Ron

1. Don't put it on early... This includes wearing it on your head on the ride up. 2. make sure it fits so your mouth is aligned with the exhaust hole. 3. Breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth. This is a biggie. As you breathe in your nose, you can actually see the lens clear. If you breathe out through your nose, you can see it start to fog. You can train yourself to breathe that way, but if you see the lens start to fog, take a big breath in through your nose. 4. Keep the lens clean, but use only water and don't scrub. I change my lens about once a year and clean it about 3-4 times a year. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

"Best" is always subjective. First you need to know if she wants a flip up or a non-flip up. I have seen visors flip up in freefall so I don't like them. I have also had visors fog up under canopy... The fogging issue was easy to fix, IMO. And I have not had it happen in hundreds of jumps. Personally, I am a fan of the standard Factory Diver. Simple, comfortable, less expensive. My wife loves her Z-1. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

No, that is just an unsubstantiated opinion you hold. But your first reaction and reply to anyone not 100% agreeing with you does always seem to be personal. If you are incapable of discussing a TOPIC Where people are not going to agree with you (like the difference between pro and semi pro drivers on a track vs average jumpers) then maybe you should abstain rather than act out. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Got it... You are unable to back your statement so you go personal. I would expect better from a mod "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

And your comparison does not really work here either. 1. You are talking pro and semi pro, not average Joe. This is not if Airspeed could pull it off, but the average jumper. 2. On a track there is a set pattern for the whole event. the same cannot be said for skydiving. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Music during freefall would not bother me.... Music under canopy bothers me. We are seeing an increase in canopy collisions. Canopies are getting faster, planes are getting bigger, and we are removing our ability to see and hear by adding newer helmets. IMO, faster canopies, more of them, and less ability to see and hear is a bad combination. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Yeah, but if they still open like crap..... "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Exactly. Well said. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Maybe, but you admit to skipping the ones required in freefall. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

The thing is while you say, "turn it on and forget it"... People don't when they should and do when they shouldn't. 1. People often try to get a cool shot when they should be doing something else. 2. People forget about it when they should be remembering it is there... Like on deployment. And that's the whole point.... "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Makes no sense to me. But if the jumper knows and understands the function of the AAD, and knows the operating parameters of the Student mode... then he can make that call. I'd personally sit down and ask him if he knows all of that and that under the canopy he is jumping he might be able to accidentally fire the reserve and that would be... bad. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Most radios I have seen have a much lower profile. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

If he is a real student.... He does not know you are being sarcastic. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Most will not.... But all it takes is a quick read on the thread "FAA to fine Lodi $664,000 " to see that some people only care about the bottom dollar. If Richards really wanted to get into the FL market.... There are plenty of areas he could open a DZ.... Umatilla was for sale last I checked. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Best answer: "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Not to piss on your parade... This has been discussed a bunch. Search for "dropzone job" and you will see that becoming a DZ employee can be difficult. There is normally a line of folks trying to work at a DZ and many of them have ratings... The busier the area, the harder it is to get a slot. I'll use me as an example. I am AFF, Tandem, SL with 5k jumps and just got a Silver and a Bronze at this years Nationals. I just moved back to FL. There are three DZ's near me. Two of them have enough staff that they didn't need anyone. One was pretty full, but wanted me there. But that's a guy that has all the ratings and has been instructing for 13 years. Your best bet is to hang out at your home DZ and learn to pack, or get your Tandem rating. Your home DZ is much more likely to hire you than some DZ you have never been at. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Nope, I understood the whole thing. Three questions: 1. Didn't they give the DZO a list and give him time to fix the problems the first time? 2. Didn't Jim tell the AA the problems (except the door) were fixed? 3. Were or were not all of the problems (but the door) fixed? New AA, new rules and procedures. When changes of command happen old focus items go away and new focus items become important. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

1st. Congrats on not dying! Good choice! Not a bad choice. Good and great! Several reasons.... the most likely is the line was worn and it was just its time. I know you said it was looked at by a rigger..... But: 1. People make mistakes 2. How bad it is is often a judgment call 3. Some lines don't show wear as well as other types 4. Shit just happens Well you are fine, so my traditional line is you did everything correctly. Depending on what size the main was and the wind conditions... I might have landed it on rears. I would have tried some practice fares up high before making my choice (you didn't mention trying that). And if the canopy was big enough, the winds were high enough, the landing area smooth enough, and I felt good enough... I *might* have landed it. When you cutaway, you are trading one malfunction for what is behind handle #2. Reserves do malfunction. All that being said, you did fine. Seeing you lived and all, I'd say you did a good job. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

I don't think it is bullshit. I think that is a perfectly valid reason to evict someone. The fact that he admits he said the repairs were done and some were not even started does not help him. "I had told the authority that all of thr repairs had been made and I was just waiting for the door to arrive. The fire marshal showed up to inspect the premises again, and he found that some of the original issues had not been addressed properly, or at all in the cases of two items". 1. They told him to fix X, Y, Z. 2. He said he fixed X, Y, but Z still was not done. 3. They inspected and found X was not started, Y was not finished, and Z was (like he said) not complete. I can't speak to the other things people are claiming the airport is doing, and the idea of getting rid of a profitable business that brings money to the area seems like a stupid idea.... But kicking a tenant out for fire code violations after he said he fixed them but didn't.... That seems perfectly reasonable to me. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Then you are compromising the students safety and violating the rules of the manufacturer. If *you* believe it or not, that does not matter. Call and ask Bill Booth about not doing a handles check and see if he is OK with it. The window allows you to do a VISUAL check. The exact same VISUAL check you had to do before they put a window. Nowhere does it state to touch the reserve pin before jumping. You are violating the rules set forth by the manufacturer of the equipment. No matter how much you *think* you are not... You are. And this is the only bad thing I can really find about HC's... Instructors break the rules due to having a HC and do not care. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Because the PAX does not know how to already wingsuit.... Yet they are wearing one. Again, two exp adults are free to do any damn thing they want (Just like Patrick and Wendy doing the Tandem skysurf). "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

No water and sewer is covered.... You do pay your own electricity. It used to be 125/mth and that included electric..... Ah, those were the days. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

This from the guy that posted: and Quite a difference in positions. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

Yes, thank you for the data. But #1 seems to not to have anything to do with the HC. Post 106 from Jump shack: The TI had a hand-cam on his left hand. The hand cam glove does not appear to have hindered wrist flexibility. I tried the hand cam on to test this. #2 does not seem to involve the HC either. Post #21: The tandem pair were on their LHS in a sidespin and rotating fast. Unable to control the situation Henry set the drogue. It seems that the drogue got entangled on him, her or the harness and could not inflate.... Handy cam footage shows that he activated the reserve So it was not wrapped on the HC #3 post # 71 The drogue's bridle wasn't entangled with anything, and its canopy was collapsed by its kill-line. Except for entangling with the reserve, there was no indication that any part of the main had snagged on the jumpers or their equipment.... And post #73 : The main parachute deployment resulted in a bag-lock malfunction with one outerline stow still intact with its stow band holding it to the deployment bag. The reserve handle was pulled before Cypres firing altitude and the 3ring risers had released. The reserve static line was still connected in its normal position on the right shoulder and wsa still connected to the main riser. Evidence indicates that the cutaway handle was pulled after reserve deployment ; the 3ring release had been activated. The reserve deployed into the trailing malfunction and the reserve suspension lines above and below the reserve deployment bag So, none of them seem to have had anything to do with a HC. True, but so far the only thing we have seen is a TI being stupid and letting the RSL do its job instead of him pulling. And I think that is a big deal, but that was happening before HC's Without data you have no idea what is actually a problem, or what the problem actually is. And we have.... But some are claiming that HC's are *dangerous* and so far, no one has been able to provide anything that shows the HC being a problem. Because in your example, I can find data where a hole in the landing area HAS caused problems. Maybe not the exact hole you are bringing up, but holes on on other DZ's have caused an issue. Without data there is too big of a chance that we try to "fix" something that is not broken or we "fix" something for the wrong reasons (like claiming HC's are dangerous so we can try to keep OV guys employed). When HC's first came out... I didn't like them. Of Beezy was using one and I thought it was a snag hazard. Beezy told me that he never had a problem (and back then it was with a BIG camera with a lens). But the "X is dangerous" was said about AFF when it came out (now people claim SL is dangerous), hand deploy PC's for students (now the standard)... Hell, even cutting away a malfunction was considered a stupid idea at one point. But the data has shown that AFF can be done safely, students do fine with hand deploys, and that cutting away before firing the reserve is the better idea. I remain open to the thought that HC's might be fine OR that they might be dangerous. But I am going to make my mind up based on more than just hearsay and speculation from people who might have an agenda... *either way*. I have not jumped a HC yet.... But I did buy a go pro and will be ordering a glove soon (I wanted to be really familiar with the GP before I jumped it). So, while I agree that OV has many good points... I also think HC video has some good points. But I don't agree that HC is dangerous as long as the TI does not have his head up his ass.... but I am more than willing to look at any data presented. For example..... What possible issue could the HC present? We know that it may alter the TI's actions. But what if the TI does not alter his actions? What if the TI still does his handles checks, still pulls the reserve, still flys the canopy the way he should? What potential physical dangers does the HC create? This would be a good discussion.... And the recommendations on min exp levels is also a great discussion. I think: * A TI should have 200 jumps before being allowed to jump a HC. It fits into the requirements that we propose for new people to jump camera. * They should have a briefing before jumping a HC. * They should still do handle checks. * They should not trust an RSL. And I think any TI caught not doing handle checks and not pulling the reserve should have their rating yanked. "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334

I mentioned 200 tandems as a requirement to jump a HC before the Aus recommendations were brought up. I also agree we should be looking at the potential dangers... Which is why I have repeatedly asked for information on any incidents. Thus far, the only incidents have been the same type of thing that has happened without the HC. But some seem to think the HC itself causes an additional threat... And no one has been able to show a case yet. So far, all I have seen, is three cases of a TI not using both hands to get the shot... And I have already mentioned that if I was the S&TA I would ground them... But (and this has been my point all along) these type of incidents have happened WITHOUT the HC. So it was not the HC that caused the incident. If it were a case if the lines wrapping around the tandem HC... That would indicate a HC issue. This far all we have is TI's modifying their behavior in a dumb way. Bad, yes, but that really has nothing to do with the HC setup. That has been my point "No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms." -- Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334