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I fail to see where you see that. He says nothing of himself doing high-performance landings into a crowded area. He mentiones the high-performance carving turns, but I think he was talking about other pilots, and the importance of keeping a good scan as you walk away from the landing area. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I learned some tricks from a rigger at Skydive San Diego, on how to better position the slider to catch more air, and keeping the nose out of the direct flow. Next 2 jumps, openings were back to normal, if not softer than before! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Go out to a bookstore, and read, "Enter the Zone," by Barry Sears. If you exercise consistently while on the Zone, you'll find the pounds will drop off FAST! Three weeks, and I already lost 5-8lbs. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Good question, as I have yet to see one. I've got a few theories, but they're definitely kind of racist. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

That's the only downside to a Spectre I guess. It will almost never slam you, but when it does, IT DOES! I was seeing stars, and in a state of confusion. I had just thrown the pilot chute, and then was thinking, "Wha? Why is it already open?" Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

You're obviously way more experienced than me, but I'm interested to know why you chose to flare with one toggle, and one riser? I had a broken steering line on my 4th AFF jump, and I was able to land it with both rear risers. My instructors asked me if I used both risers, or the one toggle, one riser to flare. I told them I used both risers, and they told me I did the right thing, and to never try to flare with one toggle, and one riser. If I recall, I think the SIM says that as well. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I'm 21, 5'10", and 190lbs. I exercise hard 4-5x a week, usually in the form of CrossFit's WOD. My resting HR is below 50bpm. I'm currently between 13-15% BF, and am in the process of getting that down below 10%. I follow the Zone diet for my food source, and it has helped immensely in athletic performance, energy output, and weight control. Being in the military, I get PLENTY of screenings, lol. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Thanks for the input Dave. It could very well be the slider, as I had not checked it while packing to see its placement. Wish I could find someone else to be the ginea pig for the next few jumps, hehe Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

This video is not of me, but it's also a Spectre, and the person has the same kind of buckling that I experienced: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gax8EI3IZig Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Can't figure out what could have caused it. I replaced my slider correctly, after my canopy was set up for ground launching, and I did a proper line continuity check. I packed the rig just as I normally do, and same with my pilot chute. When pull time came, I threw the PC, and my harness just dug painfully into me. I got yanked harder than anything before, and my parachute just opened instantly with a slam. Probably could have heard it from the ground. My canopy was acting really funky after the opening, and was buckling around a lot, until finally it became stable. I did a thorough control check, and it was very stable afterwards. The hard opening may have been from line dump, as my stows weren't as nice as they usually are. The part that puzzles me is the canopy buckling. Is this normal behavior for a parachute following a hard opening, or did mine just do something wierd? Is it possible the force of the opening could have depressurized the cells a bit, making the canopy buckle due to the not fully inflated cells? Canopy: Spectre 190 WL: 1.1 Jumps on Canopy: 300 Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Good replies, and we seem to have a wide range of answers. I asked this question, because my buddy called me a few days ago, talking to me about this same situation. I personally believe he got very lucky, given his experience level, and type of parachute he was flying. He borrowed a rig from someone at the DZ, since there were no more rentals that had the size he wanted (170). The parachute he was loaned was a semi-elliptical I believe, which given his wingloading (1.25), is way above his experience level for just a little bit over 100 jumps. He self-induced line twists as a result of flying the canopy the same he would an ordinary square at approx. 1200ft. He kicked out by 700ft, after only a couple rotations of the spinning line twist malfunction. Had I been under a new canopy that has different flight characteristics than what I'm used to, at a higher wing loading, I would have immediately cutaway. I consider my friend very lucky, and he does too, that he was able to kick out of them. *I'm not entirely sure if the parachute was semi-elliptical. My friend did tell me it was not a normal square. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Great view, but I heard they have some crazy winds down there! Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

You spin up into line twists for whatever reason. Let's say it's just a few twists, like 2-3. What would you do? I would like to think, that at such a low altitude, I would immediately cut away, and deploy my reserve, assuming I was above 1000. If below, well, FJC taught me to just deploy my reserve, and get as much fabric out as possible. This is obviously a very serious situation to be found in, and completely avoidable. I'm interested in hearing from experts, and new jumpers alike, on what courses of action they would take in this kind of situation. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I flew standby once when I was returning home from my first Christmas leave. I got to the airport 50min prior to departure, and they said they wouldn't check my bags for the current flight I was on. When I asked about it, they said I would have to either fly standby, or throw away the bags. They wouldn't allow me to fly on my scheduled flight, with my bags on another. So I chose standby. Next flight...full. Flight after...full. Eventually I called my dad, and had him pick me up. We paid $100 change fee to simply switch me to another flight. It worked, and I got an extra day of leave out of it Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

So I guess those with Sabre 1's probably have a good chance of performing a few bike flips Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Now hey that's not cool! My barracks has a bed bug infestation. Several rooms, including my own, were nuked. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Amazing! Now where are some shrooms so I can be occupied for hours? Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

If you're losing inches, but not pounds, that's good. That means that while your body fat % is lowering, your lean muscle mass is increasing. I'm interested to hear what type of diet you are on. Is it maximizing your performance, or are you restricting your eating? If you're restricting your eating, then I suggest taking up the Zone diet www.zonediet.com. You will be able to eat much more, eliminate your hunger cravings, and maximize workout performance, while further decreasing body fat, and increasing lean muscle mass. Now, if you're restricting carbs, and balancing out your intake of carbohydrates, fat, and protein, then you're already on your way to the Zone. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I jump a spectre line set, and it's given me no problems thus far. The sharp edges of the threading is actually one of the reasons why I decided to remove the links from the risers, and not the lines. Nevertheless, I'll definitely do a recheck, and get that twist out before I jump it. I'm confident I can do it no problem, but since I'm still a newbie, I'll let a rigger check my work before I go up. Thanks for the help everybody! I learned something new today. Canopy factories can have twists in their new canopies. From now on, I'll always check any new canopy I get. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

To remove my slider, I just unthreaded the hard link, and slipped it off of the riser, instead of slipping off each individual line. Makes it easier, and safer, because as long as you don't twist the hard link, the lines don't have the potential to get crossed, or twist individually. This is why I believe the twist must have been there when I bought the rig, which is used. I never took an individual line off, so I don't see any other way I could have caused a twist in a single line, without twisting the hard link, which would twist all the lines instead of just one. Regardless of whether I somehow caused the individual twist, or it was already there, I'll make sure to get it out, and perform another line check before jumping. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

So I carefully removed my slider in order to practice kiting my canopy for ground launching when I was on leave in Pennsylvania. I reattached it, along with my pilot chute so I could repack it for my flight home, and jump it once I'm back in San Diego. So I went to Skydive San Diego today, but unfortunately they were closed due to some hairy winds. I unpacked my canopy because I was going to do a line continuity check anyway before jumping it. So, the things I caught: 1. Both steering lines were twisted up pretty bad. No entanglements, just twisted. I walked the lines down, completely eliminating the twists. 2. There were a couple lines, one on each front riser, that were twisted up by themselves just like the steering lines. Now, they weren't serious twists. Maybe 1 whole revolution of a twist at the most. The lines were all in correct order. So, my question is. Since all of my lines are in order, and there's no entanglement, would it be safe to just leave the small twist in the lines? When I removed and reattached my slider, I did not twist the line itself, because I never took them off the hard links, leading me to believe that they were twisted like this before I even took off my slider the first time. When I kite the canopy, all the lines are in order, and clear of eachother. The A, B, C, D lines are not twisted up, and it's a 100% good canopy. Will opening at terminal cause any increased wear on the lines because of this small twist? It seems to me it would be a bigger risk to remove the lines off the hard links, just to get a twist out of 1. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I agree. Now I understand that these are all pro-rated skydivers with years of experience, but jumping in 30mph gusts is just plain stupid. Jumping into a stadium with winds like that, is as you said, fucking stupid. Now, it definitely sounds like they got lucky, as the turbulence created from 30mph gusts over a stadium has got to wreak havok on the inside. Definitely some potential for a really nasty collapse. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

I'd chop it, but altitude and traffic permitting, I'd probably do a few spirals just to see what it was like. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

Glad to help out. All I could really do is share the knowledge I've gained through his book, and pass it on, hoping to enlighten a few individuals. Your meal doesn't look that bad, except you're likely going to be getting too many carbs from the potatos. On top of that, potatos have a relatively high glycemic index, meaning it's absorbed into your blood stream faster, due to a more aggressive insulin response. You also need some healthy fat for the meal. Almonds, avacado, olive oil, etc. Replace the potatos with a carb that has a lower glycemic index, add some fat, and you're already on your way to the Zone! For example, when dining out, I make an effort to replace mashed potatos with mashed calliflour (sp?). Doesn't taste like mashed potatos, but great in its own way. It also has a low glycemic index, meaning the insulin response is smoother, and it takes longer for the energy to enter the blood stream. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.

That's why you need a squirrel catapult. Skydiving: You either learn from other's mistakes, or they'll learn from yours.