hookitt

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  1. Shake him. Arch Legs, Relax.. He should have been taught that. Thing is, it sounds like his legs were straight out. Think about it. He's basically tracking. If it's turning toward you, then his legs must be straight out. You are the anchor and he's tracking around you.... that's why it seems like he's turning toward you. It's much easier to just go with him than try to stop him ... because he's not turning, he's just tracking Get right next to him side by side, and track with him. Poof... no more spin/turn. You're both facing the same direction, and you're just doing what he's doing. The best you can do is to TRY and get him arch and bend his knees a little. If he at least arches, then take what you get and sort it out on the ground. Hope that helps. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  2. Weight one side so it collapses and streamers in. I can't view the video here, but if I recall, it shows it landing in the back ground at the end of the video. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  3. I have not jumped one. I currently jump a 70 JVX and ordered a 68 hybrid. I considered something smaller but 68 seemed reasonable to me. I can assume between a 175 and 180 pound exit weight. Edit: I ordered my JVX without ever jumping one too. It was the best canopy decision I had made. At first I was worried a little by the size until the first opening. Within about 5 seconds, all was right with the world. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  4. Oh I don't mind. I ordered mine an hour after the ordering went live. I made a change, then changed it back. That might have put it to the end of the line due to the changes, or, it's just a conservative estimate like you said. I was told to put it as a new order and reference the old one but the first one may have been lost. Regardless, some random month from now, it will be like a birthday present. More practice on my current canopy isn't going to hurt anything so waiting is likely a good thing. :) My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  5. 47 week approximate lead time. I'm just going to pay and put the memory of ordering out of mind. It will be like a surprise birthday party when it shows up. "What!!! A JPX Leia? Who got me the canopy?" Edit to add: Fuck Yeah!!! That's better. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  6. Correct. Drop a weighted chem-light for authenticity. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  7. I'm actually serious about the hybrid concern. Do I need to do anything different to care for it? I didn't see a thing about it in the FAQs. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  8. A few days ago, I put in my order for a Prancing Butterfly. That's got to be the dumbest name ever. Butterflies fly. Butterflies do not prance. If I stay with the hybrid, are there any special care concerns like the full sail? I don't particularly need the hybrid, its more of a want than anything else. If I compete, it's for fun and learning. I won't be winning any contests so that's not really of much concern. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  9. I don't understand any of this .... But oddly, I understand what I think you mean
  10. I still don't believe it Too many things to mention but here's one. She has a main in her rig, no reserve. It's all for pictures and it's pretty funny. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  11. I get it you didn't get it. Check out this guy, I can't imagine his insurance policy would really help there Clearly he didn't need it.
  12. That's funny as hell. That's the best 1st of April entertainment I've seen. Gives me some GREAT Ideas though. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  13. Strange choice of words.... word. I've never read your posts so I don't have any advice except frick it is fucking weird.
  14. Well, Don't try to believe that everyone is informed, and know what to be informed about, and know exactly how to get that info. Its not laziness either. (Sometimes it is but that's not a point I wish to discuss here) For instance, Chutingstar will sell them. And I like that group and use them often. I personally will never suggest one but someone would have to ask me before offering my opinion. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  15. Why. Dealers keep selling them to people. I'm not surprised in the least. Don't mistake that for agreeing with the practice. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  16. I'm must mad I didn't get one back when it was 300 bucks. :-| My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  17. Just curious, how did you come up with a tram being considered an aircraft? While I suppose that can be a span but personally I would call it a tram. Like a power tower (power pylon) CAN be considered an antenna, I would call it a power tower. A dam isn't a cliff but has cliff characteristics. I simply won't try to classify all objects into the word base. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  18. Too bad he convinced the girl to be part of that. She didn't deserve that. See how scared she seemed? Breaking stuff is not OK. What that guy Graham did was straight up vandalism. That site had been jumped with permission before and who knows how many times with out anyone knowing. It was a dick move to involve someone he was trying to impress. I'm sure she's impressed alright. She could have said no... Of course... But it seemed exciting so why not? It was a dick move to damage anything at all. It was stupid to post it. I don't know when the girl was arrested but hopefully the cops were professional. Good times. It boggles my tiny brain how idiotic that whole event was. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  19. Keys - Don't need the keys. I have an extra car key behind the rear bumper on the right. It's super easy to find to but it's very secure where it is so it won't accidentally fall out. My extra house keys and keys to my brothers house is hidden in the back. If you go directly to the tree next to the sidewalk and walk straight down toward the fence, there are 2 rocks. The smaller one has a super nifty hidden sealed box with the keys and 300 dollars of emergency funds and a snake bite kit. Don't ask .. it's in there for novelty purposes. Wallet - I'll take this with me. Thing is, unless I"m sleeping, I probably have my pants on and the wallet is sitting either next to me or is on the small shelf next to the front door (which is usually unlocked for easy escape) So I either have to take the pants off or I get a freebie. If I'm sleeping, the pants have the wallet in them on the floor or on the chair. I get a freebie or I waste time and take the wallet and toss the pants on the floor. As you now know the extra keys are attached to the car and also securely under the small rock behind the place so I'll just get the keys and leave. Pants Well, lets skip part of the pants discussion. If I have my wallet, I can get pants. If I have my car, I have pants in the car. My extra key for the car is attached to the car, so replacing the pants I left in the house when I removed the wallet didn't take very long. Just need the wallet. Boobies Never really thought about that cuz I'm of the male persuasion and people are less obsessed with mine. The Boobies I would be touching for pleasure and to stimulate a response, would either be outside of the house attached the person who would be stimulated, or, that person would running out of the house themselves, boobies intact. There is currently no person who's boobies I would be touching for pleasure to stimulate a response living in this house with me, so chances are, they're available somewhere out side of this home. More realistic answer: If I really had to get out with one item, it would be my dogs collar. It's attached to my dog so to make it easy, I won't waste time taking the collar off and I'll just grab the dog. If I had time to get something else, I'd take my wallet and my skydive rig because both are readily accessible. Forced to choose either one. My skydiving rig is worth more than the wallet. Or maybe ... the 3000 dollars cash in the bottom dresser drawer could be substituted for the wallet and insurance and friends would supply me with another rig. IDs can be replaced at the DMV without having ID, so I don't really care about that. ATM and Credit cards can be replace with a phone call and 5 business days. By then, I'd have a change of address set up so it would only be a minor inconvenience. Shorter answer. Get the dog and leave. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  20. One issue with low wingload Velocities is they fly like trucks. Except they're fast trucks with low response to control inputs. That's far from optimum. Unless you're going to wingload it and have the skills to do it, it's pointless. Katanas suck enough as they are, and slow your progression down when you have lower jump numbers. Since you're already on it, whatever, keep flying it but don't bother with a light load Velocity. Malfunctions on a Cross brace canopy are pretty fun if they're just simple turning line twists. Malfunctions that involve tension knots and a slammer helicopter spin, is non-describable and your reaction time to deal with it needs to be immediate. NO time to waste when the lights are about to turn out. You have to have a thought process to find the handle when it's not where it's supposed to be. If you're wondering what I mean but that, a violent malfunction is NOT spiraling line twists. Those suck too and are serious business. A spinner loaded on 1 riser after being slammed will cause you to pass out much quicker. You've got a few seconds to deal with plus you just had your bell rung. Finding your handles has a whole new meaning. Flying a parachute is fun. A radical malfunction will blow your mind. I wrote to my friends about mine. I've had plenty of malfunctions. When you type it out or describe it in person, it's sounds like like you're making it up when in fact you're probably not coming close to what happened. Keep flying what you have, get better at it and progress like a smart person. The education is readily available and choosing to ignore it is dumb. Good luck! My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  21. Thanks Sure makes it easier to call when there's a number. I found links to defunct websites and links to other threads with links to ... yep, you guessed it, defunct websites. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  22. Did anyone suggest calling him? What's the number. I'm having trouble finding it. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  23. Do you really have one hundred twenty three thousand, four hundred and fifty six jumps? My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  24. Nice flying Zip! My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto
  25. Probably the smaller. I'm supposedly on the edge but the larger size is too big. My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto