superstu 0 #1 March 3, 2006 look at the bottom of the page http://www.flight-1.com/team/team.htmlSlip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hans 0 #2 March 3, 2006 Heard about that a couple weeks ago The Farm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #3 March 3, 2006 Are you talking about JC? Good for him. Super nice guy and an awesome swooper. clicky Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #4 March 3, 2006 Quotelook at the bottom of the page http://www.flight-1.com/team/team.html ya, heard about it a few ,,,,, well a little while ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyhi 24 #5 March 3, 2006 QuoteAre you talking about JC? "No Image Available" You kiddin' me? Has there been a more photo'd swooper? Congrats to him and the team.Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ntacfreefly 0 #6 March 3, 2006 I think you owe Brokkey an apology To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders. ~ Lao-Tzu It's all good, they're my brothers ~ Mariann Kramer Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #7 March 3, 2006 QuoteI think you owe Brokkey an apology ya. I know really... JC!!! you SELLOUT!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 3 #8 March 3, 2006 That's a joke, right Mark. JC was killing it when you were shitting green. He's a fantastic canopy pilot and one of the nicest, best-mannered competition canopy pilots there has ever been. I am stoked for him. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstu 0 #9 March 3, 2006 QuoteJC!!! you SELLOUT!!!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! PLEASE SAY YOU'RE JOKING.Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #10 March 3, 2006 Quoteand one of the nicest, best-mannered canopy competition canopy pilots there has ever been. You probably lost him with that. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #11 March 3, 2006 QuoteQuoteJC!!! you SELLOUT!!!! YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME! PLEASE SAY YOU'RE JOKING. you guys obviously don't know what im talking about... and I dont feel like explaining. It's a joke... lighten up. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raymod2 1 #12 March 4, 2006 Quote you guys obviously don't know what im talking about... and I dont feel like explaining. I know what you meant. PD snatches up all the top pilots and they fly Velocitys because they are paid to do so. So Velocitys win all the major swoop comps and people assume it is the best canopy. This makes it harder for smaller companies (ie. Daedelus) to innovate because they have trouble making back the money spent on R&D. Even if they come up with a better performing canopy people end up buying the Velocity due to the flawed logic above. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsbbreck 0 #13 March 4, 2006 Maybe they should spend more money on sponsorship of the best swoopers then.David "Socrates wasn't killed because he had the answer.......he was killed because he asked the question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #14 March 4, 2006 Yeah, because money grows on trees in this sport.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dsbbreck 0 #15 March 4, 2006 If you want to sell you're product, you have to advertise. If it's working for PD, why not.David "Socrates wasn't killed because he had the answer.......he was killed because he asked the question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #16 March 4, 2006 It works for some, not for others. I'd rather have a canopy that opens well.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #17 March 4, 2006 This is ridiculous! My canopy is better than yours! Neener, neener, neener! So, JC has gone to PD and he flies a Velocity. Anyone who has seen JC pilot his Velo will certainly agree he has not taken a step back. Call him a "sell out" and come up with a million reasons why he did it, does it really matter?? For crying out loud, he chose to jump a different canopy for a different team. Big deal. A man like JC is not going to fly a canopy he thinks is inferior or represent a company he doesn't believe in. We all make our parachutes go fast so we can skim across the ground, it's really that simple. Some do it because it is fun. Some do it to look cool. Some do it for competition. Some do it for a living. Some do it for all those reasons. But we are not saving the world. We are just skimming across the ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frost 1 #18 March 4, 2006 QuoteThis is ridiculous! My canopy is better than yours! Neener, neener, neener! .......................... But we are not saving the world. We are just skimming across the ground. The smartest thing anyone has said on these forums :)SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #19 March 4, 2006 lighten up chris, it is all in good fun.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
marks 0 #20 March 4, 2006 QuoteQuote you guys obviously don't know what im talking about... and I dont feel like explaining. I know what you meant. PD snatches up all the top pilots and they fly Velocitys because they are paid to do so. So Velocitys win all the major swoop comps and people assume it is the best canopy. This makes it harder for smaller companies (ie. Daedelus) to innovate because they have trouble making back the money spent on R&D. Even if they come up with a better performing canopy people end up buying the Velocity due to the flawed logic above. you said it, not me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canuck 0 #21 March 4, 2006 Is the Performance Designs Factory Team and the Flight-1 Team the same thing??? Or is it just that PD sponsors Flight-1? Canuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #22 March 4, 2006 Duh! That is exactly the point of my post. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raymod2 1 #23 March 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteThis is ridiculous! My canopy is better than yours! Neener, neener, neener! .......................... But we are not saving the world. We are just skimming across the ground. The smartest thing anyone has said on these forums :) Says you. I think those comments show a poor understanding of the fact that this is the Swooping and Canopy Control forum. If you are not passionate about swooping you should probably be reading the Bonfire forum. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ccowden 0 #24 March 4, 2006 Obviously I simplified swooping to make a point. Being passionate about swooping doesn't mean you have to cut people down and say your canopy is better than theirs or question one's reasons for why they choose what they did, or for that matter, question one's passion about it. I think everyone, including myself, would benefit from remembering that swooping can be fun, and it does not have to be about who's better than who, or what canopy is better. But you are right, this is the Swooping forum, so it HAS to be serious and God forbid I dare tread on these sacred threads with my lack of passion for swooping. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chachi 0 #25 March 4, 2006 i think it is ridiculous to see anyone question this guy's choice. most of you may have met him but i am sure aren't intimate friends with him so who are you to say? the internet...dropzone.com... lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
