JayCam
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Thanks, that sounds pretty cool. I have hurt myself on my last jump so I wont be up again for a few weeks but ill definately try out some front riser turns and flares with the rear risers next time I am up!
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Hi guys. I am a RAPS student on 5 second delay and 8 jumps and I have become very interested in canopy control on my last 2 or 3 jumps. I have done spirals till I cannot take the g force and swung from side to side till I chicken out. Now I intend to work on slow flying, flare turns, turns at half brakes etc. One thing which has caught my curiosity is the front risers. I have heard people talking about using them but i dont know what to do. I dont want to open and give them a hard tug only to find they turn the canopy inside-out or something. What will pulling on the front risers do and where can this be used effectivly in relation to canopy control? Also can anyone suggest something fun I can mess around with lol im getting bored of spirals!
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Ok you gus have me convinced its probably a 270 or 290. I have been reading about canopy control etc and yeah I was wondering why they started me on 1:1.1 ish. I will ask next time im at the DZ.
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Hi AdD. Do you think that canopy is too small for my weight? I dont have any problems with it except landings. I think I have very good canopy control relitive to my experience level, except in landings obviously. What size canopy do you think I should be jumping?
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Yeah I am fairly sure its a 170 but I think we usually jump 190s. there is only a few 170s. Wouldnt 270 be HUGE? Yeah I have planned my self a PLF practice thing I want to be able to jump and land comfortably from about 6 feet or so. Then maybe work it up higher from there.
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Hi Guys, I am a RAPS student and just today moved on to freefall. I was just getting the hang of the canopies we use for static lines (at the Black Knights Drop Zone in lancashire) but the freefall canopies seem quite different to me. On my 3 second delay I slid on my ass for about 20 feet but was fine however on my 5 second delay I flared at about 20 feet and have hurt my back quite badly. I need to get my landings sorted out before I do more jumps as I dont want to risk serious injury. Today was entirley my fault i just flared too soon but I was wondering if anyone had any advice on landing. I weigh about 12 stone and jump 170s if that helps at all. Thanks! J