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My experience is that I get the best openings when I don't try to fly them and just remain neutral and symmetrical in the harness. I have had line twists once with my KAs using this method. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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Barrel Roll on Trackoff - Skydive Radio Interview
DocPop replied to kkeenan's topic in Safety and Training
Doesn't apply to me - I only do H&Ps Thats fine...but then you need to think carefully about giving advice about another aspect of skydiving that run counter to accepted good practice. There are people out there who make take that advice to heart, and that puts not only themselves, but others in more danger than is necessary. Long and bitter experience has taught us a few lessons about how to go about things. That is the reason more than a few people tend to disagree with you. I never intended to give advice in this thread - I was just entering the discussion with my thoughts. I still have yet to be convinced that not checking above you before you deploy is a good idea. But I guess I am done with this thread. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
Barrel Roll on Trackoff - Skydive Radio Interview
DocPop replied to kkeenan's topic in Safety and Training
Doesn't apply to me - I only do H&Ps "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
Barrel Roll on Trackoff - Skydive Radio Interview
DocPop replied to kkeenan's topic in Safety and Training
"The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
This probably illustrates Dave's point about what you don't know. Modern swooping canopies tend to be trimmed steeply to allow a lot of dive during the turn to build speed. By its very nature, this results in a canopy with a steep glide ratio. Without knowing your experience and where you are in your swooping progression, the right answer could be a Sabre2 or a Velocity (which can be flown much flatter than a KA with the right input) or something else entirely but you're not giving us much to go on. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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If that's the case then why does the Katana even exist? I have about 400 jumps on Katanas and none on Velos, but from doing high pulls with people on Velos I can see that they have considerably more range than the Katana. I was under the impression that Velos were less forgiving and that the Katana was a stepping stone to a Velo. If the Velo is a better wing, but takes the same degree of skill to fly - why doesn't everyone jump a Velo? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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Barrel Roll on Trackoff - Skydive Radio Interview
DocPop replied to kkeenan's topic in Safety and Training
To play devil's advocate here - your wife did the other option - looked down whicl tracking and still got over the top of the other guy, clearly neither option is a panacea. I have yet to be convinced by any of the don't roll posts on here. It seems to me that if there might be someone above - check above before you dump into them. I always treat everyone elsein the air as though they are trying to kill me. A bit like defensive driving. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
Thanks for the reply, but I was looking for the answer from our learned friend...... Exactly what Divalent/Popsjumper said. That is the reason for this thread. Getting back to basics, if the purpose of mandatory H&Ps is to practice getting out in an emergency, then they should be practiced until people are confident and competent. Personally, I think jumpers should do more H&Ps for canopy control purposes anyway, but that's another matter. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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The Katana is a balls-out swoop machine. For the "mildly interested" jumper interested in a bit of speed, a slightly smaller Sabre2 might be a better answer. I had a KA135 loaded at 1.5 and the openings were nowhere near as good as my 120 @ 1.7. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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Are manufacturer canopy sizing recommendations quite conservative?
DocPop replied to rss_v's topic in Gear and Rigging
Yes. As they should be. Manufacturer's charts have to be applicable to all potential users of their product and therefore need to be conservative in order to keep all their customers safe. By the time you find out that your canopy is too small for you - it's too late. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
Barrel Roll on Trackoff - Skydive Radio Interview
DocPop replied to kkeenan's topic in Safety and Training
It seems to me that if you trust everyone 100% to take care of looking out for people below them then the system works and you should never have to look up. The problem comes when you don't trust everyone who you jump with - then a glance above could be a good idea, along the lines of: - check below - flip to a back track - check above - flip to belly, check below, flare and pull As with most things in skydiving, there is rarely one simple answer and things do go to shit. Part of the Skydive Radio interview that sparked this thread involved a 9-way hybrid that went to shit. I am not one to pull low, but I would rather suck it down a bit to get out from under someone - but to do that I would need to know they are there. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
Difference between a skydiving and base jumping rig?
DocPop replied to DcloudZ's topic in Gear and Rigging
There are several differences, including: - the option to pack slider down - the absence of a d-bag - main canopy design - bigger pilot chutes But there are a lot more things to consider than speed; on-heading openings are very important for certain types of BASE jumps, for example. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA -
The title of the thread is "Student H&P's". Yes, it should be - for someone who has practiced it. Isn't that the whole point of this thread? My point is that it takes a student longer to get stable from a diving exit than a poised exit. Shit, plenty of them can't even hold a poised exit stable the first few times. Your students may be adept at turning points on the hill, but many aren't. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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To clarify, it was not me that suggested a new technique. If your post above is true, maybe I got the wrong end of the stick from your use of the phrase "mad skillz" in the previous one. I hate that phrase anyway. Skydivers overuse it in the same way that whuffos use "perfectly good airplane" - like they just invented a funny. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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Nonsense. You're saying that a diving exit will have a pre-A-licence jumper in a position to pull in the same amount of time as a poised exit? I'll see your "nonsense" and raise you a "poppycock"! "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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Or indeed any RSL. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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I would think that, as the intent of the mandatory HnPs is to practice for aircraft emergencies, that non-poised "get the fuck out"-style exits are a better preparation for emergencies. But they are harder to get stable from and pull within 5 seconds (is that the pass criteria for A-licence HnPs?) "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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I'm curious as well. Its gonna come as a real shock to realise I've been doing it all wrong for nearly 40 years..... The new generation are just full of surprises to go with their mad skillz...... Techniques do evolve and ... SHOCK HORROR... even improve in some cases. It might pay to keep your mind open to new techniques and methods instead of dismissing them as "mad skillz" before understanding what they are. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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lol - nice! "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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I disagree with this advice. You will be loading a 190 higher and therefore your speed will be higher. In general terms, the smaller a canopy gets (and therefore the more you load it) the less forgiving it gets. I suggest either jumping a bigger canopy in low winds, or avoiding very low wind days until you master landings with a head wind. Also, get video of your landings - I am suspicious that you may not be finishing the flare all the way, but it's impossible for me to know from here! "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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This is the sort of mindless, factless statement that removes the power from people who actually have something educational to say. Good job. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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DaVinciflies died When moderators found out He was also me "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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Did you mean aspririn, or warfarin? "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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The "Greg thread" is dead But I like the haiku one Please keep them coming "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA
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While I am not disagreeing with your sentiment, I think the degree with which you state absolute facts has no place in skydiving. I suggest that you take a step back from making such definitive statements (advice I was given at about the same time in sport as you) as life will usually prove you wrong. "The ground does not care who you are. It will always be tougher than the human behind the controls." ~ CanuckInUSA