gearless_chris

That's why you should also carry a pull-up cord, a pocket knife, and a rubber band with you. My friends were too fast though, they had to wait while I stowed the lines. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

I personally wouldn't cutaway under 500' even with a skyhook, just pull the reserve and hope for the best. I've never checked the altitude loss on any of my cutaways but I know the last 2 were more than 500'. My first was on a Telesis student rig, the RSL had the reserve open before I pulled the handle. The other 3 were no RSL and I waited a few seconds to pull the reserve just because it was fun. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

Wow, I recognize Scott and Sherry. I haven't seen Scott in a while but saw Sherry last WFFC. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

The view is great with all the lakes in the area. If you show up alone don't expect to jump solo unless you really, really want to. There are some really experienced bellyflyers that love to jump with new people. It is a safe place to jump, the people that may have given it a bad reputation have moved on. I highly recomend jumping there just don't be in a big hurry, after all, it is a Cessna DZ, nice laid back atmosphere.

I'm pretty sure the skyhook won't make your reserve open in 100'. The reserve in the video of the 100' cutaway was packed slider down. You probably will get line strecth though. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

I psycho pack also which is much like a pro pack and not as psycho as it sounds. It's much easier to get in the bag. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

I think we should have air horns velcroed to our risers. Keep it in your jumpsuit and stick it on after you've cleared your canopy. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

Getting it wet screws up the ZP coating and shortens its life, really bad to get your canopy wet. The water does soak in, my canopy was noticably heavier. In my case we were going to do a hop-n-pop before the rain hit and didn't beat it. Started raining as I was getting belly to earth. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

I strung mine out on the picnic tables at the DZ. Does rain count as water? "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

We've closed the door on a caravan before exit, no divers of course. The pilot was dropping us off on the way to Toledo and didn't want to get cold. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

I don't know why they call it a psycho pack, have you ever seen someone flat pack?, now that's crazy. Seriously, Psycho packing is easy and they open fine. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

What I've noticed from videoing lots of landings is that most people reach with one foot (usually the right) to start a turn, then reach to catch themselves with the inside toggle, while letting up the outside toggle to balance themselves. They usually also complain about a sudden gust of wind at landing or that they were landing crosswind when they actually told the canopy to make the most agressive turn it can. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

Stompers were awesome. I used to put a 9 volt battery in them instead of the AA. They didn't climb well but they were damn fast. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.

I'd go with #5 but lose the gray bottom and do the cell by cell color scheme. "If it wasn't easy stupid people couldn't do it", Duane. My momma said I could be anything I wanted when I grew up, so I became an a$$hole.