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His profile says he's a lap type senior rigger. Lot's of times lap riggers don't like to advertise their skills because they're so rare. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Figure on falling about 500 feet in the first 5 seconds and reaching 50 miles per hour. After 8 seconds, you will be going around 100 miles per hour and will have fallen about 1000 feet ( depending on body position, etc). So if you have enough altitude, just look at the horizon and arch for about 8 - 10 seconds and you're doing a normal skydive. Other posters have given some good advice on spotting and choosing a landing site. Have fun. You don't have to outrun the bear.

This and electric star... What is it about skydivers anyway ? You don't have to outrun the bear.

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Unless you're interested in swooping and that sort of thing, the only thing you'll give up by going with a 170 rather than a 150 is some wind penetration. That can actually work in your favor, because you might be a little more reluctant to jump the bigger canopy when the wind gets strong and gusty - which is exactly when it's best to be sitting on the ground wishing you were in the air instead of in the air wishing you were on the ground. Just something to think about. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I've seen one Wings do that after an extremely hard opening. The RSL did pull the pin and the resulting two-out was landed successfully. The thing that caught my attention in your post was "Not being the first time...". If you're having hard openings on a Spectre, you might want to go to Dacron lines and check to see what else you can do to tame those openings. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Just to be clear, I'm not suggesting you change your brake settings. If your landings are good, don't change anything. If you ever do need to change the brake setting on your own canopy, get a rigger to show you how to do it. If you're experimenting with brake settings on a new canopy, make small changes. Last but not least, make sure the toggles are fastened to the lines securely. The last thing you want is to flare and have a toggle come off in your hand. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Whatever is happening here is not a good thing. She could be stalling the canopy prematurely, or she might not be getting the toggles down far enough to get a full flare. I'm not sure if the ill fitting canopy is a factor in all her landings, or if it's just something that happens sometimes. At any rate, back to your question. You can pull the toggles down as far as your arms can reach. The brake lines can be adjusted different lengths for different people so that when you flare your canopy the canopy stalls or almost stalls when your hands are about all the way down - partly a matter of personal preference in exactly how the brakes are adjusted. If the chest strap, and therefore, the shoulder straps ride up a good bit, then that will take a lot of slack out of the brake lines before the flare even starts and pulling the toggles down will hit the stall point early. Pulling them down more will only deepen or hasten the stall. Look at your canopy next time you pack it and you'll see that the brakes can only go up until the toggle hits the guide ring, but the brakes can be pulled down the full length of the line ( if your arms were long enough ). In full flight, that is, with the toggles all the way up, you want some slack in the brake lines. If the harness doesn't stay on (or near) your shoulders, that could affect the adjustment of the brakes. I believe what you are picturing is correct. You don't have to outrun the bear.

I think you're picturing it right. That should bring the canopy to the stall point early, resulting in a hard landing. (Note: this is not advice for the OP. You'll need someone to help you in person with the issues you've raised here.) You don't have to outrun the bear.

I guess she's trying to tell us she got a new avatar. Did anybody notice if RkyMtnHigh got a new avatar?? Something seems different, but I can't put my finger on it. You don't have to outrun the bear.

So why isn't everybody with a $200 car in their back yard driving to California??? You don't have to outrun the bear.

Mr. Hooper, that's the U.S.S. Indianapolis. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Ok then, Tomcat or Prowler gets my vote. You don't have to outrun the bear.

This is a little off-topic, since the OP was about reserves. I've seen the metal ring on Aerodyne soft links put dents in slider grommets if the rings aren't tacked in between the risers. A recent ad from Aerodyne describes an "ingeneous pocket" on Icon risers that "eliminates the need" to tack the ring by providing a place to stow it. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Some F-100D models were fitted with a tailhook, but I'm just really curious - why do you want to know this? You don't have to outrun the bear.

Is there a wind tunnel within a reasonable distance? Those can help you learn stability without getting gear, but the closest one to you might be San Francisco or somewhere down that way. You don't have to outrun the bear.

Yeah, you're old. That's what your problem is. I've been watching the Tour de France on TV. Some of the best bicycle riders in the world, and they're not old. They eat throughout the day, in addition to drinking lots of water and sports drinks. Most people begin to have a decline in mental and physical performance before they really feel tired. Your story contains a good lesson for all of us. You don't have to outrun the bear.

"decorative pillows" - is that what you're calling them now? You don't have to outrun the bear.

Looks like Chubba's Australian. Don't know if their BSR's are different from USPA. At any rate, I wanted to bring up another point. You say you have a light wing loading. That's generally good, but if you get downwind from the normal landing area, you might not have the wind penetration to get back. In that case, some extra altitude will be very helpful. Not trying to pick on you; just wanted to add that thought for discussion. You don't have to outrun the bear.

For me, the equivalent of what you said would be two King Air jump tickets per repack. I think that's a very reasonable way to index the cost of the repack to the overall cost of skydiving. You don't have to outrun the bear.

$90 would be very reasonable around here (southeast USA). Don't know about Poland. You don't have to outrun the bear.

You're not unusually sensitive; you're just as sensitive as every other new skydiver who finds the one-size-fits-none rental rigs uncomfortable. The ultimate cure is to buy a harness and container that really fits you. You'll want to do that after you've got some jumps and get your local instructors and riggers to help you find the right rig for you. Until you get to that point, if there's something you can wear that provides some padding and more comfort, then do that. Adjusting the leg straps properly is very important. Get your instructor to help. One thing I've noticed is that some of that sensitivity goes away as you get more experience, even if you're on the same gear you used as a student. I don't know if you get a better feel for how to adjust the straps or learn to tense and relax just right to absorb the opening shock better or what, but after a while you'll be more comfortable even on that student gear. Hang in there. You don't have to outrun the bear.

The amount of exposure you describe shouldn't be a problem. Just as a matter of interest, the hottest day available in Quebec won't come close to normal summer temps in Texas. San Diego should fall somewhere in between. You don't have to outrun the bear.

A couple of weeks ago, I watched a tandem cutaway from the air. I floated in brakes near the airport and watched the canopy and freebag land in a pasture about a mile from the airport. I landed on the airport. The tandem and his video guy came back to the airport and landed normally. By the time I landed, someone watching from the ground had already gone to search for the cutaway. They didn't find it, but another jumper and I told them we knew where it was and we drove over and retrieved it. That's the norm where I jump. Safe landings for everybody, then whoever can help does. You don't have to outrun the bear.

The simple and correct answer to your question is that the raft is released, drifts with the wind, and falls to earth downwind from the exit point. Try to imagine what would have happened if that was the only reply you got to your question. You don't have to outrun the bear.