5.samadhi

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    Hello Guys and Gals . . . I have a new SPECTRE 150 that is giving me frequent hard openings.

    - My exit weight gives me a loading of about 1.57, I wonder if this could be the problem.

    - I have been adivised to try a larger slider size, do you think this could help?

    - I have had about 3 or 4 really hard openings, is it likely to have damage to the equipment, should I have it inspected?

    - Do you have any tips for me to try this weekend?

    Thank you!



    Do you have much experience packing? Perhaps you are doing something wrong with the packing process. Maybe go through a packjob with a rigger or experienced packer to let them see if you are doing anything wrong with the packjob, stows, etc.

    That said I have heard many times of spectres giving hard as shit openings and nobody having any substantive reason to give for that happening...I think they just open like shit sometimes.[:/]

  9. not sure how everybody else uses the term, but I have heard floater pretain more to your position relative to the formation and not in particular relative to a cessna exit.

    there are many ways to exit from a cessna.

    my favorite way is to grab the side near the bottom of the door with my right hand and stick my right foot on the step while my body hangs somewhat under the plane. It makes for an interesting angle and plenty of space for others to get out on the step (just hope they dont accidentally step on your hand!!!!).

    I also like to get out as far as possible with my back to the wind facing backwards and hang on to the strut and sitfly off the plane.

    Since you are planning on your coach rating why dont YOU diagram the different ways to exit a cessna???

    Peace!!!

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    When I took a canopy course, I still remember the phrase for rears was : "Less is more". If you can accomplish a good distance swoop with barely using any rears, that only means that you build enough speed that you don't need any input on your wing to keep it level.

    I have had many swoops where I have place my hands on the rears but never really need them. I fly a crossfire II 1.8 WL.

    Just make sure to know the feeling of the rears on your current wing, so you don't get to stall the canopy in a HP landing and hurt yourself.

    Do high HnP and test rear stall point after a big rotation and also on normal flight and make that feeling one of your instinct so you know when it is too much.


    can you please explain what needing your rears means to you? I am interested.

    thanks and cheers to this thread for the information :)

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    Ian, I don't believe that manufacturers will support line stretching. There's money in selling linesets that most skydivers can't install themselves vs. selling a service that any jumper can easily perform and would never buy. Lineset replacement is unavoidable and stretching the lines may or may not extend the useful life of a lineset but may give better performance during that time.



    So let me get this straight, you believe that no one will tell you what you want to hear because it is a vast conspiracy to pad the profits of the canopy manufactures?

    Right...

    Thats a little dramatic :)I think he is trying to say that you won't get support from manufacturers on this topic (although waiting for BG to chime in?) because they have a financial bias that strongly predisposes them toward being conservative on this issue. Not saying they are being malicious or purposefully deceptive, just that the money bias they have toward the issue is muddling their subjectivity.

    Does that make sense to you? That is how I took his reasoning (you were not being charitable to him and were attempting to label his line of reasoning as illogical because you disagree with his idea? you are bored? WHatever).

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    What is the most important factor in a wingsuit exit?

    A Achieving maximum performance from the wingsuit upon exit

    B Maintaining stability during exit

    C Keep all wings tightly closed to prevent the relative wind from inflating the suit until clear of the aircrafts tail.


    Obviously the answer is letter A. If you hit the tail you will not be maximizing performance of the wingsuit (because you will probably be tumbling in a bloody mess), so whatever is maximizing performance entails that you will not hit the tail.

  19. how much is AFF lvl 1 usually like 200 bucks? Well that is 3 slots for 75 dollars. Gear rental for 25 dollars, that leaves 100 dollars. 40 dollars each instructor and that leaves 20 dollars for the dropzone.

    Levels with 1 instructor should reflect a 65 dollar drop in price (slot of instructor + instructor pay).

    seems fair to me...isnt that how most dropzones work it out?

  23. I fly booties when I am flying on my belly and I find that after awhile of using them I dont really fly with my arms anymore. I just keep my arms tucked up close to me so I can take a dock easily and plus it has the added benefit of feeling much more stable in my shoulder (which is an old injury). I totally use my legs to turn, drive forward/back, etc.

    could I do this without booties? Yes, but the booties make the movements much more powerful. When you are confident in your ability you can use that power. For awhile you won't be able to max out your power in the sky...like a beginner weight lifter kinda...but after awhile you will train your ability to use power.

    Fun part is it is a lifetime training process nobody is ever finished! B|

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    damn thats a long way away do people really make plans for something like april at this time of year???



    Only if you want cheap flights and on site trailer

    yeah true I guess...I guess people's lives are more secure than my own I'm just trying to figure out how to survive through the winter :D