kj126 0 #26 June 3, 2008 This is something I bring up quit often to 100 + jumpers, and some with lower #'s. You should be able to land with rears. Scenario- I land on rears often due to swooping but when I had to because of a break fire that wrapped through the lines, there was not much thought about how to fly the canopy. My whole point being, (practice) and if it's never needed then good for you, but if it is then we will watch you walk away.I Am Sofa King We Todd Did!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
djta0707 0 #27 June 3, 2008 QuoteQuoteI will tell you what I was told with 40 or so jumps still on a student rig by the great Melanie Curtis DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!! not on a student rig for sure.....its very easy to screw up a landing using rear risers.. I could get more detailed but I need to goto bed soon....doing my first balloon jump at 6am talk to your instructors..... dont do it... edit: personally ANY jumper that brags about alot of stand up landings is an egomaniac....a stand up landing in NO WAY equals a perfect landing.... cya, Steve (((((PCNUT))) in no way was i trying to brag about stand up landings. stand ups are nice but i could care less how i land as long as it is the safest i could land. i was just trying to say that landings seem to be fairly easy for me. so being new to the sport and not knowing that rear riser landings could be so dangerous. i was wondering if i should practice rear riser landings but after hearing everyones great input i realize that i need to do alot of practice and really learn my canopy before trying to land one. everyone keeps saying talk to your instructor(which i do when im at the dz but is kinda hard when im sitting at home) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jazzthieve 0 #28 June 3, 2008 QuoteI will tell you what I was told with 40 or so jumps still on a student rig by the great Melanie Curtis DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!! not on a student rig for sure.....its very easy to screw up a landing using rear risers.. I could get more detailed but I need to goto bed soon....doing my first balloon jump at 6am talk to your instructors..... dont do it... edit: personally ANY jumper that brags about alot of stand up landings is an egomaniac....a stand up landing in NO WAY equals a perfect landing.... cya, Steve I once was forced into making a rear riser landing because of a tention knot at my right steering toggle. I landed it safely with a standup landing having never done a rear riser landing before. That was at around 35 jumps. Also I almost always do standup landings wind or no wind...so I guess that also makes me an egomaniac. As others mentioned you don't have anything filled out in your profile but cosidering you introduced yourself as a new skydiver less then 2 months ago I'll make a wild guess and say you probably aren't an experienced skydiver. So I would be carefull about handing out "advice". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #29 June 4, 2008 Quoteedit: personally ANY jumper that brags about alot of stand up landings is an egomaniac....a stand up landing in NO WAY equals a perfect landing.... cya, Steve Bullcrap. Standing up most of your landings shows that you control your canopy consistently.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites AggieDave 6 #30 June 4, 2008 QuoteBullcrap. Standing up most of your landings shows that you control your canopy consistently. Standing up after flying a solid pattern, while being aware of other canopy traffic and being accurate without causing any traffic hazards due to your canopy flight shows control of your canopy.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ficus 0 #31 June 4, 2008 Quote I've yet to attempt landing on rears since I do not master my canopy enough yet, but even so I can say that landing with one toggle and one riser is a bad idea. It is? Have you tried it? Try it up high sometime. You might be surprised. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mnealtx 0 #32 June 4, 2008 QuoteQuoteBullcrap. Standing up most of your landings shows that you control your canopy consistently. Standing up after flying a solid pattern, while being aware of other canopy traffic and being accurate without causing any traffic hazards due to your canopy flight shows control of your canopy. Agreed - however, the other poster was referring only to stand up landings.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Prev 1 2 Next Page 2 of 2 Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
Jazzthieve 0 #28 June 3, 2008 QuoteI will tell you what I was told with 40 or so jumps still on a student rig by the great Melanie Curtis DONT EVEN THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!!!!! not on a student rig for sure.....its very easy to screw up a landing using rear risers.. I could get more detailed but I need to goto bed soon....doing my first balloon jump at 6am talk to your instructors..... dont do it... edit: personally ANY jumper that brags about alot of stand up landings is an egomaniac....a stand up landing in NO WAY equals a perfect landing.... cya, Steve I once was forced into making a rear riser landing because of a tention knot at my right steering toggle. I landed it safely with a standup landing having never done a rear riser landing before. That was at around 35 jumps. Also I almost always do standup landings wind or no wind...so I guess that also makes me an egomaniac. As others mentioned you don't have anything filled out in your profile but cosidering you introduced yourself as a new skydiver less then 2 months ago I'll make a wild guess and say you probably aren't an experienced skydiver. So I would be carefull about handing out "advice". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #29 June 4, 2008 Quoteedit: personally ANY jumper that brags about alot of stand up landings is an egomaniac....a stand up landing in NO WAY equals a perfect landing.... cya, Steve Bullcrap. Standing up most of your landings shows that you control your canopy consistently.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #30 June 4, 2008 QuoteBullcrap. Standing up most of your landings shows that you control your canopy consistently. Standing up after flying a solid pattern, while being aware of other canopy traffic and being accurate without causing any traffic hazards due to your canopy flight shows control of your canopy.--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ficus 0 #31 June 4, 2008 Quote I've yet to attempt landing on rears since I do not master my canopy enough yet, but even so I can say that landing with one toggle and one riser is a bad idea. It is? Have you tried it? Try it up high sometime. You might be surprised. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mnealtx 0 #32 June 4, 2008 QuoteQuoteBullcrap. Standing up most of your landings shows that you control your canopy consistently. Standing up after flying a solid pattern, while being aware of other canopy traffic and being accurate without causing any traffic hazards due to your canopy flight shows control of your canopy. Agreed - however, the other poster was referring only to stand up landings.Mike I love you, Shannon and Jim. POPS 9708 , SCR 14706 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
