Chrisky

I'm in the market for a helmet too. I asked JP at Suare1 for it, and he says it's got dual audible pockets. I would be pretty amazed if they hadn't integrated this feat into a professional freefly helmet by now, as two audibles should be standard for any serious freeflyer. The other question is, where the pockets are located. On my RAWA Cam helmet, which i would get as a non-Cam helmet if they offered it, there's one left and right. As a two on one side configuration exists, the question remains where the pockets are on the Gunner. Bonehead better get their site up quickly, or present the info somewhere or somehow. The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Makes sense without a doubt, and i'd go for my main too. Just to me at student status (and all students at the DZs i know) was tod to go straight for the reserve. Just didn't want to confuse students. The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Did my AFF four years ago and have that transition marked in my logbook.

The packing thing is something really new to me over here, too. I just recently came to Canada from Europe, did my AFF and licence and most jumps in Germany. I had to learn to pack my own gear after AFF level 3. It had to be checked, of course, and took me hours in the beginning. BUT ever since then i've packed my own rig, no mals yet (knock on wood). When i read of people here and met someone at a dropzone with more than 40 jumps, licensed but not having packed ONCE, i start wondering what people's attitudes to this sport are. Jumpers who don't pack up their own rig earn less respect from me, if they are just too lazy to pack it. I DON'T want to put packers out of a job and i don't disrespect someone who was jumping all day and leaves the last PJ to the packer, had a hard opening and doesn't feel bad or whatever. But if someone always has someone else packing the rig, it seems to me (JMHO!), that they deny a part of their safety responsibility, or even worse, don't even see it. This does not apply to all the special conditions, like Tandems, backuprigs etc at a busy DZ. Just my two ¢ The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Considering that i decide chop-or-not at 1800 ft, i would not recommend that advice you just gave to an AFF student. Standard emergency exit procedure (why else exit so low?) is a direct reserve pull. The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Wrote this to gothsnake original post two days ago: @Skydiveacapulco: How does Static Line teach you canopy survival better? Make the same number of freefall jumps, and you're just as good under canopy, yet imho better in freefall. I like AFF better, too The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Welcome to the forums! Rule No.1 before asking: Search! This is one question that's been around hundreds of times (maybe a little less) The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

To answer two questions which came up: I was doing my AFF on a ripcord system 4 yrs ago. Let go of the handle on the first two jumps, 2 cases of beer+two replacement parts. I later received a Hand-deploy BRIEFING before being allowed to jump the hand-deploy gear there. On another DZ i used to jump recently ripcords were standard on student gear. I recently did my first jump on a pullout and before jumping it got the instructions from the owner of the gear on how to pull and pack it. Then did a few trials having him check and all was fine.

Every jumper off student status is responsible for his jump, so if he wasn't perfectly sure on how his gear operates, why did he jump in the first place? The answer he got was shitty, but if he had thoroughly checked his gear for functionality, he _should_ have seen that it wasn't a ripcord. Checking your gear (rented or own) before a jump includes a pin check, on a ripcord gear a ripcord check. And if he simply believed in the "just pull that string" instead of someone explaining the gears function, it is his own fault imho. If in doubt, you don't ask the manifest for instruction, you ask an instructor. And hell, you ask as long until you know how your gear works before you jump from a plane. Also i'm wondering if the different deployment methods aren't taught (in theory, no practice) to the students? (Wondering because i was) The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Had that feeling once or twice, altough too checking everything before going in&out of the plane... It's really weird! Will probably happen to me again once my new container arrives, compared to that old velcro-infested vector im currently jumping... The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Could somebody please explain the sense of that to me? If a student had to have a good arch for a AFF Level one (apart from proper ground instruction and examination on the ground), why are there TWO Instructors with him? I went straight to level one (no, not a tandem, no iads, no static line except military t-10), one of my JM signalled "arch more", so i did and it was alright. Took maybe 6 seconds. I really second that "first ten seconds" idea, because having a dragging pilotchute in the back leaves only a few meters to try and arch. Honestly, i think it's a waste of money for the students imho. Unless someone could explain the sense to me, of course? The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

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Yep that's good advice! And maybe a nice Tandem instructor and the DZ people will get you up for a fun jump once in a while!? Good luck anyway! The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

YEAH Coool! The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

If you don't want to waste money, wait a while before you buy until you have the necessary skills. I really recommend not buying a rig until one has about 40-60 jumps and a little experience in what he wants/needs. The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Glad you're there in one piece.

Hey, welcome to the forums...!

Here you did The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Before jumping with the XLander model alone (chose it for the large display), i did a jump solely to check on the accuracy in freefall. The altitude was just as "precise" as on my barometric. The X-Lander has a vertical resolution of five meters and a temporal resolution of one second, which is enough for my purposes. It gives enough info on battery life to replace the battery in time. Overall i like using it, but everyone should know that SUUNTO explicitly states in the manual that their altimeter watches can not replace barometric altimeters in aerial sports(See the PDF Manual ontheir website...). The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Man, 40 minutes!... Have a break.. The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

First advice (as always) ASK your instructor, he knows you better than we all do. IAD=In-Air-Deplyment? In that case, here's what i think: If you arch and can look at the plane until the canopy opens, that means you stay on heading. You don't really have enough freefall time to check if your arch gives you a stable position. You are not blown away, the relative wind picks you up, and if the wind is blowing right into your face until deployment, your flight path is right... The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Whatever.... Welcome to the playground... The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...

Welcome to LIFE!

Hey manifestbitch, we know how you feel! Welcome to LIFE!

From a jumpers PoV, having done some jumps on a T10 and _several_ on squares, frankly; NO! The mind is like a parachute - it only works once it's open. From the edge you just see more. ... Not every Swooper hooks & not every Hooker swoops ...