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That would be so cool! Or an auti dive. I already planned one but don't know when we are going to do it yet becaus the two other people have to come from far away, but someday, we will do a three way auti skydive :) i'm gonna have a good time when that jump becomes reality. :D Blues :) eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Don't give in. I have much less expierience then you do but just wanna share. When I was at 50 something jumps I bought myself a canopy from someone who stopped jumping due to personal reasons. It was an electra 150 wich would have been loaded at 1.17 at that time (0.96 now

Electra maby? I thought they were semi-elliptical, and good beginner or intermediate canopy's, with very good landing charesteristics. (I base this on absolutely nothing.) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

I just wanted to say, as an haver of asperger myself That is SO fucking cool !

Awesome that all's well now !

A jumper at my DZ has 9000+ jumps and 1 cutaway. "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

I am :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

I probably won't get a repack very soon. In any case I first want to hear what the rigger/instructor have to say. By the way, people who were on the same load and who jumped in the exact same condidtions as I, did not have a repack and jumped their rigs today without any problem at all. I'm not saying this is the smartest thing to do, and I don't wanna follow the herd or what eveyone else is doing, but I don't see why I should be the only one getting a repack when everythin look ok. And in all honesty I really don't want to pay for a repack now, I'm already low on cash as it is. I'm willing to take the, in my humble and not so very expierienced opinion, small risk. Blues "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Hi :) "But if you have the time, by all means, let it dry out. Air dry, away from sunlight." That's why I thought the fan might come in handy. I let it blow into the cells as wel as I thought this might help the inside and tail of the canopy dry faster. The canopy was definitaly not soaked, but it did feel wet when I landed. "I would keep the heater away from it. It doesn't take much heat to melt parachute nylon, and heat weakens the fabric, although once it cools, it should rebound to normal strength. But do without the heater." I consciously turned up the heater a bit, but I did make abolutely sure that the canopy fabric was not near it. It was at least a foot and a half away from the heater at all times. The drapes were also shut to block sunlight, even while there was cloud coverage as far as the eye could see. "assuming belly-flying here" I did a flip or two before I entered the cloud, so no problems there :) And I know it's important that your canopy is dry, that's why I left it open during a 12 hour period even after I checked the canopy and everything felt dry. Just to be sure Thanks for your reply! Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Hi, Thanks everyone for the replies so far! The canopy was not that wet that it needed a fan to dry it, I just thought it might go faster, and would not do any harm. It was not pouring rain when we landed, more like a very soft rain. When I came into the hangar I let the canopy dry for about an hour. I then went home and spread it around my living room (canopy was protected from direct sunlight at all times). Like I said I put a fan blowing over it for a few hours and after that I also let it blow into a few cells. At a bit before midnight I checked the whole canopy. More specifically around and inside the tail, cascades, lines, risers, bridle, POD and PC. Everything felt dry. I left the canopy unpacked during the rest of the night to let it dry some more if there were spots I missed. I packed the main just this morning. I will definitely get a second opinion from a rigger and/or instrcutor at the dropzone, and then maby a repack after that. It's interesting to read about this. I had never heard about fatality's due to a wet reserve before. Thanks alot for the advice do far! Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

After the jump I immediately asked an instrcutor if he could take a look at the rig and more specifically the reserve. He said it looked fine, it also did not feel wet at all, and he said that there was no need for a repack. (Thank god cause I just paid for a repack last week ) Blues "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Ok, will do, Thanks for the tip :) Blues ! "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Hi :) I was just wondering something. I jumped a few hours ago into a hail and rain cloud. Everybody on the load (third one of the day) felt it :) We landed in rain and now my canopy is very wet. What I would like to know is how long a canopy must dry, at least, before you can safely pack it and jump it again. A few hours? A day? A few days? Or should I just leave it drying for the rest of the week and pack it on friday night? I'm guessing two days drying should be enough, or is this a wrong assumption? Would it be safe to pack it up tomorrow, if the canopy feels dry? Can you lay your canopy near a heater, or is it possible that is is bad for a canopy? Right now the canopy lies spread out in my living room with a fan blowing over the fabric and there is also a heater on wich is at least 30 centimeters away from any fabric. Thanks in advance !! Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

My thoughts exactly. "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

damn that's alot. It's 17.5 euros here, and I heard they were gonna bump it up to 19.5. there's another DZ very close to where I live where prices are 16 euros for 12k. "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

You are not alone. I almost never land near the packing area/tent. I almost always consiously land away from the main buildings. And I also do a walk like you said to replay the events in my head. I like it when I have loads of space to land, and have to worry less about collisions etc. Blues ;) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

I think this is a nice documentairy about wingsuit flying. Thought I'd share. Hope this isn't a repost. http://www.skydivingmovies.com/ver2/pafiledb.php?action=file&id=6969 Blues Eli :) "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Soup with a bull's foot in it while in Peru. And yes I liked it, I even had seconds.

"Jezus Christ, I'm Bob Dole and I can get it up" "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Hi :) No, I did not get my 'A-licence' there and I still don't have it. It's not something I find important. I think the entire PAC/AFF course (including food, housing and camera) transport from Belgium to Bouloc and back (by plane and train) and of course drinks :) together was something like 1050-1100 euros. I do have to mention that I 'booked' this course thru the 'UCPA' (Union nationale des centres sportifs de plein air) wich is a french sports organisation. http://www.ucpa.com/home.aspx?etat=ok If you plan on going I'll help you out. Just send me a PM with your questions :) Blues Eli "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Bouloc, Southern France. http://www.bouloc-skydive.com/ "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Haven't made one yet. "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

In 2006 I paid 700 euros for a complete PAC course (French AFF) with video (3 cameramen: both intsructors and a seperate cameraman), a week's food and accomodation. Very good deal imo. "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

Hmmm, he threw in some other stuff too :) I'm buying an Atom Classic harness, a Spectre 170 main, a Minimax 180 reserve, an open face helmet and PF tracking gear wich is as good as new for 1150 euros. Sounds good to me. "In a mad world, only the mad are sane"

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