happythoughts 0 #1 January 18, 2005 "the sun was in my eyes" People use that reason when explaining why they dropped a ball or missed a shot. If it is getting late in the day, and the landing direction is Northeast... the sun may be in your eyes on the downwind leg of your set up. If a person is under canopy and they have the sun to their back, they can see you, but you may not be able to see them. Be careful, put your hand up over the sun and look around the edges for other canopies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #2 January 18, 2005 QuoteIf a person is under canopy and they have the sun to their back, they can see you, but you may not be able to see them. And watch the pattern of parachute shadows on the ground. Sometimes you can see someone's shadow near your own, when you weren't otherwise aware there was someone in your vicinity. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #3 January 18, 2005 QuoteQuoteIf a person is under canopy and they have the sun to their back, they can see you, but you may not be able to see them. And watch the pattern of parachute shadows on the ground. Sometimes you can see someone's shadow near your own, when you weren't otherwise aware there was someone in your vicinity. Good point. I do that a lot. When I am on final, I cannot see above and behind me. I look at the shadows of canopies around mine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnRich 4 #4 January 18, 2005 QuoteQuoteAnd watch the pattern of parachute shadows on the ground. Sometimes you can see someone's shadow near your own, when you weren't otherwise aware there was someone in your vicinity. Good point. I do that a lot. When I am on final, I cannot see above and behind me. I look at the shadows of canopies around mine. Exactly. At that point your focus has to be on the ground, and you can't be scanning the sky anymore. But by watching those shadows on the ground, you can still keep up with what is going on around you in the sky, without actually looking up there and losing focus on the approaching ground. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Scrumpot 1 #5 January 19, 2005 QuoteIf a person is under canopy and they have the sun to their back, they can see you, but you may not be able to see them. It takes (at least) 2 people (or canopy pilots) to be involved in a canopy collision, but it only takes ONE to be able to avoid it. Remember, that you can also find yourself in a position that you could argue that you would have been 100% "correct" (ie: low man, down-wind, or what-have-you), but what good would that do if you were ALSO 100% DEAD? If you can not see where you are going ...Do SOMETHING about that! Counting on the thought that "the other guy SHOULD be able to see me" is also wrong. -Grantcoitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #6 January 19, 2005 QuoteQuoteIf a person is under canopy and they have the sun to their back, they can see you, but you may not be able to see them. It takes (at least) 2 people (or canopy pilots) to be involved in a canopy collision, but it only takes ONE to be able to avoid it. Remember, that you can also find yourself in a position that you could argue that you would have been 100% "correct" (ie: low man, down-wind, or what-have-you), but what good would that do if you were ALSO 100% DEAD? If you can not see where you are going ...Do SOMETHING about that! Counting on the thought that "the other guy SHOULD be able to see me" is also wrong. -Grant True. "Dead right" isn't that great. The last line of my post: QuoteBe careful, put your hand up over the sun and look around the edges for other canopies. ...is my best suggestion. I also try to give the main landing area as much distance as I can until I can get a better look from the side. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
