freefly68 0 #51 February 2, 2004 Hi Quotethat video showed someone missing a swoop course in its entirety and nearly running over some spectators. Nice. yes he "miss" the course because of the 10knots crosswind he decided to go outside the course and the total swoop was about 400feet blues FRankprovehito in altum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #52 February 2, 2004 It looked like maybe a 45 degree crosswind, and his swoop was straight in line with the course, just on the outside of the blades. I think the cross/down wind set up had him come out of his dive too far downwind. If he had been more over the water before the swoop, he would have been in a better position. As for the spectators, at least they can run fast.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #53 February 2, 2004 Quotethat video showed someone missing a swoop course in its entirety and nearly running over some spectators. Nice. LOL, too funny. Left 100 fire for effect!"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crawford 0 #54 February 3, 2004 Quote LOL, too funny. Left 100 fire for effect! No, no, being a past artilleryman, THAT is funny as hell. "Sure, those Golf Carts may look all warm and fuzzy, but they WILL take a chunk out of your ass!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #55 February 3, 2004 Quotethat video showed someone missing a swoop course in its entirety and nearly running over some spectators. Nice. Yep, some great canopy control there......NOT! One might want to reconsider using footage like that to promote a product. Oh, and blaming the missed entry on the crosswind, well that's about as good an excuse as a 30 jump wonder saying they crashed in because of a "side gust" Jim Slaton said it best after a chow on the Shocker Video.... "ummm that was a little uhhhh, Pilot Error. Sorry....."---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crawford 0 #56 February 3, 2004 Quote well that's about as good an excuse as a 30 jump wonder saying they crashed in because of a "side gust" " Hey, I used that excuse on my 1287th jump, it doesn't work then either! "Sure, those Golf Carts may look all warm and fuzzy, but they WILL take a chunk out of your ass!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck 0 #57 February 4, 2004 Isn't it funny how in 10 feet you go from champ to chump, winner to weener, cool to tool. 10 feet to the left and we would all be going ooohh aaahhh, nice swoop - we might even forgive the overshoot into the spectator area. Swoop courses are so humbling. Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefly68 0 #58 February 4, 2004 Hi i can´t belive it, everbody is talking about the missing entry but nobody remember that it is a 400feet swoop in a crosswind condition, (the world record was just 16 feet away.) blues Frank Quote It looked like maybe a 45 degree crosswind, and his swoop was straight in line with the course, just on the outside of the blades. I think the cross/down wind set up had him come out of his dive too far downwind. If he had been more over the water before the swoop, he would have been in a better position. As for the spectators, at least they can run fast....provehito in altum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
garyharbird 0 #59 February 4, 2004 I don't know what everybody else thinks, but the swoop didn't seem that long, 400ft is a long way, and i don't think that was 400ft. About the missed gate, stop makeing excuses admit you fucked up, and go on with life. Later Gary Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #60 February 4, 2004 Actually, plenty of people swoop substantially more than 400 feet nowadays on a regular basis, just not through a regulation course. The record is from a clean entry inside a course with five foot entrance gates. The point of the criticism was that it would have been MUCH better publicity to show your canopy being piloted skillfully through the course, or simply to show it away from such "constraints", out in the open. Still, I think it's a really cool looking parachute. I saw it at the PIA symposium. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffharris 0 #61 February 4, 2004 heeh... you guys are brutal. but yeah, that didn't look like a 400 footer to my untrained eye. Maybe 300ish? I'd like to see what this wing can do in the hands of a swoopfessional. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjohndavis 0 #62 February 5, 2004 Not too sure of the distance either but if that was a cross/downwind he had almost zero foward speed before touchdown jd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #63 February 5, 2004 That was a bad ass swoop.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianSGermain 1 #64 February 5, 2004 Gosh, that kind of thing could end the swoop meets forever. We need better crowd control than this. We need better self control than this.Instructional Videos:www.AdventureWisdom.com Keynote Speaking:www.TranscendingFEAR.com Canopies and Courses:www.BIGAIRSPORTZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jeremyneas 0 #65 February 5, 2004 I saw a similier intake design on a BASE canopy a few years back (test jumped (not by me), don't know if it went to market). Wonder if this is where the idea came from? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bjohndavis 0 #66 February 5, 2004 Brian, Question, swoop ability aside, what do you think of design and characterists of this canopy. Your opion is greatly respected in this matter. jd Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BrianSGermain 1 #67 February 6, 2004 I have not flown this design as yet, although Stephan has been bugging me to try it for quite some time. I did play with a single cell in front of a fan for several hours at the last Symposium. It's so hard to make a judgement on an idea without testing it extensively. That's how I arrived at the conclusion that the "Germain-Style" Airlock is what I wanted to take to the market. You can't glance at an idea and know everything about it. Stephan always has my best wishes with his inventions. I hope to see this new idea fly, so I can further evaluate it myself.Instructional Videos:www.AdventureWisdom.com Keynote Speaking:www.TranscendingFEAR.com Canopies and Courses:www.BIGAIRSPORTZ.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefly68 0 #68 February 26, 2004 Hi to everybody who want´s to see and maybe fly the 86 R.A.G.E. Sebastian is in Lake Wales/ Z-Hills until this weekend look for a white with orange ribs canopy blues Frankprovehito in altum Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cliffharris 0 #69 February 26, 2004 Was that you flying it in Deland on Feb 6,7? I watched several landings. It looked to be on par with the X braced stuff. Unfortunately it was quite windy, and you kept landing the wrong direction. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skynole 0 #70 February 26, 2004 Yeah that was my first thought when I read his post. A few of us were commenting that day how that canopy dove and sounded similiar to a X-braced and were wondering what kind of canopy that was...maybe this was it. How's the Beam treatin' ya, Colonel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites prost 0 #71 February 26, 2004 They even used that video where the guy misses the course on their web site. I can't believe that they could not find someone that could at least hit the course with it. It sounds like a decent idea but there are so many ideas that seem great but don't pan out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites rhino 0 #72 February 28, 2004 QuoteYeah that was my first thought when I read his post. A few of us were commenting that day how that canopy dove and sounded similiar to a X-braced How does an X-Braced canopy sound? My crossfire2 sounds just like any x-braced I've seen? Am I missing something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #73 February 28, 2004 QuoteHow does an X-Braced canopy sound? My crossfire2 sounds just like any x-braced I've seen? Am I missing something? Yep.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Fandango 0 #74 February 28, 2004 The guy in De Land jumping the Rage 86 was Martin Kristensen of Funk Flyz, the Danish Freestyle Team. He had just received the canopy and put his first jumps on it. That's why his landings probably looked a bit on the safe side with no downwinders.Gardner : She looks fast ! Truman Sparks : Yeah, it's the stripes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Fandango 0 #75 February 28, 2004 Since there were lots of comments about this video, I guess it is time to clarify a few things : The guy went through the course on his previous jump, but ended up very close to the barrier and therefore close to the crowd. ( big surprise for him to begin with ) Logically, on the next swoop, which is on the video, he went diagonal to gain more room. If you watch the video closely, you'll also notice that he started all the way back, even behind the far corner of this rectangle. And, ref. the people who apparently are being endangered were his 2 buddies, who just landed before him to video his swoop from the ground. The whole swoop was very good planned and safe in every way.Gardner : She looks fast ! Truman Sparks : Yeah, it's the stripes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next Page 3 of 6 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
skynole 0 #70 February 26, 2004 Yeah that was my first thought when I read his post. A few of us were commenting that day how that canopy dove and sounded similiar to a X-braced and were wondering what kind of canopy that was...maybe this was it. How's the Beam treatin' ya, Colonel? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prost 0 #71 February 26, 2004 They even used that video where the guy misses the course on their web site. I can't believe that they could not find someone that could at least hit the course with it. It sounds like a decent idea but there are so many ideas that seem great but don't pan out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhino 0 #72 February 28, 2004 QuoteYeah that was my first thought when I read his post. A few of us were commenting that day how that canopy dove and sounded similiar to a X-braced How does an X-Braced canopy sound? My crossfire2 sounds just like any x-braced I've seen? Am I missing something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #73 February 28, 2004 QuoteHow does an X-Braced canopy sound? My crossfire2 sounds just like any x-braced I've seen? Am I missing something? Yep.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fandango 0 #74 February 28, 2004 The guy in De Land jumping the Rage 86 was Martin Kristensen of Funk Flyz, the Danish Freestyle Team. He had just received the canopy and put his first jumps on it. That's why his landings probably looked a bit on the safe side with no downwinders.Gardner : She looks fast ! Truman Sparks : Yeah, it's the stripes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fandango 0 #75 February 28, 2004 Since there were lots of comments about this video, I guess it is time to clarify a few things : The guy went through the course on his previous jump, but ended up very close to the barrier and therefore close to the crowd. ( big surprise for him to begin with ) Logically, on the next swoop, which is on the video, he went diagonal to gain more room. If you watch the video closely, you'll also notice that he started all the way back, even behind the far corner of this rectangle. And, ref. the people who apparently are being endangered were his 2 buddies, who just landed before him to video his swoop from the ground. The whole swoop was very good planned and safe in every way.Gardner : She looks fast ! Truman Sparks : Yeah, it's the stripes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
