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lyosha

I think canopy selection plays less of a role if you collapse your wing on a smaller suit.

Agree. Pulling at full flight in a larger suit with a lightly loaded, docile, 7 cell is a different animal than what most folks skydive with.

skow

***Why shouldn't you deploy in a stall?

Huge burble??

For new folks, flying small suits having them collapse at first makes some sense. I think moving on to full flight deployments as part of the progression also makes a lot of sense. Canopy selection is also important.

normiss

Excellent clarification and I agree.

I dislike the digital safes due to the key over-rides in case of dead batteries.
I prefer the bank safe type combination lock, but you have to work through the combination to a certain point in order to get to your weapon with a quickness if needed.

If you don't have kids, and you keep your guns squirreled a way in your house. I don't see why I should be held criminally liable because some asshole broke into my house and stole them (along with other belongings). Bring kids, and roommates into the equation and that becomes a different conversation I think. Don't get me wrong safes are a great idea. However most of the ones folks have don't take a lot of work to get into.

DSE

What's more pathetic is that the name used to register this burner account has the same name as the person who sent out an "anonymous" email about a National Director last year. They didn't cover their tracks too well; I guess they don't know about IP tracing, or Spokeo, Knowem, etc.

The sad part of the pathos is that one or more of the persons running the smear campaign wants to be on the BOD next fall.

Sounds about right. Psst. Did you hear that Swooper71 gave a goat herpes!! He caught it from his buddy's sheep one pen over! SCANDAL

I really like the use of a burner account posting this shit. Skydiving is like being back in high school. Pathetic.

michalm21

so did I, I paid $165 for a UPT pilot chute, but the cost included additional $50 for a monkey fist I prefer over the pvc tube...
Standard price is $115, so $80 more, like I wrote above

50$ for a monkey fist? Sheesh. Its like the 30 or 40$ upcharge I got hit with when I ordered a semi stowless bag from them. I was told it was because they had to make one for my Jav. I got a standard one stamped v319 iirc.

There were a lot of posts after release saying I want one for skydiving. Be interested to see how many of these they get out there.

EWRookie

Since this will be my first time flying a wingsuit i was worried that the swift might be to much suit?

it says on the page "The Swift is designed for talented beginners and experienced pilots of all abilities. "

Does this mean suitable for FFC / FJC or suitable for beginners that have already jumped a wingsuit a few times.?

That was the subject a particularly weird thread. Comments were made that Swift might be a bit much for most FFCs. There was much arguing and then eventually the Hatch came out.

I bought a P3 as my first wingsuit and still love flying it over 100 jumps later. I doubt I'll ever sell it. I'm looking at either a Havok Carve or Funk as an upsize.

Talk with who you are doing your FFC with.

johnmatrix

Ghost Michael Jackson

Will this come with age, and height restrictions for rodeos?

joelh

hello

i would like to buy an full face helmet. just because of my glasses.
but i ask my self how it is while i am wing suiting?
can i easily look at my chest mount alti ?
and no…. i don't use audibles… i dont hear them.Tongue

thx

Love my Revolve. Thinking of upgrading to the new one.

0584

******I also agree the Lightning is perfectly capable of soft landings, just takes a bit of timing and coordination. If you cant land it soft and standing up, there is something wrong with your basic canopy skills.

In that case a whole bunch of CRW competitors at nationals have defective canopy skills.

Well, maybe beeing able to cough up the entry fee to compete isnt such a good indicator of canopy skills then.

A lot of the Lightnings we use are old and ragged out as hell. At lower WL it's not that big a deal. On my 126 with three links in the rears, loaded at 1.8 it's a bit more of a challenge. 1.4 and below with a stock trim isn't that difficult to land. CRW disciplines keep getting threatened with our events being taken out of Nationals so we bring a lot of newbies (or try to).

Will it work? Sure. I'd recommend not using the retractible bridle system though. It adds another failure mode. Generally speaking I don't really see the point. Doing CRW is hard on gear.

Definitely recommend the test jumps. I'd certainly recommend that shorter delays be taken at first, say 5 seconds. Then start taking longer ones. The bag will slow things down, and so will the slider. However it's still going to be a pretty snappy opening. That nose is wide open.

skydiverek

Does Sabre2 open hard more often that other modern canopies? Comparing to let's say Pilot, Spectre, Safire2?

I know Sabre2 usually opens soft, but does it have an inherited every-so-often hard opening?

They've never slammed me. I've a decent # of jumps on 150, 135, and 120. Certainly opens faster than Pilot, or Saffire 2, at least in my experience. I prefer a quicker opening so I don't really do much to slow it down.

Luke738085

@ JC - Best advice yet. Thank you!
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To all the people saying, "you're rushing it", "FB prox want to be", "not all fun and games", and dislike/disrespect for the people "just trying to get their 200 behind them".

I'm not that kid putting learning, and coaching to the side, just to reach my 200. My reason for my trying to find a fast track, is that I'm Type 1 diabetic. Have been since for 15 years. I on an insulin pump, which helps keep it under very tight control and have never had any issues. As of now, I'm 27, 5'8 (173), 150lb (68), and consider myself more fit then most (excluding skydivers). I just don't know how long I'll be able to maintain this level of blood sugar control and fitness. Which I know I'll need to reach the lvl of flying skill required for flying. I don't want to be 5 years into my journey, just to find out they have to chop one of my rudders off, due to an infection. I'm not afraid of the hard work and $$ it's going to take to get their. I just want as much time I can get, enjoying the fruits of the hard work ahead.

Enough of the pity party, maybe I'll just get prosthetic wings/rudders instead of hands and feet

The problem at my DZ is none of the instructors WS fly.

Any recommendations where to receive top notch coaching?

The Northeast Birdschool (MA), Scotty Burns (FL), Darren Burke (CA), would all get you going quite well. Good fliers AND can teach. I'm sure there are others, and no order intended in the above.

theQ

Hahaha! You are right. I am an engineer, I tend to overthink, sometimes works, sometimes as you noticed doesn't!

Thanks for really making me smile!

No worries. And glad my comment had the intended effect :)

billvon

>PDRs don't fly or flare brilliantly either.

True, although they flare WAY better than Micro Ravens.

Potato, potato. Micro Ravens are perfectly suitably reserves. We're just gonna have to agree to disagree.

billvon

>You really believe it's a rigger's responsibility to tell grown-ass men to NOT jump
>approved/airworthy/TSO'd reserves?

To TELL him not to jump it? No. To tell him he risks serious injury or death by doing so? Absolutely.

>You really believe a rigger should NOT pack that same airworty/TSO'd reserve
>just because some jackass never took the time to test jump his reserve type or
>to at least bother to do a couple of test flares prior to landing his reserve?

I think it would be very wise for a rigger to refuse to pack any reserve they feel stands a good chance of injuring or killing its user. That's one of the reasons riggers sign off on a reserve - because someone with (supposedly) better judgment than the jumper has examined it and determined it is airworthy. And in my book that means "can land someone safely" - not just meets the minimum requirements of the TSO/manufacturer.

If I follow your logic I would NEVER pack a reserve 126 or smaller. No matter who made it. What knucklehead in their right mind jumps a reserve at a 1.5+ WL? Can't nanny state everyone. People need to get back in the mindset that this shit is dangerous. Learn to fly a canopy.

theQ

My point was really simple, if FAA suggested/approved them on reserves they must have had a reason for it, that's the part I don't get. Your comparison with tires I get, what I don't get is FAA point! Do they know more that we do, that's my hidden question.

I promise you are hilariously over thinking things.

stayhigh

People aren't informed about it that is why.

I've seen some people who doesn't even know their color of the reserve.

Jumpers should know their gear, and what is the parameter.

I've seen three people not walking away from the micro-raven landings. Ever since then I try to post much about it on forum when the topic pops out so that others are informed and they don't make the same mistake.

It is sad to see someone chop from a simple line-twist and they end up in ambulance ride.

I'm not bashing micro-ravens. I'm pretty sure they work fine when used properly. Just want to say that they don't fly like the newer reserve do.

PDRs don't fly or flare brilliantly either. Most folks don't have much if any time on a 7 cell. Combine that with being amped up after a cut away and I think you already set the stage for a lot of injuries. I have three rides on a Micro Raven. I certainly like the PDR in my other rig, but it's not a Swift by any means...

BH_Composites

Except this child was born in the USA. Not China!

Have any kicking around the shop? Wouldn't mind swinging by some time to take a look. In the market to replace my Revolve.

virgin-burner

***Interesting...
http://squirrel.ws/funk

Placed my order for Havok already, so it's no go for me. I wish they would've announced it earlier.

yea, why get the original when you can buy the copy - plus, you get to support the vietnamese people, namely the 10 to 12yrs old childworkers the company employs..



They are able to keep the thread tension more consistent using their teeth. *ducks

platypii

I have the regular Storm with Casual CRW Kit. It has dacron lines, continuous center A lines, and three ring retractable bridle system on the top, but no tailpocket.

I was confused about what was the point of a 3 ring retractable bridle without a tailpocket. I asked PD and they said:

***What you need is a non-collapsible pilot chute and a deployment bag with a number 8 grommet in it. When you deploy the bag travels up the bridle and the number 8 grommet chokes off the pilot chute when the bridle is retracted within the 3 rings.

Anyone have experience with that setup? Simon, would love to hear if you have any success installing a tailpocket.

Yes. You still pack the canopy like a free pack. Only after rolling you stuff it in the dbag and stow the lines in the elastics. The #8 grommet on the dbag will slide down over the PC on deployment and act like a kill cone. You'll also need a properly sized length of Dacron to use as a bridle. You can bar tack in a nub to catch a curved pin. Another option is mounting a straight pin on a second, shorter length of Dacron so that you pull the pin when you deploy the pilot chute.

SFBayArea

I want to do HALO jump. Preferably 30K jump - military style with the oxygen masks, etc. I wonder if any DZ offers these kind of jumps in CA?
I called Skydive Perris and they told me that they only do HALO for military groups since those are coming in big groups and I assume pay good $$$.
Any other DZ offers HALO within 500 miles of San Francisco?

Thanks.

Keep an eye on Tsunami's Facebook page. Rich tried to get one going earlier, and had intentions to do so again.

woppyvac

I'm getting LASIK eye surgery next week, not PRK or LASEK. I've asked a my doctor, and a couple other docs, when I could return jumping. So far I've been told the following weekend to waiting four weeks. If you've had LASIK... how long did you wait until you jumped again? Did you experience any issues? Thanks.

Are you getting the latest version? Flap cut with laser? If so you'll be fine. I waited 3 weeks to be safe, I also wear a full face. No issues other than dryness. Don't rub your eyes!

I have a UPT semi stowless bag in my Jav. I was asked to send them the dimensions of the stock d-bag.

I'm unsure how to feel about him staying on/stepping down.

I will say that I find it hilarious that people on one hand demand more regulation from the USPA. Then in the same breath scream that the sport is self policing and effective at doing so.

Normiss, this isn't directed at you.