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Main Canopy Size
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Reserve Canopy Size
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Home DZ
Malone Parachute Club @ Swanton
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License
D
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License Number
25961
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Licensing Organization
USPA
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Number of Jumps
1600
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Years in Sport
15
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First Choice Discipline
Freeflying
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First Choice Discipline Jump Total
750
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Second Choice Discipline
Swooping
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Second Choice Discipline Jump Total
1100
Ratings and Rigging
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Tandem
Instructor
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USPA Coach
Yes
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Pro Rating
Yes
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Rigging Back
Senior Rigger
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Definetly talk with Brian Germain on the Lotus 9-cell canopy. A great all around parachute that opens very soft and has one of the most powerful flares.
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Bad Karma Skydiving Crew will be there in full force! dick jackman max power johnny passion blitzel S T jr
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Never have I felt so comfortable flying a wing. The Samurai has all of the characteristics one looks for when purchasing a canopy. I surveyed many on the market and finished my search this spring when a trip to Florida brought me in touch with Brian and his awe-inspiring wing. Until this point I was quite unsure of what to purchase, but when the Samurai opened all doubt was gone. Unlike the Stiletto, Sabre, Crossfire that I had jumped... this canopy opened so soft and on heading, on every demo jump. I have a back problem and the opening shock of the Samurai, or lack there of, brought a smile to my face. The flight itself was fast and stable. Whether the control input is weight shift, toggle, or riser the feeling of total control never leaves. I currently approach with a 180 degree front riser, the canopy dives with low pressure on the risers, the flare on the canopy is unreal. A few times i put myself in the corner the canopy gladly pulled out with just a touch of the toggles. The distance on the swoop is more than any other canopy the i have flown at a similar wing loading (1.4). The Samurai has great slow flight characteristics as well. I do not need to run my landings, the canopy continues to fly and i walk it out. The airlocks are nice, and they keep the canopy rigid, but I purchased this canopy because I believe that it is the best wing in its class on the market. The airlocks were a bonus. Ill never by another wing....Way to go Brian!!! ....Ill always be a Big Air pilot!
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in 1999 i brought a group of students from my college to malone to do a skydive. i was going to do it just one time... from the second i left the plane i new i was interested in jumping.....once i spent time at the dropzone with the friendly people, and the interest of the older skydivers in my jumps as a student, completed my interest in the whole concept of skydiving. there is more to skydiving than just jumping out of planes, it is a relationship with a diverse group of individuals who care and respect each other. this is what you find in malone, every single weekend.