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here are some expertlly taken photos of various malfunctions. yes ive been drinking beer.

eeeek! that looks bad . glad your back jumping why i man, thats the canni'est geordie accent ive read on a dropzone.com i think bryns going to the AGM, dont think im going to make it (working nights next week....haraaaah! not.)

oh , and brynny boy, i hope you werent dumping in a cloud, because it looks preety like a big bad rain cloud your jumping in there. but im sure you could see the ground the mighty hitchen knows and sees all.

freakflyguy, what is your profile photo? its been bugging me for days now, just cant work it out.

QuoteI think I've finally crossed over into some weird area where I honestly have no exact idea what I'm doing as I'm tossing out.Quote keep to the subject please.

Hows this?? http://www.bpa.org.uk/skydive/pages/articles/jun02/ontrack.htm Its more to do with safety and planning, rather than competition tracking. Good article though. Blue ones

I think setting rules/limits to wingloading regarding jump numbers is a poor excuse for the huge lack of canopy training available. And i dont just mean "swoop coaching", eg. ask around a dz and see how many jumpers can explain basic aerodynamics. how many can explain (even in basic terminology) why a stall occurs, the basics of lift, AOA, Centre of gravity etc... etc.. The only "official" training i have received from a qualified instructor on how to land a canopy is ......"at 15 feet, flare, ie pull both toggles down as far as they go." Once serious training is in place (which in my opinion should be financed by a countries parachuting organisation), let the jumpers make their own INFORMED decisions. Knowledge is the key. (and we shouldnt have to pay shit loads of cash for it)

Ebay have gizzilions of minidv's at the minute.....eeer ok i'll shut up now.

youve found it. any question your going to need to ask will almost certainly been asked here in the threads,, so get searching, and if theres anything you can't find, simply post a question and theres plenty of very knowledgeable camerageeks to help. (sadly im not one so dont ask me.)

very good question, ? there like gold dust. Also, did you use an anti twist plate for any of the equipment you mentioned?? or did the cork plate provide a good enough grip??

aaah see what you mean. but surely if you put the pc9 on top (without turning the base plate) it would be pointing left/right?

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I think you would have to pay VAT @ (17%) i wouldnt be supprised if it were more though.

sorry, it reads slightly ambiguous... i meant the 'same jumper', jumping at 2:1 as apposed to 1:1

These are the moves for the cumpulsory rounds at european events. theres plenty more stuff they pull off in the free rounds .... so when you have all these sussed let me know

ok exuse my poor artwork but see how this helps...

Im no rigger but the "mouth" of the BOC was elasticated so if you pack the PC appropriately then it should behave the same as a Spandex one ie you pull it, it comes out. When i had the rig with cordura i tried this (pulled on the bridle) and it popped out just fine. If you search "spandex Vs Cordura" theres plenty of healthy debate about the pro's and con's.

So you have your PC9 on a quick release? Is the quick release on an L bracket or something similar??

Yep, me too, makes life alot easier. Not had any problems so far.

ok...just been reading a few older posts, and read that the stroboframe quick release could be used on a video camera?? (i didnt realise this, i thought it would only take a stills) So lets say, hypothectically (mmmm big words) you had a TRV style video, and a Canon EOS 35mm SLR. And a camera helmet with a flat top. Nothing fancy, or professional, sometimes a bit of video, and then occasionally a bit of stills. Could you mount the stroboframe on the flat top, say, for the Stills, and then the week after, unscrew the quick release, swing it round 90 degrees, and slap a TRV on it.???? Obviouslly this would require two different sets of holes for the stroboframe, but could it be done??

Up untill the googles coming off sounds like you were doing a real good skydive. On my AFF level 1 the strap on my Protec came lose and started spanking me in the face. I just froze in freefall thinking "jeez i didnt think freefall would hurt this much" I didnt do my practice pulls and only noticed my altimeter at 6500', from which point i just stared at it until I deployed. When i got down i looked like someone had give me cracking left hook, and had blood down my chin, and spent the next few days badly bruised. I thought id really messed up at the time but looking back now i can understand why it freaked me out so much. Talk to your JM about it, and ask him/her what you should have done?? They may tell you that ideally, in future you should do this..... or do that........ just listen to them an learn from their advice... ...but they will also say to not worry too much, repeat the jump, RELAX again, smile and this time make sure you goggles are tight enough!!

Its for maintenance reasons, You have to change spandex every few hundred jumps, especially if your into the funky stuff. I demoed a rig with a cordura Boc and was pretty impressed, and have now ordered the cordura BOC on my new rig. Some like it, some dont.

An instructor at my DZ jumps a Batwing. He thinks its the coolest thing on the planet. But then most would say that when they have only jumped one canopy for the past 8 years!! Its the only one i have ever seen and it flies like a bit of a dog. But then, he jumps it with the slider collapsed, and 'likes' the openings it gives him???? I wouldn't buy one. (do they still make the things??)

Yes i agree, as long as all the factors of risk are within the users control. But what i was getting at is that type of equipment increases/decreases risk for one particular user. Your operator flying at 2:1 is at more risk than when flying at 1:1 The very fact the user is flying a canopy at 2:1 would say that the user is not a novice and has grasped the basic concept of landing a parachute. (hopefully) so the same jumper.. Eg jumper X on a 1:1 sabre for a 1000 jumps is at less risk than jumper X at 2:1 on a Velocity for a 1000 jumps. because a) things can happen outside a users control which are much more dangerous on that type of canopy (ie highly loaded)in comparison (ie lightly loaded) and b) shit happens. So surely a jumper can control the risk factor with the parachute they use?? So you got sucked in to the High Life of swooping too hey? And yes accidents are not fun, and like i said i admire the guy for having to see that more than most. Muchos Respectos. Bad example phree.. Ever seen a golfer struck by lightning Ever seen a synchronised swimmer drown Ever seen a tennis ball machine accident? most crappy sports have some element of danger.

weee weee round in circles.... Your sick of seeing swoops go wrong. You've seen 'the best in the business' get it wrong. You admit 'been there done that got the tee-shirt' when it comes to getting hurt (im guessing you meant landings you have gotten wrong) So even yourself makes mistakes. You admit to jumping (what i presume) is a HP canopy @ 2:1 You swoop yourself, are at risk the same as any other relativly experienced jumper who swoops their canopy, yet for you its OK, but for others to do, is a burden you would rather do with out at work. The risk of messing up a swoop, and the thought of the distress it will cause those who have to help us when it does, doesnt stop us landing fast. That includes you (or you wouldn't do it) Or the risk of having a horse-shoe, reserve entanglement and all that follows, won't stop me jumping because of the mess i will make, it makes me practice my reserve drills before every jump.. ...but it can still happen... and it could happen to you. So don't give me the "its not the equipment, its the operator" crap. Of course its the equiment. The risk is greater on smaller canopies, or through swoops, but luckily people are starting to teach one another at these canopy skills classes so they can lower the risk, and enjoy the fun fast landings can give. If I wanted a perfectlly safe but mundane hobby which didnt stimulate me in any way, didnt get the adrenaline flowing, made no profound effect on my miserable life...didnt have all the awesome people we have in skydiving.... Id probably join a gun club. CYa