kelpdiver 2 #26 May 30, 2005 Quote Yeah, even someone at the ten-jump mark is going to know the difference between 10,000 feet and 5000 feet. By all means, pull before you feel you are low - but try not to pull at 10,000 feet. As Mark asks, isn't the risk going to be greatest right around the tandem's intended pull height? You've already covered that a 1 sec separation is enough for a HnP. Opening soon after seems very similar. The longer the delay up to the pull height, the greater the risk of covergence, no? Orange - clouds and mountain ridges can be very useful reference points. On the way up, look for anything that might help you should this sort of thing happen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Orange1 0 #27 May 30, 2005 QuoteQuote Yeah, even someone at the ten-jump mark is going to know the difference between 10,000 feet and 5000 feet. By all means, pull before you feel you are low - but try not to pull at 10,000 feet. As Mark asks, isn't the risk going to be greatest right around the tandem's intended pull height? You've already covered that a 1 sec separation is enough for a HnP. Opening soon after seems very similar. The longer the delay up to the pull height, the greater the risk of covergence, no? Orange - clouds and mountain ridges can be very useful reference points. On the way up, look for anything that might help you should this sort of thing happen. Thanks... although I also think this is going off on one tangent of the argument ... I am pretty confident that before too long I'll be able to tell the difference between 4000' and 3000', not just 10000' and 3000'... but the other point - from a longer term perspective - was reading too many incidents where experienced jumpers had lost awareness eg fighting line twists right till the ground. That's really what I want to avoid... again guys thanks for the pointers, have lots of stuff to ask the CI now (if the weather ever clears and I can jump again )Skydiving: wasting fossil fuels just for fun. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate_1979 9 #28 May 31, 2005 QuoteAs Mark asks, isn't the risk going to be greatest right around the tandem's intended pull height? You've already covered that a 1 sec separation is enough for a HnP. Opening soon after seems very similar. The longer the delay up to the pull height, the greater the risk of covergence, no? This is exactly what I was thinking reading this thread... There are other concers with pulling immediately out the door, but it seems that you would have the LEAST risk of skydiver - skydiver impact if you pulled out the door, as long as he/she was solo. (Now you have to worry about unplanned high canopy flight and things like jump planes and shit) ... On a seperate note, I had my altimiter stick on one jump last year when I was solo and not yet licensed, two times looking at it and it said same altitude, did a quick look above, waved off, and dumped.. Think I was probably a bit higher than I planned, .. Feel that if in that situation again at that time I would not change my actions. FGF #??? I miss the sky... There are 10 types of people in the world... those who understand binary and those who don't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
