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I assumed that they wouldn't be posting here. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Don't worry hookitt, it wasn't taken as a slam at all. I imagine you are correct - I probably did lose control of the slider at some point. I didn't pack any differently than usual, but I haven't exactly developed a foolproof packing technique at this point in my career. Contrary to my jump numbers, I do have about ~150 pack jobs under my belt. A friend who lives in the same building as me has a rig which I have spent a lot of time packing out of boredom and for the sake of increasing my experience. Yes, things get that boring around here. No, he does not jump my pack jobs. Don't worry, I do not watch the pilot chute as/after I throw it. The only time I see the pilot chute is when it's trailing behind my open canopy and on the ground. Thanks for posting that PD article, Steve. Can't believe I missed it, I think I've read every article on their site. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Sometimes it's the pin, sometimes it's a misrouted bridle, sometimes it's other stuff I can't think of or don't know of. When you consider reaching back and pulling on the bridle, you must consider the drag [read: pull force] a pilot chute creates at 120mph. Without getting technical, it's many times greater than the force you could enact by reaching behind your back and pulling away from yourself at an awkward angle. That said, some have cleared a PCIT by reaching back and yanking. Strange things happen up there. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Your link is borked, here's the thread. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Most experiences will probably fall into these categories: "I had a PCIT and pulled silver without cutting away. it worked." "I had a PCIT and went through my full EPs. It worked." "I had a PCIT that cleared itself just as I pulled silver. I had a two-out." "I had a PCIT that cleared itself just as I cut away. I lived." Opinions generally fall as follows: "You should cut away and pull your reserve. It is best to always use the same set of EPs. That way you don't have to think when it happens to you, you just act. No lost altitude." "You should just go for your reserve. A PCIT is a high-speed malfunction, you have to react accordingly. Why waste time and altitude chopping a canopy that isn't open?" A few have even said something along the lines of "I don't want to cut away in case I have reserve problems. I might be able to fight my main out if I'm all out of other options. If I chopped it before pulling silver, I wouldn't have that chance." -- That's what I've learned from reading many threads on this subject. I based my personal decision partially on those readings, partly on my gut feeling, but mostly on discussions with my instructors. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

That's about what I expected to be honest. Blame the chaos theory or gremlins or who knows, but I figured it was just random. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some mystical packing error I'm not aware of that causes hard openings. The canopy is a rental, it gets jumped many dozens of times per week by several different jumpers so I'm sure it wasn't the canopy's fault. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

No bands were broken, I double-wrapped every stow [including locking stows]. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I had a nasty opening today on a 190 Sabre 2. It's a canopy I've been packing and jumping for the last 20 jumps or so without a problem. Obviously it's a small selection, but nonetheless it's a canopy I've packed successfully before. Today, though, I did something wrong enough that all hell broke loose. The PC left my had just as my 3,500 alarm went off. I found myself dazed in the saddle by 3,200. No linetwists, thankfully. I could get into all the little details about the opening but suffice it to say it was fast, hard and painful. Enough to end my day early and leave a peculiar harness-shaped bruise all around my legs and shoulders. I know the slider was all the way open and properly quartered, I specifically remember doing it. No rolling or stuffing of the nose. It was a good pitch and I was fully squared up. So what else could cause a hard opening? Is there some packing error I am perhaps not aware of that could cause it? My best guess [and it's not that good] is that it has to do with some sort of air turbulence. I was just falling past a small cloud when I pulled... perhaps there was some peculiar turbulence that aided in it. Beyond that, I'm out of guesses. Anybody? [P.S. - I'm posting it here because I expect it was a packing error. If there is a more appropriate place for the thread to be... my apologies.] I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Lots of PC fanboys in here. What I've learned from years of experience - including almost two years working for Apple - is it's not worth trying to convince a fanboy. While the anti-Mac arguments in here are more balanced than the usual internet banter, they are nonetheless peppered with a very solid amount of misinformation and should not be taken as the truth. Opinions I'm fine with, but incorrect statements are lies. Everybody makes their decision and that's cool by me. And it's Mac, not MAC. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Skydiving Movies I really don't know what I'm talking about.

[drool] When and how much? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm curious as to what situations a standard RSL would be preferable to a Skyhook. I can understand no RSL being preferable to any RSL in certain circumstances [I.E. CRW], but a standard RSL over the Skyhook? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

In 4 years skydiving will be all virtual reality. it's pretty much the same but no risk! I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I did my AFF at Perris, couldn't have been better. A friend did it at Elsinore, same reaction. There is also Skydive San Diego I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Aperture has been delayed to mid April. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I was flying fairly relative to an instructor of mine who was flying video for a tandem over Perris last week. I looked over and saw him kicking away. I thought "well that's funny, maybe he's just geeking their video" and kicked back. How widespread is kicking as a form of under-canopy communication? I really don't know what I'm talking about.

My apologies. When the procedure was explained to me it was explained with a PDR as an example. I didn't mean to pass on incorrect information, I assumed what I was told was the truth. It's tough to know when to ask more questions when the answers are not always correct... but you are right. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

A used reserve is effectively another way to save money on a rig that the jumper will most likely downsize from within a few hundred jumps. A reserve with a handful of repacks and maybe a low speed deployment or two will still have years worth of squares open. The life of a reserve is much more finite than the life of a main. Every time a reserve is repacked, a square on the canopy's warning label is marked. It will be marked differently depending on the type of repack [standard repack, low speed deployment, terminal deployment]. Once all those squares are filled up, the reserve is dead and may not be used as a reserve canopy again. Period. A main will effectively be used until it is deemed unairworthy by a rigger. There isn't really an age that a main hits where it immediately goes from being a viable lifesaving device to a tarp. So a used reserve - one with enough squares open that it will be usable to the purchaser - is a good idea. That reserve is theoretically the same [read: just as effective as a last-ditch lifesaving device] as a brand new reserve... it just doesn't have as much life [read: repacks] left. Why pay for life that you aren't going to use on your first rig? Save that money and go used. [disclaimer: this post is full of shit] I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Goober, are you not using a sealed lens or did all of that gunk sneak in there while swapping? I've seen 20Ds take a swim and come out nice and dry on the inside... that's a lot of gunk! I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I'm hoping the "" means "I'm not even close to serious". I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Here's an overhead view of Perris as it stands today. The green area just off of the runway is the main landing area, the circle is the student landing area and the diamond near the middle is the swoop pond. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

I don't doubt that I'm being quite optimistic, my method of measurement is quite inaccurate and my ability to look straight down and truly determine what I'm directly over is potentially lacking. I was jumping crosswind/downwind but it was a pretty calm day... I'd sooner chalk it up to optimism than wind assist. I hope to jump with GPS soon for my own sake. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

1.6 miles from 12,000 to 4,000 wearing a tight FF suit. I measured it by specifically noting my position over the ground when I started my track and noting my final position after I squared up at 4,000. Got home, put the points into Google Earth and measured the distance between them. I happened to be over two large and recognizable landmarks at my two measuring points, so it made it easier. There's obviously a lot of room for error with this procedure but it gives me something to measure my improvement against over time. The real "exact" way to do it is by wearing GPS. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Wouldn't an additional center stow at the illustrated location increase the required pull force to free lines on one side and not the other? As photographed, the left line group would have two stows to clear in the same space that the right line group would only have one. If the mission is to help eliminate line twists, this seems like a step in the wrong direction. I really don't know what I'm talking about.

Does it use Paralog like the Neptune? I really don't know what I'm talking about.