cliffharris

hey tyler, you're one crazy sumbitch. i had a blast partying with you guys. im gonna try to make it down to asc before long. later bro.

my buddy was shooting a tandem video when the students glass eye popped out in his goggles and started rolling around. heeh. no kidding. -it was nice swooping with yall last weekend

whoa! Now that's a "Happy Trail" to write home about!!!

heeh... you guys are brutal. but yeah, that didn't look like a 400 footer to my untrained eye. Maybe 300ish? I'd like to see what this wing can do in the hands of a swoopfessional.

Bob- Are you saying that you rather share the sky with a load of over confident 50 jump wonders than a load of toked up world class skydivers?

This post is coming your way at 4:20 EDT. Have a nice day.

I believe in what he's saying. I do, because he's exactly right. Now calm yourself my wound up little friend, before I go looking for my leather glove.

Pot Heads! That label always brings a smile to my face. What's with all that huffin and puffin anyway? Is it really necessary? And what have you eating more than your fair share of the world's snack supply? Walking around town with tiny eyes. Could you be blind folded with dental floss? Yes, i say. ~ Pot Head! Pot Head! Whatcha gonna do! Whatcha gonna do when blue skies call for you! ~ OK, enough gibberish. it's back to work for me...

I have a Digitude and an Suunto Altimax wristwatch, I quit using analog when I got serious about swooping. Since I'm still pretty green, I like the reassurance of being able to cross reference what my eyes are telling me. I usually cruise along in half brakes towards my intended turning point (tp) keeping my eye on the altitude. I can either float or sink depending on my range to the tp and my given altitude. I like to make my 270's between 600-800feet. If I blow the approach and I'm on the high side when I get to the tp I'll know that I need to start the turn slow and be deeper in front risers to really get her to dive down. I'll also make sure I have good harness/leg strap position because I'm betting that I'll need to finish the last of that longer 270 off with a good bit of harness input as the risers are likely to be pulling out of my hands after 650 feet or so of diving/turning. If I get to the tp and I'm at the lower side of turning envelope, say 600ish, I'll know that I'm gonna really need to hurry the turn along and be right on the rears ready for input. This is definately not the turn I want to make. It's dangerous and inefficient. Now If I do my last altitude reference check, I'm almost to my tp and I'm already approaching 600 I'll do a braked turn away from the target and then perform a 180. ......i like writing about this stuff, it makes me think.

I do have a friend that installed one of those dentists sinks next to his bed so he could just role over brush and spit without getting up. Personally, I just pull a condom over my head and go for it!

Have any of you guys swooped the new water at Eloy? Is it finished now? I'm looking forward to checking it out at boogie.

Is the firebolt that canopy with a funny looking nose? Looks kinda like sharks teeth, real jaggedy? If so, when I saw the pics of that canopy it just looked kinda questionable, like maybe it was just for looks and didn't harbor any true aerodymanic value. Has anybody else seen it? e4: speeling

well get some video pronto. we've been trying to see the famed 400 footer for years around here. what speed do you estimate? 100?

Barbie looks pretty cool flying in a stand with her hair streaming behind!

I think most cops strap on not only a badge a gun when they hit the streets but also a healthy dose of supercop attitude and ego. Many times I've watched the TV show Cops, and noticed officers seem to get really pissed off and take it quite personally when someone lies to them. I think after a while, maybe being on the street too long and seeing too much miserable shit and low life dirtbags most anybody's perception and attitude would tend to get jacked up. next thing you know, officer Sillypuddy is T'ing off on some family man for making an illegal Uturn in HIS town. Without knowing all the details. The fact that he let you off with a warning (after spanking you like that) probably signifies that the verbal lashing was unsolicited and unmeritted..

Wally, nows when you post the less tasteful stuff...and was that Highlife in the fridge?

This summer and fall...

That's better than, "You look like a monkey with a rig on, and why don't you call more often?"

#3 w/ black ribs. (sounds like a fast food order)

However, I'm all in favor of the legalization of marijuana...(especially the kind that 's really sticky and smells like a fresh christmas tree -not to mention sparkly, like a twinkling Xmas tree.

Lou's been flying too close to the sun.

I was really excited about making a trip to GCS, then I saw on the website, "No Hookturns" and I was likethenand finally E: GSC > GCS

looks like that fella is doing a daffy over a bail of yayo.

D- Nice coverage of the event. Thanks for the pics.

Who's doing the coaching?