dharma1976

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Follow up to my original post. After checking all of my line trims, I lengthened my brake lines by 2.5 cm. The climb has drastically reduced, maybee down to 3 or 4 feet. Which I can live with, I think.

I would really like to add that you should really work on slowing things down, not in progression, but in time and space. Try different things at altitude to see what the response is, note them. you will find a lot of things that you can put in your swooping toolbox within this time. You will be able to get rid of the pop. I also moved myself to the longest risers my arms would reach to add recovery time to my crossfires. that helped as well but definitely bring your turn up for that one.

Good luck with it.
Dave

one thing that will help with this issue is flying the front risers out instead of just releasing them, dependent of course on how deep you get them... I have jump XFire2s at 1.4-2.0 wingloads.

I learned almost all of what I know about swooping on a sabre2 170 and 150 it can be done. That being said since I know fly a 109 and 96 (when I am around) my muscle memory is a bit rusty on the bigger canopies... But there was quite a while where I embarrassed some velo pilots at the local dz (not the ranch) by out swooping their velos with a 129 Xfire 2.

start with medium to deep brakes (play with this up high), feel the canopy surge forward, then move to double fronts, offset lock in with harness or with bringing outside arm into line with inside arm fly your fronts out (meaning dont just drop them) you will get a longer recovery arc. DO this up high or it will bite you in the ass.

Also experiment with longer risers.

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I do. I'm tired of this go fast without consideration or training making the environment I play in more dangerous. I'm now more fearful of the parachute decent than the freefall or deployment.

I put my money where my mouth is this year. Went up in size, 88 to a 120, and selected a type that lets me float more so to place my self in the safest airspace for landing.

I am getting ready to go back up above 100 sq ft mark myself

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So, are you refusing to argue with myopic people or are you refusing to admit this could be the reality in which case you/us need to slow down and reconsider safety? I guess my point is, are we looking at the big picture?

Seeing as how I am moving away from sub 100 sq ft cross-braced canopies for a variety of reasons, most of them involving safety of me and others (I do other things and am not at the drop zone as much anymore), I would say that I am in actuality just refusing to argue with myopic people who reminds me of the Badger in the movie The Gods Must Be Crazy.

I responded to his question. That's what the two word statement "Bold Pilot" was.

I agree that there is a problem. A lot of the people who respond here work their butts off to try to keep people off canopies they aren't ready for. Trick is, its a free country, stupid is as stupid does. If your gonna be dumb, you gotta be tough. etc etc. But I refuse to argue with someone who DOESN'T OFFER ANY REAL SOLUTIONS. And then chides and baits people who do more jumps in 2 years than he has in 30 years in the sport. On top of it he MOCKS THE DEAD, disrespectful. For shame.

Dave

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>Any Canopy that, when it opens in line twists, spins up to a speed that
>makes cutaways problematic is by definition lethal. (etc)

Agreed.

To condense all your arguments - any canopy that can kill you is, by definition, lethal. And all canopies can kill you if you're dumb enough.

Thank you Bill. I am late to the party.

So, in answer to that, was the latest fatality "Dumb Enough" or did he push the limits just a fraction too far?

By the way, you can't push limits, you can only find them.

Bold Pilot, a shame none the less.

I refuse to argue with myopic people who ignore valid points from respected professionals while looking down their own truly uninformed opinionated noses.

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I am currently getting rid of my Velo and going back to Crossfire 2 platform. Its just less work...

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>Any Canopy that, when it opens in line twists, spins up to a speed that
>makes cutaways problematic is by definition lethal. (etc)

Agreed.

To condense all your arguments - any canopy that can kill you is, by definition, lethal. And all canopies can kill you if you're dumb enough.

Thank you Bill. I am late to the party.

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my little sister, i will miss you forever....

Jules my heart is breaking in so many places... especially since I am in one of those photos.

Fly free girl.

Junky

I found that when I was 1.9 on the Xfire 2s that it didnt shut down quite as nicely as it did when I loaded it at 1.8

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see this reminds me of my old slider locks that sonic put on, they worked great, the other day I had my slider unhook from my rubber band stow and slide up, it was awesome...

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It's been called off.

My razor is blunt from shaving your mom.....

Amazing...

Yeah, what that Richard guy said.

Dave

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Have you had an opportunity to demo both canopies?

without the input to see which would be preferable this it is mental mastrubation. Get the other demo and see which you prefer from an all around perspective. You might find that you like aspects of both and then it becomes a pros and cons list.

(remember the safety column too mate)

Dave

get in the tunnel....I know some amazing freefliers who have huge main canopies...

I remember something about skin tight suit...

and sound barrier breaking

:-P

I haven't seen it but I think there is a collection of the photos from it living with a member of the Sportsmen...

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Al, clearly my comment about "The Captain" went over all of their heads.

I just assumed they knew you better.

From now on call him el Jefe

Dave

still miss talking to Dave on the phone

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I probably jump about 20 times per month and yes i I want to focus on my canopy piloting skills. Although some may argue this, the Stilletto is not a fun canopy to learn to swoop on. I have even been told to get rid of it before I develop bad habits.
Tylor

in response to this I re-recommend the 149 crossfire over the 139...

it will serve you well in the long run.

Dave

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Gee, all the pat answers ... Really cute, really worthless.

Logically the end result COULD be the same. Or not.

True. That's why people with a ton more experience normally wait for someone like you, who is knowledgeable in theory, to give a worthy LOGICALLY definitive answer that ends in "could be or not".

he is a reincarnated German philosopher

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extrapolating the weight/wingloading thing from what the guy said before I would say that it wouldn't be the worst thing in the world to move to the 149 crossfire instead of downsizing and switching to a much more swoop oriented wing from what you are jumping now.

things to keep in mind

the crossfire has a much longer recovery arc than the stiletto
the crossfire bumps out pretty well on brakes and rears
once you are at level flight you can let the thing fly on its own for a bit until it starts to sink again then apply brakes..

take it slow it will lead to your body being cooperative with you leading a fun skydiving lifestyle for a longer period of time...

Dave

search my user name and sabre 2...you will giggle at my love for it as a learning to swoop canopy

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