Harksaw

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  • Main Canopy Size
    170
  • Reserve Canopy Size
    150
  • AAD
    Cypres

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    Skydive Carolina, Flying Tigers SPC
  • License
    C
  • License Number
    33932
  • Licensing Organization
    USPA
  • Number of Jumps
    270
  • Years in Sport
    4
  • First Choice Discipline
    Freeflying
  • Second Choice Discipline
    Formation Skydiving

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  1. Apologies if this is a repost. But holy cow this is a great PLF. http://bg11.org/wp-content/uploads/Parkour_In_Russia_71.gif __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  2. An oath saying you will vote for whatever candidate the Republican Party nominates. http://www.wdbj7.com/Global/story.asp?S=7411021&nav=S6aK Which has got to be illegal (you can't have a contract forcing someone to vote a certain way), but is surely at least unenforceable. But aside from that, it's an insult to your constituents. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  3. Blu-Ray has consistently sold more movies. See attached image. Also see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_high_definition_optical_disc_formats __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  4. The new Strong canopies I've seen have six grommets, having two extras for the brake lines. Is this the design you're talking about? Would you say the sliders on their new canopies encourage tension knots more than four grommet sliders? Does anyone know why they went with 6 grommet sliders on their new canopies? __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  5. How much do they cost, and where can I buy one? __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  6. That was a pretty good time! Good to meet some new people every once in a while. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  7. If anyone answered no to this question, I'd be surprised they're on this website. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  8. I'm pretty sure you can't do that, since you need to do night jumps to get your D and you can't do night jumps with just an A liscense. (I forget if it's B or C that lets you do night jumps) __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  9. Definitely "tha fuzz" __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  10. Unless you get some bridle protection put on, I would not do any more freeflying on an unmodified Vector II. I've heard nasty stories of premature openings breaking the arms of people sitflying in older gear. I know it's really tempting, I've been in the exact same situation, but it's a definite danger. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  11. Isn't the pilot chute normally on the opposite side of the d-bag as the cypres cable/ cutter? No, I don't worry about it any more than any other freak accident that could kill me. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  12. I'm actually a big fan of calling it a "wing" __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  13. Our club just bought an all-orange (actually "tangerine") Navigator 280 to match our school colors. This is the most BLINDINGLY bright canopy you've ever seen. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  14. How can stows affect the speed of the deployment? The canopy is still in the bag until after the stows have released. Stows may change the time to line stretch but have no affect on deployment. Sparky I believe tighter stows mean there will be more continuous tension on the lines during deployment, as opposed to having having loose stows, which could dump the lines out too fast, and end up hitting you hard when your weight catches all at once. However, I wouldn't intentionally do this as a way of speeding up the deployment. If you want to speed up the deployment: Don't bury or roll the nose, leave it exposed. The further it is out, the faster the opening. When quartering the slider, pull it toward the tail of the canopy moreso than the front. When rolling the tail, don't roll it so far, and don't roll it so tight. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.
  15. I call it a parachute when i'm talking to whuffos. Less to explain. __________________________________________________ I started skydiving for the money and the chicks. Oh, wait.