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  1. bob.dino
    I don't know much about classic accuracy, but I believe it's fairly different to swoop accuracy. I'd check with someone more knowledgeable than I about whether the techniques you'd learn in classic accuracy would translate well...
  2. bob.dino
    WTF? Why on Earth would you need a golf cart at a boogie?
  3. bob.dino
    Are you flying a pattern that you planned before boarding the aircraft? That's a very big part of the accuracy needed, because when you start swooping, you'll want to hit a certain point when you're 500ft above the ground. And if you've been sashaying/yanking on toggles, the start of your approach will suck.
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    Baz is a tough bastard. He only started wearing a pilot rig a week or so before this incident.
  5. bob.dino
    Wear a fake mustache when you go down on him.
  6. bob.dino
    Because you're much closer to the ground when you start your manouevre, you have less time and less altitude to make any corrections necessary.
  7. bob.dino
    Brian has a degree in psychology and a Masters in Contemplative Psychotherapy. The last third of The Parachute And Its Pilot is written for skydivers, not as an academic paper. Therefore it's missing citations, rigorous peer review, and professional sub-editing. It's still the best introduction to the psychology of skydiving that I've come across. Transcending Fear is, again, not a peer-reviewed research paper. It's aimed at a mass-market audience. However, the website has a bibliography. If you're going to abuse the book for not being technical enough, you should at least get the title correct. Look into yourself rather than out at the book. What were you expecting from the book? Who is it written for?
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    Well, no-one's going to be saying to you "Our teaching methods suck. Go somewhere else. If you jump with us, you'll die. Horribly." Different instructors have different opinions on the efficacy of different teaching methods, and different students respond differently to different instructional styles.
  9. bob.dino
    IIRC, diverdriver (Chris Schindler) maintains that jump aircraft crash at about twice the frequency of General Aviation aircraft. Not sure as to causes - hopefully he'll pop in here and enlighten us as to his thinking.
  10. bob.dino
    I'm addicted to that tap, but am not convinced it's a good idea. Can distract and fuck up a body's position. Oh, and Borgy? Look back into the centre boyo!
  11. bob.dino
    Well it might if you had a collapsible slider pulled behind your head... without that, it ain't doing a bloody thing for the flight characteristics of your canopy, as the slider will prevent the parachute from spreading out.
  12. bob.dino
    Yourself. Everyone else.
  13. bob.dino
    Travel Food Beer Registration Accommodation Jump Tickets ...all vary depending on the boogie, your needs, and your distance from the boogie.
  14. bob.dino
    It'd definitely be a challenge. Pity it's US Citizens only.
  15. bob.dino
    Do a search on the phrases "door fear" "exit fear" and similar. There's a bunch of threads containing lots of useful information on the subject. Hint: It's normal. We didn't evolve to be comfortable jumping out of airplanes. It takes time for our minds to get used to the fact that we're this bloody stupid .
  16. bob.dino
    What part of Australia? Have you been learning via AFF or Static Line? Contact the APF and ask them what the story is...
  17. bob.dino
    In Australia there are no specific regulations wrt canopy size, but the CI (Chief Instructor) has the power of veto on whether she can jump her gear. If she's been on the canopy a while, I'd be surprised if she had problems with the 135. If she's passing through Sydney, I'd be happy to bring her out to the dz... edit to add: Until she has 500 jumps and is certified as an E-license equivalent, she'll need either an AAD or an RSL. edit2: note to self: read through thread before responding.
  18. bob.dino
    Told ya the Kiwis would choke . ..and that the Irish would go out before them .
  19. bob.dino
    Nice search terms, boyo.
  20. bob.dino
    We don't know you, so all advice here is based on norms and trying to keep you in one piece. As you said, you'd probably be fine on the 150, but being on it increases the severity of any mistakes you make... I'd suggest doing at least a few more on the 170. Look at billvon's Downsizing Checklist and see how much of that you can do. When you feel comfortable with everything on that list, you're probably ready to go to the 150.
  21. bob.dino
    A snazzy new-ish way of getting your reserve out faster in certain situations. Search for posts by "billbooth" containing the word "skyhook" for all the info you'll ever want on how it operates...
  22. bob.dino
    They're good risers. I particularly like the way the toggles stow. Nice work.
  23. bob.dino
    I'm with John on both counts. I've personally watched one very experienced, very heads-up jumper massively improve both her landing quality and confidence when she switched from a Stiletto to a Pilot.
  24. bob.dino
    I prefer the monkey fist to the PVC for this exact reason, and I prefer them both to the hackey sack, which is just too heavy for my taste.
  25. bob.dino
    What the fuck is a peesh? Personal opinion: pantyhose are deeply unsexy. Stockings, on the other hand, are... yum.