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go with AFF! The learning curve is amazing! I'm only 4 jumps into my 9 jump AFF program, but I can see the direction this is headed. Go get your first jump course and first jump out of the way, save up money, and buy 2-3 jumps at once. This is what my instructor told me to do and it is AMAZING how much opens up in your head and "clicks" when you do multiple jumps in one day. Even if it means 2-3 weeks in between jumps its better than going once a week doing one jump, in my lowly 4 jump opinion. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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also, how much better is it after the surgery? 100%? Do you feel like the surgery put to rest all your fears that it would dislocate again while in freefall? Thanks a lot guys for all your help! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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how complicated was surgery? Im guessing you had to be knocked out, and had a rehabilitation time? How long was it? How much MONEY did it cost? I have no money --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]Keep bugging me about it over PM [/QUOTE] will do --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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thanks dave, im really really fortunate that its is my left arm that this tends to happen. knock on wood, my right arm never dislocates, i've never injured it anyway to make it prone to dislocation like my left arm. If my right arm dislocated and I couldnt get to my main, i would just go for my reserve, why didnt this skydiver? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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Hey everybody, last year sometime I fell trail running, and dislocated my shoulder. Ever since then when I bend my shoulder a certain way it dislocates with pressure, and is a bit painful (nothing THAT bad, but enough for me to notice it). Then after it pops back in it is somewhat sore for the rest of the day. Skydiving puts the exact kind of pressure on it that makes it prone to popping out. Does anyone have experience with skydiving with bad shoulders? What have you done? I have considered buying a compression shoulder wrap, but Im not sure if that will work (I hope it will). Any suggestions will be appreciated. Thanks! --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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my understanding was that a simple picture of someone jumping off a E, or A or whatever won't get them in trouble (depends on the picture really, a picture of someone displaying their face etc jumping off a well known building might) but its more when someone says X and I were jumping X last thursday when the cops showed up, wow it was a blast, we got away! That's when people get in trouble and you start getting knocks on people's doors. Simply saying my name is X and I am a BASE jumper with X jumps hasn't got anybody in trouble (or has it?). --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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this is actually really good advice. I have been told leg awareness, keep them symetrical, etc etc, but it wasn't until my instructor told me to try to feel the wind and feel the differences in wind pressure against my legs that it finally "clicked". --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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thanks skybytch! Anymore "cheap" suggestions (i.e. one where I dont have to buy a book). Im poor... --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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is there anything online that shows a good diagram of the container/main/reserve that labels every peice of hardware, risers, etc? I'm looking for something introductory so I can get used to the terms before I take a packing class. Thanks, it all seems a little confusing to me, I want to know what everything is perfectly instead of just float along ignorantly. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]all that said, having the boat is a huge benefit in the final risk analysis... I'd rather have it there wishing I didn't have to pay for it than not have it there and be willing to pay for it. A boat in the water is a good thing/good sense. [/QUOTE] Definitely, I think as Tom mentioned in case of an emergency the people in the boat would be great insurance, since they've handled those types of situations probably numerous times (unfortunately) I think the boat would make the jumping much more enjoyable. Thanks for the info guys, good discussion. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]In a delta you bring your arms back and straighten your legs a bit, but you don't change your arch. In a track you lose the arch, put your arms all the way back, flatten your legs completely etc. A delta is used to move forward, a track is used to get clearance from a formation quickly and is as fast horizontally (and as slow vertically) as possible. [/QUOTE] In a delta youre still losing a lot of altitude, a track youre losing much less, correct? Your angle of "attack" is much shallower while tracking? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]not only all of that, but a person can hike straight up out of the canyon and be at the top in less than 15 min[/QUOTE] I imagine if you were in shape this would be an excellent way for a beginner (or anyone) to reflect on his jump quietly and peacefully, nice. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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Thanks for the info tom, I guess I didn't understand how little of a hassle getting back to the exit point was. Seven bucks isn't bad at all. Always grateful for any help. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]Another one is think about the hard choices. Sometimes it's better to go into a tree than to try to turn at 50 feet if you're not confident of your ability to flat turn. I'm convinced that doing that saved me from injury a few years back. Sometimes it's better to land downwind, or in the marsh, or into the snowfence, than try to turn.[/QUOTE] ah, thanks. The more I keep reading about people doing low turns to avoid obstacles and pound themselves into the ground breaking their femur the more I can't understand someone's obsession with not landing out in a tree or a creek, etc. What so bad about hitting a tree? You're wearing a helmet, slap your hands over your jugulars and prepare to hug the tree
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thanks D-Dog! I totally understand where you are coming from. I've downhill biked for a few years now, and while it may not be as scary as BASE jumping, after a few days straight of doing runs that edge of fear is lost and you find yourself maybe pushing the proverbial envelope a little too hard for your own good. Thanks for taking the time to clarify to me and other readers, peace --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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D-dog wrote, [QUOTE]"Do or die" jumps should be exciting, not routine. When the become commonplace due to high currency or simply the accumulation of experience. . . it's a good time to lay off jumping for a bit and let the risk meter recalibrate a bit. [/QUOTE] Can you please explain your reasoning with the above comment? I have it as a goal for myself in anything I do to do it consistently and safely, with a high level of currency if possible. Isn't taking a break when you feel too current hindering your abilities to grow as a BASE jumper? Maybe you're making some higher point with this or alluding to something I can't see, but I can't see how making a jump riskier makes the jump better. I'm curious to see where you were going with this.. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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[QUOTE]99% of the time, I eyeball the ground. This is an essential skill to learn, because sooner or later you're going to find yourself in freefall, getting low, racing toward the ground, and wanting to get stable, or out of traffic, and then you're going to need to know if you can afford the time it'll take, or if you need to pitch immediately. [/QUOTE] How do you recomend someone starts to learn altitude awareness at such low altitudes? Do you think under canopy in a skydiving setting correlates to a BASE setting? Obviously the speed of descent is different, one youre descending a parachute, the other youre freefalling off an object, but is this something you should keep in your mind as youre landing a canopy? (i.e. *check altimeter, final leg, OH this is what 200 feet looks like, study study study). You think this is worth it? (is my question clear? Maybe I didn't phrase it correctly?) --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I'm not going to tell you how to get your "B" because I don't even have one BASE jump yet! I will give you the obligatory answer that if you have to ask such a fundamental question as to how one accesses exit points then you probably don't have the right mentor. However, if you're like me, and you probably are judging your question, you want to know this kind of stuff BEFORE you get a mentor, making it that much easier. I'll await the answers from the experienced folks as much as you, but I just wanted to forewarn you in case you're one of the poor misguided people who thinks they can completely learn how to BASE jump from the net. This forum is a valuable resource, I hope you're using it the way it is intended! *edit - I don't mean this in a patronizing way at all, sorry if it came off that way --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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thanks dave, saves my lazy ass from downloading vid and pausing it to study situations. On a sidenote, does anyone know any free instructional video about malfunctions? Like the video they show you before your first jump, with someone talking over the pic, with clear quality imagery? Adios, Andy --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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heres what I've learned about canopies in general for us small people. I'm ~125 w/o gear, so im only a little bit more than you. Trusting wingloadings only for little people is dangerous, because a 170 loaded at .75 is going to be A LOT more responsive/zippy than a 230 loaded at .75 (by a heavy guy). Even though the wingloadings are the same, the bigger guy with the bigger canopy will have a safer canopy flight than you, WITH THE SAME WINGLOADING. You see now how little people (and I guess in a reverse way big people) can't totally trust wingloading. For your first BASE canopy you might want to think about a ~225^, because from what I've learned you don't want a canopy that will SURGE foward upon opening, and a 175 would surge a lot more than a ~225. Please, if anything is incorrect in here someone correct me, I am not a BASE jumper, and only a beginning skydiver --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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stunt riders use spine protectors. There is definitely an arch involved in doing a backflip on a motorcycle or a bicycle. I have personally worn body armor for downhill biking. Some of the new stuff is VERY flexible. Worth a look. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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your approach to him is key! You can avoid him or you can work close with him and teach him. The latter is the most desired as its a problem you wont have to worry about anymore if you teach him out of his bad habits(that is if youre qualified enough). Most people are more than willing to learn. --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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sort of an offshoot question. Would you think the used price of small canopies will reduce significantly when/if there is a wingloading law put in place? --------------------------------------------- let my inspiration flow, in token rhyme suggesting rhythm...
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I read the thread on dyeing jumpsuits. Someone maybe hinted at the grippers taking dye better than the actual suit. Does anyone have any experience dyeing the grippers on their suit? If so, how did you do it? Any help is appreciated. Oh, I'll be dyeing the grippers from sage green to black, if that helps. Thanks!