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There's your answer. Sit through the first jump course again. If you do it at the DZ where you are learning, and explain to them that you feel behind the learning curve, I can't imagine that they would charge you to sit through the class again. That would demonstrate your level of dedication. I felt like I caught everything alright in my FJC, but I sat through part of another a few weeks after mine anyway. What harm could it do to hear the information again? It reinforced what I learned the first time. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Well, you did post to the Bonfire. You might have been better off posting to General Skydiving Discussions. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

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Congrats Andy. Get a good spinner for your first one. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Congrats and welcome to the game! SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Not true. Low orthostatic pressure and things like dehydration can cause a person to blackout (not brownout, blackout) by just standing up from a seated position. And yes, I do have experience with this. It happened to me once 15 years ago. When it happened, I did enough research on why it happened to allow me to say from my experience that it can happen very quickly, and no matter how mentally together you may think you are at that moment, your ability to process information will degrade rapidly. When a brownout happens, a person may find that "needle-in-the-dark-area" is faster to be recognized than "is one number (constantly changing number) on a digital display greater than or less than a number that I have in my head". I've never done research on this though. But, I know that a binary visual indication is more easily recognized than a calculated piece of information. Did you ever wonder why cars have "idiot lights" on the dashboard? Why do most tachometers have a redline marking (some even have an over-rev light and an audible)? Why not just leave the tach with numbers and assume that the driver will keep track of redline specs during their visual sweep? Why not do the same with oil pressure? I'm not giving advice. Especially not to the OP. I'm just sharing my opinion and experience. Negate it logically, but don't just say that I don't have the base of experience to have an opinion. If I'm wrong, I'll say so, but Dave's comment on my opinion was laughable. I'll leave you guys to your opinions now. I'm going to go sit with the other kids.

I'm sorry but you have no base of experience for this opinion and example. If you've let a malfunction last long enough to make it close to g-lock, then your altitude doesn't matter anymore. What kind of dytter or wrist mount altimeter doesn't matter. What kind of cool jumpsuit you're wearing doesn't matter. None of that matters. You already waited too long to chop and are 100% behind the curve. Since you're big on people needing to be on the "cool kids" list in order for them to even have an opinion, I'll let you read this guy's opinion. Apparently he's on the "cool kids" list. His last name is Booth. Risk of spinning mal with g-forces not allowing you to cut-away SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

I'm sorry Dave, but I guess that means that you already know what my base of experience is. Let's have a quick question-and-answer session Dave. Here goes. Can you tell me exactly what my base of experience is? And, how does it relate to having an opinion? What is the requirement for an opinion? I'm kind of hoping that you're kidding.

If you're close to brown-out under a hard spinning mal, I'd bet that it would be easier to know if you're at your decide-and-act altitude with a well-marked analog alti. than with a digital. $.02 SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Bloddy Hell, my damn body just popped off.

(never mind this post, I just re-read the OP) :) SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

True. I will say that the AFFI, from my watching the referenced video, had balls of steel. I'm curious about some of his/her judgement calls. He didn't tackle the first really bad spin. Maybe with only one AFFI in the air, it is better to not knock yourself out, but to rely on training of the student (which appears to have kicked in on the out-of-control = pull now). Is that part of the current USPA AFFI training (yes I understand this particular student was not in the US)? I've never been in an AFFI's shoes, but I think I would have had the Brunswick talk around the fourth or fifth jump. Or at least spent a week or so watching the student do arch and turn drills on the ground. I love teaching, but don't think I'll ever walk a mile in an AFFI's shoes. I have lots of respect for those who do the job. Thanks guys. (ps - I did have a dream last week that I was an AFFI and had a super-slow response student) - David SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Make sure that you turn it on at least once before your warranty expires. (can't reboot until you boot) SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

I saw a corporate presentation this week on sponsorship of events by my company. In the presentation, they showed a picture of a demo jump with a flag and demo canopy that had the company logo. This got me wondering... Where do all of the "one-off" demo canopies go after the demos? Do any of you guys have any company logo canopies in your closets? Just curious. - David SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Okay, here's a newbie question as I've never been to SkyFest before. How does the whole free jump thing work? Do you manifest and then someone pops up and says "surprise, free jump!"? - David SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

It's the economy. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

I always thought the Bacon thing, was just me. Now I know I'm not alone in the world. Thanks Bill. Like a nice warm apple pie. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Ooooo...shiny! SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Get someone from your dropzone to let you borrow their issues of Parachutist or Skydiving from the last year or two. That'll keep you looking at the sky and moping around. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

Lots of "unlocks". SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

(my drummer impersonation) What?! What?! What did he say?! Huh?! You want boy cute sex to the horner?! What?! (that's why I carry earplugs) SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

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Now wait a minute. ALL????? Not buying that. I think he meant that all people with Master's degrees are crazy. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

The less that you try, the more you'll get. SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)

When did they build an Interstate by the Farm??? SCR #14809 "our attitude is the thing most capable of keeping us safe" (look, grab, look, grab, peel, punch, punch, arch)