craigbey

By my observation that distinction belongs to the state of Iowa. #Fatcancer

1. Logout. 2. Contact a qualified canopy coach.

It's red, fun to fly, can go very fast, and at my age might best be described as ... "Midlife Crisis"

There's no crying in skydiving.

With a properly sized slider -- channel or removable -- the VC opens very nicely.

Reverse S-Fold... http://www.skyxtreme.com/archive/april_may2001/safety04.html

That's a big chicken. https://youtu.be/VfrShu_Lp2A?t=70

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC5gt6_fGF4

This is the product of a wonderfully twisted form of genius... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn73Wtem0No

Yeah, cause an unintentional water landing is probably going to be in a heated pool.

That's part of the problem. You should have felt a difference, even if it was very small. Recognizing such performance differences may help you understand some of the dangers associated with higher performance canopies.

Sammy! Congrats on the new DZ. Very cool. Have a safe and prosperous New Year!

Hi Maura! "Royal We" indeed... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E09LU6XVyxs All apologies to The Dude.

Good point about the OP's location and ordering the Lookma-RDS. Although the Fluid Wings RDS attachment mechanism is a bit 'fiddly' (as aptly described by another poster here), it's still a good system. It just takes some practice. I removed / re-attached that thing 4-5 times at home before jumping it.

Although you said that you're not looking for an RDS, a custom sized removable slider may be your best option. http://www.fluidwings.com/removable-slider

http://skydiving-encyclopedia.com/

You need more flare.

So far this year, Yoda has started 3 new threads on DZ.com and created a total of 5 posts. Do you really consider that 'spam'? Lighten up, Francis.

Bass Ackward.

"Look, kid, go fuck a duck."

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-tao-of-lemmy-18-great-quotes-from-the-motorhead-frontman-20151229 "People don't become better when they're dead; you just talk about them as if they are. But it's not true! People are still assholes, they're just dead assholes!" That dead asshole kicked ass.

Ain't Got No Time for Bird Sex! Awesome.

All true. But why stop with 'low visibility'? There are plenty of other risk factors that the USPA could use as reasons for additional training and competency requirements for the D license. Why not make the license mean something more? Why not ask the applicant to demonstrate knowledge and skills relating to other relevant safety issues... - Aircraft safety - Gear knowledge - Exit order / separation - free fall / tracking skills - Emergency procedures - Canopy skills - Visibility (here are your night jumps) - others? (*) If all one needs to do is a couple of night jumps, then the USPA really isn't asking for -- nor expecting -- much. And I think they have been missing an opportunity to mandate some training / competency requirements. * insert snarky comment about packing here

http://uspa.org/Safety-Training/Licenses http://www.uspa.org/Portals/0/files/Form_CPProficiencyCard.pdf

If you're ever at CSC in Rochelle, IL and can't find the DZ under canopy, there is a nearby lake pointed towards the airport. https://www.google.com/maps/@41.8911998,-89.0900594,6311a,20y,180h/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en