CanuckInUSA 0 #1 March 20, 2004 I left work today at 3:30 pm to make my first (beer) jump on my 2nd rig which is a used Vector3 with a Spectre 150 and a PD143R in it (it'll mainly be my wingsuit rig). I did a hop n' pop with some fairly strong winds (somewhere around 15-20 mph) and I'm happy to report that I was able to fly this wing and stand up my landing in the peas. Now I am really looking forward to this weekend when I'll get to fly this canopy more (and maybe some more demo reserve jumps on a PD143R setup as a main). So is it tomorrow yet? I hope Mother Nature blows her winds somewhere else this weekend. I guess I started this thread to say that while I still plan on progressing my swooping skills, this marks a new chapter in my short skydiving history when I will dedicate canopy time to greater accuracy and canopy control skills (which will come in handy once I start flying a true dark side rig). Plus, while I'm not sure when this will actually happen, I hope to get a PRO rating on this Spectre canopy soon. Swooping is fun, but so are other aspects of canopy flight right? Good fun I tell you. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
payback462 0 #2 March 20, 2004 QuoteSwooping is fun, but so are other aspects of canopy flight right? yup, like swooping the piss out of your spectre!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skygod7777 0 #3 March 20, 2004 Quoteand I'm happy to report that I was able to fly this wing and stand up my landing in the peas. now next time come in with a phat swoop and stand her up in the peas QuoteSwooping is fun, but so are other aspects of canopy flight right? what other aspects.............i thought swooping was it , well maybe it's just that way for me later Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites