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Kinda sounds like he forgot to cock the pilot chute during packing, realalized it, cocked with the canopy in the bag, had a slow deployment, or a burble, so he cutwawy and the main started deploying, RSL got his reserve out. ......... I would speculate

What kind of deployment handle do you use for you main? hacky? or freefly?

I had two replaced for FREE. I was very suprised, I asked them to give me a price for fixing thme before they started working an them. I paid I think $45 in shipping to Denmark. About 2 weeks later I received an email from L-B saying they would replace them for free, and thay paid the return shipping. L-B rocks!

I currently own two Wings. When I bought them the promotion was free tye-dye, and quilted back pad. I would recomend getting the back pad. The first Rig I ever bought new was a Javelin. It was a good rig, IT didn't hace the back pad. The Wings are very similar in looks, and when I wore the Wings for the first time I could tell a big difference in comfort with the back pad, and the difference position in the articulation. I am very happy with my Wings. FWIW..... would also advise you against getting the pillow reserve deployment handle, It is something you could add later if you have to, IMO...It dosen't seem right to have an RSL, and a pillow handle.

I believe you should grasp the breakaway handle look at the reserve handle, pull the breakaway handle with both hands and watch the silver handle new position on you body ( cutaways can shift you position in the harness) also I think it is very important to first visualy check that both side have released from your break away before you try to get stable for the reserve deployment. If you are super low, don't wait for stability, pull silver

The thing I realy like about doing three or more tandems is it gives the student Hands on training on canopy, and entering the landing pattern, winds etc..., By your third tandem, the TI might feel more confortable with you helping flare also, at your decision, if wrong (early or late) he will fix it for you. Ask an Instructor at your DZ you trust, and what ever you decide, the important thing is to have fun, be safe, learn, and GRADUATE! any way you can.

IF you have pulled the main deployment handle, and no canopy, I would cut away then deploy reserve. If I couldn't find the main deployment handle, after two attempts I would pull the reserve deployment handle. My reasoning, I read an artical severial years ago about some military jumps involving this (maybe Golden Knights) . They concluded that if the main deployment handle was pulled and no canopy. The chances of having a two out situation was almost 100% if the jumper went straight to silver. The deploying Reserve would usualy soften up the container system enough to allow the main to be deployed. They also concluded that a couple af hard hits to the side of the contianer with there elbows would also some time allow the main to deploy after pull and no deployment, before going to silver. Real experiences... I once experienced what I though was a pilot chute in tow malfunction, I had very few jumps and I broke off early and deployed, the other jumper was watching and told me later on the ground he saw the same. I looked over my sholder first and it deployed, so I didn't have a chance to work my e-procedures. II once wittnesed a friend (TI) with a two out situation on a tandem. He stated he had an uneventful drouge fall, pulled his release handle and no trap door. He pulled the other release handle and still no trap door. HE through both ripcords and pulled his reserve. ( I don't know if it is different for tandems procedures) but not cutting away saved both the student and the I. For what ever reason both canopies started to deploy, the reserve pilot chute traveled through the main risers before it released the reserve canopy, he wound up with some reserve suspension lines on his left leg and his right arm traped in the suspension lines of the reserve. the reserve had about 5 cells inflated off to his right and spinning up tightly traping his arm and putting his body position in a way he could not control the decent under the main. They landed off, both ok.., THe reserve had wraped up the freebag and had line burnes and borken suspension lines. My self and a AFF-Tandem I/E found them in the corn field, inspected the gear and that is how we found the gear. The reserve was cashed. IF the TI would have cut away before deploying the reserve and both conopies deployed at the sametime, he would have been left with no canopy over him, horseshoed to the reserve and a entanglment with the cutaway main. FWEIW

Once did an Illigal jump in to a state park. The rangers approchaced us with smiles and whoo.....hoo's. Then later that day they came back and started asking us questions about the plane we jumped from and who was the pilot. we were heads up and said we jumped from and alien space ship, then shagged ass out of there. If your gonna do it, have a survival plan!!!!!!!!!!!! They can't take your diploma, you earned it...But they may have you arrested and mail your diploma to you mom. Kewl man do it.

Yep, Tom is right. If you go back and re read the section 2-6 you will see (s) which means an S&ta or an I/E may waiver it.

The latest edition I have with me is a 2001. and in it states what you have said with (except Tandem I) I think this is because tandems were considered Expermintal untill of late. Now any Instructor can jump with any student as long as that student has been cleared for freefall self supervision by an appropatle raited Instructor in the students field of training. ie....Aff with 21 jumps can make a freefall with a Tandem Instructor, and actually do an A license cherck dive with a IAD Instructor. I'll go to the USPA web sight and look it up for a current copy, I do not believe TOM would make it up. As of late the SIM has been revised every year, and I believe they may have granted this power of excutive to S&TA.

Have you tried calling/talking with a dealer/rigger at your DZ. Maybe the recent hurricane's has had an effect on there ability to return your calls/email

Hay big guy, Check the classified on this websight. your are trying to fing a wingloading of .8/1. If you do not understand wingloading yet ask your instructor. Remember the USPA will also require you to jump an AAD equiped rig till you get your A license. I think you should also get a rig with a RSL. You may not find many people to agree with the following statment.... but Dolphin makes an inexpensive contianer if you decide to buy new contianer. There sizing charts are simple to understand like small, med., large, xtra large and xxlarge. Good luck, and welcome to the fold.

Others may know better but I believe the first was PC1, then 3, then5, then7, then9 (which is what I have) then PC 101, then 120. I think the 5 and the 9 are common types you may find. I think the 101 and the 120 are much smaller than the rest, they require a smaller box. I got most of my gear from Peir ltd. they were helpfull.

Your feet have to be in control. Simply piont your toe in the direction you wish to travel. then retract your toe to backslide or to stop forward movment. Good Luck! Wb

What aircraft?

>>>>>Thats not doing everything right. Correct me if i am wrong but dont freefliers tend to exit first before belly fliers? Typically here in the USA. We try to load the turbin aircraft in exit order.......Exit order typicaly......Largest RW to smallest RW, Then Largest Freefly group to smallest Freefly. Then students planning deployments above 4000 ft. Then AFF jumps, then Tandems. However DZ's are able to create there own policy on exit order, probably thats the case in Africa at your DZ. I know here where C182's are used, they prefer to load the tandem to exit first, for ease of sitting by the door. 8 seconds is a good rule, but visualy comfirming the seperation before climbing out is better.

Yes I do, I created my own outline that followes section 4-A of the Sim's manual. I instruct using the course outline in the sims, and before I move on to an other subject, I use my outline to boublecheck for things I may have missed. OR things specfic to the DZ which need to be addressed in that lesson.

I have a PC 109, I found the philips head screws when I opened the tape compartment. Gaffers tape the memory stick input slot, and the rest of the screw holes. Don't forget... you may/probably will need an addaptor ring to align wide angle lenses to your camera, then gaffer tape that!

exactly, there should be a little slack in the cable! yer I gear checked before

5500,3500,1500. All the warning tones mean different things to different jumpers. It all depends on you, to choose them, and what they mean to you. For instance I freefly, so at 5500 I wanna break off and track, at 3500 I want to stop tracking slow down and pull. I may pull at 3k one jump and 2800 the next, but when I hear the third warning at 1500' it means stop fighting a mal and cutaway, which is a low cutaway. For me, a cutaway should be compleated by 2000' so if I hear my third warning it means something is wrong and I lost alti awarness.

Aggie Dave, I know neither of us are laywers, and as you wrote that TX. law would consider the waiver void cause the student is not of consenting age. However if the parent signs the waiver dosen't that put you in a contract with the parent (audlt of legal age) and not with the student? WB

so ?, your point is? an intentional cutaway?,........ what are you talking about. too much to read, I think with your 17 years experience, and my measle little old 600 jumps, you should find someone your own size to pick on! You obviously had nothing to contribute, except to start shit, calling me a troll so I PM you, yet you wanna still do this here, fine. Except I'm done with you, and your still the troll, scrounging throug posts looking for someone to pick on huh? Blah, Blah, Blah, 17 years, 2000 jumps, UK license what ever. Now MY left nut is avabile, or you can wait for my right. troll buster, WB

10 years, 600 jumps never injured skydiving. However, there was this rainy day we decided to tow a round behind a truck with a harness and a 75' roap. the bitch acted kinda like a kneeboard, as long as you were behind the truck/boat/ over the road it was fine, but when you cut out to the side it got a little hairy, sprained an ankel on that one.

Thanks Kris. I agree, also very funny the rest of the jumper on the load were playing footsies with his freebag while under there own canopies. I don't know man, what if it was a function, what could you do? dump the main, or hopefully have a hook knife and actually cut through all 4 reserve risers with altitude remaining and deploy your main. To rich for my blood. It was also a big joke; the story to the dzo was his main hacky was buried deep inside of his BOC and he had no choice but to go for silver. This got me thinking is it against USPA policy to just dump your reserve on any given jump? WB

How risky is it dumping a reserve at terminal for the heck of it. I saw a guy do it this weekend. I helped him find his freebag. In talking with him he stated he wanted to make sure it still worked, a year since repack. I was always under the impression terminal deployments of reserves could result in damanage, but then students mains are F111 also. WB