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Let's agree to disagree then...

I don't see the relevance here. Are you saying that a downplane mysteriously appeared at those altitudes with no prior warning? What could happen if someone made aggressive inputs with a side-by side? let's say they do a 360 to face into the wind.. EDIT: Unrealistic now I know you advocate disconnecting the RSL anytime? Maybe, maybe not. Low main activation + cypres fire at 750 feet resulting in a side by side and you are already pretty damn low... EDIT2: yes, I know you'll have lotsa fabric overhead.. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Oh shut it The weather is crap and I have my annual performance interview in five minutes... Not that I think I have anything to worry about except that the pay raise will be somewhat disappointing. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Most have been named but as far as solid advice and thoughtful posts go, I miss the names of 'Popsjumper' and 'Ron'. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Sounds like you've weighed the advantages and disadvantages against each other. Good! {attached} is my reserve handle. Does it look like yours at all?

I do not entirely agree with you. "If altitude permits" is a very important statement. What would you do with a downplane at 200 feet. 100 feet? What to do in a stable two-out situation (biplane, side by side) or a downplane at 3000 feet is a different discussion. Besides, with the student rigs at my DZ (vector, telesis) as well as my own container (javelin) it should not matter. But what gear are you jumping and what are the opinions of your instructors? Ask them when you see them next, if you haven't already "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I wasn't there so I'll leave the discussion about the reserve itself to the more experienced people. But congrats on your cutaway! I was wondering though, * Which reserve procedure were you taught? * What are the pros and cons of a soft reserve handle according to you? Keep asking questions, both of yourself and your instructors "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Rhetorical or not, I feel obliged to respond to that. The warning label is IMO only there because of the 'shotgun suits' filed by Lutz-like retards (sue anyone you can think of - something may actually stick). It has nothing to do with unforeseen design flaws - it's only a means to take away some lawyer ammo. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

"In 1935 Hitler revised the German Law, Paragraph 175, prohibiting homosexuality, by including kissing, embracing, and gay fantasies as well as sexual acts. Convicted offenders-- an estimated 25,000 from 1937 to 1939, were sent to prison and later transferred to concentration camps. They were to be sterilized, most often by castration. Hitler changed his policy on homosexuality to include death in 1942. Concentration camp prisoners were designated into groups by colored inverted triangles. Which set up a social hierarchy among prisoners. A green triangle marked the wearer as a regular criminal.; a red triangle denoted a political prisoner. Two yellow overlapping triangles forming a Star of David denotes Jewish prisoners. The Pink Triangle was for homosexuals. A yellow Star of David under a superimposed Pink Triangle represented Gay Jewish prisoners-- by the social hierarchy, the lowest of all prisoners" I never knew that. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I'm at work - gonna google for 'surly german lesbians' as soon as I get home. Perhaps the two of us can crack the code tonight "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

As I understand it, 'Kraut' is a term of abuse for German people, originating in WWII. Apparently 'Leslie' is from Germany, not currently in Mr. Marks favour and not a very happy / vivacious person. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Huh? Something is going on between us?? Why wasn't I informed??? O Apparently it's none of your business either... "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

lame songs "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

If I wasn't slow I'd have a better paying job, yes? Re: noone elses business - you know you love the speculation, you little attention-whore, you! "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Naturellement - I'm a skydiver. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Dare I ask how O knows this?? Hmmm??? If I were you I'd be more pissed off at what VB said in post #57: Sounds like he's ashamed or something. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I guess he burned the wrong virgin at the wrong time of the month.. yea, your mom didnt like it AT ALL! You think I'm Jesus? no. i didnt believe her.. cough*chipolatadownahallway*cough I'm gonna need some mental bleach..... I just visualised you being naked "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I guess he burned the wrong virgin at the wrong time of the month.. yea, your mom didnt like it AT ALL! You think I'm Jesus? "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I guess he burned the wrong virgin at the wrong time of the month.. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

With him, dumbass, not with you! "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I didn't take any drugs - I'm just trying to communicate. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

I have had that fucking song stuck in my head since you started that infamous thread about it. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Doc Pomus song POT know what it about? And when this carpenter arrived in heaven he was expected and immediately he was put to work: for the Pearly Gates were a bit loose and St. Peter's desk had a couple of drawers that stuck. Flivver - the first of the affordable. Do YOU want to blindfold someone with a sword?....And how is she supposed to read the scales if she is blind? This troubled early representers of Justice; some thus gave her two faces like Janus, with the side bearing the sword prudently left unblindfolded. together in the interests of its members. MIND THE CLOUD GIANT!! "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

My first reserve was high speed as well. I was in the saddle at 1000 feet. The significance of that didn't sink in until hours afterwards. "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom

Fairy "That formation-stuff in freefall is just fun and games but with an open parachute it's starting to sound like, you know, an extreme sport." ~mom