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No, I meant how many jumps on a canopy (roughly) before they safely start swooping on a smaller canopy. Assuming they knew the previous one.
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I respect all the opinions of people I know with one exception. I'm just trying to get a feel on a larger scale for how people have downsized.
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When to start hooking in though? I mean eventually that's what I'm aiming for. I've just started to mess with double fronts and carving during my double front swoop. Nothing too dangerous. My current progression plan is comfortable with double fronts (and perfected). Then 90s etc. I did the same progression with the Stiletto.
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So I have 800 jumps, 450 on a Stiletto @ 1.8 and now I'm jumping a Velocity @ 2.1. I have 30 on that canopy. Everyone I've talked to with a bunch of jumps (more than 2000) that has seen me land thinks this is perfectly ok. There have been one or two people however that think I'm just going to die. Granted I don't respect their opinion but given the data presented what is everyone in forums opinion. :)
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When is the actual qualifier for the PST? Is it the Saturday that weekend or Sunday or when? I can only make it Thursday night through Sunday...
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Here is some info: Filled with number 9 leadshot and an 8 inch tail = 185 mph avg.
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So if you have filler will it wobble? If the leaded weight is say 0.4 lbs lighter? I'm thinking 1.4 lbs total weight and a 4 - 5 inch tail. I'll post results.
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Some friends just did a 180 ft inside building...
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There is a serious breakdown of the traditional nuclear family in other countries... how do you explain the lack of serious violent crime there? The fear theme was definitly the most interesting in the movie. I wish they would have concentrated on that as well. The fear theme I think is a definite link to crime's importance in the American media. Maybe people would chill out if they didn't constantly feel threatened. It seems skydivers are mostly the only rational people about things like this and sometimes not even then. I figure we are more likely to examine things that can truely cause us harm. I also didn't see the reason for the Heston interview *shrug*.
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Is this possible? How much would it cost? I assume you'd need a new bridle and pilot chute if it is possible...
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But... I was mainly thinking about having to do at least a few hop and pops to learn the recovery arc somewhat and braked turns then a check out dive. In other words you do a hop and pop at altitude for a few jumps. Granted most people when jumping a new canopy do this anyway, but some people are hard headed... I know a DZ that almost didn't let me jump my 1.8:1 Stiletto at 700 jumps (partly because my logbook said I had 620 something). They had a guy biff in at a wingloading of 2.1:1 (recently downsized from much smaller and was already trying 180 degree hooks) in front of spectators and he had 300 jumps. I can understand not allowing that but their new rules are a bit much I think. I also think the person has much to do with it. Basically all I'm saying is if there was some kind of rule the DZ wouldn't have to enact policies such as the one described.
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Doing a balloon or two and then several (20 with video review) bridge jumps comes to mine. Point being I wouldn't try wing suit base without at least 100 BASE.
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You definitly want to have mastered a still air exit. Think about this you go off wildly unstable and just as you get control and start the wing suit flying you are heading toward the cliff and boom... I actually have seen video of this almost happening. But the said person had 800 BASE jumps and that is likely why it didn't... Considering you want the most predictable gear possible why wouldn't you take a base rig? Do you want to snivel to impact with a sail slider considering the lower airspeeds of a birdman deployment?
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Has checking a person out on a canopy before they are allowed to fly it been discussed? Perhaps, have a sign off in your logbook after this is done you could show at a new dz. Seems it would get around DZs that have Nazi like policies regarding what you can fly. Maybe one mandatory jump with an instructor to demonstrate braked turns and other canopy necessities?
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PST "Qualifiers" explained
base698 replied to proswoopingtour's topic in Swooping and Canopy Control
How far is the advanced course and what does qualifying for the advanced part contain? What events are in the advanced meet? What are the prizes? -
Thats not what I'm saying at all. Of course the public can have free discourse of information. The only thing that gets selected to be on the news is if its worthy of ratings. If the public wants to know about aviation accidents they should consult the ntsb or maybe an indenpendent organization devoted to that. So in your view you have a false dichotomy of our current media system versus a state run system. There are of course other options. Not for profit private organizations that are not based on ratings could be a start. As is the news agencies only report what they get from their sources. There is less plurality of sources here than elsewhere where the news is state run. All our news does is report what the people in power say anyway. There is rarely any questioning of the reasons, logical, and factual basis for what their sources say and that shoulc be the basis for good journalism.
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I don't get why its any of the publics concern. We are the only ones that need to be informed of an accident so that we may learn from mistakes. I think if they want to do an article on a skydiving accident it should have all the information within to understand it. If that is impossible I don't think it should be reported. That and I'd really like to ban for profit news agencies...
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what did you Americans think of Bowling for Columbine?
base698 replied to Newbie's topic in The Bonfire
Michael Moore is a lifetime NRA member first of all I don't know what the returning bullets thing was about. Second of all I think the documentary basically said the media is the problem, which I agree with. Look at how they report on skydiving for f*** sakes!!! They just show things to perpetuate fear. That was a big issue in the movie. Fear motivates people to buy things irrationally. People listen to everything it tells them. Buy new diet plans--don't get off your ass and stop watching TV. I thought the documentary showcased one of the things skydivers have figured out in life. You have to take responsibility for your own life and actions and its up to you to decide how dangerous things are without letting the media tell you. Virtually everything you here on the news is someone else's spin on a fact base that you can find out yourself. Why let someone think for you? -
Towers in our neck of the woods are pretty random. Just some quick examples: A 1000' guyed we just looked at 130 ft per red light. 2 2000' guyed: 300 ft per blinking white. 260 ft freestander: one blinking strobe at the top 280 ft freestander: 2 red lights about 140 ft apart. 250 ft freestander: one red at the top. 1500 ft guyed: 200 ft per blinking white. So be careful. Best general rule is if its tall and has lots of lights (over 5) its high. But you should always plan your jump to the altitude you will be exiting from and the landing areas. Taking a range finder with you is an excellent idea!
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Is the Canadian BASE association for sale anywhere? I saw it at bridge day... Actually it may be that continuum thing.
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What was the combination? I have a 120 stiletto and a 143 pd reserve and will probably downsize to a 103 velocity. Is that really really bad?
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Have there ever been any fatalities or more importantly entanglements from two grossly different sized main/reserves? I know hooknswoop posted saying he was unable to get them to entangle. I was just curious about this real incidents.
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I will do that as well of course but I'm looking for public opinion at the moment
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This recently got me. I just did a new building Thursday. I've seen the thing for 4 years and never did I think it could be jumped (granted I've only been into BASE for 2 years). It has an ok landing area but was 17 stories. I always figured it to be 170 ft at the most. Turned out it was 240 feet, and boy was it fun :)