Whysojumpy

Say you’ve pulled all your handles and nothing has worked. You know you are going in. Would you get big and aim for the trees, mud, snow, etc... or would you just say fuck it and go head down into the landing area to make sure it’s over quick? Not trying to be a troll/ offend, obviously your pretty done in both situations just curious what people’s philosophy is on it!

Anybody care to give their personal opinion/ reasoning and name some names on which they believe are more prone to collapse? **ARTICLE ON DROPZONE.COM CONCERNING TURBULENCE** https://www.dropzone.com/articles/safety/collapses-and-turbulence-r605 “4) Certain parachute designs do better in turbulence than others. I must avoid pointing fingers here, as this is a volatile industry that can be taken down by non-skydiving lawyers. Nevertheless, certain wings have an increased propensity to go "negative" when presented with adverse condition, while others bump around a bit and keep on flying. This is a complex issue, and the best way to decide which parachute to buy and fly is to listen to the actual statistics, and to your own experience when flying a particular design. I have not experienced any kind of collapse on the parachutes I fly, ever.* If you have on yours, you may want to reconsider what is over your head. *(This does not include nasty, ill-conceived prototypes that seemed like a good idea at the time. I am talking about production-model canopies here).”

I am thinking about capitalizing on the Christmas deal PS is having for the complete jump ready bundle (AAD purchased separately) for $4050. Vortex rig, Volt main, PS decelerator reserve. This would be my first Rig. At a price point like that for a new complete rig I was definitely asking questions as most people I know jump Javelins, Vector, Glide, etc. that are a good bit pricier. Like... where are they making up that few thousand less $$?? I've not been able to find too many reviews online on the Vortex/Volt/Decelerator set up. What I have seen has been mostly positive but it seems it is a little bit less well known. All of my student jumps have been on a Sabre 2 with Javelin/ Vector and I've downsized once in 44 jumps (WL 1.13). Trying to hear from people that have this rig or have some experience with it as to how it performs, safety record, if it compares to the Sabre II, etc. Really want to pull the trigger on the rig but dont want to jump the gun and get something that I wont be happy with!

I'm glad you made this post, I am thinking about capitalizing on the Christmas deal PS is having for the complete jump ready bundle (AAD sold separately) for $4050. Vortex rig, Volt main, PS decelerator reserve. This would be my first Rig. At a price point like that for a new complete rig I was definitely asking questions as most people I know jump Javelins, Vector, Glide, etc. that are a lot pricier. I've not been able to find too many reviews on the vortex/volt/decelerator set up. Seems it is a little bit less well known. All of my student jumps have been on a Sabre 2 with Javelin/ Vector and I've downsized once in 44 jumps (WL 1.13). I'd like to hear from people that have this rig or have experience with it as to how it performs, safety record, etc. Really want to pull the trigger on the rig but dont want to jump the gun and get something that I wont be happy with.