Kirils
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Dan, welding sucks... Give it up and do what you really want... be a DZ bum.. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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The coolest exit is to hang off the front of the strut facing up and drop off onto your back in a track! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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AR has the best packing video you will ever see. I purchased one for my wife some time ago. Leave me your address at imr @adelphia.net and I'll send to you. Blue skies!~ Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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My last mal was a premature deployment of my PC. On a head down jump it came free and caught in my burble. I reached back and manually pulled the pin. It was a mistake. The bag floated out and the pilot flipped under and around my body. The canopy deployed in a mess, spinning me violently. I cut away and was able to pull off the bridle wrapped around me. Thank God I wasn't useing an RSL! If you can, pull in the pilot chute and go for the reserve. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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I'm must say that you just need to jump a different canopy. All those packing tricks to get a sweet opening out of a bad canopy just increase the chance of a malfunction. Talk to DZ owners, no one should be forced to put up with painful openings! There are too many canopies that open nicely for you to have to suffer! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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Good advice from Skybitch! The Hornet is a GREAT starter canopy, when sized properly! The color coded lines really help prevent packing problems and boost packing confidence. My recommendation would a 170 or above. The Hornet has a wide performance range and will challenge you for years! As a new jumper, don't let anyone pressure you into a smaller canopy. A small canopy dosen't mean you are cool or a better pilot... there is just a smaller margin for error! Good luck, and welcome to the world of skydiving! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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Chris, that's too cool! Thanks! You should be a marriage counselor! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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Here's my wild guess... You are getting snapped by the risers as they are extending. I know of a couple people who have experienced risers cracking against the side of their helmets. Women usually have narrower shoulders and it places the deploying riser closer to the head. Deploying in a poor body position may accentuate the problem...i.e. where the upper body drops at pull. Try bringing your feet up towards you butt when you pull. That should "sit you up" slightly and moderate the riser snap. You might want to experiment with a shorter set of risers. Again, it's a wild guess and 1/1-2 bottles of wine say's it plausable! Good Luck... Hey, Rigger Rob might have the answer! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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Do you swoopers have penalties at your DZ for crashing in to a wind-blade? If so, what are they?? The poles for those things are $20.00+. I don't think a DZ could afford to constantly replace them. How does your DZ get money to replace them?? Thanks! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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After I bought my Chaos, I was concerned about a misfire under canopy with my Cypres. It's a concern with a lot of HP canopy flyers. I use an Astra now and I feel much safer under canopy than with the Cypres. After opening, I turn the Astra off with a flick of my finger. I really think it's the best way to go if you fly anything hot. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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No video the 1st time. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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I've had 4 mal's, 3 which were violent spinnners. I won't use an RSL ever again and I like to try to get stable for the reserve pull. After chopping the main, the reserve handle can move. Two hand methods are OK for students who have a greater chance of out-of sequence deployment. One hand on each handle is my choice. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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I perfer Skytronics because it is LOUD!!! My Dytter is better quality, but I wish it was as LOUD as my Skytronics! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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You do a lo alt. hop & pop with a Cypres on? Why? Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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My wife and I are signed up for our 1st balloon jump at Ohio's Largest Skydiving Event!!! JUMPRUN.COM/CPC (PARKMAN) GOODTIME BOOGIE June 21-30, 2002 Any advise from you experts how we should do a 2 way out of the gondola? What's it like?? Is she gonna be pissed at me afterwards for putting her up to it?? (grin) Thanks!!! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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There are quite a few variables in the packing process. I think more important than "learning the RIGHT way to pack" is to develop a consistant packing method...each time is exactly the same as the last. Today's canopies are very forgiving. I know a lady jumping a Sabre who psycho-packs and never takes out the 180 twist. She claims 600 jumps with not one problem! Your body position at pull time is as critical as the pack job. The two go together hand-in -hand. What method you choose needs to work for you. Don't be afraid to experiment and ask for advise and help. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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Thanks! Your advise is invaluable! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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How is it possible to flat-pack faster than a psycho or pro-pack? Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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Last Spring my wife and I spent 42 minutes between us in the tunnel at Orlando in 1 day. I felt like a truck had hit me when it was all over. Exhuastion is a mild word for the extreme fatigue. I think freefall is more stressful then we imagine, the short duration makes it tolerable. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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I jumped a 120 Espirit at 1.8 loading. It flies like a Sabre and without a big pocketed slider it will slam the hell out of you. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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You might consider a larger slider 1st. I jumped a 120 with a large pocketed slider. It worked like a charm until it opened once with the pocket side folded underneath. I slammed so hard I had internal bleeding. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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The latest poll shows most of you carry hook knives. What I'd like to know is it just for pure esthetics & fashion OR has it saved your life? If you have a story about a hook knife related save, let's hear it! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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I'm a decent sitflyer, but have had big problems head down. My exits are good, but as I build speed I start occillating and get unstable. Last year I had a number of HD coaching jumps. The coach said my problem was the same one he saw with women with big gazongas trying to go head down. (I was body builder, have a small waist with a big chest). A large chest can make you unstable when head down. Is it true?? Can something be done to compensate??? Danka!! Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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You might try some front riser input to help stablilize the canopy. Remember, doing so will increase your angle of decent and shorten your approach. Practice up high first and check out related articles in the swoop forum. My first square canopy was a Heatwave loaded at 1.2. I had "rough rides" at one dropzone quite often. A small bit of front riser use on approach really helped. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...
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I had a horseshoe mal 4 years ago and had a hook knife on my chest strap. I was being whipped around like a frog in a blender and it was impossible to locate the knife. I vote for locating the knife on the front of the leg strap. I only can use a smaller knife, but it's much easier to locate. Skydiving is not a static excercise with discrete predictability...