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A possible idea is looking at design features of water-ski gloves. The palm area is built for heavy use for obvious reasons. Also instead of tackified leather it is a 3M material called greptile. Good luck and I will be looking for new gloves soon since my batting gloves are falling apart. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Wouldn't some say skydivers are already mentally impaired without any assistance from chemicals? Haha Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

I don't like jumping without one. I look at it this way. If you have an available safety item why not take advantage of it. Yeah you could drive without a seat belt but even if you are a good driver forces beyond your control might make it necessary to use a seat belt. Also just because that item is there doesn't mean you are in the clear. Again it comes back to what your comfortable with. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

While I didn't go through AFF, (S/L) I re-took the FJC and made a DRP and a hop and pop before returning to full altitude. Funny thing, I stopped after my 14th too. I would talk with instructors at the DZ and if they say you can do an recurrency jump think about what your comfortable with. After a year I wanted to take the FJC. So figure out what is required and then also think about what your comfortable with. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

I have been very pleased with the Pro-Dytter. I am starting to really get into RW and it is often easy to lose altitude awareness while using a wrist mount altimeter. With the Pro-Dytter I am able concentrate on the jump. A dytter should never replace a regular altimeter, but it is an excellent tool to add to your kit.

I guess that trumps my little green men theory. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

The passion for teaching is what is going to make the difference. Even if greater requirements are made for instructors they can still end up being bad teachers. There needs to be a certain amount of personal responsibility taken in these situations. After hearing a conversation between some senior jumpers at my DZ it made me think about where the sport is. They said that in the past all skydivers had much more in common. Now the community has been split into many different areas, RW, wingsuits, FF, CRW, BASE, Swooping. Respect for jumpers in different disciplines and common courtesy are whats needed. How about exit separation? When freeflying came around I'm sure there were some issues because no longer were you dealing with two groups who largely fell in the same manner. So steps were taken to make things safer for everyone. Are there going to be RW people who wait too long and screw the spot? Yes. Are there going to be FF people who insist on getting out first? Yes. Respect and concern for your fellow skydiver is what needs to improve. A respect for what the other is trying to achieve. So you don't get to try that new move this jump. If you make it a safe skydive there is a really good chance you can try it on the next jump. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Flexon Baby! I got a good deal on it and since I am concentrating on RW before looking at anything else it looked like a good idea. I am thinking I will get a new container next year, but it is a good starter rig. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

What would feelings be if swoopers were exclusively killing other swoopers instead of people using a standard pattern? Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

I wear contacts for all the sports I participate in. I hate the hassle of glasses. I don't wear my contacts any longer than I have to because my eyes are rather dry too. I take along some extras too (I use two week contacts). I also got a pair of goggles that fit nice and tight around my face to keep any air from rushing in (Sorz goggles). Also using contacts will let you use different tinted goggles. Since I also get migraines I like to use tinted googles during the day to help keep the brightness down, but I then have clear ones for evening or sunset jumps. I use contacts when I slalom waterski and I have crashed with them in before so skydiving is no problem. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Well from the posts I have made an official decision. Forget it. There are few people at the DZ behind the whole idea so I guess it stays the way it is. We aren't in it too much anyway. 14-16 mins to altitude. Well thanks for all the information guys. If the decision does get made I will know where to look. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Yeah smiling and/or sticking your tongue out can help. One of my instructors would stick his tongue out and shake his head at me when I wasn't relaxing. I found when I stopped thinking about what the hell I was doing wrong in freefall and just think about how much fun I was having things came together. I had some nasty flat spins too so I know how frustrating it can be. Good luck and have fun! Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Ahh the joys and heartbreaks of having a career. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Well the inside is hideous and since all the trim was removed what you see now is old glue and black tape. The area being covered is not too much (ceiling, and a bit of the sides). Also the color white might help keep the temp down a bit from the sun and tandems might think we are more professional. The inside just needs a bit of a face lift. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Hey, I am looking into painting the interior of my DZ's C182. I am wondering if there are any plane mechanics or FAA savy people out there that know if there are requirements for the type of paint used inside an airplane? Thanks. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

During some of my classes pertaining to engineering we have talked about ethical representation of statistics. Statistics can be misconstrued and represented in an unethical way. This is very critical in engineering when things that we do can affect thousands of people. If someone needs reassurance of the safety of an activity they are missing something. If the statement You Could Die strikes uncontrollable fear in you then maybe this isn't for you. The rewards we feel from skydiving outweigh the risks. We do not fear the statement We Could Die. We respect it. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

When you listen to your instructor and stay consistent it goes a lot better. Getting advice from many different sources ruins the consistency and clutters your head. At this stage consistency is key. When it is there you are more relaxed, but also more focused. I know I liked sticking with the same instructor for each area of progression. You will have plenty of time later to get advice from various places. Oh and don't forget the beer, it helps a lot when trying to get on loads and getting on instructors good sides. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

I jumped a PD 210 for a while and my very first time I jumped it it nearly knocked me out. (not my pack job) The next time I packed it I was given the suggestion to take the tail of the slider and square it and bring it up to my hand and then hang on to it when I brought the tail up and then roll the tail quite a bit. I have never rolled the nose on any of the canopy's I have jumped but the slider trick has helped on all of them. Just a thought and hope the hard openings get worked out for you. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Breath, Relax, Have Fun, and bring beer! On a more serious note, listen to your instructor. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

We worry about what we cannot control. We don't fear those things we can control because we always believe that when the time comes to make a decision that will ultimately affect our existence we feel no matter the circumstances we will make the right decision. Just one more Big Mac. Just one more drink. Just one more jump. Skydiving is a dysfunctional relationship between the feeling of control and the feeling of being powerless. We accept the fact that there is a chance that we could die doing the thing that we love, but we also believe that if we are presented with a situation that is uncommon and could end in our death we will do the right things to stay alive. Is our faith misplaced? Is the sport of skydiving a perfect case study when it comes to the belief of fate and destiny? Risks are ultimately deemed acceptable if the rewards are worth the gamble. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

I guess I had no idea there was so much that went into working with a packer. I paid a packer when I went to FL in January. Now I realize I didn't follow standard operating procedures. You live you learn I guess. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

There are sewage lagoons directly to the west of the DZ. Students have to wear flotation devices and we have a little inflatable raft just in case. You have the hangars which seem to attract students, other than that it is all open fields up here in the northland. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

There is an instructor at my DZ that now fears that they will always get the "difficult" students. When I was getting licensed there was a guy that did not really listen to instructors and blew off critiques. On one jump he went into a flat spin/unstable mess and ended up pulling WAY low. When the instructor talked to him about it he said well I wanted to fix it before I pulled so I wouldn't pull unstable. At that point the instructor refused to work with the student anymore. Point of all this, there are always going to be students who think they know what is best and don't truly appreciate the gravity (no pun intended) of the situation. So you try your best to make them see it, but there is only so much you can do. Some people just aren't cut out for this. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters

Oh I thought it meant you weren't able to rip on someone else's crappier canopy. Sky Canyon Wingsuiters