spootch

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  1. hey Spot, do you think you could ask em for access to a user manual for it? online perhaps?
  2. Has anyone noticed thier sabre opened better (slower) with more jumps on em? I have found on both sabre 1 and especially my sabre 2 that the magic number was about 4.5-5 inches out. I have heard lots of complaints from people who get a reline done on thier sabre 1 and have the piss beat out of em.
  3. At what point in someones life do they become so great, that they trully believe they have a responsibility to make decisions on what is safe or unsafe for someone else. well lord swoopious, can you tell us what you were gonna jump and your wingloading?
  4. I haven't seen one (a turn) on the two I've jumped (and I am being well versed in built in turns). Any canopy can have bad manners, i'm sure Tempo is no exception. That being said They are thick fluffy 7 cell canopies that fly like a, well, a sponge. A little input here or there to correct a slight turn will probably go un noticed, unlike the large piss spot on ones groin. One of the rides I had was from terminal. I thought it opened as hard as the 2 sub terminal openings I had, which I found odd. But then again I was in the middle of saying a short prayer to baby Jeasus and the wee lil donkey, so maybe I didn't notice as much
  5. only flown one 3 times, but so far they do what they should. They fly fine, have a luke warm flare and oddly enough....look like an angel as they open
  6. 10 seconds later and it's just another jump... ONLY COOLER
  7. Mr Ianharrops suggestion was to try and remove that stick from your ass!
  8. After viewing Mr Booths video of low skyhook deployments, asked me if I would pack his reserve with the slider down so he could "chop at 3 hundie" if need be.
  9. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wui-PNqJrxs just sayin
  10. Sold it, and yes the buyer was well aware of the turn in the canopy. I suspect a rigger?
  11. lol. both the canopies are 150s. it has been my experience the more the wingload the more the "accent" of the canopy shows through
  12. yep, but a 114 would fit better. 365 ci
  13. Anyone got any tips/tricks on getting a canopy to fly straight? I had a person come to me about a sabre2 with a nasty right turn in it. At first I thought it could be asymetrical harness (be it hips or actual rig) so I hooked it up to my rig and jumped it. Sure as shit, it buggered off to the right. The lines checked out fine, however before I could get into the material and have a look see, he pitched it and relaced it with another (which flew fine). Fast forward, I now have a vision (05) that has a slight turn to the right that requires a bit of toggle to keep straight. The lines are ok, brake lines have lots of slack and the material (ribs n skins) don't seem to to have an obvious flaw ie: a wrong rib size in one cell. It was suggested that sewing from one side to another can cause a slight turn if the manufacturers arent carefull ? Thoughts? And no I'm not sewing a pair of underwear to one side for drag, even if it works!
  14. 5 two high speeds (one was mine), two low speed (super swooper canopies are good for business ) and one student low speed.
  15. ???? what is it ???? what does it do????
  16. I'm thinking if what Al and Rob have found out about AADs zeroing out without the cutter connected, there is no continuity check.??
  17. Futurediviot is a flameing asshole! I believe I have now met the requirements of a personal attack and wish to be banned for the rest of the year
  18. Actually the only thing she does WRONG is not discard the handles
  19. what are you thinking of as eliptical? Semi elip, like a sabre2 or fully elip like a stilletto? A quick search will reveal why you don't want an agressively tapered canopy. Which canopy were you looking at?
  20. excaliber by Flying High Ps I could use a manual