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I am guessing that with 1700 jumps over 10 years you are nowhere near the level where you can take the advantage of the "superior" flying characteristics of Velocity. I would bet a jump ticket on that. LOL you are comparing apples and cherries my man. You missed the point completely, so i will let it go at that. P.S. Do you know what Tagle was jumping before he got signed by the PD team? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

uhm... i never said i hated velo. As a matter of fact i quite like it. I am just saying that at OUR level it is of no importance what we jump - velocity or VX. And still, it is NOT the canopy it is the pilot. Period. SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Do you REALLY want me to find you people that will outperform "you" on your Velo with their Stilettos? I'd venture a guess that if you put anyone from the teams under a Katana they will woop your ass. Shoot, may be even under a Spectre. Dont we know better then to say "My iPod is better then your iRiver"? Until we get to the level of PD (Xaos, Icarus) factory team pilots, we are subject to skill variations. Just like a noob skier buying fast skis, not being able to use their full potential. SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

BS bro. It's all about the technique. and you know it. SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

so where are the benefits? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

any thoughts? Pros, cons... Personal preferences? I heard about lighter riser pressure, longer recovery arc. Thanks SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

49% of all skydivers are better than average. I wonder if that shit comes from the PC post jump debriefs? You know, when the coach first explains to a newer jumper all the good things he or she did? And only THEN he goes on to the bad shit (which was most of the jump anyway). Could it be that by promoting this "you are doing well" mentality, we are creating the "I am better then most" attitude? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

When is your turn? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

A few others: "i am in tune with my body" - my personal favorite "I have always done extreme stuff" "I raced motorcycles my entire life" SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

May be not. The other day i was chewing a piece of gum on a jump... as i was doing my 270 on the final, the damn thing was blown into my throat, i had to almost HAD to puke it out. It didnt go down the wind pipe, so i wouldnt choke, but i definitely almost swallowed it. I guess if you chew - just dont open your mouth :) SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

LOL thats a good one! SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

VERY interested, been watching them for a while... When exactly in Fall are they going to be available? Thanks SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

You are DA man :) That was funny. Good job! SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Thats freakin great dude! I love it LOL So you are GTA BASE 1? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

My pet peeve is people with more then 3 pet peeves. Wanna pet my pet peeve? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Consider that there are five people and each one is given his own "coverage" May be multiple points of view? That easily adds up to the 5 minute skydiving sequence. Cinematography for the masses baby :) P.S. I still think PB has some of the BEST skydiving footage in any hollywood movie ever made. SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Of course. Just like anywhere else, there are all kinds of people. Stupid people are no exception. SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

BUT! You miss the point - absense of equipment is NOT equal to DIFFERENT equipment. I chose to jump whatever i jump, at least i chose to have a canopy :) That is PRECISELY why i said "in the eye if the beholder" ;) SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Okay, go ahead and be flippant, and encourage the new guys to emulate dgskydive and jump without altimeters. While your at it, why don't you tell them that helmets and AAD's are a waste of good money too. I have no doubt that dgskydive can do this safely - he has experience. But I don't think you want new jumpers to start out this way. Couldnt agree more. Coolness is only in the eye of the beholder. When i see a guy with no shoes, no helmet, no alti... i dont see "cool" i see "dumb". Especially when he has 250 jumps (or 300 or 400 or 500... or 2000) SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Do we really need to go into how many times the cover depicted something that generated a bunch of "you promote unsafe activites" letters to Parachutst? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

Yup. Sadly, you are completely correct in saying that... Dont bother - he wont listen SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

hell yeah! me too :) SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

where is 30-35 and 40-45? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

guys, your opinions are all true and on the money, but clearly not needed. The guy obviously DOESNT care, he DOESNT listen and he has his own agenda. He is ignored at the Ranch - left to making his solo skydives. Very few people talk to him, his actions are the joke of the DZ, prety much. May be we should just ignore him here as well. This topic was very much fun, no doubt, but I think it's time we put it to rest. Moderator, what do you think? SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.

why you need a camera? What are you going to film - your solo skydives? LOL SoFPiDaRF - School of Fast Progress in Downsizing and Radical Flying. Because nobody knows your skills better than you.