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  • Main Canopy Size
    103
  • Reserve Canopy Size
    110
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    Cypres 2

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    Peterlee
  • License
    C
  • License Number
    104799
  • Licensing Organization
    BPA
  • Number of Jumps
    960
  • Years in Sport
    10
  • First Choice Discipline
    Freeflying
  • First Choice Discipline Jump Total
    1000
  • Second Choice Discipline
    Swooping
  • Second Choice Discipline Jump Total
    500
  1. Wouldn't say it was a major issue but something worth bringing up. Done a tandem video jump without any issues. Canopy flight was fine and done my usual 270 for landing. As I came off rears onto brakes with a slight crosswind towards to end some how my front left riser got wrapped under my gopro mounted on the front. Wind was steady and inflated my canopy and nearly took my head off. Was so close to cutting my helmet away but someone near by unhooked it for me. I was very shocked at this as was so unexpected but the force that it had on my neck as the canopy inflated was crazy
  2. I think I will not bother with moving my break lines up to a ring through the slink purely because Im more than happy with where they currently are and have no effect on my front riser inputs. Don't see the point in changing something I'm comfortable with
  3. What exactly is the benefit of doing this? Does it have any pros and any cons?
  4. So I've just started flying a cross brace canopy that being a velo 103 and everyone has their own opinions and personal choices but I'm interested in people's comments on the characteristics of the canopies on today's market. My velocity review is the openings are so unpredictable but once it's open has a lovely steep flight angle and powerful flare. Are their any canopies that have similar characteristics flight wise but have better openings??
  5. Right chaps "n" chapesses........im currently jumping a katana and love what i get out of it but seriously thinking about moving onto a crossbrace. Ive done just under 1000 jumps and love my swooping. Ive pushed my katana to the limits, into wind, cross wind and down wind when its been pretty breezy, landed on rears after a brake line snap. I know i can fly it whatever the weather in any situation but want to step up. Any feedback/advice much appreciated. Currently jumping Kat 120 loading approx 1.9 to 2
  6. That something that we used to do to old worn out large sized Sabre1s. Really, though, I wouldn't do that to a Katana, that's a quick way to end up on your back spinning towards earth. Every Katana I've jumped I packed neatly and with a normal pro-pack. Every Katana I've jumped has opened very nicely that way. Ive packed many many many Katanas and up untill about 6 months ago had never jumped 1. i do think though that depending on how they are loaded depends on many different aspects......e.g lightly load it and they are forgiving, bulk it up and they twitch like hell. trick is tho, dont look and dont touch and u wont get wrong. sounds like a relationship but it works
  7. thats a fair reply. u do use my eyes but sometimes i look as my audible goes and think "that doesnt look right" so abort the intended swoop but with 2 devices it re assures
  8. When performing a HP landing do you rely on ur audible to tell you when to go or your audible and visual alti? Just wondering as i used to rely on my audible but now have a viso 2 to double check and feel so much more re-assured now
  9. I was wanting to test jump the x frire 2 and mamba. People said to me try the Katana but others said keep away. I jumped the Katana and now have 1. Providing you have a nice stable spread for opening and try not to look at it opening then its fine. Its flys amazing with long range for getting back from long spots. It dives steep (i do a slow rotation) with a fairly long recovery arc then it really takes off for the final surf. I load mine at 1:8. I will stil try the mamba and x fire but am loving the Katana
  10. Yup, she Certainly is! She got me a New 2K Composite with drift HD170 and a Viso II :-) Happy days
  11. i guess its pointless if ur not flying ur canopy to its potential. Just i seen a vid off a mate who had a RDS and it snagged hwen he was jumpin a velo 79 and it looked messy, want to know more about it
  12. As im not sure exactly how the RDS works im after info, is this system a high risk snagging point? Also, can RDS be used on any system?
  13. Ive been practicing swooping now for the past 250 jumps or so now but cant seem to quite master it. When i first started o done 90's then 180's and so on so on. My 90's and 180's were fine but when i went on the 270's i started lapsing. Initially i done my turn high and gradually brought it down. I finally got the right height to do my turn but i never seem to get the same result! i;e, leveling out too high etc etc. i always keep the same patern for landing but cant seem to get it right anymore, any advice??
  14. I agree with you 100% Tom. On many occasions i have sent people back to get a certain part of kit etc and have also made people partially de kit so i can see if the cypres is on.