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If your description of what happened is accurate, this doesn’t sound like a toggle fire. Without video, you will never know. What you do know is you executed EP’s and lived. Quit second guessing yourself. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

There’s two kinds of need for “currency”. One kind to deal with issues and problems. The other for skill in the sport. On the safety side, your statistical analysis of the danger is wrong. While statistically your chance for a cutaway is tied to jump numbers, in the real world it isn’t. I had four reserve rides my first five years of jumping and none in the last 22 years. I learned more about how to pack, why things happen and how to prevent them. For safety, how much “currency” is needed changes with jump numbers. You, with a B license, need more jumps with more regularity than someone with 1000 or 2000 jumps. That’s why the USPA standards change with different licenses. There is not a point where jumping more yields no benefits unless you become complacent. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

How much do you know about your canopy? Do you know the steering lines need to be replaced every 200-400 jumps? Do you know what happens if you don’t? I watched a good friend’s steering line break at 50’. He lived, but femured and injured his shoulder. http://www.dropzone.com/forum/Skydiving_C1/Gear_and_Rigging_F6/HMA_lines-_history_of_snapping_without_warning_P367436 See post #20. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Would you teach all this to a Cat A student before you took them up for their first jump? This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

From coaches I’ve flown with; Coaches buy block time at discount, you pay them at regular rate. Coach makes money off difference and tips. They will schedule you into times that are only partially filled with regular customers. Tunnel fills partially open time blocks. Kind of like putting 4 fun jumpers to fill a tandem load. Win for everyone This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

It’s a lot more complicated than size. A PD 190 is probably 20 years old. When it was in common use, almost no one jumped 1:1. It is now an earth seeking missile. I started on gutter gear like that, but at about 1.5. Landings will be an adventure. You don’t say what canopy you have your stand ups on, but chances it has a Zp top skin at the very least. Landing old F111 canopies is very different. Much easier to stall if you flare early, much easier to pile in if you flare late. If you are considering jumping it, get it inspected. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

break at 4500’- 10 seconds=2500’ deployment, not 3500’. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

You have 3 jumps (non tandem). Take your time, be patient. You will learn. As to ego, you’ll figure out this sport is full of MORE than most. Take advice with a grain of salt, as a lot of people think they know more than they do. Being female, be extra careful, know your limits. Women get “helped along” in this sport more aggressively than guys. Not uncommon for this “help” to get you into situations you might not be ready for. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Can't I also ask who taught you that? I was an evaluator for an AFF course in May run by the chair of Safety and Training committee and that was definitely NOT taught. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

i started jumping about your age (I was 38) and about your situation (2 kids, a business, other obligations and interests). I knew I would never be as good as someone who started 20 years earlier with a lot more time to dedicate to the sport, and I'm still ok with that. I have somewhere over 2000 jumps, AFF-I, S/L-IE, C-E, Pro, and I'm a pretty good belly flyer. I'm happy with this. I fly a Steletto loaded at 1.5 for the range and distance it gives me and never swoop. I'm happy with this. I'm still married to the same woman. I'm happy with this. To get here I ended up spending a lot of time skydiving away from my family on weekends when my kids were young and I was getting started in the sport. I'm not happy with this (although I was back then). Realize, this sport is incredibly addicting to most people who stay with it (especially in the early years). It's full of broken marriages. You will make some really good friends, but will also spend a lot of time with some people you have nothing in common with other than skydiving. Are you ready to stress out your marriage, spend a ton of money and give up a lot of time with your kids for the adrenaline rush? Also, do you have really good medical insurance, life insurance and a disability income policy, so I you do get hurt or killed your family isn't facing financial issues? Don't get me wrong. I love the sport, the people, the challenge and the thrill. But you give up a lot to participate if you have a life outside the sport. I didn't know this going in. Now you do. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Sounds like you are "chipping", getting to tight and hard into an arch, see it in students during regular free fall. Instead of trying harder to be stable, exhale and relax as you stop your track. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

1. You made your first 300 loads without seat belts. 2. You were the first instructor on the DZ to belt in students, and got crap for the extra time it took to load them. 3. You remember when a sky van hauled 32 jumpers 4. You've turned three point on a four way from 4500' 5. You've exited at 1700' (as a student with 15 jumps) Not saying smart, just saying old...... This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Bill Booth has been innovating and revolutionizing gear and safety forever. Support UPT. Also, one of the least expensive rigs, time proven. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

As opposed to, "I opened low because Bob bet me a case that he could open lower." People will always find ways of being stupid. nothing stupid about free beer.... Ok, plenty stupid AFTER free beer..... This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than speak and remove all doubt. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Well the good news is that you get to skydive again! Did they provide information that made sense during the debrief? What sort of malfunction/scenario did you have with the main, and why did they suggest that it be cut away? Actually, the debrief was kind of limited and mostly just folks looking over the tangled lines. Hard to describe in detail without seeing it, but several lines were all tangled over others just under the slider and the whole thing kind of caused the risers to close in on my head (not a lot, but noticeably) You currently have 5 jumps. You are at least twenty short of knowing much and a couple hundred short of knowing what you don't know. What you seem to be describing are tension knots that kept the slider from completely coming down. Without actually seeing it, no one here can give you an opinion that has any relevance, but you also mention the risers were pretty much together. This is something that could easily turn to crap. Your canopy was distorted and a steering line could have caught in the mess and either not come down or hung up at any time you moved the toggles. The staff and instructors ALL told you you should have chopped it. If you want to live to get to a couple hundred jump or more, spend more time learning from your mistakes and less time trying to justify them. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

USPA offers 90 day "temporary" memberships for first jump students through all member DZ's. $20. This does not give voting rights but does include the liability insurance. Anyone with a business insurance policy, call your agent and try to get that kind of liability coverage. If you'd rather have the FAA totally in control?????? If you'd rather have an "enforcement nazi" setup like BPA??? USPA doesn't go out looking for enforcement actions, they deal with what is brought to them. I know of more than one individual that has lost ratings from USPA because of malfeasance. Is it always fail, never any "good old boy" crap? No, but it's better than most, and with the new policies adopted a year or two ago, should be even better now. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

THIS +1 This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Bevsuit, Majic booties This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

I would guess the opposite. Main lift web too short for you, but the fact that your thighs and waist are smaller might make it work. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

This is a drill dive I've used with low time jumpers for years... exit side-by-side from the step with only one forearm grip, close to two-way, sidebody on #1, two way, sb on #2, two way, opposite SB #1, T-W, Opposite SB #2, tw, cat on #1, tw, cat on #2, back to the top This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

You're not the first one to have this issue, won't be the last. Quit asking for advice on the net, listen to your instructor, practice, practice practice. Muscle memory. You had one failed attempt at turns. One. Just keep at it. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

If you really know yourself and are honest about it, there's no need for mandatory retirement ages. Problem is, not many can judge themselves. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Here's my take, but this is only my take.... "I did about 30 jumps a little over 10 years ago. Don't have any licenses whatsoever. I remember my AFF course as if it was yesterday and have kept somewhat up-to-date by reading this forum and studying the AFF course material" No, you don't remember it all. Reading forum pages and studying course material is great, but not the total answer. "I feel like I am not going to learn much if I just do AFF again. It's not that I don't know how to fly or that I am oblivious to how a parachute words, safety/emergency procedures and how to inspect and fly a canopy. " If you came up to me with this attitude it would raise a LOT of red flags. "Went to my local DZ yesterday to inform what it would take to get back in the sky again. The answer: do the complete AFF course again. " Think about this before you start to argue. What's wrong with going through the program? If you keep an open mind, there will be things covered in the FJC that you may have forgotten or might have changed over the last ten years. If your flying ability is as good as you think, there's no reason you can't complete all of the objectives of Cat A, B and C-1 in one skydive. Then do single side (cheaper) C-2 and D in one jump. One jump for Cat-E. Then some coach jumps. If you progress that fast, I would have no problem with this. If you don't, make sure YOU don't have a problem with it. Just remember, the worst that can happen in the tunnel is a bounce off the net. The worst that can happen in a skydive is a bounce. Read the incident report on the guy with lots of jjumps many years ago, got unstable at pull and died. Stay humble, stay safe. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

The picture itself is a great action shot. In terms of why both instructors are still there, I won't be too quick to judge. The student might have been a handful. I've had single-side jumps where I only let go of an arm and opened up after the pilot chute was out because I didn't want the student going wacko during deployment (so unstable and trying to turn away from me that I couldn't let go for hand signals). Doesn't happen often, but it happens. Putting it on the cover of the IRM?????? That's a whole nuther matter... This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.