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So I got in touch with Steve Tambosso the local photographer at PST. He sent me some REALLY sweet pictures that he shot. You can check them out below: (Click on them to zoom)

So first off, I’d like to give a HUGE thank you to Adam Mabee at Parachute School of Toronto for the ENORMOUS hospitality he showed us at PST. Not only were we welcomed with open arms, he made sure that we got into the sky even when mother nature wasn’t 100% cooperative. The wind conditions were perfect, but cloud ceiling wasn’t very much so…. We got several hop and pops done, some emergency exit practice and luckily I even managed to get in on one of the two loads that got to 9.5k (We had a blue hole opened up… » Read more…

I finally got my Protrack!

Posted: 23rd August 2010 by Adam in Reviews

I haven’t had much opportunity to jump as of late, but I figured I’d give all of you a head’s up =) I got my Protrack on Saturday and I plan on jumping it this weekend, so expect a review soon. Initial opinion of Larsen & Brusgaard: They have VERY fast shipping and from what I’ve heard, their service is impeccable. The instruction manual is simple enough to read As for the Protrack: Setting up the logbook/audible was very easy. It’s got some very sweet options including volume control, logbook for up to 9999 jumps. Detailed logs of your last… » Read more…

So I finally got the chance to jump the full face helmet I had to wait nearly 2 months to get… It was worth the wait. I’ve gotten 57 jumps done with an open face helmet wearing goggles… After having done 2 jumps with a full face, I don’t know how I managed… I see the ground so much more clearly, it’s not silent, but it’s so much quieter on the way down, I barely hear the annoying flapping of the slider in the wind… And all the stuff I heard about peoples’ full faces fogging up has now been… » Read more…