matthewcline

Just read your profile, now your registration and rant makes sense. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Good job Prof. and all who made the jumps! You have to be going for a record of records held Prof! Keep at it! Congrats again! Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

You were giving out hugs too?? Damnit! I missed those! Maybe she had a different opinion when meeting you? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

http://www.skyleague.com/pages/news/showArticles.php?story=2181 Air Speed for the Win. Starting strong and staying strong. Mat An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

If they are made over sized they slip off real easy, and are easy to hang on too in freefall. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Just to add, in bold. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Maybe a Pilot can address the issue of the air floe being potentially disturbed over the tail with a Viedoagrapher on the strut. I do not think I am "over thinking" this, but you may be "Under thinking" this. I have only jumped the banner style described a dozen-ish times, so I may have just been lucky, a lot. But it is how I was taught buy folks who have done it hundreds of time sand do it a dozen times a year still. What ever technique the OP uses (by now used I think), I hope he had the Pilot in on it and got advice from experienced Banner Flyers at the DZ. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

+1 Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I would say the patch design is a great front for the coin. For the back I would think of the service seals, and if that is to detailed maybe the services by name around the edges and "Served with Pride" (or some thing like that) in the center. Or the colors (Black, Red, Blue, Silver/White and Gold/Yellow) of the Services in a stripe through the middle. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Did you do any reinforcement to the middle or body of the Banner? How big are the loops for your hands? Have you researched how to roll and exit with the banner as well as its deployment in freefall? Since this is a relatively small banner, flag shaped, then the following technique may work. Roll the flag down to the bottom edge, once you have the roll, take two rubber bands (news paper type not packing bands) and place them around the roll in the middle about a foot apart. GEAR UP. Get a gear check. Place your hands through the loops so that the loops pass through your palms and exit your hands between thumb and forefinger. This will allow you to control the roll with two fingers from each hand and the loops. For the exit have the videoagrapher climb out and you on one knee move to the door, near the door bring the roll to your chest if small enough to control or behind your neck (this is used for larger freefall banners pretty successfully), if the banner unrolls behind you on exit it is just premature but not a danger (provided you exited stable). If it unrolls on your chest this should be small enough to clear easily buy placing your arms "up" dragging the material away from you and into the right position. A diving exit is pretty simple, use a verbal count and dive at the clear air space to the Videoagrapher's left, under the tails edge. As soon as your stable extend your arms into position, once extended let the corners go as you hold the loops. The air will do the rest. The corners will start to catch air and unroll the drag will be enough to break the two small rubber bands as they are pretty thin. It will be a bit flappy and rough, but not too bad. You will get a bit of a work out. Plan to open high, 3-3.5k should be good. At break off the camera should back up, and at deployment alt you need to release the right loop and deploy, be vigorous with the throw out. Be ready to let the flag go if your entangled. If the flag is entangled go through your normal EP Progressions. If not, and all opens then stuff the flag into your suit and fly safe to a smooth landing. Another option is to let the flag go and hope it lands on the DZ. Not a good option if it is needed for a post dive Photo Op. But above all know when to say "No"! Be safe. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Bev's camera jackets do a similar thing, they have a tab long enough to loop around the leg strap and then come back and then the shackle connects back to the long tab. Up side, no additional hard ware on the rig and you can grab most any rig and go. Another up side is the tab will wear our before the rig components and when it does it is far cheaper to repair. Much like the Firefly set up. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

http://skyleague.com/pages/news/showArticles.php?story=2176 Three Rounds down. Airspeed has a decent lead. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Fuck that, I sit behind one most of my week now and wish I had stayed kicking in doors. But I dig the art. A few other artists in history ain't too good and we pay millions for their stuff. You may need to cut off an ear though. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Same as jumping out of a plane in the first place really, with your attitude I am surprised you condone jumping at all. One signature allowing it and you will be all for it.... What? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I hope UPT does too. But I will still jump the Sigma II's. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

What are you talking about - I haven't called you a name! Nor have I insenuated anything. You mentioned the last post and I do NOT have a clue what you are talking about. NONE! IOTA! P.S. is this the post you are talking about? This reply to Georger has NOTHING to do with you,Jerry Thomas. I am talking about something I am aware of that Georger may not be aware of and definity you are NOT aware of. Now this might be a hint! Is the FBI doubting their own DNA work? Is the FBI certain they have Cooper's DNA? The FBI needs two source samples - but they don't have this. What they have is a 40 yr old tie and clip with multiple partial male DNA. The DNA they have is so incomplete they cannot rule anyone in much less rule them out. How many brain cells does it take to understand this. Last but not least - perhaps the FBI has good reason to doubt the DNA at this point in time. Maybe someone has made a positive ID of Cooper in the last few weeks? The words above are NOT my words, but those of others who have contacted me over the last few wks. Care to elaborate on this? is it fact or wishful thinking? Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

Nice! Matt Vet. An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

For further clarification, Tandem night jumps are totally USPA legal as long as both jumpers hold a USPA License. As for the FAA, there are no rules specific to tandem night jumps. Mike Mullins USPA National Director I guess I could have stated "Per USPA BSR's" in my post.

True, but it wasn't clear why he was asking. And as I recall that thread had some good discussion about the pros and cons of doing them, etc. Other than "make more money", I do not remember to many "Pro's" in that thread. A lot was discussed of safety for the Student though. To some I guess that may be a "Con". Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

There does appear to be a "bot" responding to a bunch of the posts. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

That may be a long trip for the OP. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

In the US, Tandem Skydiving is Student Skydiving. Student Skydives must be complete by Official Sunset. That means the students feet on the ground. BSR 2-1, E-9 The only exception is for record attempts and the "Student" was a licensed Skydivier Qualified to make nights jumps as well as the T-I. And of Course the Military for Ops. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I also use it as an I/E when I ride front, a lot. So it sees freefly speeds and then some. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!

I say the big guy did well. He (in the video we see at least), didn't do any thing to provoke the fight. He took a punch and what sounded like some teasing. I could not hear it well enough to discern if he said stop. He did not react or retaliate till attacked again and took it to a level to end it and pursued it no further. Of course the idiots who stepped in after should have stopped their little moronic friend to begin with. Matt An Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!!