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[QUOTE]I also had a spread of instructors throughout my levels so I think that helped getting different styles of instruction. my advice would be to have a word or just ask for another instructor. [/QUOTE] Without knowing how good or bad your situation is, if the instructor is competent at teaching you and you are learning, just his personality is grating on you, I say stick with him. Try to push/motivate him to teach how you want to, but I think switching instructors would be worse than staying with one that has a slightly annoying attitude. Your instructor is obviously VITAL to your training, and switching instructors can hinder their ability to know what your patterns and normal problems in freefall is, returning less information to you. But thats just my opinion, I am an AFF student, as well, but fortunately have no problem with my instructor, he rocks! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I'm by no means an expert at this, but I think he was talking about personally finding your own DBS. Don't BASE canopy manufacturers suggest DBS, but the settings are usually not followed exactly? From what I gathered, manufacturers are not going to set down in stone how you set the brakes on your canopy, they leave that up to the jumper, due to every jumper being a different weight, size, etc, therefore one setting would be worthless *and potentially dangerous* to the buyer. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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looks tight, have fun flying it. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]As has been stated, this is the sort of thing a Soft Ripcord handle helps prevent. They do have their downsides too though, as does anything to which there is more than one acceptable option... [/QUOTE] Can you elaborate more on this? I have wanted to convert to reserve handle pillow before I knew that was even done. It seems simpler that both handles be the same type, at least for me, being a student. Can you inform me a little more about the pros and cons? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I love that yellow and navy blue. Perfect! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I would be curious in hearing the answer to this question, as well. Or not in an attempt to hijack the thread, just info on DBS's in general. I imagine the setting is on a curve, cause if you get someone on both extremes (a light and a heavy guy) it's hard to follow calculate things like wingloading, deepness of brake setting, etc etc, because more often the canopy's dimensions and characteristics are attributed to how its flying. That might not be clear, but that's my gut feeling, there's not a linear chart you can plot brake settings on. I think it also depends on what you're jumping, correct? I just want to spur on some talk from more experienced folks --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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maybe a good thing to do would be make a few skydives with your BASE canopy and pull high, and full around with one toggle out, one toggle stowed, two tossed, one hand on risers, etc etc. I think you could really learn a lot, and the margin for error is so much less. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]Oh good, now I am being dragged backwards by the canopy - just what I need.[/QUOTE] I was under the impression pulling on one side of the risers, rear or front, will collapse the canopy in high winds. Of course, if its abnormally high winds, cut away, and chase your canopy after your stable. This is things you do once you're ON THE GROUND, not during the landing process. Am I getting this stuff correct? Thanks. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]How is this deployed? There doesn't seem to be a pilot chute [/QUOTE] I imagine if they trim it down any further the parachute would be the PC! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]When I have to take it lower, I do (someone dumping in front of me, big ways, or someone over me not opening yet).[/QUOTE] No friends below 2,000 feet. Pull. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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definitely die of shock during the freefall. Have you ever been around chickens? There used to be a free range chicken farm near my house, and I swear you could run and stomp up to one and they would freak out, one flipped over and died of shock when we did that. We were 12. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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as a sidenote, how much money does it cost to reline a canopy? I have never seen a figure for this. Thanks! (not trying to hijack the thread, all I need is one correct answer then we can get back to the original question) --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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also, what beginners sometimes do not realize is by downsizing, you're not only losing square footage over your head, but youre shortening the lines on the canopy, making it more aggressive in two areas. By jumping from a 1:1 to a 1.3:1 you're either implying you gained some weight, or that you bought a more aggresive canopy. In my opinion the safest jump would be "I gained some weight, now my wingloading is higher", because with that the lines still stay the same, youre somewhat used to the canopy, etc. But if you stayed the same weight and bought a NEW canopy, with a NEW lineset, well, your wingloading went up, like before, AND you have a more aggresive angle on the lines, which could lead to a disaster. But take my opinion with a grain of salt, I am just a student. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]Those are pretty cheap boats[/QUOTE] Even if they were two for 1,700$ they wouldn't be cheap boats. Two kayaks for 2,800 would be NICE kayaks, but two for 1,700 would still be pretty sweet, i.e. you wouldn't get a stripped down boats, you'd get options. Offtopic, I know, but just wanted to correct your statement. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]it's not necessarily the 'fear' anymore but a finance issue now[/QUOTE] me and you both, girl. It hurts the pocket book a bit too much, sometimes. Oh, but it's worth it --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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thanks for clearing that up
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I'm confused. Nowhere in my AFF training I've been told anything about collapsing my slider. I've been told to check for the three S's, square, stable, and steerable. And of course watch out for traffic. When my canopy inflates I pump both toggles into sort of a weak flare and then do a slight right slight left turn to check steerability. How do you collapse your slider? What does collapsing your slider achieve? I thought by either getting on the rear risers or using the toggles that would effectively "collapse" your slider. What am I missing? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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This looks dangerous http://www.unicycling.com/muni/ --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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great post! I know exactly what you are talking about. This may be a great chance to remind people with high jump numbers that students are oftentimes very self conscious of their skills in the air and should be treated with a little more care than seasoned jumpers. I know this, because I am a lowly student! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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That rocks man! Way to go to get back up on that proverbial "horse". I admire you! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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thanks for the advice, guys. I am going to go through this season continue jumping, honestly I don't see this as a big enough problem to ruin my summer of jumping. But come winter, if I havn't successfully rehabilitated it with some weight workouts, and compression wraps, then I will start investigating surgery. You guys rock for giving me advice, peace. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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can somebody confirm this statement? I fly a 260 student rental rig during my AFF jumps and always on the way down pull "aggresive" toggle turns, holding them for a couple 360s sometimes. Am I in danger of firing my student cypres off? I will ask my instructor, but if I could get a confirmation here that'd be great too.
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don't quote me on this, but I think you'd have to be flying a pretty small canopy to get to AAD firing speeds. I think the average AFF student canopy (200-290) wouldn't have this problem. But what do I know, I'm still a lowly AFF student --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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Telling your SKYDIVING girlfriend how much she rocks
andy2 replied to GumbyGirl's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
just sit him down and talk to him one afternoon, calmly and peacefully. Don't act hurt or offended, he will respond in a less than desireable way. If he truly does care about you then he will respond to your requests in a mature and loving way. One more question, do you tell him he rocks, or he kicks ass, etc? Maybe he's just as hurt as you are that he gets no verbal loving at the DZ. TALK. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm... -
[QUOTE]Less still does it give anyone a right to "out" a jumper in any way. [/QUOTE] From your and motherhucker's posts lies the essence of this thread. Its a respect issue. For whatever reason you might be a person that has no qualms about the public knowing your involvement regarding BASE, or you might not. I was thinking about this issue this morning as I was running, and I came up with a lot of reasons you wouldn't want to "name names". Most of them don't have anything to do with BASE jumping, or getting "caught". Like I said, it's a respect issue, leave the individual's name to that individual. At least, that's how I see it. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...