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Yes.
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Go for a 21" ZP. Samurai's comment about the D bag is worth taking note of - I have ordered one from Aerotech but it is taking an age to arrive.
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Might not hurt to try a bigger one - I had my 28" PC cut down to 21" to save on Chiropractor fees. "Only being serious" - I had some horrendous hard openings on a 28" PC (and more than my fair share of twists as well). I had the bridle line shortened and the PC cut down to 21" and have had much softer openings ever since. Very occasionally still get twists (usually from rushed pack jobs) but postings above have worked well for me.
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Sorry, bad wording. Yes a slight arch is desirable (although a slight de-arch can work). Didn't mean hands in front of the face, just somewhere behind a line level with the chin to prevent backsliding.
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Standard PC on a Javelin is 27" and more than enough to pull out a 108 sq ft canopy. Recommended pilot chute size for the Extreme FX (similar canopy to the Xaos) is 18"-24".
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".........and then simply transition to the Superman position from there"
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Should carry one between your teeth too! "CRW is supposed to be dangerous - let's keep it that way!" (quote from Richard Haydon over Ampuriabrava last Xmas boogie).
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[Unless you are right into crew, in which the twin zipper is de rigeur... ] You mean I need one of them too...........more expence! Our man's profile shows preferred discipline as Formation Skydiving. It's arguably(!) sensible to get safe with other jumpers at 120 before trying to freefly with them at 16o. Skydive U or WARP is much easier and more productive if you have a decent RW suit to play in. With most manufacturers lead times, he will hopefully have his landings sorted out before his suit arrives. Until then, perhaps some canopy drills and some cool head-up flying in a black boiler suit!
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Almost forgot! I set my brakes just after landing and make sure that the lines are running up the inside of the risers (ie the toggle is pushed into it's keeper with the lines running up the inside/middle from the ring to the canopy). Check to make sure that your brake lines are sitting above your risers when they have been packed. If a brake line is sat below the riser, there is chance that it will catch on the corner of your reserve tray - often the cause of a spinning mal.
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I think you are completely right!
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They wont do you any favours in RW though - just stop you getting your jeans dirty. Well worth blowing your 200 on a nice made to measure RW suit in the meantime - start using it as soon as you have got your landings sorted out.
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Picked up a 2 good tips for this one. 1) When packing, fold the last stabiliser around it's respective lines to keep them separate. 2) Difficult to describe properly but as the canopy is deploying, bring your hands between the risers from behind and slap them outwards - seems to get the canopy to snap back on heading.
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Does sound as though PD don't want to commit to giving advice and want you to make your own decision. In turbulence I would always rather go with a smaller canopy with a higher wingloading. I use either no brakes or just a touch (about 10%) and flare slightly higher than normal in case I get dumped a few feet.
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Try splitting the lines (left & right) between the mouth lock grommets (using tight tube stows) putting a good 3-4 inches of line through. You will be best with microline bungees for the rest - keep the lines short and pull the bungee towards the middle with no more than an inch of line through the stow. Ideally they should be in line with the grommets - you will have more stows but the bag wont be see-sawing as much. Leave a minimum of 18" (I leave 24"- 30") after the last stow to give the bag some momentum before the lines start to unstow.
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Yes. Most EU countries have a lower rate of vat than we have in the UK - within the EU we pay whatever rate applies in the country of purchase.
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Important here is the distance between the shoulder straps. If they are too far apart then tightening the cheststrap is just compensating for an ill-fitting rig.
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Below means that it is probably line stows as the bag is turning in the slipstream. Is yours a 3 grommet bag - what type of bungees are you using.
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Reason I asked is that while flying in a formation your body is generally flat (neutral position) and the arch is created by your legs being bent at 90 degrees at the knee. You can easily practice this by lying face down on the floor, spread knees wide with toes pointing at the ceiling and back up so that your knees and toes are pressed against a wall - hands should be pulled back so that the thumbs are not forward of the chin. Apart from some positions in a formation launch (rear diver for instance) an arch or de-arch is really only used to make small adjustments to fall rate to match the others in the formation. In order to keep a centre point you have to bend everything from(and including) your shoulders to your knees (not just hips or chest).
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Are the twists above or below the slider?
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Price is high because of import duty/taxes in the UK. Can you not buy a new rig in France or Spain?
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Depends on the rig - I have mine under the right mudflap. Have a word with your rigger and see where he/she suggest is suitable.
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Thought skydiving was supposed to be fun!!! Why do you feel the need to arch - to get down to formations or to stay with them?
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Must have been good to watch!!! If you decide to try it again you would probably like to make it a bit less spectacular. A normal approach and flare only works on flat ground or if you are landing across the slope. For downhill landings you will need to "ride the slope" much like a turf surf - you will be landing further forward than you normally would on the flat so you will need to "plane out" your canopy by putting on just enough brakes to keep you a couple of feet above the ground. Keep adding a little bit more brake as necessary to stay the same height, keep your nerve (that's the most difficult bit) and wait until you have completely stopped going forward before you put your feet down.
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Corrective measures if premature deployment at door...
bobsoutar replied to Chivo's topic in Safety and Training
If you are concerned about it, buy a knife - best types are the small aluminium ones and the Jack knife. It is mandatory to carry a knife after level 8 (ie off student status) and I don't think that there is a rule to say that you can't carry one before that. -
Cheers for that Geoff - will pass it on to Jamie.