sports gear transition

[incode 0]

Just wondering when do you do your transition from student gear ?? is it when you get your A licence or can you do it befor that?

[AggieDave 6]

Are you talking about the type of gear (canopies, BOC deployments, etc) used or your own personaly gear?

If someone buys gear that is consistent with what they have been training on, that has all the requirements set out by the DZ and the BSRs (for those in the US at a USPA DZ), then some DZs will let that student jump that gear prior to getting their A license. Not always, though. Especially if the gear doesn't meet the BSRs or DZ policy (no AAD, RSL, etc).

If you're talking about the types of gear, I would hope that by the time a student is on coach jumps that they would be jumping gear that is consitent with what is most likely going to be bought. Hopefully a well designed hybrid or appropiate ZP canopy, a BOC deployment and non-SOS gear.

Obviously that is still up to the DZ's policy, but practically drop-kicking a student into the modern world of skydiving from a student program that had them using rip-cord, SOS system gear with a ragged out F-111 canopy into modern skydiving is setting that former student up for failure or injury.

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[incode 0]

sorry i was not very specific in my question. What I mean is, at the moment the gear im jumping on at the moment the rig cord is on the right of the chest strap and the cutaway and secondry are the 1 cord on the left. I know there is a corse her in asutralia that you have to do for a transition to sports gear but i dont know if you have to have your A licence befor doing the test.

[AggieDave 6]

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I know there is a corse her in asutralia that you have to do for a transition to sports gear but i dont know if you have to have your A licence befor doing the test.

Now that is a unique question for someone like me that's a US jumper living in the US and never had been to Austrailia (except in watching bad movies staring Paul Hogan).

You're best off asking your instructors at your DZ.

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[bob.dino 1]

At Picton, the answer is: once you've completed your B-rels. You might be able to convert after B-rel 6; I'm not sure (and am seeking clarification on that point now...)

Note to non-Aussies: The student rigs at Picton are ripcord SOS rigs (mainly Telesis). Students need to have completed their AFF and a number of relative-work training jumps (colloquiallly called B-rels) before they're allowed convert to using (their own) sports gear.

[Squeak 17]

your talking about doing your conversions to boc gear. for the answer you'll need to talk to your instructors. Ussually conversions happen when you have your own gear and are finished with all your student progression (read getting or got A license)
edit to add (caUSE Bob got specific) there is no OP Reg standard for conversions, I converted before starting B rels. But I don't jump at Picton

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kewl thanks dave i just want to know because i am going to go out over the next few weeks and hopefully get in 15 or so jumps and i want to jump on my own gear at the boogie otherwise it will just be very expensive

[bob.dino 1]

I've just gotten the specifics:

To convert to your own gear, you generally need to have an A licence. At Picton, to have your A licence signed off, you need to have completed up to B-rel 8. This is 'cause it's a big, busy DZ, and they want to ensure students don't fall through the cracks and get sub-optimal training.

When you convert to BOC throwaway gear, you'll do a conversion course, then won't be able to jump for a week - that's the time you need to spend training yourself on your new EPs. Once that week is up, there's five jumps to complete, each of which contains a set of canopy exercises to help you get familiar with your new canopy.

Your instructors can give you more info on this at the weekend.

[incode 0]

thanks mate :) question answered

[Travman 6]

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To convert to your own gear, you generally need to have an A licence.

Not just the A licence card signed off, you need to have the licence issued by the APF in your hands.