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  1. LetsGoOutside
    I load my 97 at 2:1 and love it. It's ground hungry/divey, but that speed translates well when rear risering back from a long spot and, of course, swooping. Echoing other son here... I've flown the Velo 84 a bit and would prefer that were I to go down a size. I'd definitely keep both canopies, though.
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    Do you really only have 110 skydives and you want to get on a V4?
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    Launching in no wind is not an issue with this type of wing (the Bullet by Ozone gets over your head very easily). But you have to maintain leverage by leaning forward (waaay forward) and let the wing be in full flight, then really charge it. This person is standing more or less straight up and briskly walking in half brakes. This page clearly shows the body position for this type of launch: http://www.paragliding-tales-and-reviews.com/torpedo-launch.html Compare this to what's in the video and it's pretty obvious why the wing got ahead of him. There's also this tip from the site, which is very true: Basically, you want to face the wing while you get it over your head, check it (keep it from overflying you), then turn and run in torpedo mode until you are in the air.
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    Ha! Was going to point this out. This person's "launch technique" (standing more or less straight up in half brakes) doesn't apply to foot launching either a paraglider or a parachute.
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    To answer your question... a minimum of 14,000 feet.
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    True. I personally like to swoop my speedwing to landing, but the obstacles are usually trees, if anything at all.
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    It's the only option. Well, that and harness input. While this might look pretty reckless for a skydiver, it's really not that crazy for a speed/acro wing. Definitely should have given himself a bit more room, though. That and there were obviously plenty of other places to swoop.
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    +1 Edit: To expound upon that... If so and so blacks out or can't recover from their flat spin and you try to help, you're more likely to end up with two jumpers plummeting out of control instead of one. You should keep an eye on the situation, but no more. It's hard enough to stop a flat spinning bellyflyer. In a wingsuit... forget about it. To the spinning jumper... not sure what the experience is, but you should realize that larger suits take extra care on exit.
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    Have been there -- great stuff but don't BASE jump anymore. Thinking more Yves Rossy style...
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    I'd like to see a takeoff before a landing any day.
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    Good call. At your experience the KA is definitely a handful. Not a big fan of a lot of Icarus stuff (just not my flying style), I've really enjoyed the Crossfire 2 (~30 jumps and several foot launched flights). It's a good step between the Sabre2 and Katana. BTW, I love the openings on my KA97. I fly it with a wingsuit and it's never spun up in the few times I had line twists. After switching to HMA (had one of the earlier KAs with microline) the rotation in my openings are gone (outside what I might induce myself from body position).
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    I think this happens more often than not to people in your situation. In many of these types of activities (not just skydiving), you go into it headed in one direction, but reality often puts you in another. There will always be the occasional idiot, but I think the norm will continue to be to proceed with caution.
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    The old saying... plan the dive, dive the plan. Plan your dive from exit to landing, not exit to opening. That should reveal to you what you're comfortable with in traffic. I don't know if I 100% agree with making this an enforced rule, but I believe it's something we should consider as individuals. Maybe 50% of my jumps are high pulls so I can spend quality time with my canopy, while providing a decent buffer against traffic to get a quality swoop. H+Ps when possible, as well. Outside that, I'm resigned to go with the flow. I aim for the HP area, but won't go out of my way to get there. If it's too busy, just follow the pattern and it's a 90° or straight in. Otherwise, the swoop is a bonus.
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    Emphasis on the words "impact" and "popping".
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    Nice one. Digging the longer leg wing, yet no grippers, thing this has going. Personally, I'm not a fan of grippers, in general. It's nice to see some innovation in getting performance while leaving the hands free.
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    What? That's bullsh*t.
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    Brake lines too short?
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    Yeah, could see issues on trying to chop a partial mal (handles move up quite a bit). Looks good for BASE, though.
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    You forgot to factor in hospital bills.
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    An 84 loaded at 2:1 isn't the same as a 96 at 2:1. They're close, but the 84 will feel a bit faster on the controls and provide a hint less lift and more dive than the 96 at the same WL. Slight difference, but probably enough that you'll want to get more out of the 96 with slow weight increments than with a downsize for the sake of safety and general technique development.
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    The 96 is a great size of wing, so you'll probably want to add weight to get to 1.9:1 - 2:1 and stick to 270s for now. When you're nailing 270s there, you'll want to consider a smaller wing (especially if you only load a 96 at 1.75 without weight). If you're really consistent and current with 270s at a 2:1+ WL, that's when you'll start finding more performance from the higher rotation turns. That's not a universal approach for those reading this, but it's what I'd do in your situation. Safely graduate towards the Velo's optimum WL and then start rinsing it. Edited to add: This is all assuming you're current, heads up and all. I'd wager you've got some work to do if you're under 1K jumps on a Velo.
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    Not everyone has limbs. It's pretty exclusive. Limbs* only, man. * Prosthetics OK.
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    Was thinking the same thing. S-Bird isn't even close to what a Vampire is.
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    Dividing two obviously accurate values is neither a lie nor much work.
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    Made it clicky for ya Also love the 3.5 - 3.7 average Bullshit. Check the altitude loss and reported horizontal distance. That GPS overlay is bogus. From exit to opening glide 2.4. From 15sec to opening glide 3.0+. This is still great, but not the 3.5-3.7 fairy tale. You know there are 3 kind of people out there: -who can count -who can't That's for the *entire* jump, which includes almost no glide towards the beginning. In the last half, when he's just flying straight, he maintains 145 - 150kmh forward and ~40kmh decent rate. 145 / 40 = 3.625. Sustained.