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Exactly my thought when I watched this 70s classic for the 1st time a few days ago... what's up with the crazy sound effect? Is that a 70's thing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtG9TCH2tfQ This is awesome! I might be a little biased, though, there is footage there, that was filmed in the air, on the same day that I made my first jump. At Elsinore. May 21, 1978. And, yes, It's iconic of the era! Glad you like it Lisa. Amazing that you were there! So the crazy sound effects were iconic of the 70's. What about all the extra material in the jumpsuits? Was that just a 70's fashion thing too or did they wear it bc they thought it was functional somehow?

Exactly my thought when I watched this 70s classic for the 1st time a few days ago... what's up with the crazy sound effect? Is that a 70's thing? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtG9TCH2tfQ

http://iloveskydiving.org/view/videos/dangerous-base-jumping-chicks/#.UCqBcuXCsRJ

So did you ever get around to jumping? How did it go?

I don't know why you guys are giving him such a hard time. OP: Just ask the pilot for the oxygen line that every skyvan has installed. They generally don't pass it out unless you ask. Thanks. I appreciate it.

Very few people don't carry the gill gene, natural selection weeded out the mouth breathers long ago. Might be too much Spandex in the jumpsuit...Laboratory tests show the oxygen doesn't get absorbed through the skin as efficiently when wearing Spandex. Jumping rear exit aircraft requires cotton fabric jumpsuits or better yet totally naked for those not use to doing it. I'll keep the spandex thing in mind but I was wearing a student jumpsuit at the time. Maybe I'll jump without a suit if it bother me again this year... if we are lucky enough to get another rear exit plane.

Thanks. I've been wondering about this for a while.

Last year my home DZ had a boogie with a Caribou rear exit plane (like this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgvDEdaqq08 ). I had always wanted to jump out of a rear exit so I did ~4 times. Everything went fine but on the climb up I felt a little short of breath. Not enough to make me feel tired or like it was unsafe for me to jump but still short of breath. Between those Caribou jumps, I also jumped from a Caravan (which I am used to jumping from) & I felt fine. Was I nervous? I've never been short of breath when I was nervous before. Is this common on larger planes with rear exits?

I haven't been able to find that page in the new SIM. Which page is it exactly? I'm all in favor of keeping dangerous weapons out of the hands of fools. Let's start with typewriters. B License Study Guide SIM Sections 2-1 (all) 4, Category D 4, Category F 4, Category G 4, Category H 5-1 5-2 5-3 6-2 6-4 6-6 9-1 FAR 91.17 9-1 FAR 91.211 9-1 FAR 119.1 The above was taken from SIM, Appendix B: USPA License Study Guide You can read all of those sections by clicking on the links on the following page: http://www.uspa.org/SIM/Read/AppendixB/tabid/175/Default.aspx

Thanks. That does make it easy.

Thanks for the tips. I'll arrange it in advance & have a redbull.

And exactly how do you check the routing of your reserve closing loop through the cutter now? Good point obelixtim & glideangle. I do a better gear check now but wouldn't have picked up on this. Honestly for someone with 70 jumps you are showing a serious lack of knowledge on 'what' a gear check can pick up, and also how a reserve is assembled. Do yourself a favour and watch a reserve repack. (Of course it may be poor communication over the internet and you do know your gear) Part of it may be internet communication but you are right. I am going to watch a reserve re-pack. Not that it is an excuse, but my 71 jumps were ~20 with a 2 yr layoff, then ~20 jumps with a 4 yr layoff. Then I had 31 jumps last year. I don't want to let the long layoffs happen again & should be jumping again by this week. Thanks.

And exactly how do you check the routing of your reserve closing loop through the cutter now? Good point obelixtim & glideangle. I do a better gear check now but wouldn't have picked up on this.

Agreed.

Age: 24 Sex: Male Time in Sport: Approximately two months Total Number of Jumps: Eight Skydives Within the Last 12 Months: Eight Cause of Death: Hard impact following low deployment of the main parachute Why wasn't this a AAD save? According to the USPA, "Investigators inspected the harness and container and found that the automatic activation device (AAD) had activated its cutter but that it had not cut the reserve closing loop. Investigators found the loop intact, still installed in the bottom of the container beside the cutter unit. Investigators concluded that the reserve closing loop had not been routed through the cutter and that this error presumably occurred when the AAD was installed in the container during the previous repack...." Scary stuff. Honestly when I was on jump 8, I was not checking to make sure everything was routed properly to my reserve... although I think/hope my instructor did. http://www.uspa.org/USPAMembers/Safety/AccidentReports/tabid/81/ctl/Detail/mid/785/Default.aspx?xmdata=eC4j3PSbzsdrbhcQvoQtgztDMpzy5POySvcDy7Ao9SU4A2z5fmLFChRPE8%2b%2bkX9o%2foaGXxZHtpYv0U%2fHsKP48w%3d%3d

I knew the quality of those cameras were lower but I didn't realized they were analog. I guess as technology changes, we will start to see tiny HD cameras that can fit into a helmet.

That explains it. Thanks.

I couldn't agree more. As long as you are healthy enough, age shouldn't be a concern. Nice video erdnarob.

Annual? The MD gives me a vigorous cardiovascular workout several times a week. (Did I mention that my girlfrend is an MD?)

Point taken re the cash. Although it is not cheap for students, I have always felt instructors & camera men are underpaid for what they do. But what I meant was why can't you take a helmet like the Camera Pro (from Exit Composites) http://www.square1.com/manufacturers/square1/p443.asp#NVertigo-X and mount a small camera INSIDE the helmet so it is fully enclosed. Just a note, my cam man was not a v idiot... it is just that my 1st tandem was in ~1992.

On my first tandem, the camera man had a plate on his helmet with a 35mm (film camera) on one side and a large camcorder on the other (I think it took full sized VHS tapes). Cameras have gotten alot smaller since then. Why is it that the cameras aren't mounted inside the helmets (like audibles)? It seems like the large mounting surface on some of the flat top camera helmets would offer enough room to put a small camera inside of it. Just seems like it would be safer to have everything exposed as little as possible.

I just found this Jeopardy Game on USPA's site. It is not a B-lic practice quiz but it may help you review after you read the SIM. www.uspa.org/Portals/0/Downloads/JeaopardyGame-Safety.ppt

To HALOjmpr: Did you really make HALO jumps or is that just your name? To Everyone who responded: Thanks for your responses. I am a non-current A lic holder. I made my last jump in 2011 but I think all of you reccomendations would be good for anyone who has gone non-current.

I hope your ankle is better now, but just out of curiosity, was your ankle sprained or fractured? They are not the same thing. I am guessing it was not so bad that you had to seek medical attention. Also, did you ever jump again?

I agree. I can't believe no body posted this sooner. Landings were the hardest part of the course for me... probably bc I realized what could go wrong. The same way you don't realize how fast the freefall time goes you may not be as good at timing your landings as you think. If it doesn't look that hard, it is only bc you are not the one doing it.