alexafox

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hey Lexi there not a lot of general skydiving in SEA chic. Thailand has some, but not much elsewhere. Since you're heading to Singas, why not come back to OZ Via Perth

GooniesKid

I wish you a safe and exciting journey. I'm not too sure about DZ's around Asia.

however, if you're ever in the great United States of America might I interest you in perhaps a date? I can show you around town and of course we can go on a few jumps or tunnel runs..up to you.

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FULLMOON BOOGIE?

That's a great event

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... When I say boogie I'm pretty sure they're picturing some weird voodoo dance around a burning whuffos or something...

Anyway, YAY!

Ummm...

You haven't been to a boogie before, have you?

Weird dancing, fires, other "shenanigans"...

Sometimes the whuffos disappear. I haven't seen any sacrificed to the weather gods, but I usually go to bed fairly early.

Seriously, have fun, but be careful.

It's really easy to get tempted into doing stuff beyond your skills and taking extra risks.

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your canopy wasn't "pulling really strongly" - you were turning it downwind. You can choose to turn it upwind instead, and that will generally work out better.

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Like I said before, its hard to see in the video but I'm actually pointing towards the camera (what I thought was into wind) but was being dragged sideways... You can see at the end of the video where I pretty much get turned directly downwind about 4ft off the ground... The canopy was pulling really strong to my left... I didn't want to add anymore toggle inputs than I already was because i was so low.... The way I landed was almost sideways...

Yup and and looking at the video it looks like the canopy had toggle input to turn that direction (looking at the tail of the canopy). That was followed by either no flare or a flare so late that it had no effect. So it was a no-flare turning landing running down wind. Yes, that landing probably hurt!

1900ft isn't a low cutaway, it is a cutaway that was probably a little low for you. Even getting in the saddle at 1000ft should be enough time to get setup with your pattern under your reserve. For that to work properly you MUST plan your canopy flight before you get on the plane. You will know what your pattern is, where your opening location should be and where your exit spot should be be. All of that can stay the same under a reserve, except that you may have to make minor deviations from your plan due to circumstances. It is easier and faster to make minor deviations in a plan if you already have one, but if you don't have one to begin with, you will be behind the curve the entire canopy flight. That is how people get hurt and killed.

Cross wind and even downwind really doesn't matter too much, as long as you fly your canopy well and have a good flare.

So some things to get with your canopy coach would be making a flight plan for your canopy flight on every skydive, neutral canopy flight to flare and refining your flare technique. These are things you may have already worked on or are currently working on, but it may be worth your time to revisit them. Also look into getting a demo of your reserve to jump as a main for a couple of hop-n-pops to get to know it.

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I didn't have any indicators of wind direction

Water can be used as an indicator of wind direction. Ripples are pretty distinctive in their direction.

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also i have a few questions.

did you have a low cutaway and not have the opportunity to land directly into the wind? It appears to be a pretty open field you landed in.

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Whats your experience level main and reserve size out of curiosity? true to your dz profile?

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The advice given by others should help you greatly and like you feared and know you will have less flare on your reserve being a 7 cell design and the materials used in reserves vs mains

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On the video that Alexa posted, if the jumper with the camera was landing upwind, then it looks like Alexa might have been pretty much crosswind, but turned almost straight downwind in the last seconds. That landing looked hard!

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1. PLF Don't be too proud to save your ass with a really good PLF.

2. Even money your inputs had much more effect on your canopy flight than the wind. You can demo reserves from many manufactures to jump as a main. Give it a shot.

As for cross wind landings, you can give slight toggle input to crab the canopy and give you a straight landing against the ground; however, even money you led with the downwind toggle/leg and caused the push to be much worse. Why do I say that? Experience in what I've observed teaching canopy control.

Go up and start doing some hop-n-pops by yourself, do crosswind landings, get them videoed.

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If there are really strong winds like that do I use toggle inputs and sacrifice a bit of flare or how else can I keep the canopy flying straight....

If there are really strong winds, stay on the ground.

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If I were you I'd tell your mom to fuck off.

Pretty much the only advice needed.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9euSKXOe7c

When I had my A license signed off I bought myself one... Like others have said, I'm not a fan of the "I'm a Skydiver, ask me about it!" t-shirts...

I like that the pin makes me smile everytime I see it in the mirror or put my hand on it... It's also a nice way to meet other jumpers! :)

I feel like I'm in some secret club!

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Girls who relegate you to the "friend zone" are like tandem drogues.

They're always there to help keep you stable. A welcome friend when you find the world tumbling around you, but she's always back there holding you and your new close "friend" from going any faster!

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"We gonna mess and fool around. Hey Man! What's with you? Yeah, you been strung out for too long. You know girls will come and go. They're just like streetcars"; Miss You (12" version).

There is no 12" version.

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There are the Navigator 240's which will have easy openings, and are reliable, but then again, it's a 240, you don't want to be seen with it...

Then there are the Velo's and Katanas; they will give you the performance you are looking for and you look cooler being seen with one; but when they malfunction they malfunction hard :P plus you're more likely to have your gear stolen if you don't keep a watchful eye

Either way, the worst are the ones that don't open That's why it's always good to have a reserve.

boys think the chute makes the man

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Boys are like Pilot chutes. They spring out quick and are gone before you can blink. You would never depend on one to do anything but get the ball rolling. Sometimes they spring back and make the whole thing a mess. If you are lucky, you can cut them away and get a new one to get things rolling again.

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Is spoucel a real word?

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it may all be tongue in cheek. or it may be that there's a bunch of history that we're not privy to. or Jeb may just be being an arse.


I reserve judgement until i know more.

Nah he's definitely a massive douche!

You not only have great boobies but you are pretty good at seeing bull shit for what it is.

Sparky

This says it all…

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• jeb the carpet-pilot.....sorry jeb you are a little boy and you never grow to a man...
chimel1972 1 day ago

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it may all be tongue in cheek. or it may be that there's a bunch of history that we're not privy to. or Jeb may just be being an arse.


I reserve judgement until i know more.

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Hahaha! Yea or Redtube!

Are you for real? i don't think you're for real. This is an epic troll lol