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  1. It would be easier to see in the air, it moves higher. I was referring to on the ground. I know someone who landed in high wind wearing a Z1, they elected to cutaway, but first looked for their RSL. They couldn't see it but still had to chop as it was very windy and their reserve popped.

  2. If you are thinking getting it repacked more often is safer, give some thought to this.
    In Australia we get our reserves repacked every 6 months, and there is talk of extending that to every 12 months. I remember on the Brian Germaine course he mentioned they had tested reserves that had been packed for different periods of time and there was no difference in reliability. I am not sure who conducted the study or what sort of sample size, just something I remembered from the course.

  3. My DZ doesn't allow people with less than 100 jumps to wear a full face. The reasons have been discussed previously but some of which are problems with fogging, can you see your reserve and cutaway handles, can you see your RSL if you need to disconnect it?

  12. I popped mine whilst wearing it on my back and it went the full length of the bridle.
    I was at my packers about to get the reserve repacked so having never pulled the silver before I wanted to try it.

  14. The more experienced will be able to provide more insight, but I have always been told to let the centres build first.
    But it depends on the point, I am tail but there are times where the centres have built and I have flown to my slot but had to wait for the point to get on because I could see when the point got on better than the centres, so once I got on they knew the formation was complete and can key it.

  16. I know a guy who took 49 jumps to get through his AFF. His persistance was great. I don't think anyone suggested bowling to him, he just kept going until he got it right. He got there in the end, and good on him!

    So yeah, I think only if someone poses a danger to themself or others.

  18. Read this and think about it
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    Reported by: Becky Freemal
    Web produced by: Neil Relyea
    Photographed by: 9News
    7/4/2005 7:46:13 PM
    He was an expert skydiver with 2,300 jumps under his belt, a 4.0
    doctoral student at the University of Dayton, a husband and the father
    of two young children.

    Sean Crossman, 37, of Lebanon, died over the weekend doing what he
    loved.

    9-news spoke with Crossman's friends who say, through all his
    accomplishments, what they remember most is Sean's smile.

    They say Sean jumped for fun as well as an instructor.

    His friend and pilot Mark Essex says everyone loved jumping with him,
    whether for instruction or for simply recreation.

    Sean was jumping tandem with one of his students on Saturday when
    something went wrong.

    When Sean's parachute opened it flew up in front of the cameraman who
    was recording the jump, obscuring the view and resulting in a collision.

    Andys Note> Trap for new players - Never get in the way of an opening
    tandem or the drogue!!! I am sure the did not "fly in front of the
    cameraman" but rather the cameraman was in the wrong place at the wrong
    time.

    The student landed in a field and was able to walk to a farmhouse and
    call for help.

    Both the cameraman, Jason Yasuda, of Cincinnati, and the student had to
    be hospitalized.

    Sean Crossman leaves his wife Maureen, a daughter and an eight-month-old
    baby boy.


    From http://www.wcpo.com/news/2005/local/07/04/fatal_jump_folo.html