uberchris

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  1. we use it at work for all types of purposes. its not sharp at all, but its got excellent holding power. gravity brings me down.........
  2. i LOVE this. here i have been brainstorming ideas while reading this whole discussion for a toggle/riser with a snap or even thinking about routing some yellow cutaway cable through the top and bottom of the toggle keepers (just a stupid idea) and these risers are available. SOLD, im ordering a set right now for my new container. thanks everyone for the useful information on this whole thread, i always bring these things up to friends at my DZ after reading because everyone gives their own input and thats how us newbs learn stuff gravity brings me down.........
  3. thanks. i took a course in october, and im planning on taking another at elsinore this coming april, and im definitely not gonna stop there............. we did discuss cycles briefly, and i was made to understand that it takes some time (we did the ten second thing) for your canopy to get back into full flight, but i wasnt sure if recovery time was applicable to double front riser approaches, we just talked about how toggle and riser turns affect a canopies recovery time................ gravity brings me down.........
  4. does planing out eat up some of your flare power? assume that someone flying a canopy with a short recovery arc releases their front risers during a double front riser approach about 15 feet too high, will it severely impact a full flare, or does the canopy return to full flight immediately upon planing out? lets say a safire2 loaded at 1.6 for example............ gravity brings me down.........
  5. amen. i have a tube3 tracksuit, and theres really no way you can "slow down" without getting insanely unstable. i dump in a full track because if i try to flare too long or i arch, i start getting insanely unstable............... gravity brings me down.........
  6. NOFX gravity brings me down.........
  7. next step is to build a helmet/HUD with a visor integrated with LED technology and a microchip that presents all your data right inside your clear visor..........how nice would that be? and how expensive, id imagine gravity brings me down.........
  8. by the way this is a GREAT drinking game ive been playing since my late teen years.............if you cant name a band within 10 seconds , you DRINK. try it if you dont believe me! its fun for everyone gravity brings me down.........
  9. toad the wet sprocket gravity brings me down.........
  10. is a safire2 loaded at 1.6 really pushing the WS envelope, or is it not a huge deal being that its not a fully elliptical canopy? anyone jump WS with this setup? gravity brings me down.........
  11. strung out gravity brings me down.........
  12. how is the front riser pressure between the safire2 and the sabre2, at say a 1.5 WL? how do the canopies react to harness input? im about to make a huge decision, ive already flown sabre2's but im going to be demoing a safire2 and a pilot.......... gravity brings me down.........
  13. youve SEVERELY understated the cost of skydiving with that line. youre forgetting the cost of booze/ travel to boogies. so id say about 75% percent of your paycheck for the rest of your life, no? gravity brings me down.........
  14. seriously man, i know too many people havent chimed in but: if money is truly not an issue, then get a new custom rig. if it is even a slight issue, just buy a used container and put the extra money you saved into more jumps and eventually towards a custom wingsuit. i dont have that much experience, but everything ive ever owned has been used gear, until a month ago, when i orded a custom container. im ready for a custom container because im downsizing to a 135, and the rig i got will fit a 135, a 120, and eventually a cross braced 100-ish canopy. point being is that my new container is going to go a LONG way in my skydiving career over the next decade, and i waited to order it until i figured out what canopy im gonna be jumping for a long time coming. anyways, good luck in your quest. BSBD gravity brings me down.........
  15. sooooooooooooo absolutely sexy. i tried one on at chicks rock, and put my order in within a few weeks for a VC1.............. it should be shipping within a month or so i hope....... heres what mine will look like, everyone PLEASE post pics of your new curves when you get them!!!! gravity brings me down.........
  16. anyone have any pictures of non-cascaded linesets? specifically, im wondering in regards to NON-cascaded A and B lines, if each of the front risers would simply have double the normal amount of lines than a traditional cascaded canopy? so i guess 8 lines connected to each front riser link rather than 4? gravity brings me down.........
  17. i am NOT a rigger yet, but i do have a question, do you hand tack reserve slinks with supertack, or is there some other type of material that must be used? gravity brings me down.........
  18. if i saw this whole thing, and saw some disgruntled old man shaking a 7 year old boy and screaming at him, id be going to jail for assault............... some people just dont get the fact that life is too short for bullshit.............but then again, it seems that its always the evil fuckers that live long while the good die young gravity brings me down.........
  19. chronic masterbation, which only increases when im getting steadily laid due to it being on my mind that much more. i have a real hard time saying no to strong painkillers and perscription RX, especially when mixed with booze. i know this is dangerous as fuck, but hey.........im an asshole. gravity brings me down.........
  20. i may get in trouble for hijacking this thread, but in the vein of the original ops thread title, "canopy help wanted", im gonna ask............ ive done about 150 jumps on both a spectre 150 and a sabre1 150, and i think im wanting to downsize to a 135............. i dont really like the 7 cell flare as much as i like the flare of a sabre1, and a sabre2 is a bit better....... does anyone see a problem with me possibly demoing/downsizing to a pilot 132? gravity brings me down.........
  21. yes true, but immediately people who are jumping/have jumped at these places can quickly verify information. the rumors may fly but theres enough people on this website who can quickly shut down any questionable thoughts when they are posted......... i had no problem with skydive oregon, except for the fact that it wasnt quite a "loose" enough DZ for my tastes. good people that run it and jump it though............. i dont think safety is a remote issue at that place at all gravity brings me down.........
  22. just a quick question. has anyone ever pierced their earlobes straight to 8 gauge before? its day 3 and i hadnt bled barely at all, but after a saltwater soak today, the back of both ears are bleeding nonstop. not like a river, but slow oozing blood. should i just let it clot up for the next day or two and not clean the blood? the piercing shops closed and i work ALL damned day tomorrow or id ask them gravity brings me down.........
  23. dont hate. all that poor giselle gal needs is a good solid root session. dont you remember them nerdy gals from highschool? gravity brings me down.........
  24. now i feel like a real asshole. after checking all five of those things, because wingsuit or not they are all pretty important, i ended up unchecking 2........... i will forever go with my gut feeling from now on. fuck the world and fuck everyones opinions. =) gravity brings me down.........
  25. congrats man. its been about a year and a half for me. im STILL coughing up nasty shit, especially after a good cardio workout. gravity brings me down.........