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Is DZ Chad still there, he is tall, skinny with long blond hair?

At jump 12 I started jumping a Diablo 190 and could not figure out accuracy with it, I was always landing away from the intended target. At jump 30, I actually upsized to a Sabre 230, and love it i now land within a few feet of the peas every time. Its all about coming in slower and judging the glide characteristics, I also believe confidence is a big factor!

I fly a sabre and i have found out with mine that if the nose isn't rolled and tuck way back in it opens very hard, its a charactersitic of the canopy. I have never flown a sabre 2 but I would assume it would be about the same!

Charge it, thats what credit cards are for!

I think we have one of the smallest landing zones in the US, i frequently land on the grass runway, but then I also suck under canopy. I killed a metal windsock pole a few months back and was fortunate to walk away with minor injuries!

I have pulled @ 11,500 to work on skill....its too cold up there!

I wasn't trying to attack you, sorry if it came off that way. I might only have 28 jumps, but I have packed close to 100 times....Good luck

Thank you thats all I was trying to point out!!!! For the record, I DO NOT KNOW IT ALL.....Smeone on here sent me a pm attacking me saying I think I know it all and I'm gonna die.....lol

What I meant was it all depends on how it is packed, and the characteristics of the canopy. My Diable has takan 1200' to open and has opened as quickly as 600', it depends on what you do with the slider, nose when packing. Yes @ 28 jumps with 17 packing I do have an idea on how MY canopy opens!

Yes, I found it, you have to hit select all. How did you know to look?

It is not a question that can be answered, obviously, you re not packing your own canopy!

St. Pattty's Day

Look at the statistics, people are NOW dying under functioning canopies. How many skydivers have died because of an AAD misfire, no fire or a malfunctioning rsl or skyhook lately. The sport has evolved and skydivers have evolved with it. Smaller, faster canopies. The EXPERIENCED skydivers are the one's killing themselves with low hookturns......5 deaths this week all under canopy, freefall accidents do happen but are MUCH less frequent.

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My Diablo 190 opens soft as hell, but it has also eaten up close to 1300' before, I think also the amount of jumpa a cnaopy has on it can be a slight factor also, and stowing of slider and also what you do with the nose.