Jon

Be careful of the 135 too, right Phree?

Probably not. I am guessing that if the unit could record that information that it would say 750ft and >78 mph. (Or what ever it take for a cypress to fire.) You have to think that it thought you were too low going to fast and fired your reserve. But I could be wrong.

Wait... That describes me! Is there a cure? Can I get grippers or booties put on my jumpsuit? Is their a support group? ...anything!

I had a pro series 210 and put about 150 jumps on it. Good parachute to be introduced to ZP on. One heading openings and flared pretty well considering that it was a 210. I’ve only had 2 complaints about the parachute. 1. It’s too slow. After 150 jumps at loading the think 1:1 I am ready for something much faster. 2. The openings can be pretty brisk (250 ft) if you don’t know how to pack the thing. I only flat packed it 3 times. The third opening about broke me in two. Got some tips from the guy I bought it from and learned that the best way to pack it is a standard pro-pack but leave the nose alone (rolling only seems to make it worse) and roll the crap out of the tail. I’m talking like 30 very tight rolls. Other than that it was a good beginner canopy. I would say it’s very similar to a sabre of equal size but with just a little less flair power.

I hear Lake Wales is nice. I'll be going there Dec 26 to Jan 2 or so.

All very good advice. Only thing I think that was missed was make sure you break off high! You will need that extra altitude to get stable and slow down before you pull. I break off at 5,000 and usually pull at 3,500 or so. Back of the plane means long spot.

Never had any flying dreams, but have had quite a few "free jumps" or dreams about skydiving. Seems every time I had a free jump I end up pulling my reserve. How's that for screwed up?