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E-mailed to you.... The PC was symmetrical, I think he got the PC from Vertigo. I was surprised to find someone using a non-vented, ZP Pilot chute in Norway, especially one with no load tapes. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

reply]To you guys that are saying "it works great", what exactly do you mean? Were you having problems without some kind of slider up tail gate? Is you slider up tail gate making a positive difference to the 'quality' of your openings? Or do you just mean "it hasn't mal'd on me yet" . --------------------------------- Well, in my very limited experience..... I witnessed a line over in Norway. With his descent rate, he was going in for sure. The line over cleared about 20m of the ground and he got away with it. (I have video, not sure where I can upload. Line over appears to have been caused by a massively orbiting ZP PC.) Since then I have started to use masking tape to control the lines during packing, and to try and promote nose first inflation. Both help in preventing line overs. I hadn't met any jumpers that do this (coming from the UK, we don't get many slider up jumps). The guy who had the line over, started using a regular tail gate, (with small mesh slider !!!!! not large) This year in Norway, they had 4 or 5 line overs I think. All though not fail proof it seams like using a tail gate of sorts could help prevent these. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, I was wondering how many people use tail gates on slider up jumps. What type of tail gate and if they have experienced any problems. I'm thinking that masking tape on the control lines is a very good idea. Thanks George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hey Mike Congratulations Man, welcome to the club. You gonna carry on jumping.. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, I think that we all know how we become desensitized when facing the same situation again and again. I remember how I felt on my first skydive compared to my 100/500/1000th. This is one of the reasons I'm not a regular base jumper. I want to keep BASE as a very special sport. I don't ever want to get to the point where I'm on the 5th load of the day. It would ruin the sport for me. I have no desire for base jump numbers. All I know is between 2 and 3 months I start getting a real itch to jump again. It gets more and more intense until I satisfy that itch. And as I don't jump on a regular basis, the intensity and reward from the jump is that much greater that I feel completely satisfied again for at least a couple of weeks. Something I’m sure you will not get if jumping regularly. I guess to me, one base jump can balance my mental wellbeing for a month, after two I start craving again. Doing this I don't think I will ever become Desensitized to Base. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

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Hi, Having never jumped a Pin Rig, I was a little bit apprehensive about using a mate’s pin rig for the first time, off A 225ft A the other day. We didn't jump cause of the wind. Are other people prepared to take pin rigs this height or lower ? Cheers George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

There is a copy thats travelling around the world at the moment. The Book belongs to Michael Cooper. If you want to read it it is in the UK at present. Just post on the UK Base Board asking for it and someone should send you it. www.basejumper.org George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

The Guys were out at Sebastian filming the skydiving side of things. They were a couple of very down to Earth skydivers from Canada, so I would imagine that the film would reflect their characters... George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Mac you forgot to mention the black heard.... I'm first off, Land looking back up the tower for Mac to Go. Hear a russling behind me. There's about 50 cows all in a semi circle around me sniffing my parachute... One of them puts it foot in a loop in my bridle...hear we go.... I know Macs about to jump and I know what will happen to the cows. Sure enough...crack opens the canopy (nice 180) all 50 cows leg it, including the one with my bridle attatched to it's leg which in tern is attached to my harness that I'm still wearing....... Luckly it gives a couple of kicks and the bridles off. Mac Lands. We're waiting for sean...the cows come back. Last straw is Seans canopy opening, sends them into a stampeed they were still running as we left.... very amusing.. http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hasn't tamed me a bit....still completely out of Control in the air and on the ground PS. Just sent you a Private message http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi Gary, did you represent GB. I haven't kept upto date with Gap. What about chris Lynch, any of the XL boys, did they represent GB as well. Good on you for getting into the compition. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Were there many people doing 360's on the competition rounds, or are people sticking with 270's. I find that although it's easier to get the right line and approach into a gate with a 360, I find it harder to judge the height. George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

When and how should people learn to use rear riser landings or should they even bother. What Canopy should you practise on?? Here are my views. 1) When you can consistently land every time, without any toggle input, except for the last flair. 2) When starting, you should aim to plane out 50ft above the deck then lower it. This can cause your canopy then to go back into a dive but I found it no bother to then plane out again. 3) The canopy you fly should be responsive enough to land on rears. Velocities seem to respond better on the rear risers than on toggles. Any one else found this. Trying to land a Sabre on Rears can be dangerous as the canopy really only trims out a bit. Can't comment on other canopies, as I have never attempted these landings on them. Interested to see what others think George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi, rgoper. I work at Skydive Sebastian during the winters. An average season would be 600 / 700 jumps. Don't even know when I did my profile on dropzone.com, not to concerned about it really. Anyway it's updated now. Any comments on 180 /or 270. I think I have it figured, 270 every time, like I said in my first post. Just wondering what other people thought. Thanks George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hello all, I was just reading another thread that went off on a tangent, so I thought I would post this as a seperate thread to see what people's views were. 270 or 180 ?? This is my opinion. I'm no expert. I jump a Sabre 120 weight 150 pounds have 1100 skydives maybe 800 hook turns. To me a 270 is better every time. Why 1) Set up speed is slower, your not traveliing downwind. 2)You give yourself extra altitude for the extra 90 degrees, which means you have more bail out alititude and more time to judge the turn 3)You don't set up with your back to the landing pattern, givng you more oppertunity to sport traffic. 4)270's tend to be more of a judged approach, more of a carving turn. You can change the angle of attack as attlitude requires. Rather than just winging it over for the 180 which is totaly commited. Which many people do. What do you think ?? http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Nice one Harry !! George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com

Hi Denise, good to see your still jumping. We'll have to do some jumps when I get back to Sebastian Gorgous George http://georgechurchill.blogspot.com