Ron

Why not have the same medical requirements for light sport aircraft? Your DRIVERS LICENSE. Simple fact is that you do not need a medical according to the FAA to jump. And you don't even need a medical to fly a plane that is less than 1320 pounds, max stall of 51 MPH, and max of one passenger. Basically, the FAA should not care anymore. The rest is all manufacturer and USPA. The medical standard for tandem should be a drivers license just like light sport aircraft. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

One stow static line? I did say 'small' "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

A very small static line attachment. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

I pull when it is safe and that depends on the jump. My team we break at 4k and I track till I have clear airspace.... That is usually 2.5 to 3k. AFF, when the student dumps, I track till I have clean airspace. That could be 2-5k Tandems are the only type of jump that I do where in theory I don't have to try and get clean airspace... I normally dump a tandem out at 4.5k depending on the spot it may be higher. So for me it is "Break", "Track", and I ask myself "Am I clear to deploy?" If so I deploy. If not, I get clear and then deploy. I do not have a "set altitude" except for Tandems and Demos "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

How many of these young jumpers are pulling at 2k? Very few if any that I have seen... Hell, they will not get out of a plane lower than 4k. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Again, if you poll 100 jumpers on the DZ the majority will be pulling higher than 2.5 anyway. This is a regulation looking for a problem, not a problem that needs a regulation. I have heard this concept from you before..... Fact is that it really does not matter. The FACT is that the BSR is a MINIMUM deployment altitude. Any the counter point which you seem to be ignoring is that nothing currently is stopping ANYONE from pulling HIGHER. NOTHING AT ALL. This whole thing is based off of Bill Booth and maybe others wanting to raise the deployment altitudes of AAD's.... But again, there is NOTHING preventing any maker of AAD's from doing that. Min pull altitude is 2k. You want to swoop and need to get set up? Pull higher. You have a canopy that takes a long time to open? Pull higher. You want more time to deal with a mal? Pull higher. Nothing is stopping you from taking the MIN pull altitude and making adjustments based on your equipment and person desires from ADDING to it. Again, this is a regulation looking for a problem. Time would be MUCH better spent working on the canopy control issue. I'd personally rather see a BSR about no turns over 90 unless on a hop n pop... It would save more lives. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

And since they are ignoring the 200 jump for a camera reg... What makes you think they would suddenly pay attention to this one? And if he is going to ignore that... What makes you think he will suddenly obey this? I know people that still pull at 1500. So your observation is incorrect already. And your conclusion is also false. Most people I know started to pull higher after we saw that a CYPRES might fire if we pulled below 2k. I know I started pulling higher after I got a CYPRES for that reason. And yet here you are asking for a BSR to make it MORE pussified????? "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

So pull higher. Do you really need a BSR to tell you that? If you don't get a PC out when you wanted... Maybe you don't get to swoop on this load. Know your gear and make your decisions based on that. This is about a MINIMUM altitude. Poll 100 jumpers on any given DZ and the majority will tell you they pull higher than 2k (I normally pitch at 3k). This is a non-issue looking for a BSR. There are MUCH better uses of the USPA's time. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

The point is that there is NOTHING from preventing you or anyone else from pulling HIGHER. AAD: Know your gear and pull at the correct altitude. Higher WL: Know your gear and pull at the correct altitude. Longer opening: Know your gear and pull at the correct altitude. This is not even about being able to raise the AAD activation altitude... CYPRES or VIGIL can do that whenever they feel like it. In fact, you can do it yourself now. This is not about Bill Booths (or anyones opinion that higher is safer) I doubt many people would really argue that higher is not safer. It is about changing a BSR so people with an AAD can feel better about pulling higher. But the secret is that if you want to pull at 3 or 4k all day everyday.... There is nothing to stop you from doing it. But that does not mean EVERYONE should or that we need a BSR to make that happen. 20 years ago much lower pulls were very common. Modern AAD's changed that. So, you want an AAD that fires higher? GREAT!!!! But that does not mean the BSR's need to be changed to make that happen. Airtec can raise the activation altitude whenever they feel like it.... And anyone that knows their gear will know they have to pull higher than BSR says they can. Again, this is not about AAD activations or anything else.... It is about changing a BSR that really does not have to be changed. See, if I jump a 69sqft canopy with an FXC on the main.... I had better know my gear enough to know that even turning that canopy under an FXC will fire it... So I better not turn it on at all, or turn if off as soon as my main opens. I don't need a BSR to tell me that. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Nope, you missed the whole point. And omitted the rest of the comment. Here it is again: "You can raise the AAD firing altitudes without a BSR to say everyone (even those without and AAD) have to pull higher. " See those WITH the FXC had to do it. But that does not mean those with a CYPRES or no AAD at all had to. So making those with a CYPRES or no AAD is not related. So if you have an AAD, then you have to pull higher than the min. We learned this lesson almost 20 years ago. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

They are not really related. You can raise the AAD firing altitudes without a BSR to say everyone (even those without and AAD) have to pull higher. For example when people would jump a rig with an FXC AAD we would tell them it was set to fire at 1000 feet and they had better be in the saddle by 2500 feet or they risk it firing. Those individuals that jumped that rig had to pull higher.... But those with a CYPRESS didn't. Yes, pulling higher is normally safer.... So why not make min pull altitudes 5,000 feet for every jump? Fact is that the majority of jumpers consider 2.5k-3k to be 'too low' already. I had a guy with 50 jumps ask me where I was pulling and when I said 2.5-3k. He told me, "That is unsafe! You have to pull higher!!!" I thanked him for his concern and told him that I would be fine. He would not let it go and insisted that we both speak to the S&TA. He didn't mean any harm, but his fear of 2.5-3k does not make his fear real. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

He claimed they both had their backs to him at one point. From a boy scout standpoint it is better to have something and not need it then need it and not have it. Same thing applies to AAD's. So asking an innocent question about if he was allowed to CHL/CWP is a perfectly valid question. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

He managed to punch one in the arm, and they both had their backs to him at one point. I see it as a very valid question to ask if he is allowed to carry a firearm or if only the criminals carry them. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

You may not be responsible for what happens to you, but you are 100% responsible for your actions. That being said, you can influence many of the things that happen to you through your actions. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

I know you didn't intend it, but: "you fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go against a Sicilian when death is on the line!" The third is asking if an one brand of AAD is safer than another. Its like asking 'is Ford better than Chevy'. Truth be told most AAD's are close enough to the same to not really matter which one you buy. They are all back up devices and if they fire you were most likely dead by your own actions/lack of action already. So they are a last second hail mary pass. That being said, of the three major brands argued about one is no longer being made. So while all three have had issues in the past, to me the fact that one is no longer in business is enough to remove it from consideration for me. Add in that some places and manufacturers will not allow them and it puts the nail in them for me. My old CYPRES timed out and I wanted another AAD. I did some research and asked around.... I bought a CYPRES 2. The additional cost was not important, and when they were all stacked together I thought the C2 had a slight edge. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Data to support that? I'd have to guess that it is not true. Most of the midairs I can recall are at busy uncontrolled airports with two planes on final, one normally a low wing and one a high wing. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

I'd venture a guess at yes.... But I have nothing to back that up but a WAG. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Crap, was it my day to try and make people feel better? "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Lots of people think that the Govt knows better how to raise your kids than you... I don't find anything strange with a judge doing this today the way things are. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

And I'd like to nominate this as the funniest post of the year. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Can I nominate this as the best post maybe EVER in BF and maybe DZ.com? "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

You are much more likely to die in a canopy collision than a collision of two planes at a controlled airport. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

I easily have 2k jumps on one of my rigs. Other than not being shinny looking, it works fine. But there are things to look for in a used rig, have a rigger that you trust look at ANY used gear before you buy it. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

36?!?!?!? Huh!?!?!?!? "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Didn't get married 'young', 27. Got divorced around 31, got into debt to buy toys, sportscars, and mainly skydives. Then I got smart and started saving and investing. I met my now wife and she wa also in debt.... We focused and made smarter choices.mSince then we have saved lots of money, the only debt my wife and I have is a house (and we could really pay it off if we wanted). Life is MUCH better now. I learned that a good woman is not after my checkbook and ironically I can treat her much better now that I don't waste all my money trying to impress her. I hope he learns that at some point. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334