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I'm pretty sure I recognise the interior of that plane.. If I'm not mistaken thats the PH-JMP from Paracentrum Teuge in The Netherlands. Impressive response from the guy that spotted the PC and threw her out!

Don't forget to let us know how things turned out!

Thanks for the replies, will contact Bonehead today and see what they make of this.

Just tried it on again; with a little tugging I can take it off with the chinstrap secured. The chinstrap is as tight as the strap allows. Also the 30 degrees that I can manoeuvre it is definitely correct. Will it get more 'spacious' when you wear it just like on conventional (motorcycle) helmet?

Thanks for the replies. Still, could someone maybe describe what a properly sized helmet should feel like on your head? I'm a bit worried that I'm just a noob that doesn't know what's what.

Hi there, I've just received my Bonehead Revolve; very excited to have finally received it. Have been wanting that helmet since the day it became available. Great finish and quality feel overall. Some minor scratches on the inside of the visor though but nothing that a few weeks of use couldn't have generated as well; not enough to complain about. The only thing is; I'm unsure if the fit is correct. I supplied my head measurements with the order and received an L sized shell. I usually rent M sized helmets. I added the extra liner that was provided, that helped, but I can still put it on and off without flipping the visor up. I can also nudge it about 30 degrees in all directions, not enough to completely blind me if it were to do that in freefall but it would take away a lot of my field of vision. It is very comfy as the fit is anything but tight and all that extra liner is used but I am wondering how the fit / feel should be. Any input how a revolve should fit would be greatly appreciated. I really don't want to bother Bonehead with this only to find out later that the fit was better with the L sized shell that I have now than with a smaller sized shell. Maybe the fit is perfect and its just me that doesn't know how it should fit.. All the more so because shipping takes weeks either way (customs alone took 2 weeks) and as a result I could be without a jumpable helmet for months. Hope to receive some good input; this doubt really is a bummer right now.. p.s. If I knew anybody on my local DZ with a Revolve in a smaller size I would have tried that on for comparison: unfortunately no such luck.

It's probably the same feature that the N3 has to countdown to when to board your next load. Pretty nice; I've missed a few loads by getting something to eat and forgetting how slow the service is at my local DZ restaurant ;-)

Just wondering; why would you want to use 2 audible's? The N3 can give you both freefall- and canopyalarms. So is it a safety / redundancy thing ?

You wouldn't be worried about the main risers catching wind etc and deploying unintentionally?

Hi there, saw this video where a skydiver accidentally pulls another skydiver's cutaway handle on exit. Wondering what I would do in that situation I thought I'd put in on here to see what others feel to be the best way to go: 1) use your normal deployment sequence and expect the main to fly away and then you (or your rsl) pull your reserve or 2) go for your reserve straight away to not risk having anything go wrong with the main first opening and then flying off (not sure what the additional risks there would be in this situation) It really bothers me that I'm not sure what I would have done if it were me in that video. Sidenote: of course I will check with my local instructor first before my next jump with regards to stuff learned online.

Could you publish some of those jumps on google maps or as downloadable files for google earth so we can see for ourselves ?

Thanks for your reply, appreciate the input. I was wondering; doesn't the N3 store more jump data than the Protrack and wouldn't that -by default- make it a better device to do the logbook part? If that's true wouldn't that automatically make Paralog the better tool for analysis ? Wrote Klaus / Paralog an email just now asking about how things would work when you use both devices in Paralog btw. Will post a summary here. < Start summary from email sent by Paralog > Paralog does support multiple loggers. Paralog will not reconcile different loggers into one jump, though. You can have only one loggers data per jump. < End summary from email sent by Paralog > < start edit > About Jumptrack being faster; is it a really big difference? And mightn't it be slower because you've got big jumpnumber in it? I get about 20 jumps in a really good year so that wouldn't be an issue for me anytime this decade ;-) < end edit >

Hi there, I'm not sure what to do and have high hopes that posting my dilemma here will get me further. Here it is: I've got a Protrack that I currently use as a digital logbook together with the Jumptrack software. I also use it in my helmet for the freefall alarms. Now I've complicated things by getting myself a shiny new N3 to use as a digital altimeter and for its canopyalarms. So far so good: two toys that really help me out both in freefall and under canopy. The dilemma comes from the logbook functionality that both devices possess. Question (1): What device do you think, the N3 or the Protrack, has better logbook qualities? Question (2): What software do you think, Jumptrack or Paralog, is generally deemed superior and why? What I like about Jumptrack is that I already use it so I'm familiar with it. Admittedly not a very strong point. What I think I'll like about Paralog is that you can use it together with an Iphone app (so that it'll be some use to me where I need it: in the field of when bored out of my mind to review my jumps). Not having jumped my brand new N3 yet I'd like to set everything up (or migrate from Jumptrack to Paralog if that's the way to go) before I start jumping the N3 together with the Protrack. Hope some people here on Dropzone.com use the same setup as me and have already decided what and why they use for what end. Really looking forward to your input. Thanks, Rob

Thanks for that. I was taught to insert my thumb in the left handle like you described but not the peeling-first part. Does seem to me that when you're pretty low you might just want to decide to pull without bothering to loosen the velcro first. Then again, as I'm not familiar with how you would actually perform this peeling the velcro loose I might be thinking of it as a bigger job than it actually is. Will try a cutaway sequence before season starts again from a hanging rig so that at least the pull force required can be reproduced.. read about that somewhere here earlier and sounds like sound training.

Hi there, I've been reading some articles that discuss Emergency Procedures and I've come across a step that I'm not familiar with: the Peel. Worrisome to say the least. I'd like to ask if someone would be nice enough to explain what the Peel step is all about. The EP I was taught: - check altitude - if below 1000ft: add reserve by pulling left handle - if above 1000ft: perform full EP: - look at right handle - grab right handle - look at left handle - grab left handle - arch - pull / punch right handle - pull / punch left handle For those who'd like to point out that info gotten online is to be treated with trepidation: Of course, and especially since this is about something as fundamentally important as EP's, I'll re-check any info gotten online at my old instructor at my DZ. Thanks! p.s. Yes, I've searched around for an answer on this forum before asking.

Hi there, low number jumper here: I'm wondering about the difference in fabric myself as well. Could anyone please provide some of the key differences between the fabrics in use? (yes, I've done a search before asking ;-)

Not one to normally write a review I decided that my experience with this dropzone warrants an exception. I guess you could say I'm a fan. Me and my friend were able to spend the last Sunday of November 2010 there. The housing isn't huge or especially slick but I later realized that's part of what makes this dropzone so likeable. Initial manifesting was thorough but efficient, we got first class and well maintained rental equipment and were at 13000 in no time (C-206 turboprop). The location is great; you get warm weather all year, clear skies with an ocean view and a mountain view. You simply can't beat it. The real reason that I'm such a fan is the staff. The people are simply great. I'm sure they run the place for a living but it feels like they're just there to make sure you get great jumps. I did two coach jumps with the DZO, learned a lot, got a dvd with the video recordings of both jumps and just had to pay a total of 50 euro's: for the coach's jump tickets. The day we spent there was a quiet sunday, in between the boogies and training camps they host in winter (there appear to be quite a few of them as a lot of clubs / team go there for their winter jumps) but there were enough jumpers around for them to do about ten loads. I ended up doing 5 jumps that day but figure it could have been about 7 if I had really put my mind to it. In my experience that's really nice on a quite Sunday in their slow season. At day's end the staff decided to cook traditional paella on a gas stove and we were invited to stay along for the meal. That turned out to be our best evening for that trip to Spain. Can´t wait to get back asap. p.s. make sure to email them before you head over there as it appears they're not running a 7 days a week operation all year round. Do think they're open all weekends though.

Any news yet regarding when your next attempt will be?

Hi Soulshine, in case you don't already know; make sure to visit the Isle of Texel north of Amsterdam, it's where Paracentrum Texel is located. I just did my AFF there. Have a great time in Amsterdam! FYI: www.paracentrumtexel.nl