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Thank you to Wendy Faulkner for buying a bracket!! Good luck!! Bryan

Only 4 hours left!!!! We have raised close to $2000 so far. Get in on the bracket action!!!!

We have raised over $1250 so far!!!! Sign up with the directions above. Donate to a good cause and win enough cash to buy some gear!!!!

The pot has grown to over $600 and will be over $1000 by the end of today. Come help a good cause and win enough money to buy some new gear!!! See original post to sign up!!! Bryan

So far, there are 24 entrants with another 60 to 80 expected. (a couple have brackets and have paid me cash and are not on the gofundme page) The pot for the winner is getting quite large. We are talking buying a nice used canopy for the winner size pot. Plus it supports a good cause. Bryan

It’s March Madness!!! Who wants to win some money and help out a worthy cause?!? I am running the Boston Marathon on April 18th as part of TEAM MR8 for the Martin Richard Foundation. Martin was the 8 year old boy killed in the 2013 terrorist bombing of the Boston Marathon. As I am retired from the Army, I have chosen to fight against this violence by raising money in Martin's name. See below for how you may help charity and also win some money via a March Madness Bracket; Half of all money goes towards the foundation, the other half goes to the top three winners. Deadline to register is 3/17 at 12pm ET. More about the Foundation and my Goals: The Martin Richard Foundation honors Martin’s message of “No more hurting people. Peace.” by investing in education, athletics and community. For more details on the charity please see here: http://www.teammr8.org/ Note: Martin W. Richard Charitable Foundation has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the IRS code. Their tax ID number is 35-2491896. I still still have $4000 to raise and a month left prior to the marathon. I have has raised $3500 so far. Details of how to register for March Madness Brackets: 1. Go to his March Madness fundraising link: gofundme.com/hdtr4h3a 2. Donate $25 - I can also take cash if you prefer. 3. Follow the instructions below to fill out your bracket. 4. Brackets will be open to fill out today (MONDAY, March 14th). ***************************************************************************** Instructions for joining the pool entitled 'Bryan Ody Marathon Fundraiser' ****************************************************************************** Bryan Ody has recently set up an online NCAA Bracket Pool at RunYourPool.com. If you are interested in joining the pool, please follow these steps: 1. Go to http://www.runyourpool.com/join/index.cfm?id=52814 2. In the Join Password box, enter teammr8 3. Fill out the form information, including a personal username and password. Make sure your user name matches your donation name!!! 4. Make your picks and log back in to see the results and standings. Again, half of all money goes towards the foundation, the other half goes to the top three winners. 1st place - 60% of pool 2nd place - 30% of pool 3rd place - 10% of pool If you don’t want to participate, but still will like to make a charitable donation, please visit his fundraising page: http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/bryan-ody/bostonmarathon2016 Please share with as many people as you can. Let me know if you have any questions and thanks for reading. Good Luck!!!! Regards, Bryan Ody bryan.j.ody@gmail.com

What are people using?

Agreed. It is a Nitro Rigging suit. Ody

I put dynamic corners on my current Javelin. It lays flat when open and closes with everything protected. Ody

Just moved to Tampa and I have almost 300 wingsuit jumps, but have never jumped with more than 3 people. Really looking forward to some bigger flocks. Ody

Truck drivers. Ody

The fucked up thing would be if he doesn't show up to the boogie after scheduling to be there.

Hey it looks like Dave's going to be at Hucktoberfest at Skydive Idaho! I can't wait to get on a load with him!

What do you guys think is the most free-fly friendly base rig? I am thinking the Gargoyle because of the pin coverage. Any suggestions? Thanks

I'm looking for a rigger in St. Louis can help me with some gear modifications. Thanks, Ody

I believe you forgot "They won't be trying that again".

I will so be there. Just for the 3 day thing though. Bryan

Well it was nice of Rich Webb to post under my name. He must have forgot it was my computer. I know he is really excited for the trip though. Bryan Ody

I'll be in tent 304... down the hall 2 doors on the right. Please knock first...

I have about 125 to 130 jumps on a flick and about 100 on a blackjack. All in the base environment. I think the blackjack is the better canopy. It flares better, sinks in better, stall recovery ins better, and flies better in my opinion. I have never flown a flik with zp. Both my blackjacks have zp for the front 1/3. I did my first jumps on the fox v-tech and thought it rocked. Then. I jumped a flick and thought that rocked. Then I jumped the blackjack and relized I had never flown a great canopy until then. The Flik is a great canopy that treated me nicely. However the blackjack out performs the flik in every aspect. In my opinion. The service through asylum I think is much better than the other also. Martin and Chad take the time to talk to you about everyone of your concerns. I didn't have that experience through any other base manufacture. Asylum rocks. Bryan P.S. I havn't jumped anything else besides a fox v-teh, flik, and blackjack, so figure out whats best for you.

Basic is something I will never forget. Remember... The drill instuctors are people too. Don't be afraid of them, just respect them and you'll do fine. Hope you like running. Bryan

[reply. This is very, very true. Let me add that there are a large number of those people who basically think that whatever they've always jumped is the best--without really trying anything else. I can't count the number of people who I've met who would swear that their Blackjack/Troll/Flik/Dagger was "the best canopy made" but when pressed, admitted that they had never really jumped anything else. They bought a particular canopy because that's what their friend/mentor/instructor had, and then they decided it was "the best". The funny thing is that the friend/mentor/instructor often did exactly the same thing, so we see "generations" of jumpers who jump whatever their "forefathers" jumped, with none of those generations ever trying a different set of gear. That is how I purchased my first canopy. My first jumps were on a vented fox. That is what my home crew had. Therefore I purchased BR gear, a FLIK and Vertex. After about 100 jumps I was able to make a few jumps on a blackjack and was truly amazed. I my opinion it was just a way better canopy and then I saw the PPRO.... An amazing container. I still think the FLIK is a good canopy, but just like the Blackjack better. I then purchased Asylum and don't see a reason to ever switch. What is funny is that my home crew is now buying Asylum after I let them jump my blackjack. I think that shows what might be the BETTER canopy per say. All of the locals in my area have at least 100 jumps or up to around 300 and have always had BR/APEX gear. Now they are starting to phase to Asylum. Hope that helps. Bryan

congrats Ray. and happy b-day Abbie. Hey Abbie, since its your birthday you don't have to bite the pillow tonight. Bryan

full floater you will want to exit slightly head high. In my experience. Side floater is like a regular exit. Just focus on a point and shove off. P.S. Waiving your arms in fear won't help your body position. Bryan