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Gear

  • Main Canopy Size
    129
  • Reserve Canopy Size
    143
  • AAD
    Cypres

Jump Profile

  • Home DZ
    the skydiving place
  • License
    C
  • License Number
    27436
  • Licensing Organization
    uspa
  • Number of Jumps
    730
  • Years in Sport
    7
  • First Choice Discipline
    Freeflying
  • Second Choice Discipline
    Formation Skydiving

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    Yes
  1. I've made a couple of dives with a friend in Florida. They weren't official dives but were fantastic. I want to do more---but, as one of my instructors said when I first started skydiving, "What you so scared of? There ain't no sharks up there. Ain't nothing up there gonna bite you!" I am more comfortable in the sky than I am in the ocean. ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  2. I think the issue is ethanol. The extensive damage to the corn crop during past WFFC's has resulted in a national crisis and Big Brother has said enough! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  3. Hey Jon, It's is not "a beer", it is a case of beer(preferably in green bottles). As Spock use to say,"The needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few." Or something like that! You will have a lot of firsts. They will be worth it and the case of beer will be icing on the cake! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  4. Being crazy is an attribute that preserves my sanity! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  5. Thanks for the response. Next outing I will have the rigger inspect and do the same. ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  6. As to REALLY tugging on the slider, I do it everytime as I want to keep the drawstrings as tight as possible and do not hang out. Your thoughts on possible entanglement with suspension lines would be appreciated. I don't think I am wrong with this summation. Just for my knowledge and possibly others. Thanks! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  7. I recently purchased a used Crossfire 129. The slider draw strings do not tuck into the slider and at times I have two to four inches hanging out when I quarter the slider. The draw strings have a tendency to work themselves out as I pack. I have some concerns the draw strings may become entangled with the suspension lines causing a slider hang up that will most likely not be correctable. Any thoughts or past experience will be appreciated. Other than that, it is a great flying canopy. ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  8. Great Place!!!! After graduation from ECU. My girlfriend and I found a quite place with a nice pond. Did not realize the same place was in the approach to the local airport. Several planes did a go around that day!!!!!! Come to think of it, I guess sex led to aviation or the love of!!!! Sex, skydiving-Are they not the same? ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  9. Congratulations to both of you. You've taken family outings to a new high! Be safe and have fun! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  10. All I can say is, "Where else on earth can you smoke dope, bad mouth your country, cheat on your wife and still be president?" God Bless America -------------------- Love it or leave it! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  11. If you can transcribe your words into flying, you will be a helluva flyer! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  12. Your problem is you stopped jumping. You have conquered the hardest part, trusting yourself to do something most people dream of. By your intro, it sounds like your heart is up there. Follow your heart! Listen to your instructors, relax, have FUN! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  13. "I see a red door and I want to paint it black!" or maybe it should be "I see a lexan door and I know I can't come back!" --------------------------------------------------------- Hope our paths cross and I can hear the stories! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  14. It's going to get you. It won't be a hobby, it will be a way of life! Have a great time! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!
  15. My only regret in this sport is not starting at a younger age. I started jumping at 36. I can say I have made up for lost time though. It's gonna get you by the tail! Have fun and enjoy your new life! ******************************** May the only blue in your life be the sky you are in!