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Nataly check your tenancy agreement - usually the landlord has to give at least 24 hour notice before gaining access except in an emergency. If it's in the agreement - highlight it and remind him of it!

Hi Taris Depending on whether you are looking for a new or used canopy and where you jump then you could also add NRG canopy from paratec and X-Fun from Basik and Dragon 7 Cell or Stealth 9 Cell from Atair and possibly the Electra as well...

He seems to have moved up in the world and is now offering to sell a cypres2 Expert for $820! Perhaps he could be simply barred?

Nataly - just make sure that you never take your friend to the DZ bar... She'll never survive a bar full of male skydivers if she's the sensitive type

Thanks Serg Can one of the mods not lock his adverts and disable his IP to stop him advertising here?

I will be there

+1. - Seriously when you are ready try as many canopies that are on the short list that you have. You might be surprised which one YOU like!

Good advice - the best way to decide is to demo them personally. BTW - Sangi there are no options for SPEED 2000 as an option or an X-Fast reserve. Both are low volume reserves and have been on the market for several years and are tried and tested designs and are available in large sizes now

Hang in there... I know it's important - but they are only exams and can be re-sat. BTW - I'm impressed i thought that i was the only one who tried to do the 'hundred most dramatic life events in a year' - except i seem to try them roughly every five years !!! Have a glass / bottle of decent wine / tub of icecream / nice meal - watch a good movie, get a good night's sleep and then hit it again ...

I wondered if someone was going to post something like this

I didn't mean it in the sense that I've mastered it, know it in and out, swoop with it.. I simply mean that for the time being, aka landing straight and nothing high performance, I can handle it. Meaning there is room for me to improve, which is what I want. I hate to sound like Dave and all the others but you simply do not know how to handle your canopy yet. In time you will master those skills and then you will understand. In the meantime if you carry on jumping something that is beyond your capabilities and with the attitude that you are displaying then you are dangerous to yourself and to others. Over the years several very experienced jumpers have been killed by much lower experienced jumpers whilst under canopy. As you have said - we were all inexperienced like you once - I certainly was and it's not until something goes wrong that you really think 'i should have listened to those guys' - but at which point it's too late as it's actually happening right there and then! I know that you are not likely to listen to the advice that has been given, but to re-itterate Dave's point - in all likelihood most of us here will never meet you face to face but there has been something like 60 posts where concerned experienced (and some inexperienced) people are trying to advise you to SLOW DOWN. Whether you take the advice or not is up to you - but in my seven plus years of jumping i have had two close calls where someone else has nearly killed me with their stupidity / lack of skills and judgement. Please find a local decent jumper who has reasonable canopy skills and plenty of patience or go on as many canopy control courses as you can. It will help you.

Hey Chris I'm pleased to see that you got sorted out ... Now all you have to do is chose your combo!

I'll be arriving on the 19th That all sounds good - i'll just have to bring candy

OK - so i've booked the Holiday Inn and i'm sooo looking forward to it now! Just tell me it's warm and dry cos it's crappy weather here now ... And tell me that you've still got cold cheap beer and the girls still like the english accent

I find that the TROLL harness and TROLL canopy is the best...

Amazing shots mate ... Can you PM the excellent skydiver price for some of these pictures?

Fantastic job there mate - that's a win for joe public vs the corporations

Yep - well done! now go get your shoulders / arms fixed

Seems perfectly fair to me ...

In that case - sell everything and head for somewhere warmer

No because i'd have to rewind it and play it again to remind myself

I often take a little DVD player with me and watch a short movie whilst in freefall - or one of my soaps that i've not had the time to catch up with. It's amazing how much you can fit into a skydive whilst multi-tasking ... I was trying to watch one whilst BASE jumping the other day but couldn't find a program short enough - does anyone have any suggestions

You make some very salient points as do several of the other posters here. It is true that everyone should be responsible for themselves but it is also UNFORTUNATELY true that everyone else will be judged by the authorities on the actions of the minority who decide to do stupid things such as flying canopies which are definately unsuitable for them. I have done my fair share of stupid things and have also questioned those who sought to restrict my fun, however i have very nearly shaken hands with the grim reaper on a few occasions and, like it or not, it would have often been others that would have suffered because of my actions. You are right that people should be free to do what they want and should be responsible for themselves - but in which case you need to find a place and a way of doing things where your actions will not affect anyone else. Even in the case of BASE jumping - if you go in or you get stuck somewhere - YOUR actions will still affect others whether it be the ones left behind or the ones who witness it or have to risk their lives to rescue you ... In a regulated sport (which skydiving is whether you like it or not) the consequences are even greater for those around you hence the rules are more comprehensive (restrictive in some opinions). We can debate the somantics of this situation but the status quo is that these rules exist for the general good of all ...

Just remember that in the worst case scenario - YOU will not be landing the canopy at all - it will be landing itself! Therefore Bigger is DEFINATELY better (in my opinion) ....

Advance 7 - it all makes sense