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Your Tri is going to be faster than the Lightnings and it sounds like you load it pretter light too. I shoot for a 4-way team and use my lightning loaded the same as the team. I still outfly them, especially for rotations, so I warp the canopy to the point that it's barely flying. I find it easier to warp my L than my Tri-Hybrid. I also use their burble to slow me down. I've found that I need to load the canopy just to the point that I need to use rear risers to stay on level flight with no docks in the formation. This way when they're sinking I can use brakes to slow the canopy and then when they're REALLY sinking I'm just getting into the range for warping the canopy. I do occassionally have to warp the hell out of it and at that time there isn't a lot of material flying. I wouldn't mess with a strap on the front risers for competition jumping. I have to exit last and be in position for the first point. This doesn't leave a lot of time for rigging. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

!Aye Chingala! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

So basically, you're all telling me that there isn't SHIT out there right now. Fuck it. Just gonna go rent American Psycho. I'll see you later. I have to return some video tapes. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

JACKASS!!! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Yeah, that sounds one that great to see with the kids. But I'm going with my she-buddy and we're sneaking a bottle of Cabernet into the theater - just like in highschool, except we're yuppies now, thus the Cabernet. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

And please don't say Mi-3, X-Men, or Da-Vinci. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

If there's someone with the same ethnic background in your office that is more conscientious then ask them first. Believe me, it's not all of them. For example, I have an Indian friend who constantly jokes other Indian associates about smelling like curry and wearing the same work clothing they didn't wash after playing volley ball last Tuesday. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Yeah, after lunch I just cranked through work. I did nod off a few times in the seminar though. I'm gonna crank some music for the drive home. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'm approaching 40 hours now and am starting to slow down a bit. It started when I got up at 4AM on Monday so I could get in early to work on the plans for a building in NJ. Well, I kept finding more things that needed to be done and the was able to inch back the deadline ------- Holy Shit, this is the most boring thing I've ever written. I'm going home now. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

This is like comparing apples to oranges. Every DZ is different, some more-so than others. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

70-80 mph in a residential zone is an asshole. I've gone 90mph in a residential 25 mph zone as a highschool kid in a 300ZX and I'd go back in time and kick my own ass if I could. Because he suffered the consequences doesn't make him any less negligent. He just happened to not kill someone else just like as I lost traction and skidded around that corner I happened to not have wrapped myself around that telephone pole or killed someone's Dad coming the other direction who was a merciful 10 seconds late driving home. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Oh cool, but you have the autosave that MS runs on system shutdowns and can post it! Go ahead, I'm excited to see it. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Discretion. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Thank you, that means something to me. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Hey, it happened to Metal... "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I don't think your 15-year-old could possibly grasp everything that's going on in that movie. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'd say your first instinct was correct, but man, all the effort he put into it kind of defeats the purpose. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Packing class? Sheit, we just have new jumpers pack our rigs while we stand there with a cold drink and a smile. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Another question. What's a PC nose-over? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'd rather not know what you decide but I will never borrow a potato masher from you. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

By the way, that glide you're harping on will also cause an unexperienced jumper to overshoot a typically small off-field landing area and go into obstacles. Better to be able to drop down into someone's backyard. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

I'll reply in song (B-sharp, CLICK ON ATTACHEMENT FOR THE MUSIC): Intro If attachement doesn't work then download the "Greatest Love" wav file here. I believe the fuckers are our future Give them Mantas and let them learn the hard way Show how to PLF or land it right... Give them a sense of pride In judging their landing. Let the fucker's bruises remind us of how it used to be. Everybody's searching for a student canopy that will do better than get the fuckers to the ground. I never found one to really fullfill their needs It's a lonely place to be, hanging from the top of a tree [Chorus] But I decided long ago, the fuckers are gonna do dumb stuff anyway. And if they fail, if they succeed, at least it's under a docile canopy. No matter how much beer they buy for me they'll still be on the next load with dignity. (And I'll just let Whitney take it from here) Because the greatest love of all Is happening to me I found the greatest love of all Inside of me The greatest love of all Is easy to achieve Learning to love yourself It is the greatest love of all I believe the children are our future Teach them well and let them lead the way Show them all the beauty they possess inside Give them a sense of pride to make it easier Let the children's laughter remind us how we used to be [Chorus] And if by chance, that special place That you've been dreaming of Leads you to a lonely place Find your strength in love "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

It looks like you may have reached to the right a little but that was after your canopy had already been blown to the right. That's just plain crazy shit. It's as if you ran into propwash from an aircraft's fully revved engines. "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

Mine geil-fruenden schluken miene Schwantz!!! "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher

South Carolina? Huh? What-you-talkin-bout-Willis? "I encourage all awesome dangerous behavior." - Jeffro Fincher