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  1. Posted

    Looking for a canopy for the new season.

    I currently have a Spectre 135, which I love the openings of, but not the handling or the landings particularly.

    Before that I was on a Stiletto 150 for many years and I loved it, but I moved to the Spectre for the openings as my neck couldn't take the occasional spanker from the Stiletto (which i kept in trim).

    Question is: any recommendation for a fun 9 cell that reliably opens soft? I don't care about speed. Will load at 1.3 / 1.4.

    I haven't been deep in the forums in the last couple years so new canopies might have escaped my attention.

    Fanks!!

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    Haney’s problem started when a system that channels air from the F-22′s engines began leaking, initiating an automatic safeguard that forced air-dependent systems, including the OBOGS...



    Bad software.

  9. I used one of these once to trigger a camera instead of a flash:
    http://gadgetinfinity.com/product.php?productid=16766&cat=274&page=1
    It's pretty easy: u connect the PC port out on the receiver (boxy looking one) to the remote trigger port (mini-jack) on the camera.
    It worked for me at about 30 feet.
    The lead photog triggers all the cameras with the V shaped remote which has a button on top for manual trigger.
    Edit: of course u can use more expensive/reliable ones like alienbees or pocket wizards.

  11. AUSTRALIA

    You get your A licence after AFF or SL.
    With your A lic. you can only do 1-1 coach jumps until you get your B, for which you have to complete a RW training table which involves around 8-10 jumps with a coach + 3x 3-or-bigger ways under supervision.
    With your B lic (or C-D-E-F) you can do 10-ways or smaller RW jumps.
    To get on bigger RW ways you need an Australian Star Crest, which you can get by participating in at least three eight-way Flatfly RW formations entering fifth or later, witnessed by judges or other ASC holders.
    For freefly jumps: you can do 3-ways with a B or higher licence. By completing a FF training table you can get on bigger FF ways.
    Edited to add: 50 jumps required for a B licence.

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    I remember when Booth first came out with his meshless/vaneless reserve PC. And I understand Bernoulli's principle well enough to think it was a stroke of genius. Plus it was more snag proof than anything manufactured thus far.


    Nick (or anyone), as far as you know, is there any UPT docs or threads here discussing/comparing this kind of PC?

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    Many times in the past I have said that I feel we have a training problem if this "wait for the AAD" attitude is as common as it is. I get a lot of flack for that.



    I think it IS a training problem. Students of today probably build a different attitude towards jumping BECAUSE AADs exist. They know there's always another chance. In the olden days people 'imprinted' on the idea that noone/nothing was there to save their arses.
    Maybe we should hammer concepts like the likelihood of getting hurt in a landing following an AAD fire and cases of AAD malfunction - from the FIRST day.
    Just a somewhat off-topic idea.
    * Edited to add: I am one of those new jumpers.

  23. It seems it can't download the assemblies:

    Following errors were detected during this operation.
    * [10/20/2009 12:29:07 PM] System.Deployment.Application.DeploymentDownloadException (Unknown subtype)
    - Downloading file: FreeFallXBAP.exe.manifest did not succeed.


    PLATFORM VERSION INFO
    Windows : 5.1.2600.196608 (Win32NT)
    Common Language Runtime : 2.0.50727.3603
    System.Deployment.dll : 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)
    mscorwks.dll : 2.0.50727.3603 (GDR.050727-3600)
    dfshim.dll : 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000)