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Article #19Re: Skinny Jumpsuits
From: al
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1985 04:42
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1985 04:42
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I went to the 1984 Jumpfest at Ft Collins CO, and the Coors team was there and gave an RW seminar. Their words were that the size of the jumpsuit was no where near as important as everybody falling at the same rate. I believe the SFR was an attempt to do this, but unfortunately, the suit is too slow. I got a "104", and because of my weight (5'10" 185#) the suit has large wings compared to the others at my DZ. Although I am a little "sloppier" than the skinner suits, my fall rate is the same, and the RW works out better. The bottom line is: 1. You should have someone who knows how to sew take in your suit a little 2. If you want to be a "competition" skydiver, loose weight and buy a smaller suit. 3. If you want to have fun, but not be "competition", screw the little "skygods" and find someone who likes the things you do. Al Gettier Teknekron Infoswitch ihnp4!infoswx!al convex!infoswx!al
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.10 $; site infoswx Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxt!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!infoswx!al From: al@infoswx.UUCP Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive Subject: Re: Skinny Jumpsuits Message-ID: <92800001@infoswx> Date: Tue, 12-Nov-85 23:42:00 EST Article-I.D.: infoswx.92800001 Posted: Tue Nov 12 23:42:00 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 16-Nov-85 08:45:01 EST References: <1651@trwrba> Lines: 25 Nf-ID: #R:trwrba:-165100:infoswx:92800001:000:920 Nf-From: infoswx.UUCP!al Nov 12 22:42:00 1985