

Results from http://www.canopypiloting.com Speed: Round 1 Round 2 Total: 1st Joe Bennett 2.92 2.87 5.79 2nd Ian Drennan 2.91 3.06 5.97 3rd Paul Rossouw 3.82 2.91 6.73 4th Brian McNenney 2.92 3.86 6.78 5th Hans Paulsen 2.83 V30 32.83 6th Mark Shimmell 2.95 V30 32.95 7th Ben Griswold V30 V30 60 Distance: Round 1 Round 2 Total: 1st Ian Drennan 322’ 291’ 613’ 2nd Joe Bennett 273’ 300’ 573’ 3rd Hans Paulsen 400’ V 400’ 4th Ben Griswold 159’ 152’ 311’ 5th Brian McNenney V 250’ 250’ 6th Paul Rossouw V 243’ 243’ 7th Mark Shimmell 191’ V 191’ Zone Accuracy Round 1 Round 2 Total: 1st Paul Rossouw 88 100 188 2nd Brian McNenney 87 100 187 3rd Joe Bennett 75 88 163 4th Ian Drennan 87 72 159 5th Mark Shimmell 100 0 100 6th Hans Paulsen 0 71 71 7th Ben Griswold 0 0 0 Overall Speed Distance Zone Acc. Total: 1st Joe Bennett(guest) 1 2 3 6 2nd Ian Drennan 2 1 4 7 3rd Paul Rossouw 3 6 1 10 4th Brian McNenney 4 5 2 11 5th Hans Paulsen 5 3 6 14 6th Ben Griswold 7 4 7 18 7th Mark Shimmell 6 7 5 18 Performance Designs Factory Team

You bring the good weather, and I'll be there

Very, very good point. Experience can definitely lead to complacency. Any 'close one' I've had has been because I started getting way to comfy. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Thanks Jim. Special thanks to Dave for organizing the event, and to all the competitors. It was a great day, with great competition. I look forward to seeing you all in the air soon. Safe swoops. Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

It is scary. Some of us started when there was NO information. Imagine how frustrating and scary it is to finally have the knowledge out there, only to watch upcoming jumpers ignore it. Not one jumper I've ever met on the circuit (well Marks aside j/k) doesn't want someone to perform at the best of their ability. I've heard upcoming jumpers use your statement above and I only can laugh. Nuturing isn't telling you what you want to hear, it's telling you what you NEED to hear. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Sure, but I've been watching motorcycle and formula 1 racing for years. While I can pick out mistakes, it doesn't mean that if you put me in the car or on the bike that I won't make them too. You cannot circumvent practice. Regardless of how much you watch an activity. Will watching help? My guess is yes, will it give you everything you need? Definitely not. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Sure, if they have a solid grasp and practical application of SLOW FLIGHT principals. I've yet to meet one that does, doesn't mean they don't exist though. Interestly enough one of the the LAST things about learning to swoop is actually adding the speed IMO. Yes, but there's no substitute for experience. With 100 jumps, no matter HOW GOOD YOU MAY BE, you don't have the experience to recognize bad situations developing. If you learn to recognize those situations with lower degrees of turns and gradually increase the turn over time you're less likely to suddenly be in over your head. You're also more likely by that time to have continued to gain experience and foresight to help you even further with these situations. Proactive pilots: adaptable flight patterns, ability to 'see' where they and others will be are far less likely to hurt themselves. They have a plan, but are able to adapt it AHEAD OF TIME as things being to develop around them. than Reactive pilots: have an idea of when to turn; get caught in the moment and dont have a good idea on whats going on around them; get fixated on their swoop target; have little to no ability to find 'their place' in the pattern, etc, etc Problem is that you need experience to be a pro-active pilot....see what I'm getting at? The dynamics of anything more than a 90 degree turn escape most people in this range. There's so much more than simply yanking a riser at a set altitude. There are orientation issues, pattern issues, traffic issues, etc. People rarely consider those. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Or we could buy taller gates Performance Designs Factory Team