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Settled on a Spectre 135.

You should wear a CALOSTROPHY bag.

I read this reg the WinX "packing size" from time to time, and it is STIL wrong... An example: A Winx 150 normal ZP packs roughly 5-10% smaller than a PD Spectre 150 or a PD Storm 150. I did this upgrade, and that is why I know this. Pls do not spread false facts that it somehow packs big'ish compared to similar designs. I jump it terminal from time to time. no issues. no hard openings. Openings are swift, but still soft and controlled. It's just that the snivel phase is very short. The next stage is in fact very very soft and totally controlled. Also I and others did not know it was not meant to be used for other jump types.... Many people do. I know a vivid freeflyer that used it for this regularely. Pls only post facts

That was true 30 years ago of many places up North. Fortunately you're changing the climate, so now they're feeling more at home! Another way Trump is winning.

Hey, watching people closely is socialism! What are you, a socialist?

Their address is 79 Turkeyland Rd, Edgartwon and their property is not in a threatened area for flooding in a 65 to 100 year timescale. https://www.mvtimes.com/2019/08/21/effects-climate-change-chappaquiddick/ Also, they do not live on "Oceanfront" property, they're about a mile back along an inner bay that is blocked off from the ocean by a breakwater. It's at least 10 feet above sea level whereas sea level rise for that area is projected to be between 12 to 48 inches by 2050 and up to 72 inches by 2100. https://www.topozone.com/massachusetts/dukes-ma/island/marthas-vineyard/ Martha's Vineyard simply isn't in the same category of risk as Miami and that's probably why they chose to buy a house there. Also, the strategy of Democrats isn't simply to abandon the coast and sit back for 100 years until their grandchildren can say "Told you so...". Things like the Green New Deal will save the world and we'll all get a puppy.

Also know that while bodyposition is the primary cause of linetwists in all forms of skydiving, in wingsuiting there is a higher chance that the equipment was the cause compared to the chance of the equipment being the cause in other disciplines. For example, I have countless videos of my canopy spun up in linetwists before the canopy even opened. There are several things that can cause this, but some of them are a limitation of the equipment. For example, the d bag can catch a side of the container and spin right off your back. Open corners in the packing tray is intended to prevent this, but the risk is never eliminated entirely. Using gear designed for wingsuiting will reduce the chances that the gear was the cause and increases the chances that you were the cause for linetwists whenever you do get them. Also know that while equipment plays a larger role in WS than other disciplines, body position has much greater impact in WS than other disciplines. Small imperfections in deployment technique are amplified when opening with a WS, and the larger the WS the larger the amplification. You can get away with a somewhat poor technique once and awhile on belly or FF and maybe only get a few linetwists, but the same level of error when flying a WS, especially a large suit, might get you 20+ linetwists. I think my record is almost 25 linetwists on my worst opening. That was when I upgraded from a Swift to an ATC and my opening technique was not where I needed it to be.

If it was their fault - yes. Note that that doesn't mean they were evil, or that they were bad people. It just means they made a mistake. I've made them - and gotten away with them. I've stopped my students from making fatal mistakes, like walking into the propeller of an Otter. I am sure you've made mistakes, too. If (god forbid) someday you make a mistake and it kills you, it will be your fault. Not because you are bad, but because you made a mistake.

Ain't that the truth.

As a former believer, I can definitely say this is all bullshit.

Our leadership is devoid of intellect, ethics, morals, courage, and coherency. (And other stuff too)

Thing one - You got your reserve out and landed safely. Things you didn't do: Fight it too long. Think that because it was flying 'ok' with no toggle input that it would be ok to land. Not pull the reserve handle (some folks trust the RSL and don't - bad idea). Get hurt. I agree that not peeling the velcro is 'bad form', and could have resulted in issues, but it worked. I also agree that not looking for the reserve handle is 'bad form' and could have been a problem, but you found it and pulled it. I also agree that losing a handle is a minor issue. Keeping them is ideal, but not required. Things you did: Kept your head and evaluated the situation. Made the decision to chop before it was too late. Landed safely. You are now on the ground and engaging in the extremely important and useful action of 'after action report'. Evaluating what you did right, what you did wrong, and how to make the next time go better. You have enough recollection of the event to make that a fruitful process. As you noted, you can learn and so can others. And last but not least... Was this your first cutaway???