Reginald

Geez, a 1.26 at 45 jumps in CO with a 5,000 field elevation? No wonder you are having problems. What made you think this was a good idea in the first place? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Welcome to skydiving. It's mroe addictive than crack and more expensive than golf. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Hmm, I don't recall that and we did have some people that jump smaller elipticals. However, I don't so i may not recall it as it was not pertinent to me. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Part of Scott Miller’s course is spending a jump stalling a canopy both with rear risers and with toggles. There is nothing dangerous about it as long as it is done above your hard deck. The worst I’ve ever heard of is a line twist or two, nothing an experienced skydiver should fear. Scott said in all his years of teaching the course he has only had a couple of people manage to induce line twists, so it is reasonably uncommon. The point of doing it is to know where the stall point of your canopy is! Once a person is comfortable that they know where it is and what a canopy feels like before it stalls they can then feel comfortable flying in deep brakes or on rear risers, both of which have a lot of practical application. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Damn, I hate to say it but they set the bar pretty low. Nothing difficult on there. If someone CAN'T so all that stuff on their canopy then theya re in over their heads... "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

>Home DZ: Perris Valley Go spend 5 minutes in that big, loud, tall thing in the parking lot on your right when you drive in. I had stability problems as a student until I spent a little time in a wind tunnel. It let me realize that I can control my body which allowed me to relax. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Or maybe they have you nailed and you are misperceiving yourself? One of the few bits of wisdom I’ve learned in my life (and I can count them on two hands) is that the hardest thing to see in life is yourself. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Oh shit NOW someone tells me! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Ignore it and eventually there will be an arrest warrant filed. That's just what I need, and I'll get pulled over for a tail light being out 2 years later on the way to a job interview or something and end up in jail. I think the bigger point is that if one breaks the law then they should have the moral fiber to take the punishment even if it is inconvenient and expensive. If ones didn't break the law then dispute it. But only an idiot throws the ticket away. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

LOL! That's why I wear a full face helmet! Well students and 4-way! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

What? Um, the SIM would not allow for this. With just an A license and a low number of jumps over a relatively long period of time it's going to involve something like this: SIM 5.2 USPA A-license holders who have not made a freefall skydive within— 1. 60 days: should make at least one jump under the supervision of a currently rated USPA instructional rating holder until demonstrating altitude awareness, freefall control on all axes, tracking, and canopy skills sufficient for safely jumping in groups 2. 90 days: should make at least one jump beginning in Category D with a USPA AFF Instructor or in Category B with a USPA IAD Static-Line, or Tandem Instructor before proceeding to unsupervised Freefall A Cat D is basically 90 degree turns. Notice the difference is that at 60 days you can jump with a Coach, after 90 days you have to jump with an Instructor, who is trained to pull for you should you need help. You may be asked to sit through a first jump course or you may simply get a short briefing of 30 minutes to a few hours; this will depend on what the instructional staff feel is best for you given their understanding of your skills and history. No matter what you should be put in a harness and demonstrate your EP’s thoroughly. Personally, with out knowing you anymore than what you just shared I would at minimum put you through an hour or two of briefing including EP’s, etc. and then take you up with an “I” and have you do the first jump above demonstrating you can recover from an unstable position and also execute controlled turns and then track and pull. As for a canopy use the larger of the sizes you are used to jumping for the first few jumps and see how it goes from there. Forget WL for now but make sure to jump in reasonable winds. And no don’t tip the instructor. They should be getting paid for the jump already. The most important thing is to tell your instructors your concerns and let them work with you until you are comfortable again. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

What robert said. The Sabre 1 is an old design the Sabre 2 is a totally different canopy. The only thing they share is a name. I own 2 Sabre 2's and personally think it is the best all around canopy on the market. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Damn it Ron. Skydiving is all about the paperwork! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Okay now really slowly... Do you think a TI landing a 220lb person has a higher risk of injuring his (the TI's) ankle as compared to a landing a 140lb person? Yes or no? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Yep what Ron said...risk to the instructor who gets extra compensation. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Well AFF is really the only option at most big DZ's. Static line is a fine training method but a bit dated in many respects and not even offered at most DZ's anymore. Think Eloy or most of the large Florida DZ's to go complete your license in a few weeks in November. Once you get your license things free up a bit more. You may sstill need a recurency jump if you have a few monhts off between jumps after you get your livence but that is not a big deal. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Your DZ should have a defined progression of things you need to accomplish to earn your A license. Do you have an "A" license card? It takes more than graduating AFF and doing some solos to get an A license. Talk to your instructors and have them walk you through the process. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Oh come on Robert. Your skydiving friends would miss you for at least a week. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I've relayed my wishes to both my family and friends in both the case of a fatality or a serious life changing accident. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Since you don't have your profile filled out I will assume you are in the US. http://www.uspa.org/licenses/ratings.htm "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Yep, peronally I practice deploying, stable just as I pass the tail on every hop n pop. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Well they told me "if you land in the swamps don't worry about the snakes...the gators ate them all!" "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I bet you have a nice big AFF arch; that is what you need in AFF for basic stability. Once you get your license or even farther into your coached jumps STOP ARCHING SO MUCH. This is what your coached jumps are for - talk to your coach. That will slow you down a LOT. Next you aren't particularly heavy, maybe just a tad. A loose fitting jump suit is the second thing you should look at AFTER you work out your body position. It probably does not need to be particularly loose just a little. You really don't need to be worrying about this so much right now. Get close to getting your license and then see what your speeds are like. 150 sounds like a mistake to me. It might be your high speed on the dive but I doubt it's an average. Even if it is that will change as you learn to fly your body properly. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

The most arrogant people I have seen have under 1,000 jumps. You start out scared then get some confidence. That confidence builds to arrogance. Then you get humbled by either an accident that got you, or one too many ash dives...Then the little bit of the fear comes back, or at least respect and the arrogance dies. Yep... "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I think arrogance should diminish with experience. If it increases it speaks to a deep lack of self-confidence in ones self. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP