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So to continue in nerd speak then - essentially what you are saying is that the acceleration from terminal velocity to that under the canopy is not constant and smooth. So now, my newb question, what causes those 1/2 sec deviations from a constant acceleration? I would guess one would be right when the chute gets out of the bag and the acceleration takes a bump.... Scars remind us that the past is real

Okay, now that confuses me - When we say "hard" opening you really mean a fast opening - insta-canopy being the hardest. Everything you can do to slow down the opening sequence makes for a soft opening - correct? As I understand it, speaking strictly from the physics side of it, the higher the acceleration, the harder the opening. Terminal speed doesn't change, the speed under canopy doesn't change so the only variable you can control to affect hard or slow is the length of time it takes to go from terminal to under canopy. So how can you open the thing in less time but not be harder? Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

HEHE, I was going to call manifest and ask them what the call was for the next load Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

I'm not convinced those two are female.... To keep up with the thread though- gravity could give a rat's ass what color you are. Why should we? Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

Again, you've got it wrong. Replace Texas with Oklahoma or Arkansas in that line and you've got it made! HEHE!! You can spot native Texans from a mile away!!! Scars remind us that the past is real

Has anyone ever tried to make a cell phone call while under canopy? Just pull high and dial away! I wonder if you could even get reception? Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

LMFAO!!! Scars remind us that the past is real

Montgomery Gentry - "Speed" I have no clue why, it's just stuck there..... Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

wow you got some beautiful eyes! Scars remind us that the past is real

COOL! How much do you charge? I'll send you my thesis before I hand it in I'm really good at looking at rocks. Just looking at them..... Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

Well, I sleep in my office now so that means 0 minutes I get lots done late at night though Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

We don't have a choice. The DZ keeps a record of our repack dates. When the 120 days are up, you either get it repacked or you can't manifest unless you rent a rig. Every visiting jumper's gear is checked as well. Needless to say, I feel very safe and satisfied with my home DZ. Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

Did my first jumps with contacts yesterday and no problems what so ever. Worked better than I could have hoped for. Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

damn...I should have kept my mouth shut Scars remind us that the past is real

You posting pics like that and think you're *not* going to have fans???? HAHA, you funny yourself! Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

WOW! Congrats Sunny! So what are the next stops on the "tour"? Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

COOL! I'm going to be by friday to get my chit straight and try to be on the first load sat. Is the CASA still there?? Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

How damn pitiful is it to have grown up in South eastern NC, 40 mins from Raeford, 20 mins from Parkton, 1 hour from skydive coastal carolina and 2.5 hours from CSS, but to have NEVER JUMPED IN NC??!?!? Well, that'll change saturday

whew, picking up everything and relocating takes a lot of courage. I was glad to get to the end of the post and see you made it - I was worried for you in Arizona! Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

Ahh well, geology's loss Either way I think you're going to to great Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

This is for you guys jumping the sub-100 sq ft canopies that I KNOW don't weigh sub 100 lbs from a curious newb.... My understanding of why you can safely land the highly loaded canopies is because you come in hot and convert the speed to lift to you touch down - in a similar fashion to an airplane. Where as the big ass dump truck canopies like I jump just kinda float down slowly. Can you do a float down, low speed landing with the sub-100 ft canopies? or is the descent rate too high and you really have to "fly" it to the ground to keep from doing damage? The reason I ask is I was thinking of someone landing off on a highly loaded canopy and the landing area not having much of any place to "fly" in BUT you could do an accuracy type approach. Thanks, Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

Sometimes you pick the path, sometimes the path picks you. I've found the best thing to do is to just enjoy whatever path you're on and not worry about where it will end. Where ever it does end, you'll get there eventually. Good luck in the classes - I'm rusty in my calc but I might be able to shake some integrals loose if I try Scars remind us that the past is real

CPT? Captain?? No....No.... [sign of the cross]NNNNNOOOOOOO FOR THE LOVE OF GOD[/sign of the cross] Not another officer!! Hehe, I didn't get along well with officers However the eval read very well, I'd put you to the top of the majors list for it Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

We took about 25 incoming freshmen out on a trip to show them geology is fun! We got one guy to sign up as a major so we consider it a success. We saw the actual ash layer deposited by the asteroid impact that some say killed the dino's, some 1.8 billion year old rocks, cool fossils, the t-rex foot print, and a 60,000 year old cinder-cone (that's where I got excited and started hugging the rocks I really like volcanoes ) Jump Scars remind us that the past is real

Okay - here we go - first pics of me ever put on the net! I guess that means beer but looking at some of these pics I'm thinking I need to lay off the beer...Lou Diamond I ain't These were taken on a recent field trip to Colorado - fearless_leaders - the four field trip leaders (what the hell were we thinking?) I'm on the left. pegmatite_outcrop - I'm on the right this time! We've got all the young'uns up close on the outcrop listening to a local expert. T-rex_footprint - we had just seen the ONLY agreed upong T-rex footprint so I was happy hugging_da_rock - why am I hugging the rock? Well it was a spectacular example of breadcrust texture and you can be damn sure if it hadn't been in a national park it would be here on my desk right now end_of_trip - me and one of my married co-workers I've made the mistake of falling for At this point we were all ready to chuck the kids by the side of the road and get wasted on margaritas.... Jump Scars remind us that the past is real