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  1. SRI85
    HAH! It may be easy to get good. Try winning! jon Or training Students! I think we found a candidate for the arrogant skydiver thread! who you refering to as the arrogant one? me or jon? as for training students, coach rating is in my near future, so ill be doin more rw over the winter to work towards that.
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    cant tell you how many times i havent been let in on a jump. i didnt let it get to me, just kept jumping and having fun. the more i jump though, the less harder it is to find people to jump with me.
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    Probably 75% of the jumpers at my dz jump RW. I havent gotten into it too much, doesnt offer up much of a challenge.
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    Im going as a jehovahs witness, got my white button down with a black tie, a back pack, bicycle helmet, and bike. I usually dont dress up for halloween, but for $15 jumps, you bet i will.
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    today on a skydive, i noticed the loop on my brake line was catching the squarish slider stops. I noticed it after i went for a turn and felt a "catch" type of resistance. Perhaps this is what happened in your situation.
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    Its all about holding it and a continuous acceleration... and the AVERAGE speed for the whole jump. Its fun shit... but getting wonky at speed..... makes for some VERY interesting skydives Average speed!?!?! ha guess im not even close. Wellll you should work on that... its fun stuff reaching for that .5 Mach number
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    Its all about holding it and a continuous acceleration... and the AVERAGE speed for the whole jump. Its fun shit... but getting wonky at speed..... makes for some VERY interesting skydives Average speed!?!?! ha guess im not even close.
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    i started head down on accident kinda. was doing a solo, and exited head down, and held it for a bit, started making adjustments and was able to make it work. I ease dropped in on a bunch of peoples giving other advice for head down, and applied it to myself...hope to get back up to the tunnel soon and work on it there. i should have my first head down video by the end of next weekend, if it ever gets sent out. ill post it up
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    I did 281 on my 91st jump, neptune mounted outside my helmet. think i would like to go after this record.
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    I had about an hour in the tunnel before i got my A-license. about 35 mins of it was sit training. So on my solo jumps for my a-license, i was already doing sit. The tunnel is a huge help. Truly, the sit is really easy. I often wonder how some people out there with over 500 jumps struggle with it? Around jump 80 i started doing head down. def seek advice before you try head down. I had a good coach session last weekend. Learned alot. Watching the video of it gave me new respect for how dangerous it can be. The speeds are serious.
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    i did my first tandem right out of highschool. at the time i just wanted to do it once and check it off my list, ...6 years later, i saw the movie Avatar, and couldnt stop thinking about flying. I tried to recruit some buddies to do it with me, but no one was interested. So i signed up for AFF in may and being doing it everyweekend since. Best thing it the world.
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    we had a jumper at my dropzone who did a freefly jump with a non-freefly friendly rig. he was head down and had a premature deployment. could have ended really bad, but he got lucky.
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    so a student thought you couldnt reach your handle, and he pulled your pilot chute out, thinking he was helping you out? disregarding the seriousness of the situation, i think thats kinda funny.
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    i had a step through like that, the twists were only in the risers. i decieded to stick with it and landed fine.
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    1987 Nats in Muskogee. I was using an old "wings wars" style RW suit to video 4-way team L.O.S.T. (Lack of Support Team) from Ft. Hood. I had rigged up some swoop cords using Dacron 550 line. After opening, I stripped the swoop cords and reached up for my toggles. Oops - the left and right swoop cords tied themselves together from the wind. It was like wearing handcuffs under canopy. I probably would have figured out a way to steer back to the DZ, but hacking it with my hook knife was easier and may have saved me from an embarrassing landing. If you don't carry a hook knife while skydiving, start today. After all, if you don't have a hook knife when you need one, you may never need one again. Can you elaborate on what swooping cord are? are they still used today?
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    Title says it all. Id like to hear some story's of when you have used your hook knife. hopefully i learn something from one of your storys.
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    i think my wings container is just as good as any other container. some people say its cheaply made, but they cant really back it up. I feel it is a well made container and is really comfortable. Maybe Wings wasnt on top of thier game years ago(just like in the 90's Hyndai was a cheap POS, but now they make reputable cars) All containers, being made present day, are all on par with each other. mostly its just the name that sets it apart. its amazing how much a logo can influence you. i mean the mirage logo sure as hell looks alot cooler then my wings.
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    buy it piece by piece, it might take a couple months,
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    My first rig ( which ive had for 3 weeks) is a brand new wings container. I would have probably gotten a used one, but i had a 50% off coupon, and its hard to find a rig for someone my size. Having it custom made for me was well worth it, it fits awesome. And for canopies, i picked up a used mico raven 150 reserve from 98. And a Safire 2 149 with about 500 jumps on it for the main. and i found a used cypress on this site. My container fits the 149 pretty tight, so i should have plenty of room to downsize in the future.
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    I think i happen to have one of the best skydive photographers at my dropzone. He got me on page 63 of Parachutist this month.
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    ill probably lay off the gopro for now, just started flying my new canopy this weekend, and thats really the only thing i need to focus on for now.
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    I like to be under canopy by3- 3500, pulling at 4000 i like staying up there as long as possible. i dont use an rsl.
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    So whats everyones thought on jumping with a go pro camera, and having less then 100 jumps? I know the sim says 200 jumps, but i kinda feel this is outdated and doesnt consider how small cameras have gotten. The biggest thing i hear is that it is a snag hazard. Well if the go pro is mounted in the very front of the helmet , and i keep my head slighty down, i think a snag would be pretty tough to encounter. Im just looking to get a POV type footage and not really film others.
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    It just arrived in the mail today on the exact date that she said. Thanks Bonnie!!!! pleasure doing business with ya!
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    I emailed gravity girl about the cypress, i left my phone number in the email. Within 5 minutes Bonnie called. She said easiest way to pay is paypal. I paypal'd the money the next day and she sent it out the same day. It should be here tommrow. I had a good expierence.. Western Union? well no one like to go chasing money down, i like it to show up in my mailbox, or in my bank account.