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From: brent@terra.Eng.Sun.COM (Brent Callaghan)
Newsgroups: rec.skydiving
Subject: Re: High altitude landings
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Date: 20 May 91 21:38:56 GMT
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In article <6138@ptsfa.PacBell.COM>, lmlee@PacBell.COM (Lloyd Lee) writes:
> Reference the high level calculations from our friend from the
> MIT Artificial Intelligent LAB-- just do it, the landing won't
> be as hard as anything you would have from a "double L" canopy.

Ah that takes me back!  I did my first 50 jumps on C9's with
various mods - usually double L's though sometimes I was
lucky enough to get something "hot" like a 7TU or even
"Derry slots".  It was mucho macho to do a standup landing
and not limp away.  The DZ was usually windy enough that you
had to make your approach to the target looking backwards
over your shoulder.

I laid down my life savings and bought a PC.  That's
when a PC was a ParaCommander (not a Personal Computer).

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