skybill 22 #26 January 18, 2009 Hi pops, SAT, time flys when yer hanin' fun. I guess that was back in the old 7-TU daze!! 'Havn't been involved in the JM/I thing in a few years. A bud of mine went thru AFF 2 years ago and I did some "post-pablum course" dives with him and was amazed at how the regs have changed since I was an AFF-I in the 80's!! SIM,G,2, Students and A lic 3000' 3, B lic 2500' 4, C & D lic 2000' So they kick the Stus. and A's up 500', most won't pull below 5K anyway!! My friend would dump at 5.5K because he felt "Safer!!" Oh well?SCR-2034, SCS-680 III%, Deli-out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohanW 0 #27 January 19, 2009 QuoteWhat would be a good example of a conservative canopy??? A good example of a conservative canopy, once off student status, would be a Navigator, not smaller than 170, not loaded over 1.0 lbs/sqft. There would be other possible examples, and safety is never an absolute (and there is no absolute safety in this sport); your perception may very well be different. There are also a thousand other things you can do to increase your (perceived level of) safety. You may very well be focussing too much on the one question you know to ask; there are thousands you don't know to ask yet. A good instructor is invaluable.Johan. I am. I think. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jsaxton 0 #28 January 19, 2009 Read everything here: http://makeithappen.com/spsj Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
