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so true, but bulk vs. safety. it's almost like cool vs. safe. I chose safety... That's why i have the heaviest rig on the dz (among the smallest rigs of course), but the safest too i think. "George just lucky i guess!"

Just think of it as a first step to BASE jumping "George just lucky i guess!"

Did you see, how mirage's risers have this sorted out. toggles can't be popped by riser. The riser would easier go over the toggles than release them. "George just lucky i guess!"

Same question here? why does he like odyssey more - specifically? The only difference that could apply, is that it has cut in backpad, thus you can separate leg straps more if you pull one up and the other down. but no one can harness turn so much, so that probably isn't an issue, why odyssey is better. so why is it then? if it isn't really like someone here said, just personal opinion "George just lucky i guess!"

Go to ftp://ftp.skydivingmovies.com/upload and upload it there. "George just lucky i guess!"

Well i tried it today. high speed stall and slow speed stall. I didn't do the high speed stall with toggles, because i didn't try hard enough to bury those toggles (damn that was hard). But i stalled it with rear risers at both high and slow speed. At high speed (after a 180 turn), i definitely didn't have too pull rear risers as far, as i had to at slow speed to stall the canopy. The canopy barely got over my head (if looking straight up i was below rear of the canopy) and it already stalled, by pulling rear risers really hard. So much about whether the toggles or rear risers has to be pulled exactly the same to stall the canopy at high or slow speeds. For high speed stalls you need to pull less than at slow speed stall, but you have to pull abruptly to stall it at high speed. And at high speed you really have to use all the strength to stall it, so it's not really easy to stall it at high speed. If you think it's only me or my feeling please correct me. "George just lucky i guess!"

It figures, future BASEr "George just lucky i guess!"

i think you're getting hmm let's see... the latest version ;) If not specified differently, i guess G4.1 with sewed cut in back pad (maybe that's already G4.2 i don't know) cartman: hmm let's see what am i getting? Woow an ultravibe pleasure 2000. stan: what's that cartman: i don't know, but it sounds pretty cool "George just lucky i guess!"

hey that's my favorite color you have there. though some black stripes are missing Great looking helmet btw

hy i have mirage G4.1 i don't know if they do them anymore. maybe it's still G4.1 but the cut in backpad is different than of first G4.1s the difference between G4 and G4.1 are: -fancy leg straps are added only if you state so, otherwise you get normal bungee cord like at G3 -the shape of the container is less curved at the bottom. that way you can downsize and still have more or less wrinkless container. -riser covers are the same as G3 riser covers (they don't tuck under the reserve as at G4 about the current version (i don't know if it's called G4.2 or is it still G4.1) but the cut in backstrap is now actually sewed, while at G4.1 and G4 it's only elastic that can be removed. But as said before contact mirage, they can give you the most details and customer service is exellent. "George just lucky i guess!"

well the question was, What design characteristics give a canopy good lift at low speed. i haven't flown a paraglider either, but i saw plenty of them. Try putting paraglider in deep brakes, and you'll see that it looses almost no height at slow speed, meaning that even at slow speeds it produces a lot of lift. I think glide ratio and lift are more or less dependent. more lift means the canopy can have better glide ratio. well all i wanted to state with this paraglider comparison is that the characteristics that help produce lift are completely different than characteristics at accuracy canopies. and accuracy canopies produce close to nothing lift. did you ever see accuracy canopy swoop, or climb? i just think that paragliders are the best "lift producers" regardless of speed. But that's just me, i could be wrong. "George just lucky i guess!"

What no more bat habbit, that's all? "George just lucky i guess!"

Don't eat at least 4 hours before you go to sleep. And drink a glass or two of water before you go to sleep too. Helps with the taste in the mouth too. I hate when i wake up with some yucky taste in my mouth... "George just lucky i guess!"

i think that can be aranged. I'm sure most guys would agree to date 5 girls at a time , for the sake of not fighting for us "George just lucky i guess!"

ugh hmm, i think you missed the thread, the "What makes a skydiver a skydiver? AKA be nice to the tandems " thread is that way.. "George just lucky i guess!"

Off course not, how about at least 1:2 (guys:girls) or 1:5 so girls would fight for guys instead "George just lucky i guess!"

What balance 10:1 (according to our dz) is not a balance now is it? "George just lucky i guess!"

How about comparing it to gliding canopies, and they are totally nothing like accuracy canopies "George just lucky i guess!"

How come some bars are filled with gorgeous girls and others are empty? Anyone knows the answer? Maybe skydiving should take the knowledge from there? "George just lucky i guess!"

guys have balls to do it, girls don't It sure would be great if there would be more girls in this sport than guys. Hmm how about some cooking class "George just lucky i guess!"

It's all explained about 20 posts lower http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=783833#783833 "George just lucky i guess!"

Probably they had two boxes one with vengance 120 and other with velocity 120. And they probably send each to the wrong recipient. No doubt the one that got velocity, but expected vengance is happy. I wonder what the other, that was expecting velocity, sais about vengance "George just lucky i guess!"

I agree, but if you were talking this for my case. I already did bunch of 2,3,4-ways sit flying, and so far haven't found any disastrous bad habit. 1. bad habit: leaning too much forward and sliding backward a little constantly 2. bad habit: having your arms too mach to the back and compensating with your legs 3. bad habit: having your legs together instead of spread (90 degrees), that could be very troublesome later when you'll use your hands. 4. bad habit:... and so on. if you know or have heard about other bad habits, that seemed to make troubles later with some advanced moves, please add them. Include bad habits for head down too. "George just lucky i guess!"

true Huh there's no point arguing. I should send you the video. Or you can try open the main canopy, pulling the handy, when rig is as it should when opening. then turn it around, and now pull the handy again, and don't let the rig to turn around while pulling. Don't tell me you used the same force to open the main both times. Yes i did, but i was referring to high speed malfunctions. At slow speed malfunction you'd definitely need more time to get stable. But you are falling slower, so you have more time. Ok to end up this conversation. if you're fighting the last inches of height you have left, it's better to have rsl, in all other circumstances where you have at least 1000 feet of height, it's not. And if someone is not sure whether he'll remember to open the reserve before the ground, or trying to be stable all the way to the ground (if you're unstable at 300 feet, open the reserve and hope for the best, no matter what!), then IMHO that one isn't really up to skydiving If i'm still wrong please explain. "George just lucky i guess!"

Yes i'm trying to be a PRO flyer. Yes i said explain it to me like i'd be an aff student, but i didn't really mean that. I know how to fly stable sit, move all the ways, and put arm in front of me without really loosing stability and staying at the same place. well i think i know sit well enough, so i tried HD, and already know how to fly hd, turn and move forward, backward. But let's leave HD for now. I thought if maybe i have any bad habit that i don't know about, and would be a problem later on. That's why i asked what are all the bad habits that exist in head up position, so i can work on them now, if i have any. p.s.: but sunny don't we have an agreement, that you'll be my coach next year, when you'll be already coaching and i'll still be working on my HD And yes i'll definitely get a coach anytime now.