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Or any of the Mad Dog Varieties... MD2020 "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

The time you spend fumbling with ill fitting gloves during a malfunction, might be your last before making a huge divot. I had trouble getting a pair of goofy gloves into my toggles once. Never again, it was a real wakeup call! Thank god I didn't have to do E.P. wearing those stupid things!!! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

My AFF instructor mentioned something once when we were in the tunnel. It impressed him how well we stayed relative with our numbers of jumps, in comparison to when he started jumping. I think we may be competent quicker, but the records keep getting larger and more awesome, so do the people setting them. Does a jumper have more or less in air ability at 30 jumps than his counterpart in the 70's, I don't know. But we are a little further behind the curve when the next record jump is going to be some crazy 400 way. I don't think it matters. I try to earn respect as I go, if you want to jump with me awesome, if not there are certainly no hard feelings. I am just having a good time, the rest will fall into place. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Here here. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I assumed that you would end up with frost bite by the time you got down. I guess the exposure time isn't long enough. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Yeah things really got out of hand there. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

The HIV!!! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

One is bad judgment, one is premeditated attempted murder!!! No one is saying this is a good idea, but it is far from tampering with some ones reserve. No laws are going to change the fact that you may be getting on a load with people that might kill you. It might be some one with 300 jumps, or it might be the guy who just got done with AFF and doesn't understand danger tracking up line of flight despite being instructed not to. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

That seems a little pricey, but it is purpose built. A dog tracking system will run you around three hundred dollars on ebay, that is a receiver, and a collar that I am sure can be sewn into a dbag. The big difference that I see is that it would be on all the time, and you would have to keep changing out batteries. (9 volts, get a set of rechargeables for rotating into the system). The range on the dog systems is advertised at around 7 miles, though I doubt you get that with elevation changes in terrain, and trees and stuff. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Thanks for the link!!! Good thing I didn't have any grand dreams of marketing a product.

Now your just being facetious. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

The thread about colors, and all the talk about easy to locate pilot chutes in the event of bag lock made me think... Why isn't there a system on the market that uses radio signals to locate cutaway mains? I used to build model rockets when I was younger and there was a system that you could purchase for your rockets. It was pretty simple... transmitter that beeped over a radio signal, and a directional receiver with head phones. Walk toward to beeping, if it gets stronger your getting hot, if it gets weaker you are getting cold. The unit itself was just slightly larger than a AA battery, and I think it could easily be sewn to the bottom of a d-bag. Any thoughts? "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Please don't take this the wrong way because I only intend on being constructive, but have you considered having some one look at your website for a redesign to make it easier to view and navigate. A solid background and a better layout would do wonders for it. Otherwise I am looking forward to a product that will be safer to use, and more in the range of a non pro jumper!!! "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

That is a civil issue, not a criminal one. I don't agree with making laws to fix an almost non existent problem. If it was a big issue we would be reading about it frequently in the incidents forum wouldn't we? "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

maybe your just lazy "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Thanks, I am so glad I opened that in class. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

This thread has some serious comedic value. So do you have the PISA kind, or the sting your arse kind. Used or new. I am of course looking for the deal of the life time, just like every one else. Richard, when can I arrange shipping for that canopy. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

I pray that they will block DZ.com. Because I am powerless to avoid it. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

How do I know? Ask the suit maker what they think, or at least asking in the freefly forum. Even better, why don't you just wait until you have your license and figure out what you want to do. It doesn't seem like the best idea to spend 300 bucks on a suit without even having a license, or any jumps in a specific discipline. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Did you call them and ask what they recommend? Tony suits offers suplex, 4ply, and polycotton. Polycotton was the heaviest fabric so it is the slowest, but on their fabric discription page they mention that it is less durable. Suplex was the fastest of the the three. And 4ply was some sort of suplex that was more durable than polycotton, and heavier than suplex. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

Dave that is awesome! If you could take some stills for me I would be happy to pay your slot. I was also planning on doing my B license in air exam with Jess if we can work it out.

The fact that you have a high performance canopy sitting in the closet, and you chomping at the bit to get at it with only 13 jumps; and that you are questioning some ones conservative canopy progression really makes me scratch my head. You say you are going to defer to your instructors about your canopy flight and sizing, but have you even been listening to them up to this point??? I am far far far from a safety expert, and maybe I am just interpreting what your posting the wrong way, but take it slow and be careful. We both have thousands of jumps to go if we don't cut corners. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

If I read your profile correctly you weigh around 220 pounds right? So figure 235-240 with gear. So that puts your around 1.29 wing loading on a fully elliptical (that they nicknamed the spinletto) canopy. So how many jumps do you actually intend on doing in this rental gear downsize progression? "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

You didn't offend me, I just didn't understand your angle. I don't think you you have to worry about "sticking up for the little guy", no one on here is trying bring them down. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P

They should be open all winter as far as I know. I was there last sunday, and was hoping to go again next weekend to blow off some steam before finals. "The restraining order says you're only allowed to touch me in freefall" =P