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  7. I agree its a pilot problem. I attempting to become a better pilot thats why I posted. Getting some good feed back on whats happening on a downwind landing is helping. I'm wondering if my impression of lack of lift was really the canopy beginning to stall.But my flare was not high, but some of the comments made make me believe that I may not have completed it. Suffice I was in a unfamiliar position and would like to know how to react better to it so as to not repeat the mistake.

    Blues
    Jim

  8. I agree
    Thanks for the constructive comment
    Perhaps i need to practice the downwinders
    Ive only had one other and that was at eloy when the pattern was set downwind by the first jumper.
    That one I was prepared for and had no problem with landing it. I guess this caught me by suprise, usually my canopy has so much flare power this time there was little, It was not a pleasant feeling.
    Blues
    Jim

  9. As I said winds were variable. The first three jumpers landed in three different directions (chasing the wind sock) By the time i started my base leg the sock had gone flat. It stayed flat I'm told until I was almost on the ground (like 15'). Hind sight being 20 20 If I had realized that the wind had picked up directly behind me I would of reeled up the legs a bit and tryed to slide it in. (bruised ass instead of bruised calf;)).

    Blues
    Jim

  10. No canopy no matter how big can gurauntee that you wont get hurt. You catch a rotor at 20 feet above the ground under a lighty loaded canopy your still going down. Whether you get hurt or not depends on how you react to the situation. A good plf might save you and might not. We dont land on nice soft grass or even sand, its rock hard dirt.
    JMHO

    Blues
    Jim

  11. While comming in for landing on a variable wind day, the sock was straight down indicating no wind. know that the winds were squirly I decided on a straight in approach in the direction that the wind had been comming from previously that day. Much to my supprise at somwhere between 15 to 20 feet above the ground the wind began blowing 10 to 15 mph directly behind me. (I was unaware of this as the sock was now out of my vision). The first instant I knew something was amiss was when the ground was rushing by ant 25 mph +. What was disconcerting was as i flared and ran like hell, my canopy did not get the lift I was expecting (remember still didnt know that the wind was behind me). The end result was an ugly plf (ok a wipe out) that resulted in a nasty bruise on the outside of my right calf. The point being here, is be ready for anything, even on a straight in approach things can go bad real quick.

    Blues
    Jim

  12. I Demoed pilots, spectres, and triathlons, before falling in love my Sabre 2 170. The others had great selling points (espcially the pilot, it opens the nicest of all tested.) For me the sabre 2 had a superior flare over all the others, Especially in the top end. (there's my 2 cents)

    Blues
    Jim

  13. My 2 cents:
    Never really had a problem with off heading openings until i got the sabre 2 (which I love). That being said I found that for me if I really concentrate on having as near to perfect body position as possible that It opens consistently on heading.
    Blues
    Jim

  14. Wow what a great time

    First 18 way $15
    First 16 way $15
    First 14 way $15
    First Hybrid $15
    First Cross Country $15
    First High Altitude $25
    First Jump into the pool Naked for New Years Eve (priceless)B|
    11 jumps in two short days;)
    Thanks to Tom, John and Neil for organizing the RW jumps, Had a Blast on all of them!!!B|
    Already looking forward to next year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!B|B|
    Super Blues
    Jim

  16. Went down there last year. They flew a C182, a 206 (i believe) and of course they had the king air come in from Eloy when there was enough jumpers. Theres a positive vibe, and friendly people, (mostly freefliers).

    Blues
    Jim

  19. Not to disuade (try spell checking that) you, but i've owned several labs, and while I love them to death they can be pure Hellions! (go for a golden the marriage will last longer).
    Blues
    Jim

  20. If your an athlete (as many of us in the sport are) disregard the numbers. This over simplified measure doesn't apply to those with higher muscle mass.
    Me 25.2 (and there's hardly and love handle to hold on to now:o!)
    Blues
    Jim

  21. Time to start a thread on this (couldn't find one with the search engine.) With 185 people going to date sounds like it will be a blast again this year. Being newer to the sport and coming from a 2 cessna dz, I was hoping that there would be the opportunity to do some bigger formation loads (hell any thing bigger than an 8way would be great). I didn't see any discussion on this on the 2004 boogie web page about this so.... (one of you more experienced guys)lets put together some bigger way jumps for the 30th and 31st.B|
    Post if your in!
    Blues
    Jim

  22. Going by personal experience I would not do any jump that I could not put equal pressure on both legs while performing a PLF. Case in point: I was helping a friend at the DZ out by being his tandem passenger. Due to a malfunction the Canopy stalled at approximately 20' above the ground. (It felt like jumping off a 2 story building.) I was able to perform a PLF applying pressure to both legs equally (we appeared to be falling straight down). He had a sore ankle and took all the force on his good leg. This resultled in a Spiral Tib Fib Fracture. B|
    Shit Happens, be prepared to handle it.
    Blues
    Jim

  23. The elevation at our DZ is 4100 MSL. When traveling to a sea level DZ the speed of the canopy is noticeably slower. What I was wondering was is it possible to compare wing loading and performance characteristics at these different altitudes. Right now I'm comfortable loading my canopy at 1.3 at my home dz. Does this mean that if I moved to a Sea level DZ that I would need to move to a smaller canopy to get similar performance? Or is the difference in the air density not that Great?
    Just wondering out loud:|
    Blues
    Jim

  24. I would urge you to take advantage of the demo programs offered by the various manufacturers. I started my demos with a Spectre 210, then 190, Triathlon 190, Sabre2 190, Pilot 190, before deciding on a Sabre 2 170. The point being that I now have what I Truly want and can handle. As always I would speak to your instructors before ordering a demo that might be too aggressive for you. JMHO
    Blues
    JIm

  25. Skydive El Paso is approximately 4.5 hours from Santa Fe. They're open Weekends only. Its $15 to 10,000 feet. They have 2 suped up C 182 widebodies. (1 for up jumpers 1 for students) I'll be in Santa Fe this on wed thur fri of this week if you need some more info. Also a small group of jumpers camp out at the DZ on Friday and Sat night.
    (showers are available in the hangar). PM me if you need any other info.
    Blues
    Jim