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Man. If someone gave me a hard time for checking my altimeter I'd have to tell them that they can kiss my ass

I'm in! Only thing is that all of you will have to move here close to Cross Keys. If we are all on the same load though, the Otter might not be able to get off the runway

GAH!!! I'll be laid up in bed for a day or two after that cut! I get paid on Wednesday so I'll be going over there on Thursday

Those toggles SUCK!

Dave, Looking at the pictures of your Bev suit. Are those things on the shins actual pockets that open up and catch air like some Freefly tops I've seen? Sounds like suit mods can definitely help. My suit isnt snug but its not particularly baggy either.

The subject says it all. For my size I weigh a ton. I'm 5' 10 1/2 ", 32 inch waist, and I weigh about 210 lbs. This is due to body building. So, my mass:volume ratio is far higher than average and most of that mass is in my chest, arms, shoulders, upper back, so I'm seriously top heavy to boot. I weigh about 245 lbs out the door while presenting about the same surface area to the wind as someone far lighter. The result is that (according to a protrack) my average speed in a belly to earth position is something like 135 mph. This is with a fairly wingy poly cotton jumpsuit too. The next result is that I try so hard to slow down when jumping with others that I'm on the edge of stability and fly like shit. Realistically, this will make me the guy that nobody wants to jump with pretty quickly. I know that a bigger jumpsuit can help somewhat, but I'm interested in hearing any and all other suggestions. Before anyone suggests it, losing weight is not an option. I dont have a lot of fat to shed and I've worked too hard to gain the muscle. Cheers, Chris

I got in a few at Cross Keys today too. Sweet day. I was in my tee shirt in the afternoon. $13.00 Wednesday looks to be nice too, cept colder

Guys, they dont expect you to live with this situation. They expect you will have it checked (at their expense) and to have it repaired if its found to be faulty. They merely pointed out that the towed reserve PC (caused by the skyhook being assembled backwards) would clear if the RSL release tab were pulled. That doesnt mean they expect you to keep it that way :-) I have a skyhook equipped rig that was assembled during the time period in question. It was assembled correctly. If found to be backwards I would have had it corrected BEFORE jumping it again.

They dont expect you to live with this situation. They expect you will have it checked (at their expense) and to have it repaired if its found to be faulty. They merely pointed out that the towed PC (caused by the skyhook being assembled backwards) would clear if the RSL release tab were pulled. That doesnt mean they expect you to keep it that way :-) I have a skyhook assembled during the time period in question. It was assembled correctly.

I dont even have one. That said, I expect I may get one sometime but I seriously doubt I would ever get 2

Nope. Between my monthy rig payment to the bank and the cost of jumps I dont have enough left for stuff that simply reminds me of skydiving

Getting ready for my AM workout

Had a few nights like that myself back in the day...

Not me baby. Not till Jan 4 :-)

Ivan is also a charter member of the CLICKY Repair Foundation

Can we say that reposting is good because otherwise what would Ivan do with his time?

I got a rock

And I never will

I have about 8 or 10 post to go till I'm officially a "Veteran". This seems like a good place to dump one of them!

You dont bake the whole helmet :-) Just the pads

Heres an interesting article with some insight on the "what is tallest" issue. CLICKY

Dont you have a canopy sizing strategy? Sorry, just yankin yer chain! Cant speak for Mirage but I know that RWS recommends that you do NOT exceed the recommended size for the container. You can go one size smaller though. I expect its pretty much the same for most container manufacturers.

Bicycle shorts were recommended to me as they are heavily padded in the crotch and inner thighs. For the future I CAN say for sure that a sport rig built to your own specs is FAR FAR FAR more comfy. There is light at the end of the tunnel.

No offense intended I wouldnt trade my Sabre2 for anything! Well, maybe a slightly smaller Sabre2 in a couple years

Amen. I found this to be all good advice. The suggestion that it was rude confused me. I saw no rudeness here.