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  • Main Canopy Size
    170
  • Main Canopy Other
    Hornet
  • Reserve Canopy Size
    160
  • Reserve Canopy Other
    Swift 175
  • AAD
    Cypres

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    Skydive Carolina
  • License
    C
  • License Number
    23518
  • Licensing Organization
    USPA, MFF, MFFJM
  • Number of Jumps
    500
  • Years in Sport
    13
  • First Choice Discipline
    Formation Skydiving
  • Second Choice Discipline
    Freeflying

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  1. Hi All, I just wanted to thank all of those brothers and sisters that I have jumped with, party(d) with, and all in all shared some great skydiving moments with over the last 5 years. I won't go into all of the names but you know who you are from Saudi, UAE, Kenya, and others. Thanks and Blue Skys. If in the US you will be able to find me at either Spaceland, or Skydive Houston. Cheers All - And Thanks phat, dumb & happy
  2. Congrats, Jim, Conway and all the others. Sorry I missed it. Also thanks for the jumps and coaching tips during my visit (vacation) at Spaceland. Back in Saudi again - hopefully will get some airtime in Dubai in a couple weeks. Congrats again - see you all next time around. David phat, dumb & happy
  3. Redshift, Several months ago I watched a Discovery channel show about taking risks. They specifically used skydiving as the test platform. The gist of the show is that there are both chemical and physiological elements that greatly influence the amount of risk different people can handle. It was very interesting - I wish I would have thought about getting a transcript. My wife of 20 years gets white knuckles on the mall escalator - and thinks that I am whacko - watched me do a military demo once and has never been to a DZ since. We have a deal - I don't ask her to go to the DZ, and she doesn't nag me too much go to art musuems. lol phat, dumb & happy
  4. Hi Dreamsville, Billvon is right I think it is Davis that offers the 30,000 ft jumps - I believe it also requires a Class 1A Flight Physical, and it is not cheap. Some years ago - I won't name the DZ to protect the innocent we use to make our final jump of the day a HAHO - high altitude high opening from about 16,000 ft with a 3 second delay before opening. We would then fly under canopy to our favorit watering hole several miles away to catch Happy Hour - the last one in bought the beer (lol). Knowing the wind speed & direction at every 1,000 ft interval and armed with a compass and Alt and a little map reading skill (plot your exit point, and directions turns (on the ground) - you would be surprised how far you can travel. Of coarse the canopy's were a little larger back then also. For a real pucker factor treat you can't beat a night HAHO Cheers phat, dumb & happy
  5. Howdy, Been there - got that T-Shirt, how can I be of assistance? Cheers phat, dumb & happy
  6. Our Regional (local) DZ at Um, Al Qwain in UAE is shut down till further notice - as well as a civilian aviation - bummer. Good news is only 11 more days unitl I'm back in the good old US of A - if I can get a flight out. Skydive Houston & SKydive Spaceland Here I come. Cheers phat, dumb & happy
  7. Hi All, Recently recieved my custom ordered Odysee container - looks, feels great
  8. Hi Squeak, I have had several Hornets - they substantially increased the slider size a couple of years ago to address Hornet opening issues - tended to smack ya. CheersQuote phat, dumb & happy
  9. I am all for gear checks and don't mean to downplay their importance - I always intend to get one, but have gotten my self in situations where they have been skipped - and I don't think I am alone - but what I am trying to get at is the performance factor of a collapsible pilot chute over a non collapsible so that one can make an informed decision regarding using one or not. For instance on my 170 Spectre - am I getting 1.5 knot increase in forward airspeed or 4? Are there any published charts / data that provides this information. If for instance the performance factor is so low - why add the additional possibility of equipment / operator malfunction? phat, dumb & happy
  10. Riddler, From what I have seen it is running at about 50/50, half the time the non-inflated pilot chute can pull the pin, the other times it doesn't. I suspect that there are several factors - how much drag size & material, how tight the main closing pin, and perhaps others. And your point is about canopy size is well taken, the impact (performance) on my 170 is probabably minimal when compared to significantly smaller canopys. phat, dumb & happy
  11. Hi All, yet another incident (failure to cock Pilot chute) over the weekend at my DZ that resulted in a reserve ride. I suspect that this happening more then we all know. I personnaly am beginning to believe that the majority of skydivers - who are not hard core swoopers - are better off not uutilizing the kill-line. The performance trade off for non-swoopers is not significant verses the potential for trouble. David phat, dumb & happy
  12. Slink2, Jumped a Reflex for a couple of years with the catapolt system, never had any problems with the harness / container - never had a reserve ride with it though - oh but the grief I would get from riggers - everything from get rid of it, I won't pack it, needs special tools, funky closing loop, and on and on - finaly broke down and went with an Odysee - bye the way anyone looking for a very inexpensive Reflex? phat, dumb & happy
  13. Jimbo99, our break off altitude was a 4,000, I normaly track to 3,000 then set up for deployment (wave & slight sit up) before pilot shute throw out, usually resulting in an under canopy altitude of between 2,400 - 2,200 depending on my snivel. In this particular situation both myself and Heads-up were several hundred feet below that - opening at 1,800 to 1,600 due to a second or so spent assessing the situation. This lower then optimal (normal) opening atitude was one of my primary reasons for posting this under safety and training. In this situation altitude was traded for clear airspace. A situation that should be avoided. In this case our actions worked out OK, and several lessons learned with no injuries. I totally agree with you - good safe skydiving does need to be recognized - and yes Mr. Heads-Up was and will be treated to a liquid lunch anytime the opportunity presents itself. Cheers phat, dumb & happy
  14. Hi All, Just recieved my new Spectre in the mail - have been jumping a Hornet for some time - and really noticed a difference in the ZP material - Does any one know what the 3 disignates in ZP3. Several mates have told me the Spectre zp3 material is a much higher quality (longer life) then the material used on the - man I got to tell you though packing the Spectre is a nightmare compared to the Hornet - hopefully the Spectre will get easier when I got some jumps on it but right now I feel like I am in a greased pig match up. Cheers phat, dumb & happy
  15. During this past weekend enjoying my favorite escape, I found myself breaking off and tracking away from a five way that went bad close to our planned 4,000 ft break-off. The group scattered and I found myself tracking too close to the jumper on my right at about the same altitude - so I adjusted my track to the left, and near pull noticed a wave off below me and slightly to my left - I was most likely about to eat a pilot chute for lunch - when to my most appreciative surprise and gratitude the jumper looked up - saw me - smiled and waited for me to deploy first. It was some of the most heads up skydiving I have seen - and from this day forward will encorporate the wave off - that look and smile before the pull. Thanks heads-up. phat, dumb & happy