skydivecat

I AM NOT AN INSTRUCTOR AND THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT HELPED ME. TALK TO ONE OF YOUR INSTRUCTORS BEFORE ATTEMPTING/DOING ANY OF THESE THINGS. Up high, after you open, clear your air space and practice flare. See if you can stall the canopy by flaring as hard as possible and holding it. If you can't, try wrapping the brake lines once and doing it again. Don't be afraid to try it, it is important to know where/if you can hit the stall point. If you can/do stall, release the flare and let it go back into full flight. ONLY DO THIS WELL ABOVE YOUR DECISION ALTITUDE! Find the response point of your canopy. This means look up at how much slack your lines have when you are in full flight. As you pull the toggles down see how far you have to pull them before the slack disappears and it actually is pulling on the canopy. This is your response point and on my first canopy it was just below my shoulders/at chest height. My landings sucked until I figured this out because I would come in full flight and try to flare and NOTHING from full flight until my chest (the response point) did ANYTHING for me. Once I discovered this I was able to flare better by beginning at my response point. *talk this over with an instructor before trying Look out at the horizon, not down. This is what always caused me to flare high. What also helped me is that I would try to keep the windsock in my peripheral vision and our windsock was 12-15 feet tall. When my feet where "level" with the wind sock I would start my flare.

WOW, that is quite a limb. Try he approached me after soccer, asked for my number, texted for about a week, I met him and his buddies for wings and football that Sunday, paid my own way and never saw him again once his texts revealed what a self centered one track minded guy he was. Think whatever you want, you have quite an imagination. This site never ceases to amaze me. edited to add, in case it wasn't clear, didn't sleep with him, no vendetta, shared for a laugh...

"Ladies do not want a Secret Squirrel "manfriend". Wink "

"Then again, with the way some of the young kids go about things, we'd have our pick!" Yes... you probably would. Guys my age (early 30s) act like middle schoolers when it comes to relationships. It isn't even worth it.

Haha, but if you notice, McSwervy and I are the single ones here... Maybe you guys are just really bad at picking the right women. Saying that and actually MEANING that (and being able to back it up) are two very different things!

Now if he had sent me videos of him doing THIS at the gym, we would be having a totally different discussion... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10202606187450571

Ah! I didn't know that it would vary so much outside the US (I haven't traveled and jumped yet). Thank you

Not to nitpick, but why were you jumping a reserve that hadn't been packed in 8 months? I am honestly curious as I thought 6mos was the mandatory repack cycle.

get ahold of lekstrom10k on here, he has done 60 for 60 and 70 for 70.

Ask your instructor if you guys can do a "relaxation" jump. No tasks, no anything. Jump, get stable, stay altitude aware and just BREATHE, relax, feel the air, enjoy the sky. Don't think about it, don't try, just jump, box man and drink it in. The more you think about it and try to force it the harder it becomes. I had a friend who did over 10 level 4s because he was so stressed about it he was literally clenching every muscle in his body, he was like a 2x4 (and he'd spin even more). Getting to the tunnel was an option for him and that helped tremendously. He nailed the rest of his AFF in a day after that. Talk to the DZO/head instructor and see if they would be willing to make your next jump just a "fun" jump with the instructor. Taking all the stress out of the "tasks" and having to pass the level may be enough to let you relax and feel it. If you can't do tunnel, that is the best suggestion I have. Good luck, remember, this is FUN, quit thinking about it so much and just let your body fly. The more you tense up, the worse it is.

Lots of love to you Larry. Huge hugs and a kiss pass the next time we share the sky. XO

HA, no. i'm sure he sent it to any girl in his phone. whats really sad is the fact that he does this implies to me that it has worked for him, at least once, in the past...

Scary thought, what if mr. meathead thinks that minus his 50 some odd views of it the rest is really me! maybe i should have thought this thru better!

OMG OMG OMG THAT IS HILARIOUS!!! then again, with an ego like that, any attention is good attention, right?

I thought about that actually before I posted, and decided it was too funny not to share edited to add: He is probably getting off on how much attention he is getting anyway. So really, I did him a favor

upper right corner of the web page 'search forums for...' there are countless threads and discussions on this topic.

+100 McSwervy! I agree with a mix of both Vader and Kallend. I want a guy I can have fun with, be playful with, go do stuff with (in and out of bed), be goofy and laugh with. I also want someone I can talk to, be real with, and rely on as a partner... Anyone know someone like that???

Wrong thread for that, reread thread title

Yeah... this guy seems quite in love with himself. and I second Oldwoman's sentiment as to God only knows what else he videos himself doing Someone asked if I replied and after much sharing and laughter I went for the "nice" approach of just saying 'wow... impressive'. Entertainment value alone it seemed worth it for whatever other idiotic things he may try to send. Don't worry, I promise to share when/if that happens!

You can just send directly to me Vader

Geez I go to a movie and this thread becomes about Ski's "sponge-worthiness"... yikes! Maybe I'll ask for another gym video!

I love the way you think McSwervy!

That is totally it... you caught me! Seriously though, who does that!? Its a stretch but I can 'maybe' understand selfie videoing yourself lifting if you want to go back and check our your form later or something... But to edit it out and make a youtube video WITH slow mo replay, and then to send out to girl(s) (lets be real, I highly doubt I am the only one he sent this too), mind boggling!

SFW, G-rated, got this sent to me at 1030pm last night by some guy I went out with once a few months ago. Super full of himself and is just looking for a fuck. I cannot stop laughing. I mean, I am just sooooo impressed with his manliness that my panties just dropped right off me. Happy Thursday everyone! http://youtu.be/CckHTjDscVQ

Yes, that is the third jumper deploying at 3:09 to the lower right.