Scrumpot 1 #26 July 14, 2004 QuoteI'm sure, later on, when I'm a little more comfortable with my canopy skills, that pulling lower won't be an issue. Right now, however, I need to do what I'm comfortable with, and will jump with people who respect that. Kris is also very appropriately communicative upon pre-boarding with the rest of the load, and even if we have to have our little group "pushed back" to behind even just a 2-way or a solo pulling lower, I for one, have absolutely no problem with someone who jumps WITHIN their abilities, understands and respects them so as to do what is (as she says) COMFORTABLE, so as not to be "pressured" & is therefore "safer" for us all. Kris, I will jump RW with you any time! I'm sure she will "progress" to 4k as her break-off & 3k as her pull alt. soon enough. A "problem" or a "concern" though right now? I don't think so. Something to be said too for a conservative progression. Too many of us are in way too big of a hurry to do way too much, too soon & too fast. My dirt alert? ...Mine's broken right now (oh my, how do I even dare continue to jump? ). When I do use it though, I'm in (so far) your highest percentage respondent group. Most times I'm already waiving break-off before hearing it, but then again sometimes not. Lot's of times I just set it too for only a single "flat line" (which when I do, I set at 2k). I do think about & fear the potential "pavlovian mentality" forming though, and can 100% guarantee that I do NOT rely on it. Oh yeah, and too ...I'd like to say that I have never heard that 2k flatline warning either while in freefall. But alas I have. ...Once. When CONSCIOUSLY going low(er) (as assigned) on a big-way, and also so as to more safely (for the circumstance at hand) avoid another EVEN LOWER (to clear him) jumper who tracked away early ...but more "straight down" than he did away, so that even his vastly "longer track" (his words that he thought he did) ended him up instead almost directly UNDER me right at 2k. ...But I digress.coitus non circum - Moab Stone Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChileRelleno 0 #27 July 16, 2004 I set for agreed breakoff which is no lower than 4000' or higher in my book. My audible settings are, (1) 4000'/+ (2) 2500'(harddeck) (3) 1500' (harddeck). ChileRelleno-Rodriguez Bro#414 Hellfish#511,MuffBro#3532,AnvilBro#9, D24868 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
crwmike 0 #28 July 27, 2004 Quote500 feet below breakoff 500 feet below planned pull altitude 2500 feet (my hard deck) Spot on! Michael Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
