HydroGuy

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Fast cars? Gotta love fast cars. Had a 94 Mustang Cobra. 347 billet low compression motor on an A4 block with a 14# Paxton Novi 2000 huffer. 496 HP...to the rear tires with a conservative (read rich) tune and just lightly polished heads. Little more head work and better fuel rails and pump and a new dyno tune, 550-575 to the tires would have been no sweat. Next ride was a 2001 SS Crapmaro, all the usual bolt ons, beefed up the auto tranny and converter and a 150 shot of nos. 472 to the rears. Never got a time because tracks wouldn't let me run without a cage. Current car is a four door that I'd run just about anybody in...from a light or a 70mph jump. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

I ran a search and read for at least two hours 7 cell vs 9 cell...but not sabre vs spectre. Guess I'll check back in another couple of hours.... I never saw a mention of performance differences vs different wing loadings though. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Before I say anything, my instructors were not present @ the DZ yesterday...so I COULDN'T ask them Since AFF, I have been jumping 7 cells...yesterday downsizing to a Spectre 190...giving me basically a 1:1 ratio. What are the differences between a 7 cell Spectre and a lower performance 9 cell like a Sabre 2? (Other than two cells for the smart asses out there!) Is one more accurate or easier to land? Or are these really personal preferences? Does one design handle different wing loadings differently? Some one please edumacate me... Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

My gut reaction would be hypoxia. If there was a sensitivity to byproducts in the exhaust, I believe you would experience the same reactions with 4 jumps as you would with 5 or 7. If you were reaching the begining stages of hypoxia, multiple jumps could have a build up effect... Maybe your body is just better handling four stressful events in one day as opposed to seven?

Thanks for the good wishes everyone. I try to go to Perris on Mon. or Wed. when it's not all that crowded. If anyone ever wants to hook up, or car pool from Orange County, please feel free to pm me. Aiming to have my B by the end of May...need 4 more 10m landings and a water training...I already did the aerial manuevers check dive. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Fortunately Perris was dead last night...only person I had to buy beer for was Tim...and that was for rides from the North Field Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Because this thread gave me the idea... Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

The DZ listed on dropzone.com is closed. Does anyone have skydiving info in the Dominican Republic? Will be there April 27th thru May 2nd. Thanks Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

LOL...yeah, I'm not into flames. But i think that a head-down specific suit with flames like I'm talking about would be kinda cool. Like a meteor or something Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

I look at all these freefly images. Lots have flames on the jumpsuits. The flames are always oriented feet to head (rising while you stand). Someone needs to make a jumpsuit with the flames reversed for head down stuff. Kind of like an atmospheric re-entry. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Interesting...that Utah blood thing states that positives can take negatives, but negatives can't take positives. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

a BASE rig... Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

527 is pretty sweet Fire in the Tunnel Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Stalling my canopy at altitude makes me sick to my stomach...not sure why Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

It depends...is that a groundhog or a gopher above me? Both have big teeth...and I'm not really into teeth Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Or forgetting your rig? That plane is full of Jet Fuel...anything has to be better than burning... Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

The worst malfunction would be something happening to that damn plane at about 500' AGL Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

If I had my druthers, I would have two rigs, hit every load, and never pack. But since packing is such a huge part of BASE, I might not follow through on that. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

I've watched the packers at Perris work their asses off on weekdays when a couple of teams are in...couldn't imagine it on a weekend. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Wiped out all of the items I had left on the A proficiency card yesterday. Need a packing clinic and I'm finished. Looks like the Bombshelter better stock up on that Sierra Nevada..... Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Well, here is the deal. It clearly states in the SIM under A liscense requirements that a minimum of 5 jumps with another person must be completed. One of my instructors believed that the AFF classes where you are set lose and requiring docking should count for these. The school owner thought differently. So, we contacted the USPA. They advised that the 5 jumps with others cannot include the AFF jumps. Random that there is no checklist for this requirement on my proficiency card, as there is on the 5 accuracy landings etc. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

I'm definately not writing anything off. As soon as I get my A, my base mentor who was a former AFF instructor will start jumping with me. He's going to teach me to backfly, sitfly, headfly etc. Cause yeah, I can see how 200 or so tracking dives in a row could be a little repetitive. But I am not really interested in turning points. In the end, I want to track well and land a big 7 cell on a dime. Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Yep, received Eds email today...just need to find somewhere to get measured up. I'll let everyone know what I think...even though I don't have squat to compare it against. I'd just rather jump in the Pantz and long sleeve T or sweatshirt... Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary

Awww...familiarity!!! Yes, I have that card indeed. Does this mean I only have to do two RW type jumps? Also, other hop and pops are @ 5k...this card says 3.5k...what gives? Get in - Get off - Get away....repeat as neccessary