Slater

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  1. Yes, look at the big picture: Guns are used in 71% of all murders in the USA. Overwhelmingly handguns. All your axes, knives, garottes, poisons, baseball bats, cement overshoes... combined comprise less than half of the number of gun murders. The USA has a murder rate roughly 4x higher than other western democracies. To say that’s not related to the proliferation of guns, I think that’s just disingenuous. ok i looks at big picture, USA is also 20X more airplanes 'than other western democracies' and is so many more Nobel prizes, only 5 for Argentina, so maybe is true more guns means more airplanes and smartest people, si? Slater McConkey es Dios
  2. You work for UPT in the tandem operations department. Your very livelihood relies on UPT being viable. top I guess he is answer pretty straight about one who, at least. Slater McConkey es Dios
  3. I thought too, is like watching skydiver videos. Slater McConkey es Dios
  4. I find picture of hot girlfriend, is funny how Russians have not same idea of beauty as others, si? Slater McConkey es Dios
  5. Squirrel do have a loooooooooooot of second owner suits out there judging the amount of adverts you see is for them these days :) Slater McConkey es Dios
  6. Brave but not so lucky as smart and training, she is find way out from her padre teach her survival as skill, makes sense as padre old pilot and jump pilot too! But yes, lucky live threw crash when all others dead. Respect to girl and padre who is teach her such good thing! Slater McConkey es Dios
  7. and is where proof Booth say your signature line? I can find it not. Slater McConkey es Dios
  8. i never said its not true with 5 cell...i said its uncommon with square canopies (okay rectangles if you want to be anal,) and the 5 cell that they are working on is very "squared off." and thats the point, is the design. without getting into a page long post, square is docile, elliptical is high performance and xbrace just makes a more rigid wing that can be loaded higher. and yes a higher wing loading is going to require more skill from the pilot for good openings. however unskilled pilots won't be flying those wing loadings, or shouldn't. people are flying semi elliptical (sabre 2) all day long with good track records. having jumped both, id put my money on the new 5 cell xbraced over a sabre 1 or 2 any day. What you guys say is not what I see in air or hear of manufacturers about x-brace, or that aspect ratio is not count more than round or square edges, I guess maybe I not understand your English right. Hasta la vista. Slater McConkey es Dios
  9. The wing's structure is only there to help the wing keep its shape. It is the shape that determines how it flies. . is what I say all along! xbrace keeps more true shape, more true wing shape fly better, better fly make take off on opening like flipwithit say even though he not say is true with 5-cell. is my think 5-cell xbrace take off to and aspect ratio mean more than cells, yes? Slater McConkey es Dios
  10. No. Planform describes the outer surface of the wing. It dictates the wing's aerodynamic properties. Bracing describes the internal structure of a wing. It dictates the wing's mechanical properties. Take a Spectre and cross-brace the hell out of it, and you're not going to change the way it opens or its suitability for WS deployments. It's just going to pack up a lot bigger. If you speak true, then is what purpose for x-brace? All talk about x-brace is make more rigid outer surface so is affect aerodynamic properties positive, yes? Slater McConkey es Dios
  11. I hear x-brace have opening character not good for wingsuit or BASE, yes? Is true or not? Slater Opening characteristics are most likely determined by planform, not bracing. But flipwithit say "Most xbrace canopies (jvx, jfx, velo, xaos, etc) are a high performance design and the cross bracing makes a more rigid wing so it can be loaded higher. This 5 cell xbrace is very square (think sabre 1 square) so it won't have the tendency to take off like an elliptical but can be loaded higher and still fun to fly! " Is sound for me like bracing IS part of planform, yes? And flipwithit, I jump Sabre I many times, is not square at all - is 2.5:1 aspect ratio - unless is only corners you mean, yes? Then yes, is very square corners, not rounded any, but not square wing. Slater McConkey es Dios
  12. I hear x-brace have opening character not good for wingsuit or BASE, yes? Is true or not? Slater McConkey es Dios
  13. So maybe is better buy BASE canopy from company is not make excuses about lead times, no? Slater McConkey es Dios
  14. keep mouth shut and is make hi-res copy of license in case get a red mark on real one. They says was many Nazis go to Argentina, looks like more went to UK and starts DZs. Slater McConkey es Dios
  15. that's a real tight flock standing there by the door. how tight was it in the sky? i think is pretty close... how far away could they get from each other in those suits? Slater McConkey es Dios
  16. That's because you're doing it wrong. You don't want to "squeeze" the air out with the funk. It is designed so you more "wrap" your hand and forearm around the back of the suit and to your BOC. Practice on the ground and then in the air. It is much much easier than trying to force the wing closed. Thanks is everyone for great info on the suit difference. Still is hard to decide, before I knew to little, now I know so much! But is sound like all three suits cant go wrong just personal feeling, but keep writing, I want to know more even! Slater McConkey es Dios
  17. Cool! There is others to like this and here but is not crazy as that one! Slater McConkey es Dios
  18. Cause I knowed not how many is out there til I post poll! And now some info coming in is, and good to know what people is think about when choose and rate. Help me much, thanks everyone so far! Slater McConkey es Dios
  19. Thanks! but WHY you choose Carve over Funk? Slater McConkey es Dios
  20. There were a lot of good conversations about how the exit spiced things up. It tended to be the people that hadn't been knocked on exit that thought it was a good way to go. Honestly I don't think most people got too hung up on it this time because it was a test event and was just epic to get to race 4 at a time. I expect a lot of people would train specifically on the exit. I don't think it would win you the race but it sure could lose it. they copy skicross -- 4 at a time -- when better maybe is copy pro-style -- 2 at a time. 2 from skyvan is clean for both, cost more but fair more for racers. was very cool event anyway and sure to be better next time! way to go everyone! Slater McConkey es Dios
  21. You'll go to HELL for saying that!!! Beer is yummy goodness and PROOF that God loves us!!! Repent ye sinner... and CHUG!
  22. For people who is jump both, which do whats better, which is best overall? Thx Slater McConkey es Dios
  23. Roman soldier walks into bar hold up two fingers and say "Five beers please". Slater McConkey es Dios
  24. first one when i got married second one when got unmarried McConkey es Dios
  25. What is this "alarm?" Is mean I think maybe bad suit? I always think is good suit, but many good suits for sale, almost no Havoks. Thanks everyone you confirm my think - great suit, so everybody keep. I like no-hands, maybe someday I do wingsuit ski base for Shane! Slater McConkey es Dios