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Cool. We are getting our Super Otter this week, so when you come and see us in a month you should have a quick ride to altitude with 21 of your best friends.
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I'm 205 without gear and jump a Hornet 190. They make a 210 and 230 as well. The 210 should be fine for you, but you could go with the 230 if you aren't confident in your canopy skills.
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So did you jump it yet? If so, were you at Thomaston this weekend? I was there Saturday. I wanted to come out Sunday as well, but had too much other work to do.
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Had a good weekend, even though I only got in 4 jumps, they were quality. Started off with a 3-way sitfly, then a 2-way, then a couple of coached jumps (8-way, then 5-way). I screwed up the exit on the 8-way by losing a grip (on the coach nonetheless!). We had an 11-way practicing all day that was cool to watch. The 5-way was cool because I got sandwiched between two guys who didn't exactly turn in place. I was getting sucked down to the guy below me and the guy above me was also getting sucked down. I just slid out and watch the high guy go head down and start tumbling. It was hilarious and nobody got hurt.
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Well, I don't live in Florida. But I'll say this much. I moved down to Atlanta form Michigan 6 years ago and I'll never move back up North again. Florida is about the only place I'd consider if I left Atlanta. Mostly because of the weather, job market, and of course all the DZ's.
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That guy was one hell of a pilot to be able to keep that thing in the air as long as he did. If it had been a smaller plane he likely wouldn't have been able to keep it in the air even with the amount of skill he must have.
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Congratulations! Looks like we have yet another Georgia skydiver here at dropzone.com. Hope to see ya around some day. The Dutchboy
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You should make a trip down to Georgia. Doug Glover from Nemesis does free coaching all the time here. I just did a couple of coached jumps with him today at Skydive Atlanta. They are having another free 4-way skills camp on the 12th of May at Skydive Atlanta. Have a look at http://www.skydiveatlanta.com or http://www.4way.org/nemesis for more information.
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Oops, I forgot to say that these shoes are only about $30 as well.
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Sounds like you need some kung fu shoes. They are very light with rubber soles without much tread. Perhaps when mine get a little more beat up I'll start wearing them when I jump.
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OK, I may only be 14th in quantity, but what about quality. I've had many quality posts like this one.
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Lots of new skydivers (including myself) are getting Hornets, especially if buying new. The price of a new Hornet is around $900 which makes it cheaper than many used ZP canopies. 75 jumps later I am still having fun with it loaded at 1.24 lbs/sq ft. I also have several friends that like the Spectre for a new jumper ($1400+ though).
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Forecast for Skydive Atlanta this weekend says partly cloudy and about 85F for the high both days.
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I think you are refering to Roy at Rigs-n-Things http://www.para-service.com I bought a similar rig from him, except with the Dolphin container. I'm very happy with the rig and with the service I received. I've got about 75 jumps on the Hornet and still love it. Fun, but forgiving.
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That is might brave of you Anonymous. Your mother must be so proud, spreading rumors with anonymous posts.
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With the Tempo you are at risk of saving money. I've never had a rigger say anything bad about the Tempo's, but then I don't get advice from people who are trying to sell me something.
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Sounds about right, other than the red hair part. I suspect she has recently died her hair blonde. I could be wrong though.
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You should come down to Georgia. I live just outside Kennesaw, Georgia. Kennesaw has an interesting law. If you live there you are required to own a gun and be trained in it's use. For some strange reason, they have the lowest crime rate in the state.
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Small commercial here: The Spectre is a great canopy and I have several friends that jump them. I bought a Hornet brand new for
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I chased some sheep in Ireland this weekend. But they are actually on the DZ. It is hilarous to watch them running away from you when you swoop down.
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I can say that someone asked if this was my first jump at IPC. When I said yes, the first word out of their mouth was "beer". I think they do have beer on the DZ, but since the weather turned bad early they all hit the pub instead. I figured that I drank around 2 gallons of Guiness this weekend (hick). I need to bring some beer on my next trip.
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Well this was my 2nd Cessna jump, the other being a jump from the 182 this winter. The door on this plane was huge so the step was actually way behind me. I was sitting in the back on the pilots side blocking the wind for everybody else.
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I had as much fun just hanging out as I did jumping. It rains there often which is different from continously. It seems to rain for a couple and then get sunny, then back. Obviously, sun all day is prefered, but if it didn't rain so much there it probably wouldn't be so beautiful either.
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My company could use some C++ and Java Programmers and a couple other folks. We do have a company skydiving team complete with soon to be ordered jumpsuits. We've also been known to pay for skydiving lessons and vertical wind tunnel time.
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You can read my review in the gear section. The summary is this I have one, I've put 73 jumps on it and it consistently opens soft, really light toggle pressure, lots of flare. Flys great. Can do a bit of turf surfing if it is loaded good enough.