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HA! Aimed at Amanda Performance Designs Factory Team

Who, us....never! Performance Designs Factory Team

You don't have to wear an Ian name tag for Katie to feel you up, trust me

Nice data, but there are far more accidents that don't result in fatalaties that I wish were reported. Fatals are kinda hard to miss, but there are a LOT of near misses going on every weekend. I wish people reported those so we had the data. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Prude Performance Designs Factory Team

Drop a message to Katie, I know she was looking at some a while ago. Oh yeah and if you need someone to escort you through the sex shop, you just let Katie and I know!! Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Hey now...lets not ask the impossible here! Performance Designs Factory Team

I found mine in a Marilyn Manson chatroom (yep I'm serious about that one). They turn up in the darndest places but can apparently be found on the internet from time to time.

Ok deal. I'm not entirely sure how to be a nice guy...will need to get some tips so I don't blow your cover Performance Designs Factory Team

So far other than 500 skydives a year, 2 houses and 2 cars she's been pretty cheap

DOH! Performance Designs Factory Team

My god, just think of all the damage I could do to your reputation in a single weekend. You on the otherhand could only improve my reputation running around pretending to me. From where I'm standing this is a win, win

yummy 2 Katies for the price of one..... Performance Designs Factory Team

Why you little....!!! Of course all the woman think you're ultra nice (ha...right) and a softy...maybe I could milk some loving as Chris Cowden

Pretty much none. The problem is that not everyone is going to follow the next person down. Confusion reigns and in the end ultimately ends up being far more dangerous for everyone. I agree, but my CPU tells me to land somewhere else rather than add to the confusion. I've seen instructors who thought they were the last down cross flight paths withing a few feet a mere 30 feet above the ground with a jumper who WAS following the set direction. Just land somewhere else for that load, I don't particularly like doing it either but it's not that hard - it's just a pain in the balls . Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Deviating from the landing direction only causes additional confusion. If you're the one causing it you may be safe from collisions but you can bet your ass you're increasing the risk of those above you. Ever watched what happens to the rest of the load when there are 2 conflicting directions> Everyone seems to pick one or the other direction and then the sky is filled with canopies flying every which way. If everyone agrees to follow the set direction (or the first person down, whichever system the dz uses) jumpers always know which way they're supposed to be going, even if the person in front of them didn't do so. Doing "what you want" just adds to the confusion. If you strongly disagree with the direction for that load, land elsewhere. Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I don't get to spend much (if any) time over water so it's nothing spectacular. Thanks to Bruno for snapping the shots

Yep, Adrian got to eat some foot The issue was addressed in the debrief. Case of the jumper being on the wrong side of the formation zipping around to their slot. Didn't happen again after that

Downwind, base and final are not concepts that apply only to swoopers. They are concepts that EVERY canopy pilot should follow. Pilots do, what makes us different? It's like rules of the road, and if you don't want to follow them then that's fine, but stay out of the main traffic area is my opinion. Am I misunderstanding you or are you saying that set patterns shouldn't be followed? Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

I can understand that. Quite honestly there's no 100% right answer. I've had pilots suddenly change direction and end up doing totally opposite to what they appeared to be setting up to do and have had to change my plan accordingly (fast given my canopy choice). Basically you have to be dynamic enough to go with the flow, but if "the flow" is doing weird or unpredictable things then land away from the mess and figure out with the other jumpers who screwed what up. If altitude doesn't permit landing away from the mess then try and stay as far away from it as you can, but keep your head on a swivel because if you're confused, you can bet the people behind you probably are too and could be doing unpredictable things right above you. We had a couple of things happen like that this weekend in Z-hills. Personally I'm in favor of having a set landing direction prior to climbout and anyone who doesn't feel comfortable with the direction landing elsewhere for that load until it can be agreed upon. Of course that method has it's own drawbacks as well. Oh and BTW the BEST thing you can do in the above circumstances is fly a predictable pattern so the pilots above you can clearly see the changes you're making and plan appropriately. Landing confusion is caused by these things IMO: 1) Inconsiderate pilots (both swoopers and non swoopers). For example a swooper honking a big fat downwinder in the middle of the landing area with 5+ mph winds is pretty inconsiderate. Likewise the non swoopers who refuse to land in a cross wind (the must land into the wind at all costs) on light and variable days are 99% of the trouble in my experiences. Both groups need to realize and set realistic landing directions. You're not always going to be landing 100% into the wind and pilots need to realize and be comfortable with that. 2) Inconsiderate/erratic pattern flying. Spiralling, etc in the pattern cause this kind of confusion, as does not following the drop zone's landing pattern. If everyone flew a good pattern with the only difference being their final turn radius and altitude it'd be a lot clearer where everyone is going. (a reason that I don't like 180's, 360's or any revolution that doesn't follow a clear pattern to the setup point in the main landing areas - those learning those types of turns should be doing them out of the regular landing area for sure IMO). Blues, Ian Performance Designs Factory Team

Same way as if they were doing a 90 degree turn to final. Performance Designs Factory Team

Can I use that for my sig - that has to be the funniest shit I've read in a LONG time Performance Designs Factory Team

I think that's because it has a spelling error limit of about 1000 words. After that it just craps out and gives up. Guess you found it's threshold Performance Designs Factory Team

Why that's the same as "heckleing". Mark is redefining the english language day by day We could use him as the poster child for educating america edit: That'd be "check", Mark Performance Designs Factory Team

Yeah...like you need one Performance Designs Factory Team