Reginald

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No it's not! NO! I would execute my EP's! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

They call themselves the Aristocrats! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I just got back from the funeral. World-renowned skydivers and her local skydiving family were there; it seemed she touched so many. At her family’s request many wore jumpsuits. I think every skydiver in the place cried when her father was speaking and said something to the effect of, “And if you are ever having a problem with your parachute in the air and need help and there is suddenly a tug or two on your gear that is Mariann, an angle by your side.” Damn, it still makes me tear up. If anyone can remember the exact quote please feel free to correct me. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I'll be interested to hear your report back on what your instructors say to you. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

So I didn't convince you it's a bad idea at 2 jumps? How about when you talked to your instructors, what did they say? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Thought I'd jump in for grins here. Does anyone turn their car radio down when they are looking for a house or doing something non routine that requires concentration? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Well the knots may not be on the steering lines; cutting suspension lines may be make the situation worse. Also, under a partially inflated reserve that is spinning a person’s options may be highly limited. This is especially true under a highly loaded reserve; the malfunction may be so dynamic that any action could be difficult let alone neutralizing the spin and cutting lines. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Review an A license card and then talk to the chief instructor at your DZ. Some things that should generally be taught that many people don't think about are Cutaway cable and 3 ring maintenance Details of an RSL and of course changing a closing loop, etc. We have an arrangementthat the rigger teaching a packing course covers certain things on an A license card and the instructors verify and then cover the other items not taught in the packing class. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Yes I have a suggestion. Go talk to your instructors. I would not allow a student of mine with 2 jumps to wear a hook knife. People have died pulling on a hook knife on their chest strap thinking it was a cutaway or reserve handle or using it to do mid air rigging instead of performing their EP’s! At your jump numbers you will NOT have the presence of mind to properly use a hook knife and need to be focusing on the basics you are being taught. Because of your inexperience you run too high a risk of dying trying to do mid air rigging and not performing your EP’s properly and in a timely manner. Or you will potentially confuse it for a handle if it is mounded on your chest strap and run a undo risk of dying trying to perform EP’s by pulling on the hook knife thinking it is handle. This is just my opinion but I think you have no business wearing a hook knife at your jump numbers! I recommend all LICENSED jumpers wear at least one and preferably two. You have a long way to go and a lot to learn before you get a license. GO TALK TO YOUR INSTRUCTORS!!!!!!! I would be very surprised if they allowed you to wear a hook knife "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Man that looks to be the most comfortable ride to altitude I've ever had in a jump plane! So where is the jet flying? I've heard it was going to fly at the WFFC but is it flying at Perris too? I wanna jump it! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

It's not just a good idea IT'S THE LAW! In the US anyway... "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 all licensed skydivers should carry a hook knife, but I don't think it is something you need to worry about at 2 jumps. It might do more harm than good right now. Talk to your instructors. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

You're a skydiver...stop calling them "chutes" they are 'canopies' or 'parachutes'. Only whuffo's call them "chutes" "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

You always seem to miss the point of the Socratic method of learning. Asking questions to get someone to reason through an issue and ultimately leading them to the correct answer is more effective than telling them the answer. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Okay, I’ve had a degenerative disc between my C6 and C7 for as long as I can remember. It only caused pain so I just lived with it and didn’t know there were any other options really. Jumping didn’t help it any but wasn’t the cause of the problem. I had a sleeping incident last February, where I woke up with severe neck pain. While I was working out that week I noticed that my right triceps was weak. I figured it was just muscle strain. Jumping the next weekend I noticed I was struggling to do things like pulling, an odd feeling at 3K feet. I also noticed that I was so weak that I had trouble pulling on my toggles to release my brakes. I had to put all my strength onto flaring, which normally took little effort. This all kept getting worse over the course of the weekend. Finally, after one jump I just about couldn’t release my brakes; it took all the effort I could muster. When I was coming in for landing and after I planed my canopy out by pulling down on the brakes about 6 inches, I tried to finish my flare but right arm just refused to function, only my left arm would move. In that fraction of a second as I was now executing a hard left turn at 3 feet I tucked and rolled doing the best “PLF” of my life. It made for a spectacular dust cloud right on the beer line! Talk about getting some attention. With a right arm that wouldn’t function I figured I should maybe talk to a Dr., fortunately a very experienced trauma Dr who jumps was there, and I got checked out. He told me to get into my Dr. the next morning. Long story short I had my C6 and C7 fused 2 months ago, pics attached, and I’m no longer in pain and have the strength back in my arm. The surgeon told me I should be jumping again in September or so. My overall experience with physical injuries in the air is that you do what your need to do, find the strength you need even if it is through force of will, and get yourself down. Then you can lay on the ground whimpering and waiting for help. Can anyone say Dacron lines and big sliders? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Tell Burton to stick his legs out a bit and arch more! LOL! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I can’t believe I’m wasting precious seconds of my life, which I will never get back, reading this thread. Some experienced skydivers that obviously have never done a single round of 4 way are making patently ridiculous comments. I believe I’d learn more from watching Wile E. Coyote base jump with an Acme parachute than I am by reading this thread. Why if I had anything better to do at work than surf the net... "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

and... So you jump to the conclusion that the AFFI’s are intentionally failing students to make a quick buck! WTF? There is absolutely NO WAY you would have any clue whatsoever as to what went on during that jump! No, a person does not have to be “perfect” but that are key performance objectives that must be met on AFF jumps. What makes you think it is more likely that 2 AFFI’s intentionally failed a student to scam a buck out of him than a student with a couple of jumps has to repeat a level (and one of the more challenging ones at that) because he didn’t meet the performance objectives? I’m continually impressed with the integrity of instructors, and good thing given the job. Combine that with the fact that the DZ that is listed on his profile is a reputable one and that fact that all you know is the student had to repeat a level and I’d say you owe and apology to the instructors and the DZ for your ridicules, baseless, allegations. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Why? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

She does it because she loves you. Understand her bitching about it as an expression of her love for you not as an attempt to belittle you or run your life. It is the only way parents seem to understand how to express their love for their children. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Wow, this makes the original post look silly. . "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 averaged 400 jumps a year except this year due to being grounded because of surgery unrelated to skydiving. So at $20 plus $6 for packing is $26*400 is $10,400. Now include wind tunnel time averaging about $500 per hour (some solo, some 2 way, some 4 way) at about 7.5 hours per year so 7.5*500=$3,750 add in coaching at $300 per day for an Airspeed quality coach and call it $4,500 for tunnel time a year. So, let’s just call it $15,000 a year for skydiving. Now we have gear maintenance on 2 rigs, jumpsuits, helmets, audible altimeters, etc., etc. I don't know why people think this sport is expensive. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Yeah, Nicely dressed Ron!