Hey everyone. First post. Been doing a ton of reading and learning so far on skydiving. I'm completely new. I haven't even made a first skydive. It may sound ridiculous to some of you this question I have but, please hold it. I know I'm going to love this. I have done para gliding and also the highest bungie jump in south america, I know myself and this skydiving sport is something I'm gonna get into and love.
If the equipment was cheaper and more readily available, Id def be willing to buy after getting my A license this spring, but Its not. As I'm able to get ahold of money for the equipment here, I want to make purchases so I can slowly acquire things. I plan on buying my container new, and with a selection in mind, I can then keep an eye out for used canopies for the next 2-3 months, hence why I want to make a decision on a container size and get my order in to velocity for this container.
My weight is about 195lbs. I can drop it down to 190 lbs. as I gain and loose weight over the year honestly.
If you can assume a guy like myself will "get it" fairly quickly and learn rapidly, maybe that would help you give suggestions.
I know from my research I've done so far I need to start out at 1:1 wing loading ( probably under loaded through my a license training). At 195, can i assume 20lbs worth of gear? 30 lbs?
I'm not so sure I'll be the most aggressive on downsizing canopies, idk, I wish it was spring already so I can get started!! Just not sure If I should go with the I -55 or the I-56. Infinity's canopy chart says I can fit a pilot zpx 210 in the i-55 and also a pilot zpx 230 in the I-56. I'm looking towards the aerodyne pilot as my first canopy and with the zpx material I can upsize the canopy for the the container size...
Of course Id like to keep this container for more than a year or two. I may not sell it at all, but just buy another if I decide I absolutely want to downsize canopies further. IDk, what do you all think? Hoping for some advice more than just "wait until you get licensed" These containers from infinity have a lead time of 2-3 months so buying in the next month would allow me to start using my own gear next spring/summer...
Thanks for having me here, and appreciate the thoughts. -Tyler.
