eddytheeagle

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  • Main Canopy Size
    150
  • Reserve Canopy Size
    143
  • AAD
    Cypres 2

Jump Profile

  • Home DZ
    Various places
  • License
    D
  • License Number
    26435
  • Licensing Organization
    USPA
  • Number of Jumps
    1377
  • Years in Sport
    9
  • First Choice Discipline
    Formation Skydiving
  • First Choice Discipline Jump Total
    1000
  • Second Choice Discipline
    Wing Suit Flying
  • Second Choice Discipline Jump Total
    50

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    Yes
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    Yes
  1. I have a 12" powerbook g4, so I am glad they (finally) included spaces, which works nicely for me. I don't use the stacks either. Got my copy on friday as well, only had to wait 5 minutes
  2. 52137 Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  3. You aren't doing anything wrong. The answer of the book has constant coefficient -12, instead of 12, and on top of that, it has only one real zero... so like you said, the answer in the book is wrong... Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hGtvNoOR4Y&eurl=
  5. Hi Theresa, Well, I have a Talon FS, and I love it. It is very comfortable, packs easy, and looks good. I second the remark that the RI customer service is top notch. I needed a replacement leg strap, which they fixed quickly, and they matched colours with an old batch of fabric! I attached some pics of my rig. The colour-scheme might be a little uninspired, but I just like those dutch colours
  6. Stiletto 150 at 1.4:1. Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  7. Basically, billvon is just saying that 1: A lot of people state they have a cypres because of the (rather small) chance they are knocked unconcious 2: Most people how are saved by their cypres were fully concious, and probably screwed up in one way or the other 3: There are other things, skills, etc can save your skin, and it's these you're more likely to use at some point of your skydiving career. I totally argree with these points, but I'm also a strong `believer' in aad's, just because people do screw-up sometimes. That's the reason I have one. Oh, btw, I would jump without one if I have to send in mine for some reason... Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  8. Hi Marc, The first time I leave archway early, do I miss all the action . Guess I should 've stayed... Glad you're ok! Oh, I kept all my handles when I went for silver, and that includes the dummy ripcord (for a practice pull) Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  9. Empty vote... why on earth did you do that? Cause I think that the forums we have now surve the purpose well
  10. Well, I tried to give blood in the states, but I wasn't allowed to do so, cause I'm from the Netherlands. I don't really understand the problem with that... Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  11. I've been jumping my oxygen for quite some time now, and I like it a lot, even after a very shacky start. My first jump was in winter time in the mid-west, so pretty cold and humid as well. I was told to breath out through the mouth, but didn't do that well enough... Result was that after 10 seconds or so, I had about a quarter of a square inch to see through, not quite what you want if you're in the sky for a hoop dive with 10 others. The problem was that the visor started to fog up, and froze because of the cold. Since then, I concentrate on breathing out via my mouth, through the hole, as soon as I put on my helmet (becomes 2nd nature very quickly). I also close my visor after the door is opened. This solved the problem, even in wintertime, while it was freezing (quite a bit). Another problem I encountered was that the visor started to loosen after say 10 jumps (I didn't do anything with the closing mechanism). A couple of jumps later, the visor opened while I was tracking away form a formation. Luckily, it didn't break. Afterwards, I opened the closing mechanism, and reinstalled it (properly!), and I didn't have this problem again. Now that the above problems are solved, I'm very happy with my Oxygen A3, it fits perfectly! The reason I bought it in the first place is that no other full face helmet I tried fitted properly over my glasses. Hopefully, this info is helpfull, and doens't scare you off to much. Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!
  12. Last weekend, I made the first jump on my new Talon FS container (w/ new pd reserve and cypres 2), and I'm very pleased
  13. I'd love to join you girls/guys. My biggest (succesfull) jump is a 2-point 16-way, but i'd love to go bigger. I'll be there all the time
  14. 26435:5:2 First number is my D-license, which I got last week. Just one day of jumping, but they were awesome jumps. My first hybrid jump, which went perfect, a real blast. Last jump of the day was a 5-point 8-way with the 4 golden knights of the accuracy team, who came to archway for the Lew Sandborn meet, a blast again
  15. 579 and counting. Started in august '98 Don't underestimate your ability to screw up!