redheadskydiver

Well, I didn't mean it that I'm freaking out on every jump. I just mean I'm a conservative pilot, I do straight in approaches, I have no interest in learning to swoop. And, yes, I get a huge rush and my heart races every time I land. I think a little bit of fear is a good thing because it keeps you honest. I was just trying to point out why the other person doesn't listen to my opinion. redheadskydiver

Hey everyone, I have a question. How do you tell someone you love that you think they are downsizing too fast when they won't listen to you because they think you're just a worry wart? I don't want to give too many specifics but they have about 250 jumps on a Spectre 170 (wingloading 1.18), about 20 jumps on a nine-cell eliptical zp in the 150 range (wingloading 1.37) that I've watched them biff landings on more than once already. And now they want to jump something around a 130 (wingloading 1.56). Last time they jumped the 130 they landed off and had to downwind it. They're still hurting 3 days later from the landing but they think because they survived the downwind landing, that's the worst that can happen. They also don't have health insurance and I'm afraid they're working their way to getting seriously injured. Is there anything I can do or say to make them see this or do I just have to let them go and learn the hard way? I'm afraid if I ask someone else to talk to them about it that they'll get mad at me. But I don't think they listen to my opinion because I have almost 350 jumps am very conservative, have never downsized from my first rig (a sabre2 190 wingload 1.1-1.2). I also freely admit that the canopy ride still scares me, especially landing, and I'm still working on standing up my landings every single time, especially in no winds. Any suggestions? Thanks, redheadskydiver