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wait...i thought that swoop boogie thing was on the 12-13th, if it's on the 19-20th i might be able to make that. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

it was straight, unlike ian. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

looks like in "Ultimate Speed" Paul R AVERAGED 74mph through the 200ft course. that's dragging water. um, yeah, that's fast. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

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i was lucky enough to be in the same group as Mariann this past weekend during the PST competition. And even though i only new her this year it was very apparient that she embodied the true spirit of what skydiving is about: freedom, family, and friends. We did 3 competition loads before this one and this was the last one of the day. On every load Mariann was a blast to be around; joking, talking trash , watching the other exhibition and compeition jumps going on. she was just great to be around and i feel honored to spend the small amount of time i was able to with her. thanks for the memories. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

are the ranch pond swoop nationals going on this year? are there any details such as dates, costs, events, ect? Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

definitely possible, but like you said just watch what you're doing and it's no big deal Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

dear lord. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

i've had a canopy stay in the "cacoon" shape for 2000' doing absolutely shit. even with me yanking on the risers like a mad man it wouldn't come out of it's shape. it also never spun up. it was a canopy with probably 2000+ jumps, with an RDS, and the tail rolled very tight. it didn't look like the RDS was restricting the opening at all either, so i don't know what caused that one. but it was a fun reserve ride. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

wait...i thought this was in august? just kidding... Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

yup, next few years should be pretty bad ass. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

there were a few "up and comers" last year at the CPC championships that were sponsored. i'm not sure who and how much support they were getting though. i read a really good autobiography about Michael Jordon a little while ago (yes i can read). and in there he talked about how basketball players now are getting/expecting shoe deals and commercials before they've actually earned it because the companies all want the newest and best players to be associated with their company. but when that newest and best player doesn't live up to the hype or expectations then the companies get all bent out of shape about it cause they just lost a billion dollars or what ever. same kind of thing with skydiving companies, when they sponsor someone they are investing in that person, and when that person doesn't deliver they lose money. that might be why us "up and comers" (me included) don't get as much support as the more experienced guys, because we haven't proved to be in it for the long haul. then other people just don't want to be sponsored because that more pressure and responsibility they don't want. just my thoughts on the subject. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

what's the costs (jumps, registration, ect)? Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

it sounds a lot like the GLX except for the stablizer thing. is that about right? JJ, what size did you fly? Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

IAN LIKES SHEEP!!! Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

you eat your boogers too don't you? Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

i put my hands in front of the students face so their pictures turn out to be crap. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

yeah, that wasn't a jump plane and the Farrington's don't own it. no one at the DZ saw it cause it was at the other end of the airport and the airport is huge. but the pilot forgot to put the gear down and slid it in. no one was hurt and there appeared to be very little strucctural damage. the engine on the other hand i heard has about $50k in repair Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

More photos can be found here: http://picasaweb.google.com/maxnoy/CPCMeetKapowsinJuly8th2006 thanks to Max for taking these great shots Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

NWCPC event 3 was held this past weekend at the "new" Kapowsin. Check out http://nwcpc.com for all the details, results, and pictures. congrats to everyone for a safe meet and a great time. next competition is at skydive snohomish on july 29th, see you there...stu Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

see everyone out there tomorrow Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

paul are you going to cpc championships? Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

by the way nick, you're assuming that if you start from braked flight you WILL get to a higher airspeed, but nothing actually says you'll get to that point. if you start your turn too early then really you haven't gained any more speed, or maybe you've even started your turn from a slower speed which might be considered counter productive. you just never know starting in brakes. starting in full-flight however, you know you'll be starting from a high speed, maybe not the highest, but still high. more food for thought... Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

still trying to work shit out about swoop fest Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down

ok how about this... in colorado and in florida, both Ian and I were going pretty much the exact same distance in either practice runs or in competition runs. Now Ian starts in deep brakes like the majority of people and i start in full-flight. Ian flies an HMA lined velo and i fly a JVX, ian has a 90 and i have an 87. so two very similar wings, going very similar distances, but starting from very different flight modes. and just for the record i would say that an HMA lined velocity is the closest wing in comparison to a JVX. i don't think there is a stock parchute out there today that i could fly further or faster with then a JVX. Slip Stream Air Sports Do not go softly, do not go quietly, never back down