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    South Cerney

    markymarc reviewed pierre3's dropzone in United Kingdom

    A great dz,staff always keen to help you progress and get you in the air,good friendly vibe going on,huge landing aera,basic facilites but made up for the jumps you can get in,if you want a place to go and jump till you drop this is the place,good on you cerney.
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    Great information folks i fully understand the system now!! So in another fifty jumps i want to fly a camera!! Do i have to have this whole system changed and both rsl removed and a new reserve handle fitted???? going back to a single pin, have been told that to fly camera it is advised to have rsl removed ??? markymark
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    Sorry for the delay!! photos front and rear view markymark
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    Sorry folks photos to follow. markymark
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    Hi, hoping some one can explain this two pin RSL system on the new Atom Legen R from Parachutes de France,as i am constantly being asked about it. Rsl to the right riser detatchable, to the left is another called a Gauche not detatcable,both lead to there own closing pin to the reserve. I have had it explained it is to stop a main reserve entanglement as the reserve will not go untill the left riser pulls the second pin,?? Anyone any clearer than me?? any issues you see here??. Thanks Marky marc confused dot com ;-) Front and rear view photos. markymark
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    Sorry forgot to say my fortieth was the greates day ever!! My wife bought me a tandem jump and now well i just passed my AFF so theres great things to come from every thing. Mark markymark
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    Happy birthday from across the atlantic!! Mark markymark
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    Passed AFF

    markymarc replied to markymarc's topic in The Bonfire

    Hi everyone :-) i passed my AFF on Sunday and what a great feeling it is too, i want to thank every one on all of these forums for the valueble information they post and for all the message i have had replyed to,the information and also the general friendship i have recived has been of great benefit whilst compleatin my AFF,THANKS GUYS!!! .onto my consoladation jumps next weekend. Mark markymark
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    How does a blind sky diver know when he,s about to hit the ground?? The leash on the dog goes lose . markymark
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    Oh man i sympathise with you on this one!!! I also suck on exits :-) Aff one was a great exit but now four levels later i blew every one,instructor writes every time, level two, de arch on exit and unstable good arch to recover,level three de arch on exit,very agressive but good arch to recover, level four better exit but dont be so agressive,,slow down breath out and relax into it and push yuor hips out like you want to make love to the wing ha ha ,he's a funny guy,just gotta keep it going till i find the right feel then it will click into place i guess,mind you being six foot two and stooped under the side door of a LET410 dosent help i think as i am in a de arch before i start, best of luck on ya next exit. markymark
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    Well done !!! markymark
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    I am currently doing my AFF course here in the uk so i can only tell you what we do here but i guess it is the same over in the US, I am using a rip cord student rig,level one was three pratice pulls,arch reach and locate toggle with a flat hand then recover ,this is done three times,if miss directed the instructor will take your hand and locate for you,but hey dont pull on your three practice pulls,but please pull at the intended height ;-) yes here in the uk you pull yourself as the rip cord is live if you like,we then count the one two three four thousand and check canopy,then get control of the canopy,yes again you keep hold of your rip cord,or as i was told put it down your jump suit neck once you have canopy checks and control,but well i dropped it on my first when the canopy opened hard,that cost me a club fine of a crate of beer so hense i havnt done it since. good luck my friend mark markymark
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    Hi rob,guess were both in tandem then hey!best of luck to you too.markymark markymark
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    Hi there Rob,I am jumping at Hinton airfield in brackley near Banbury,just off the A40,cool little DZ,How did your Level three go?? I passed South Cerney on Friday on my way back from London and the Cloud cover did'nt look good,hope you had a break and managed to get a jump in?? Markymark markymark
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    Hi everyone :-) Well i could'nt take the waiting any longer so my Aff level one is booked for friday the 28th of may on bank holiday weekend so hopefully i can get a couple or three levels in over the four days,yahooooo. markymark markymark
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    Great news that Rob ;-) let us know how you get on,best of luck matey. markymark
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    Hi ,sorry don't know your name? I know most of the guys there as i did my tandem from there and a considering booking up with them but am also looking at Langer and also Hinton in banbury which is about the same diffrence in miles as cirencester is form Worcester where i live,still getting the finances sorted but will be about ready in july, cannot wait,my eyes are skywards every day mate, when are you going for your next level?? Take care Markymark markymark
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    Thanks for your reply,"don't ever lose respect of that piece of nylon above your head" i will take that thought on my first jump thanks a lot markymark markymark
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    Thankyou for your reply that was a great read and i have taken all you say in! this forum is great as everyone is so helpfull in there oppinions and i havent even started yet but from here i am getting a real sense of what everyone else feels,the shared knowledge is already a great learning curve for me so thankyou.marky mark markymark
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    Hi Robert thankyou for you reply, definetly respect the risk! thats a great point as i have always respected the risk in my occupation,working at heigths every day gives you that.i just thought that doing some thing that i have trained and respect IE not falling would put the fear of hell into me but it didnt happen although as most people have said here it will kick in as i progress through aff and man i cannot wait!!. I see your into construction the same as me? what line are you in? i am into curtain walling,glazing the outside of buildings from floor to roof line so you see where the risk is,only an inch between me and the ground and man theres no parachute arggh.take care of yourself markymark. markymark
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    Hey there Mike thanks for the reply,isnt forty just the greatest age?i love it!! i have my life back now with kids at university and all,so this is the time to do the aff,i am sure the nerves thing is going to kick in some time through the levels so its been great to talk to people who have been there so i can sort of condition myself prior to doing it.take care markymark markymark
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    Thankyou Jerry,cannot wait for the traing to begin. take care markymark markymark
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    Hi Darcy thankyou for your reply,congratulations on your progression,i have no worries about starting sky diveing at my age,as its something i have always wanted to do since i was very young,i am still very young thinking and still fit as a fiddle,i was married young at nineteen,first child at twenty one ,second two years later and still married to my lovely wife twenty years later,house all paid for now and kids all but left home to do there own thing at university,so what better time to finally do what i have always wanted and before its too late hey! well take care markymark redundent dad heee he. markymark