Ghost1405

uhhhh, not exactly Thoughts??

i cant find you, your name doesnt come up when i search for it, send me a link to your profile?

what's your name on fb? I know someone who'd be interested in your gates

Ok i'm gonna try and answer everyone's questions just to clarify what I said in my original post. I know that at this moment in time I am probably not ready for any of the options I have mentioned. I will seek advice from a canopy coach who can watch me and advise me on my progression. my question was a querey as i was interested in the route that people have taken, especially those who started out in a similar position to myself. Ian - I'm not really sure how i'd describe my consistancy, I can hit gates probably 70% of the time. My goals are that I want to be able to get the absolute maximum out of my canopy but I would also like to be able to compete and actually be competitive. yes, yes, and yes although not a great deal and have only competed once, i scored on 4 out of 6 rounds and hit the entry gates every time. didn't do that well though. i would like to be able to compete in bpa events (need to check my logbook) but i'd like to give CP2 a go Frost - I am aware that I am on a docile wingloading for such a canopy which is what i guess founded my questions originally d100965 - i agree with what your saying and my no means is my turn perfect and as i've said early at the moment i just had a querey as to the route people take, I am not saying "i am an awesome swooper and want to do something else, tell me what to do" I am interested as to the progression route people take and the reasons why. my height for a 270 is 830ft letsgooutside - see already i've had one person say add weight and the other say downsize to achieve an optimum wingloading.. what are the pros and cons of each? superstu - i am happy landing my canopy doing a 270 in all conditions, i have safely landed it in 18 knts downwind and crosswind (didn't stand it up though but was a controlled landing) sorry for the late reply, have been sans internet for a few days!! hope this answers some questions

profile amended! didn't realise it wasn't filled out, i dont really post much on here. I appreciate at somepoint no doubt all the of the above will end up happening, i was interested into the progression that most canopy pilots will take and what would be most beneficial for someone like me. I understand at the moment I'm probably not experienced enough to do do any of them but was just seeking knowledge

Hi I'm currently jumping a Velo 96 loaded at about 1.75 currenlty doing 270s. I've just been reading through the forum but cant really find an answer to my thoughts. I was wondering which direction most people go in from where I am now, is the next step to getting more increasing my turn? so learning 450s? start wearing lead to increase my wingloading? or to downsize? currenlty i'm probably not ready for any of these and advice will be sort from my local canopy coaches before doing anything, I was just wondering what progression people normally do. Cheers!