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Good stuff. Just for the record (for future posters), Cat and Pinecone (her husband) are back in VA, based out of Orange. We do have a few deaf jumpers come through somewhat on the reg aside from Cat.

...like this ? exactly :) looking forward to it!

Let's just do a flysight v2 and maybe it dytter-sized with an internal speaker ;)

Eh, let them lower it to 50 jumps but require a C license ;)

That's not the experience that I had at all with Vlady and Vertical... I love my Vertical and they've been great to deal with.

UVA...booooooooo UVA girls are WAY hotter than VT girls :p ASU is 45 from Eloy. One of many perks...

You bet your ass we do! It's not meant as an insult, but I LOVE meeting people all over the country that have jumped there... once ;) Can't wait to jump there again this winter. It should be a fun challenge of the accuracy skills Karl taught me.

Hey Sonic, Met you briefly at bridge day. Who's making your flash bracket? I have a concept, but no access to tools or materials on this coast. Dave

It's funny, I actually think Lodi's landing area is relatively large (at least average). I mean, it's not Eloy or the Farm, but there's plenty of space! I did grow up at a DZ with a small, terrible landing area though. It makes even the most experienced skydivers cringe if they're on anything remotely high performance. I just love that 'tip' as last time I was there, there was a small corner of the whiteboard with a small section called 'info' or something with only that statement.

100% agree on both points. Also, a consideration for Lodi: Don't land out ;)

He must be a swooper. Always trust your rears! ;)

If the 7D and 5D2 would just make beautiful babies, it'd be some sort of super camera...

Skydive Orange actually helped develop the current AFF course, just saying. shhhhhhhh. Both DZ's are awesome. Can;t wait to see WP in it's new iteration in Dinwiddie. I hope they have a nice long swoop lane for me. Well the pond by the campgrounds should make a killer swoop pond :p I'm also looking forward to partying with the WP crew at the Halloween boogie @ Delmarva, and later checking out Dinwiddie. Should be amazing...

I don't really know anything about what mounts are available for them, unfortunately. I also have a hotshoe mount that can put a gopro on top of the still camera if i feel like getting silly. maybe they make something similar for a drift or you can rig one up. Orrrr, you could cut your losses and get a gopro ;)

It's the same helmet with the exception of the halo component. I jump an Optik 210 and my friend jumps a halo. I haven't had any problem with my 210 moving around to justify needing a tightening band on the inside.

Knew an instructor who would only wear one for work, but would never use one (or audibles) for fun jumps. My favorite story was in regard to getting on a plane and the dialog with another jumper: Other: Hey, where's your altimeter? Instructor: My eyes are right here. I don't use an altimeter for fun jumps. Other: Hey man, that's not safe. I had a buddy die recently. Instructor: Was he wearing an altimeter? Other: Of course he was. [end of conversation] NOTE: paraphrased. it's been awhile since i heard this story, but it certainly made him seem less insane.

Let's be clear: Laura Wagner is the SHIT

any FJC's going on during the boogie? because that's SUCH a great time to do an FJC :p

different dz's have VERY different cultures... go to your average cessna dropzone that does mostly tandems, then go to somewhere like skydive orange (especially when the west point crew is around). it's like two different worlds.

First rig was a 1990 Jav J5 (bought in 2010) with 100 jumps and a Fury 220 reserve. Bought it from my local dz. It'd been siting in a closet for years... First canopy was a Spectre210 bought off of dz.com. Seller met me in Perris and we jumped together a few times so I'd know if it was what I wanted. Great transaction :) All other canopies have been from dz.com (Sabre2 190, Sabre2 170) and sold them all there as well. Waiting on my new rig now, which is a new Vector V3, and bought a well used PDR 160 from a friend at the dz. Bought my vigil new direct from Vigil thanks to team sponsorship (yay vigil).

hah. let's just keep it going ;)

Different canopy. I fly a Sabre2 now and liked the Pilot (previously owned Spectres). I'm not a big fan of the Pulse, but as DEU mentioned, it's just for people looking for something else. It's plenty popular. I'd compare flare on it to that of the silhouette, so it may be a suitable transition for you. It all depends on what you want in a canopy though. The Pilot's pretty sporty comparitively speaking.

Come on down to Orange. We'll hook you up! Pretty sure it meets your requests: - Great instructors - Otter - Open 6 days a week My only advice would be to pull the trigger regardless of where you go in VA soon, as winter's coming up in a few months.

Not sure if anyone said it yet, but the Casio EXILIM EX-FC100 might work for you: http://uncrate.com/stuff/casio-exilim-ex-fc100/