WayneRATS 0 #1 August 28, 2003 ok then i've seen a few pictures of people wearing alti's swoopers where do you wear your visual alti? freeflyers where do you wear yours? fs peeps? the list goes on where do you wear your alti (if it's a out of the norm place) and whyi've seen them on wrists.. legs! arms.. hands...------------------------ Can You Ere Me Now? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #2 August 28, 2003 I wear a hand mount (left hand) all the time. When I do AFF, I wear an additional wrist mount inside my right wrist. This way I have an altitude reference no matter which side I'm docked on, and also a spare in case my student's altimeter breaks in the airplane.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tonto 1 #3 August 28, 2003 Alti on left wrist. Dytter on right ear. tIt's the year of the Pig. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,560 #4 August 28, 2003 I wear an altimaster 2, so it goes on my chest. Too big for my wrist or hand (though (I've considered trying). Dytter in my left ear. Why an altimaster 2? It still works. I'll get something smaller and cooler when the 2 dies. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #5 August 28, 2003 Left wrist most of the time. Chest-strap when doing serious 4-way. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #6 August 28, 2003 QuoteI wear an altimaster 2, so it goes on my chest. Too big for my wrist or hand (though (I've considered trying). Dytter in my left ear. Why an altimaster 2? It still works. I'll get something smaller and cooler when the 2 dies. Wendy W. Karen and I jimmy-rigged some bungies and wear them on our wrists Wendy... Prettu solid, and not too intrusive. As far as when they die, I think we'll retire before them things break.. .lolRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #7 August 28, 2003 Small Saphire on my left top-of-hand. I also sometimes wear an Altimaster II on a wedge on my left hip. Slopperfect promised me another one, but neglected to give it to me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TrickyDicky 0 #8 August 28, 2003 Ive seen them places on student legstraps so that the affi can read off that. UK Skydiver for all your UK skydiving needs. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luv2Fall 0 #9 August 28, 2003 A Saphire on top of left hand and an Altimaster II on my chest. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #10 August 28, 2003 I have my two audibles in my helmet which are used primarily for my freeflying break off. Then I wear a wrist mount for deployment. And finally I also have an altimeter mounted to the left leg loop on my container and I used that for landings. I know some people who only wear audibles and some people who only wear wrist mounts. But as an amateur swooper learning the trade, I was happy to talk with SkymonkeyOne at Rantoul about wearing an altimeter on my leg loop and how he endorsed that sort of thing. Granted my canopy isn't as ground hungry as Chuck's (it's more important for him to dial in his carving swoop altitudes), but I still like being able to glace down to view the landing area and my altimeter all at once. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yoshi 0 #11 August 28, 2003 alti II on my left wrist most of the time. dytter in right of left ear depending on which helmet I use. once under canopy I always switch my alti from my middle and ring finger (the loop) to my thumb, which then orients the face of the alti right at me when using risers. also use that method for crew. -yoshi_________________________________________ this space for rent. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivejersey 0 #12 August 28, 2003 Alti-II Galaxy - left hand. Pro-track and Ditter inside helmet on right (I'm deaf in my left ear so I have little choice!). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #13 August 28, 2003 When doing RW: left wrist mount, protrack in right ear. When doing CRW: I have a clear pocket on my left leg pants that I put the alt in. Works great and is out of the way.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slotperfect 7 #14 August 28, 2003 QuoteSlopperfect promised me another one, but neglected to give it to me. Actually, I had forgotten all about those! The guy who makes them had PM'd me back saying he would ship me two. That was right before I left for the desert. When I got back, that was one package that had not shown up . . . I didn't realize it until you mentioned it just now. I'll dig up the thread and PM him again.Arrive Safely John Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #15 August 28, 2003 I am a geek...from day 1 wore my wrist mount on my right hand- (I am right handed)...and have yet to see anyone else wear it there. So- when dumping I cannot check alti on left wrist while right is coming back to pull----I do check it when waving off -and have no problem being aware of my altitude at pull time. **my Barigo is now 16 years old- was $90. cnd. when I purchased it and still works fine!! SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #16 August 28, 2003 YIKES!!! Its your call Karen, but I have visions of skulls and crossbones..... Doesnt wearing your alti on your right hand add a real risk of PC entanglement?Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #17 August 28, 2003 I think yours is as old as mine. Altimaster II, new in 1980. Original crystal, almost no scratches. I have a III on a wrist mount. I even wear it on high stress jumps. But I don't think I've ever remembered to look at it in freefall. Cann't get used to looking at my wrist. That's for time, not altitude! The II is on a chest pillow with my Jack the Ripper mounted handle down on the back. Puts the knife where I can get it with either hand, on my sternum which doesn't bend so the knifes not in the way, and knife holds the altimeter in place and the altimeter holds the knife in place. For the newbies, we wore altimeters on our chest partly so that the other people we were doing RW with could read them. You read the persons across from you. Of course they aircraft style altimeters started there next to the stopwatch mounted on top of your belly wart reserve.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #18 August 28, 2003 Quoteso that the other people we were doing RW with could read them I converted mine to wrist mount when I was usually the the only one on a load with a chest mount! lolRemster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
councilman24 37 #19 August 28, 2003 Yeah, but it's fun being a dinosaur sometimes.I'm old for my age. Terry Urban D-8631 FAA DPRE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 30 #20 August 28, 2003 Not when you dont have any altis to see then your own! Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smiles 0 #21 August 28, 2003 QuoteDoesnt wearing your alti on your right hand add a real risk of PC entanglement? 1035 jumps with "positive pull" (the only way to go!) SMiles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #22 August 28, 2003 QuoteQuoteso that the other people we were doing RW with could read them I converted mine to wrist mount when I was usually the the only one on a load with a chest mount! lol Peeps are putting them back on the chest now too... seems easier to read it there while in HD or in a Sit. I wear an Alti on the Left wrist and a Dytter in the Right ear. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
richardd 0 #23 August 28, 2003 I wear my alti in the pub at night. When the woman ask what it is i say Oh no i am still wearing my alti - what this old thing, i always forget to take it off after skydiving!... and then bobs your uncle... Only joking ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
greenemachine 0 #24 August 29, 2003 alti galaxy..back of left handIf a Blonde throws a pin at you RUN, shes got a hand grenade in her mouth! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jayruss 0 #25 August 29, 2003 RW, Alti 2 on my chest strap, have a nice scar on my chin because of her __________________________________________________ "Beware how you take away hope from another human being." -Oliver Wendell Holmes Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
