Tonto

Read your SIM... t It's the year of the Pig.

Is there anything in my post that contradicts that? t It's the year of the Pig.

I don't know. I do know when I like something and when I don't. Generally I like something that does what I want it to. If it doesn't do that, I could 1. sit and try and figure out how to make it, or 2. choose something else. I chose option 2. The weather was great. Sad thing is, it's an African summer! We shouldn't have to comment on it! t It's the year of the Pig.

Fuck 'em. Two kinds of skydivers. The quick and the dead. That's what I was taught anyway... t It's the year of the Pig.

Had an AFF L1 Saturday am. Went through COK with him, dive sequence, in air emergencies, reserve drills, priorities of FF, priorities of landing, hand signals, etc. AFF dive number 1849, and I see something I always knew was out there, but had never experienced. I was Left hand side. Exit went OK, COA was rushed, then there seemed to be some arm wrestling going on with the practice touches. AFF I on the right dumps the student out at 6000ft, I ride through the deployment and open, look for the student and see him under his reserve. I think "Malfunction? Looked pretty good to me..." and follow the freebag for a while. After landing, the student had no idea what happened. This from the other AFF I.. Student kept going for the cutaway puff on the practice pulls and was blocked by the Instructor. In an effort to prevent them from pulling the wrong handle, he decieded to pull for them. Although the student saw both of us fall away from him, he decieded to "pull" anyway, and so released the main canopy. The RSL ensured reserve deployment, and as I said earlier, the student had no idea. When the issue was explained to him during the debrief, he felt "the wind had pushed his hand to the wrong handle." I explained that his brain had put his hand on the wrong handle. He was insistant it was the wind. Since it's windy out there on every skydive, I won't let him jump again until he acnowledges some responsibility for the wrong handle being pulled. He doesn't want to jump anyway, and is going back to Golf. Your thoughts? t It's the year of the Pig.

With you 100% here. Dumping 1st means you don't need to track. t It's the year of the Pig.

I'm no expert at anything. I think we're born with squat, and what we have is what we've learned. Some people feel more need to learn than others. Again, I'm no expert, but I would imagine we cannot be aware of what we cannot see. (Or hear, or touch, or taste, or smell.) Alti awareness is something you can have for 1000's of dives, and can lose in an instant. You can have it at 7000 ft and lose it by 5500ft. Many, many of us (read senior/experienced/older) have lost it, and got it back in time to save ourselves, myself included. We're human and we make mistakes. Some of us are luckier than others, some of us develop better eyeballing technique but still wear visual and audiable alti's. Do what you need to do. t It's the year of the Pig.

Is this your conclusion after 17 wingsuit dives? If so, you have much work to do. Few skydiving disiplines allow one as much time and perspective to view the surface of our planet as it constantly creeps closer to us. Alti awareness is alti awareness. It's that simple. You either have it or you don't. The ground (or water) doesn't lie. It is where it is. Err at your peril. t It's the year of the Pig.

Peter is a L1 Paraplegic. The equipment we built for him was specifically designed to help reduce the likelyhood of lower body/spinal injury. t It's the year of the Pig.

"Traditional" I expect means 9 cells built from F-111 type (Non ZP) fabric. In the end it doesn't really matter what anyone thinks but you. If the canopy serves you well, enjoy it, and learn to fly it as well as you can. As for his comments about "girls"... I know several who could probably outfly him any day of the week. t It's the year of the Pig.

Been there 2 months. (60 days) Need to stay 6 months (180 days) 120 days to go.. $120 to pay... Would you pay $1 a day not to have to go? t It's the year of the Pig.

I doubt it. Generally service reps don't sell Neptunes, so there is no incentive to sell you a new one - we just keep them running. I couldn't care how many owners a Neptune has had. If someone on my DZ brings me one - I try and solve the problem. If I struggle or fail, the support I've had from Alti-2 has always been 100%. The battery voltage indicator on the early versions was pretty dodgy, so I wouldn't bank on the battery being new. Also, if I recall correctly there were some volume issues with the early versions, but the clicking sounds a bit odd. Good luck. t It's the year of the Pig.

It wasn't a demo. I bought it to use as a wingsuit canopy (135) and while it performed tolerably in that role it was impossible to use on AFF. It's the orange and blue one Pears is jumping now, so it's still in use, and as a freeflyer and camera person it seems to be serving him well. As for packing - IMO, any canopy that cannot be packed generically has a problem. I've used the same packing technique for 2 decades and over a range of canopies from F-111 7 cells to 21 cell ZP crossbraces, with CRW and Tandem in the middle somewhere - and it's worked with all but one. t It's the year of the Pig.

Go to www.alti-2.com and see who your nearest service rep is. Maybe they can sort it out for you. I'm a service rep and almost without exception the problem is solved with either a software update (2.6.0 is current) or a new battery. What software version are you using? (Go to the demo screen, and it will list the SN and the software version.) t It's the year of the Pig.

Mainly they worry when their AAD's are away for service. When the unit's in and on, they're very active. t It's the year of the Pig.

I doubt that. There's a reason no one is jumping canopies like that in competition. They want to win. t It's the year of the Pig.

I've been jumping 21 years, and have often hit a kinda plateau.. Up to 1000 dives I was either in a 4 way team or doing camera. from 1000 - 2000 mainly AFF and Tandem from 2000 - 3000 a lot of CRW from 3000 - 4000 I worked too much, never played. from 4000 - 4800 I've squeezed 200+ wingsuit dives in among the AFF and hung up the drouge. I LOVE AFF. I LOVE knowing I don't know what they will do, or how I will solve it, but solving it anyway. I love learning things from people I've taught, or from those with 10% or less my number of dives... But mainly, it's the people that make this sport. They're a timeline through my life, coming and going while the sky remains constant. I'm not bored.

I went with the Safire. Pilot's openings were too slow for me. There's a difference between slow and snivel. t It's the year of the Pig.

Lets discuss the incident in Incidents, and start a "Get well" thread in Bonfire. t It's the year of the Pig.

I am an AFF I with 1900 AFF dives. You got burbled by your AFF I. Any "wind gust" would have affected the two of you equally. Burbling the student is in the AFF I's tookbox for floaty students you can't stay with. Generally this problem is caused either by the Instructors poor choice of jumpsuit for themselves and you, or a change in your body position. Most students tense up when they "start to spin but correct it." resulting in a drop in fallrate. A few questions... 1. What's your height and weight? 2. What's the height and weight of the 2 AFF I's? 3. Were the hand signals on either of your COA's a "Hips down" or "Arch harder" signal? You can't change the past. You did OK with the hand you were dealt, and you've learned that your training works. t It's the year of the Pig.

I had one. Bought it new from Square 1 in April 1992, and it lasted until later in April 1992. About 25 dives if I remember correctly. Even though it was cheap, it was without a doubt the most expensive piece of skydiving gear I've ever bought. t It's the year of the Pig.

18 in 4785 jumps. 7 from wraps/entanglements 7 from Tandem (1 x Baglock, 2 x broken steering line, 4 pressure knot) 4 on normal gear (1 x bridle/main entanglement, 1 x spinner, 1 x PC in tow (uncocked) 1 x broken lines) 1 Tandem reserve malfunction - Pressure knot. t It's the year of the Pig.

As I said, "It's personal." t It's the year of the Pig.

It's a very personal scale once you get past the "legal" requirements. For me, it's 200 dives a year, and I jumpweekends only. There have been years I've done less than 200 (10) and years I've done more than 200 (11) my average for 21 years is about 225. As an AFF I, I think I'd be doing my students a dis-service by being less current than that. I did only 20 jumps in 1987. (after breaking a femur) In retrospect, it would have been wiser to stop until I was fully recovered and then start again. t It's the year of the Pig.

The sizing doesn't scale. That's why there are no 200lb flying squirrels. I used to think of the 5 body types, in order of performance as 1. Tall and light 2. Short and light 3. Medium and medium 4. Tall and heavy 5. Short and heavy I now think you can swap the top two. 6ft people weigh a lot - regardless of how skinny they are. (Athletic) 5ft people weigh around 100lbs less. That's half the weight for a foot less height. t It's the year of the Pig.