nicknitro71

I thought Shane had the best one Oh, I forgot about Jimmy's Memento Audere Semper 903

Dude, every person will tell you that what they are jumping is the shit. Ask which truck is the best! Said that...I'm not a fan of vents/valves. To me they do help the openings on canopies that do not open so well...FLAME AWAY! On top of that no matter what everybody says vents and valves too will reduce flare power...FLAME AWAY! I don't buy any of the crap that they make a canopy flare better otherwise you would see the PD swoop team jumping V-lo with valves! Are they a gimmick? No, just a fix IMHO and a good BASE canopy should not need any fix. I know there are tons of very experienced BASE jumpers who swear by them (the valves) you know what? I don't care! I want a canopy that opens well without them. I jump an ACE and I would not trade it for any other canopy on the market including the Black Jack. I take its openings against any other canopy on the market, seriously. I just love the thing, really! I have to post a video of a recent 0.5 delay because it's a work of beauty (the Ace's opening of course). Mine has the composite Z-po fore skin that I think helps a lot in term of openings, penetration, and landing. What I like about it beside that it opens like a dream is the flare. I really get away with murder with it. The canopy also responds well to front risers and hence it can be swooped decently, you know given that it's a 7-cell pig! The Ace has a great control range as well and it feels "sporty" but it still behaves very well in slow flight. The Mojo is still one of the best all around canopy, way better than non-vented Foxes, Flikes, Daggers... The Ace is just better in all senses and again the Mojo is still a great canopy with the coolest name of all. I'm thinking about swapping my Ace labels with the Mojo ones just for the fuck of it! I cannot comment on the Rock Dragon at all. Also, a nicely tuned Raven will serve well 99% of the BASE jumpers, FLAME AWAY! Finally, I am willing to bet that there are less than 50 BASE jumpes in the whole world who might take advantage of valves. If you are just getting into BASE get a conventional all-around BASE canopy. After 500-1000 BASE jumps you might have some insigts on valves... Memento Audere Semper 903

If you are not a troll: The answer is no. Quit skydiving, BASE is 100X more dull. Think about it, all the climbing, sweating, running, for what? A three sec freefall and 10 sec canopy ride? Highly overrated and then you can get arrested too. I'm a boring guy and I love 'em both. If one day I find myself being bored skydiving I'll quit in a heart beat, same for BASE. I could also suggest white shark fucking, if you find that dull and boring then a two round-in russian roulette should give you the kick you need. Memento Audere Semper 903

The JS method for finger trapping does not work well with Dacron because it's too bulky. I love using it with HMA though. Memento Audere Semper 903

2 rides: I packed the main and reserve in both. 1st spinning mal. 2nd blown main. I also had a four out in the mil but that's a different story... Memento Audere Semper 903

Are you caling me a bad rigger, a bad cook, a dirty bastard, and a sloppy decorator? It's always the same: 100%Nature-100%Nurture Memento Audere Semper 903

Slider up or slider down, the main propose of a pack job is to promote nose-first inflation. Tail first inflation is the number one cause of line overs if of course the line over was not already present in the pack, i.e. piss-poor packing. All the followings help to promote nose -first inflation: Leaving the center cell exposed. Using the tailgate on slider down. Using a slider. Mirco reefing. Folding all the three folds on top of the tail. I use a normal tailgate sewn into the trailing edge of the slider when I pack slider up. Memento Audere Semper 903

I'm with you on this one. Actually both skydiving and BASE were never a "fix" to me. I don't do it for the rush. BASE is not a drug. I could live just fine without the use of drugs but I have doubts I could live just fine without BASE and skydiving. It is my observation that people who just do it for the rush will burn out fast. I enjoy both a lot. They are different for sure. It's funny Abbie, I loved my fist skydive after my first BASE, I truly felt different. But BASE is just much more intense... To me is the shit I do to be in the moment. "Carpe diem quam minum cedula postero" my Romans ancestors used to say. Memento Audere Semper 903

Congraz guys. Whish I was there messing with the guy next to me Hey Abbie, what angle is that lens? .38? Memento Audere Semper 903

It does not surprise me at all. Memento Audere Semper 903

Russel, keep rocking, what an inspiration! Funniest quote: Memento Audere Semper 903

1. Keep up the good work 2. Are you really sure you want flaps on a canopy? When I want to make a flatter, faster, "swooper" landing with an airplane, guess what I do with the flaps? I leave them alone. Why? Because more flaps equals more drag, yes it also equals more lift but I guarantee you that if you manage to put flaps on a canopy the distance of a swoop will be drastically reduced. 3. I did not mean to be overly sarcastic and I apologise for that. However, your understanding of basic aerodynamics, or fluid dynamics, or even simple physics seems very limited. Then you go and start arguing with people who eat physics for a living and you want to prove them wrong making mindless arguments. I took two semesters of physics in college and I am in no position to argue with anybody about physics due to my extreme ingonrance on the topic. IMHO you should listen more. This is not an attack by any means. About the three-ring-system: (1) Constant maintenance? 1 minute a month is all it takes. Cutaway, clean the cables with silicone, massage the risers. How is that for constant maintenance? Also every system that I know of needs some maintenance: You car, your canopy, the airplanes you are jumping from, and your own body as well. (2) Usually this is due to the lack of the one-minute-a-month maintenance, the lack of riser inserts, or a combination of the two. Please give a more specific example that does not include the two mentioned. (3) Are you saying that you cannot put a canopy together wrongly? The tree-ring system is one of the simplest components to assemble in a rig not to mention its elegance. Think about. No tools needed and it takes about 30 sec to do it right and if in doubt you can always ask a rigger. Memento Audere Semper 903

I just damaged the leg...on the suit. Another guy blew his wings off. Memento Audere Semper 903

Due to a high speed stunt I damaged my S3. There was a cut on the right leg and my right ankle too The fabric of the legs is the cool but hard to find sliver. Well I e-mailed Jari and I got sent 1 yard of material at no cost to me!!! I was blown away. I just finished repairing the suit and I got my wings back!!! A big thank to Jari and all the BM gang. You guys truly rock! Memento Audere Semper 903

I smell the anti-gravity machine... Maybe he's right. He already invented the time travel machine. He has traveled 500 years in the future and took a hard look at the 500-year-in-the-future-ram-air-canopy. So all he's doing here is reporting the findings of his trip. If that really happened, could you tell me if BASE is legal in National Parks in 500 years? Memento Audere Semper 903

Then I got a lot of work to do because I have not learned much...I mean lerned... Memento Audere Semper 903

So you know the next cutway system. So you know the next ram-air-venturi-jet-type-high-to-low-pressure-super-kick-ass-quantum canopy. So instead of BSing here why don't you patent, make, and market those incredible, revolutionary concepts and 1. become very rich 2. make skydiving much safer and efficient 3. enable us to fly a 20 sf with the lift of a 200 sf and swoop 500 yards! Memento Audere Semper 903

Standard is 7. Given that the avarage human body produces 5' burble, 7' is the bare minumun. For normal BASE and skydiving WS 9' is the standard. For WS BASE some go up to 11-12. I like 9' for all my jumps. Memento Audere Semper 903

I'll be in DC September 17 and 18. I would like to get in touch with some locals. Please PM me! Memento Audere Semper 903

No shit I've read horse shoe and my mind went PC in tow. Lovely! As stated, a nice tight well maintained closing loop. I've seen one too many loose ones. Also get a pin check before exiting. I do it myself, lift the pin cover and touch the pin and the closing loop making sure is not too primed. Memento Audere Semper 903

I take the train wreck any time I used to rant out a M155 years back. I think I'm still bruised up from it. Other than that it did not fly too bad but at the time I guess I did not know any better. Memento Audere Semper 903

Remember to cock your PC Memento Audere Semper 903

The details Jimmy that's what you are missing and that's probably why so many are pissed at ya. You know the subtle little things that for most people go unnoticed but they are the very same strange attractors that make some of us click with each other. Like naming a site "Cadillac" for instance, absolutely fucking brilliant, and now you guys call it what? Big fucking dog? A retarded 4 year old could have come up with a better name! Memento Audere Semper 903

I wish the Indians would have sold some peyote to the old west people instead I do applaud Tom for the effort and professionalism he puts in his classes. I applaud him even more because he does not charge a penny. Memento Audere Semper 903

I did not say I don't like Tony's (I have two) but Bev is just superior. You think you are a floter. Jump with me if you want to see one! I'm 5.10 1/2 by 149 LBS. If you are a floter you must get nylon and spandex and look like cat woman. I also wear 12 LBS of lead when I do RW. Memento Audere Semper 903