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***Isn't it shorter recovery arc, lower hook?Quote Do you think those things are independent? Short lines + flat trim ?= short recovery arc ?
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I'm not sure if Pilot is a base for learning swooping. I jump mine WL 1.3+. Front risers are really heavy. I was told it has a quite flat trim, flatter than Sabre2. Is it that flater trim lower hook?
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There is 2 end of the control range of a canopy: full-flight and deepest brake. Max glide is between them. If you pass that point your canopy is going to fly slower, but start sinking too......
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I've played with stall during my SL jumps from 1200-1500. Why not? I was told to do so.
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I have the same with my Pilot150. I can fly as long in deep breaks as I want to. I have soft landings too. I get not get my breaks shorten I would pull some breaks in front riser turns.
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I have not demod or regreted either. Pilot rocks even with this stupid name.
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I've used a red plastic handle on a RS4/A conical canopy rigged for SL.
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1. It depends. I've stalled a big, 250+ sqft on low WL with spring loaded PC several time up high without any problem. 2. I donno. You might try it :). You might use your reserve in worst case. 3. Over your hard deck, not in the way of traffic. Over 800m-1000m. You are on the right track. How would you know how stall is if you never tried?
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I would say the very best of the flield are not always the best in teaching.
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No all. Someone has published some freefall drift calculation tool and not just repeating, that he knows better.
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Do they know how to share? Without it , it's just a pissing contest.
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For your level of experience, but for mine. Anyway it can be an indication of winds on exit level. I've seen wind direction difference more than 90 degrees in different layers of air,
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I don't think that everone is boarding the plane without any knowledge of the winds. Or if we don't have info about winds we throw a streamer on climbing at 600m over the landing area. I know there are more interesing situations like operation on flied A and plane has to be on flied B about 50kms away .... so lets jump there...no streamer...stop from something.... I have not been in these kind of loads, but I had chance to be there. I said no, because other reasons.
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First of all its high time to take spotting in 2 parts: planning and executing. I think executing is quite the same in every case: check the position and vector of the plane and recognize the right spot to start jumping. Planing can be simple if jumping with a C182 or complex like a big jumpship. You can expect skills if those are practiced regularly. Spotting is a duty of that person choosen by the manifest in our club. He/she usually is choosen, because he/she is the most experienced in that load. Why? Spot is not a single point, but an area that you have a really high probability to get back to the choosen landing area even under reserve, shape and position is depending on the winds.
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Rig as hand luggage, UK Problems?
phoenixlpr replied to Scottyp's topic in General Skydiving Discussions
How come? AAD is supposed to be off during transport. -
Wow, Here is the first sign that you are running out from arguments.
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How can anyone swoop without landing accuracy?
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Agree. We have the same practice. Spot on the map.
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how much skill is needed to deal with malfunctions?
phoenixlpr replied to danielmaxin's topic in Safety and Training
Ask you instructor. He/She should be able to answer all of your question. -
Winter jumping -- Ski gloves okayed -- Possible dangers?
phoenixlpr replied to mdrejhon's topic in Safety and Training
If you have grip with your gloves OK. If you dont you should not use those. I've jumped in sub-zero conditions in January. I got a pair of gore-tex gloves, but I had a pair of thin leather gloves on them just one size bigger I use regularly. I had the same grip az any day and I had no cold. -
I know that accuracy does not always come along with standard pattern.
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First of all I have not stated that. Anyway you have to do that. You should be able to decide if that spot is good for you or not....or trust oneone with that. It has happened and it may happen again. Anyway I do avoid land on the runway. OK. Here comes again for you. He had his skydiving instructor license before I was even born. I do trust him wether he jumps and spot or even fly. YEah. I do it for myself or in a scale of 172-207. I don't think that I can plan the jumprun of a C208 or Twin Otter(or bigger) that way the everone can make it back in all wind conditions.
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1: I disagree. Spotting is a part of the Finnish B exam. Instructors are teaching even from turbine AC. 2: There is no connection between GPS and being careless or irresponsible. 3. I disagree. Not all planes have deiceing, so we are looking for cloud clearance too. 4. We have jumping pilots or flying jumpers. One man has became an instructor before I even have born... He is flying 172,207 regulary. For the other side: I was jumping in a DZ. (AC )Operators has charged for throwing a streamer because its cost flight time, so it was skipped most of the time.There are rules that under what condition streamer should be thrown. Plane was flying by GPS, but some experienced did the spotting.
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It brings some problem too: if guys in the first group can not spot, they might go out later than they should, so it would be almost no chance for the last solos (except wingsuites) to complete their freefall plane if they want to land in. What is wrong with GPS? I think its quite the same fly by GPS or tell the pilot to fly over the field heading some certain landmark. We can jump through even cloes clouds, so having GPS allows us to jump instead of riding the plane down. I know at least one club they have a rule: only a member is allowed to spot for the plane.
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Back to the roots. Who is doing S-turns on final? Swoopers have their accuracy without this basic trick. So we can suspect off-students or intermediates. Experienced fly under high WL. So where is the problem, why you 1000+ guys are complaining? You can almost fly around someone with low WL. Know you jump buddies so you'll know what can you expect from them.