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Sky 490, may I suggest you go back and reed some of the threads on the Javelin RSL. Also check the Sunpath web site. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

By the way, something I did back when I was jumping a Sorceror was to put a velcro tab in the top of my free bag like in the top of a direct bag, 1*4 in. So that it would at least streatch the canopy out. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Honestly I don't think we'll see that much diffrence at 180 days. Don't get me wrong, I've opened packs and found some scary shit. Example: A Softy with a perserve that has some type of polly cotton diper. The rig had gotten wet. The lines of the full stow had absorbed and held all the water and the diper had been completely eaten by mildue. It was gone. The tape around the edge was all that was left. I'm not trying to start shit but if you want to be really tecnical that canopy should actualy be under a 60 day cycle. Even if it had been I'll bet the out come would have been the same. I'll bet that happened in under two weeks. If a Cypress had a melt down I'd bet the dammage would be done in a matter of houres or at most days. Most wear issues I get on people about happen over longer periods of time. I'm generaly on them for a couple of cycles before they get new risors or what ever. You could argue that if some thing happens to the pack job that you are exposed to the danger for a longer period of time. On the other hand it was just a few months ago that we found a C9 with a moler strap tied around the skirt of the canopy. Jeff just about freaked when he opened it. It was the first black death rig he'd seen. So are you better off with the added wear, possable damage, and errors you face in haveing it packed more often or risking a longer cycle? In the end I don't think it will make any real diffrence. Most skydivers today actualy take pretty good care of their equipment. The ones I worry about the most are the pilot rigs and most of those are for all practical purpouses on a yearly repack cycle any way. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

I really wasn't joking. The very small percentage of people ligitamently knocked out might just have to be sacrificed to the Sky Gods. I can count the instances of KO over the last fifteen years on my fingures where as I've totaly lost count on the number cypres and others have tried to kill with dual canopies. Honestly I don't know why you would want one. You'd be much better off buying a helmet. A REAL helmet, not some skydiveing POS. On a less political note. Has any one thought about incorperating a small window next to the cypres instalation with a peace of littnis paper? My chem isn't that great. Would it turn over time? Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

I'm all in favor of leaving it to the individuals personal discretion. Within five years the fatality rate would triple and I think this is just the thing we need to separate out the chaff. If you can't take care of your self what are you doing in this sport? Let people be as silly as they want and let them face the consequences of there own decision. The whole issue of aad batteries is I think a moot point as in my humble opinion no one off student status should be allowed to jump one. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

One trick is to leave a temp pin in under the last flap as you pull up the loop to put the rip cord in. It's still a bit hard even then. It's also hard on the last two grommets and of course you must remember to retreave the pin. I grant this is not the best solution. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Dear Booth Don't get me wrong. I'm not down on you. I think the sky hook is a very interesting system and in perticular would be excelent for tandoms. I used to jump a Sorsorer that you stole the idea from and applaud your sucsess in adapting it to a springloaded pilot chute with normal emergency proceadures. Some thing that no one else had been able to do. Perhaps you can clarify some thing for us and correct my miss conceptions of your new reserve system. It may be that others have also failed to grasp the intricasies of your design. If you have full confodence in your "curved" reserve pin to pull from odd angles, as unlikely as that senaireo my be, why did you feel the need to introduce your new and improved BIGFATSQUAREPOSPEGPENTHATEVERYONEHATESBECOUSETHEYCAN'TSHUVEITTHROUGHATIGHTLOOPTOSAVETHERELIVES. If it was not to insure that you would break eather the reserve loop or the RSL before bending the pin then what was the thought process behind this inovation? It seemed to appear around the time you started selling the Sky Hook with out the guide ring for the RSL. If I might humblely suggest one small improvement to what is with out doubt one of the most advanced designs on the market, is there any thing preventing you from perhaps putting just a bit of a point on the damn thing so you can push it through the f#%king loop? A devoted fan in awh of your brillence. Lee P.S. I did once see a pin bent 20 deg on an RSL deployment. We have reason to beleave that the RSL was below the ring. His other rig was. Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Just one comment. It's not about it catching on the housing. The key is there must be a ring between the RSL and the pin. It's there to redirect the pull horizontally so you don't bend the pin. Yes, there were issues with this in the past. It was only later when rigs like the Javelin came out that they started putting two rings on there. When the Dolphin came out there was a lot of talk about catching the housing. I'm not sure how big that issue truely is but at the time we saw a spert of rigs where people were putting the RSL below the ring next to the pin. They had frogoten the real danger. PS That's one of the reasons I'm not wild about the sky hook. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Are you two conspireing? Could you possably set him up with a better oppertunity to get up on a soap box? Note to all, the guy two up jumps a Racer the only rig left on the market with rubberbands on the reserve line. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

I just wanted to throw out a testamoneal to some of these canopies. Over the last few years Flight Concepts hasn’t been aggressively prosueing sales in the skydiving market. Many people have never heard of them. There business has been growing in other areas. More then once I’ve gotten calls from younger riggers asking about this strange thing they found with no staibalizers and these funny things on the bottom. Part of it is the area of the country. In some states there products are everywhere. There was a time here in north Texas when Mantas were the standered student canopy. Many people went on to jump there mains when the time came to buy there own gear. The dealers around here started to push Pd’s and Ravens. We go through a generation about every five years and it’s gotten to the point that most of the people around here have never seen a flare on the bottom of a canopy. I learned to jump on a Glide Path Manta. The first canopy I ever owned was a Mavrick. I made my first BASE jump on it and felt perfectly secure. I jumped there CRW canopy the Prodogy for years when I was playing with Dimond Quest. And as the reserve in my CRW rig is a Glide Path Firelite, which I am still jumping by the way, I have more then a few jumps on it. It has taken good care of me over the years. I still to this day jump Fury’s and a Pegasus for BASE. Even now when poo pooing non BASE specific gear. And I’ve jumped shit with those canopies that no one else has ever done. One of them just came back from a trip to Baffin island where it did good service once again. Now having said all that I’d like to put forward a few questions. These canopies have gone through several iterations starting with Dejango then Glide Path and now Flight Concepts. I know Red is out there lessening. Maybe you can clear up some questions on the history and design for me. The Flares seemed to come about as a response to the direct line attachment law suit at the Dejango/Glide Path transition. The Stabalizers on the reserve seemed to go away at the same time. You continued to have stabilizers on the main. Was this also part of dodging the patent. Is there any thing that would prevent you building a reserve with sabalizers? Next question. If there is a slider stop on the stabalizer at the B line then do you really need one on the end of the A line flare? They are a lump floating out there among the A and B lines. Again for those lessening let me repeat I’ve never had or seen in person a problem with this. I was simple careful with them when I packed. I think this is just an one of those having a bad day lightning strikes. I wish all of the canopies out there had as good a track record as the Flight Concepts canopies. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Come on. Are the creative juices really that dry out there? If you don't speek up you'll be stuck with the same old tired T-Shirts being printed by a certin compony which was actully bought out and is no longer even owned by sky divers any more. No wonder the designs are so lame. Go figure. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

My I suggest one of our fine t-shirts. It's one of our best sellers. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

I've never had the opertunity to attend a bull fight. I'd love to some day. Where is the chearing section for the bull seated? Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Yes, you can live on the memory of our sport forever. This is your chance to make your mark. This is your chance at fame and fortune. It's an opportunity for your thoughts and ideas to live on beyond the creator you leave in the ground. All you have to do is think of something funny. We are accepting suggestions for new t-shirt designs. With our booming sales we are expanding our line up of fine designer t-shirt. New screens have arrived and are ready to be filled with designs. This is your moment to shine. That the powerful play goes on and you... you may contribute a verse. What will you give to the world? What thought or idea will you pass on to influence the generations of jumpers to come. The flower of wit blooms and then blows away on the breath of our tung. A joke is an ethereal and the laughter fleeting but a T-Shirt, a T-Shirt is forever (as long as you wash it in cold water and don't get any food stains on it.) Send your ideas to us through our web site at: [email protected] We encourage course, dark, and infantile humor. Art work is also appreciated. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

I have to agree. Skip Justine. Sade actualy disowned the book. He was pushed into spiceing it up by the publisher. He had been working on the story and you can still see heart of the original story in it. The book is still shocking today and was almost criminal in the early 1800's. The debauchery becomes repedative and almost boaring. The real heart of the book lies in a series of conversations Justine has with the other carictors. By the time your half way through it you'll start skimming through the chapters looking for the next debate on ethics. Check out some of his other works insted. If you send me a copy of what your working on I'll give you an opionion. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

All these sky divers and no one has suggested "West With the Night"? Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Call John Storrie of Storrie Parachute Works. The Best class three dealer for all your automatic weapon needs. He will fix you up with a fully automatic silanced rifle that will elemonate all trace of the pest. Well there may be some blood and bits of fur. He can also supply you with a night vision scope and appropreate ninja wear for this mission. Call John Storrie, Some guy in Texas. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

That's Thanks Giving. That was the day we celebrated betraying all the aberriginal americans, stealing there land, and slautering them. We held a feast to celabate it and continue the tradition to this day. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

im spending the fourth of july on a battlefeild in the middle of the desert.... count your blessings Hay at least you still get to see the fire works. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

We're here at Skydive Dallas. One of the biggest dropzones in Texes. We've got two Twin Otters a Cairavan and a 182. The weather is beautifull. AND THE DROPZONE IS CLOSED ON THE 4th OF JULY! WTF? Does any one else know of a drop zone that is closed on the 4th of July? Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Congrats. You now qualify to buy our t-shirts. You can now check off the last block on the list. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

I understand that the world is held up by a Turtle and so is that one. In fact it's Turtles all the way down... Now be fair. Don't froget about the elefants. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Yuri, I'm going to pass the ball on this. Jimmy was part of Chads groop. I was just kind of a naibor. We were at times hikeing togather and jumping the same cliffs but I don't think I ever made a jump with Jimmy. I never jumped that exit point. I did not personaly see the accedent. I was not involved directly in the body recovery or any investigation. I don't think you'll find any surprises when you look at it. Still I think Chad and the people that were on the jump with him should have the opertunity to present a formal statement before I cloud the air with any of my speculations. Contact Chad/Dexterbase or one of the other wing suit jumpers that were on that load with him and see if they will write up a description of the exit point and the accedent. Although jimmy's death is what got me thinking about all this I do not beleave that the boots he was wearing or the gear was the root cause of this accedent. Ask Chad for the details of the suit, rig, boots, expereance with them, etc. But I saw the body and he was not wearing a heavy double boot. He'd made other jumps there with the same configuration. I was talking to one of the frogs that's a rather experanced wing suit flyer. They've seen things like this where some one does well till they get to a lower cliff or one with a ledge. Then they are stressed, try too hard and mush in a stall. He sold me on this idea and I beleave that is what happened here. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

This surprises me. It's hard for me to imagion one of the old silk rounds opening in that way from that altitude. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg? Wait do I feel a tug? Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com

Damn. somebody totaly beat me to it. Lee Lee [email protected] www.velocitysportswear.com