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  1. dragon2
    We have one AED on the airport, you don't have to buy one JUST for the DZ maybe you can get others to chip in. ciel bleu, Saskia
  2. dragon2
    I see no reason to retire it as it is still a perfectly good reserve and people (except newbies) should KNOW not to overload it, an experienced jumper (say, 1000 jumps or more) can make their own decision, and everyone in between, well you can always refuse to sell it to a particular jumper. But there are plenty of jumpers 130lbs or lighter who need a reserve too ciel bleu, Saskia
  3. dragon2
    This is a new one to me: ciel bleu, Saskia
  4. dragon2
    clicky ciel bleu, Saskia
  5. dragon2
    RRS is rare here, most people have either a Manfrotto (Bogen) 394 or the one with the little red triangles (can't remember the name, Item: L12485 @ paragear). My fav camera store does off a small selection of RSS stuff now but it is REALLY expensive even compared to Novoflex, Arca-swiss and Kirk I'd like an L-plate for my D2X but not for USD 250 ciel bleu, Saskia
  6. dragon2
    Right-o, forgot about that one In some countries AAD are mandatory, either for all jumpers or up to a specific license. Also mind that is some countries specific AADs may not be allowed. In France an AAD is mandatory for all jumpers, The Netherlands mandatory up to C license, Belgium: mandatory, Germany, frankly no idea, Spain: in Empuria AADs are mandatory, don't know if that is the case for the whole of Spain. ciel bleu, Saskia
  7. dragon2
    License, logbook, your gear needs to be in date according to whatever the local rules are and it needs to be appropriate for you in that some countries have canopy rules and also insurance is important. ciel bleu, Saskia
  8. dragon2
    Bogen 394 is what most of us here use. ciel bleu, Saskia
  9. dragon2
    Really? I bought (and sold) most of my stuff sight-unseen, but I did test jump a canopy I didn't know (fusion) this year to see if i liked it for camera work (soft openings are important for me). I would also ALWAYS test-jump a vengeance, sabre 1 or sabre 2 before buying as there they can vary wildly in how they open. I just gave a sabre 120 to a girl I vaguely know, to jump at her home DZ, and mail it back or pay me depending on how she liked it, luckily she liked You can't always know what you want beforehand, and a rig fits different when you are jumping it than on the ground. If it's in-date, I'd let a potential buyer jump it if (s)he made it to my DZ or if I know the jumper personally. I've sent wingsuits over to the UK to see if they fit before even paying, but the DZ was known. Not on my DZ and/or unknown jumpers, yeah you'll have to trust me... ciel bleu, Saskia
  10. dragon2
    ciel bleu, Saskia
  11. dragon2
    Adobe Premiere Elements you mean? ciel bleu, Saskia
  12. dragon2
    Or, in this case, WRITE horror stories..? ciel bleu, Saskia
  13. dragon2
    About 1300 euros presuming the spectre is on it's original lineset and the cypres batteries are good for another year as it's usable until 8/2009. ciel bleu, Saskia
  14. dragon2
    What did your instructors say about all that? ciel bleu, Saskia
  15. dragon2
    Who reads stuff when installing stuff? ciel bleu, Saskia
  16. dragon2
    I'd advise caution though with codec packs: they can royally screw up your pc. Only ever install one codec pack, and only if you have to. Installing the few codecs you need separately is far preferable IMO. ciel bleu, Saskia
  17. dragon2
    If you're looking for a spectre, i'd include specter and spector in your keywords too ciel bleu, Saskia
  18. dragon2
    Which is what you do NOT want. See if you can find a HC5 those are the best but not made anymore. ciel bleu, Saskia
  19. dragon2
    The nikon D700 is great too, wish I could afford one ciel bleu, Saskia
  20. dragon2
    Meh, I still think a photocamera is for taking photos and a videocamera is for taking video. The Nikon D90 can shoot video too, big deal, nice gadget and imo mainly a selling point for the point-and-shoot crowd that upgrade to a dslr, but I'll stick to my hc5 for now The 5D is a great camera and I'm sure this one is even better but I wouldn't buy one or upgrade from a 5d (if I had one) just for that video feature. ciel bleu, Saskia
  21. dragon2
    Agreed. ciel bleu, Saskia
  22. dragon2
    BTW the one canopy I have lots of jumps on that speed makes life a whole lot easier for is the PD Lightning, and even so I landed mostly straight-in. The Pilot is currently our most popular canopy here for people buying their first gear, at least for those with some money to spend as they are mostly new canopies. They all seem to love theirs and none of them add any speed whatsoever for landing ciel bleu, Saskia
  23. dragon2
    "An Aerodyne canopy"? Which one would that be? Having jumped multiple sizes of triathlons and pilots, I call serious bull on that one ciel bleu, Saskia
  24. dragon2
    Bull. If you don't have any slack the brakelines are too short. You want a slight bow in your brakelines in full flight. With both frontrisers pulled as far as you can the brakelines should still not -quite- pull on the tail. Then they are the right length. Too many people flying around with too short brakelines so the canopy doesn't even fly full flight PD canopies seem especially prone to this, esp older ones with shrunken brakelines. Aerodyne, Icarus, Precision have their factory setting longer and the flare is deeper. Not "bad" and certainly not a reason to shorten your brakelines!! Just personal preference and most PD canopies I see (sabres, stilettos) need their brakelines LENGTHENED. Otherwise the canopy will buck in frontrisers, a common problem when our new jumpers do their A + B license canopy control excersises, or when you take a canopy control course (even a lot of our swoop canopies were set up too short!). You should do this on all canopies ciel bleu, Saskia
  25. dragon2
    Click here for the record video! ciel bleu, Saskia