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>I find it Odd that your post in Safety and Training got more responses than >this post in Relative Work (even after it was suggested that you would get >more answers here). Likewise... Being the one that suggested reposting here, I actually I felt a bit embarrassed with the lack of replies here... >Im wondering if we aren't helping people enough in this forum. I haven't seen any question here go unanswered. Most questions have received good answers, maybe not too many, but good ones. I guess it's just that more people read the S&T-forum than this one... Erno

>Actually, I'd cut the wings AFTER deployment. The main reason I left with >the wings "cut" I wonder if there is difference between having your zippers open and having your wings really cut? Chuck, any ideas? > was because I believed that I A) wouldn't have much time after deployment >and B) would be more stable, per recommendation to chop the wings upon >instability in freefall. I've cut my wings away once, and after I remembered to close the legwing, I felt no instability whatsoever. It was just like normal freefall. > I found that I was MUCH more unstable without my wings in place. Trying to say "With half my wings tucked away and the other half uncontrollably inflated with zipper open?" >In an emergency situation, I feel I'd fare better with everything in >place. Then I'll chop the wings under canopy if needed. No problem with that of course if you really have the exit nailed, so that you're ready to deploy immediately out the door, every time. I'm still going to cutaway my wings if I have to exit below 1000m. Erno

>he told me on good days you can jump off the cliff and fly in place just >looking straight down 1000' (teathered of course)...... BS! I'm absolutely not buying it. If there is no video, it didn't happen. And if I saw video, I'd say it's fake... Although it _would_ be fun to try that, if such a place by some freak of nature exists... Erno

>one of my friends borrowed a motorized wheelchair and a speak and spell >machine off of one of his nephews and went as Stephen Hawking. Hell, if the said nephew(having the need for such devices) was ok with the idea, I don't see how anybody else should have a problem.

I've never jumped a suit with LQRS, and thats how I've planned my emergency procedures. Actually I don't even own a wingsuit, I've been a "wingsuit-bum" for all my 14 flights... Indeed, if I had the LQRS, I see no reason not to cutaway the leg-wing as well. Erno

>Does this sound like a good plan of attack? > >A) Never leave the plane with my wings stowed. ;) Hey! That's a good idea! >B) Don't get out under 4,000'. Have you considered the possibility of an emergency exit? Getting out of a burning plane perhaps? 600m (~2000ft) will be quite enough for exiting and pulling your main... You don't want to crash and burn in a plane just because you're wearing a wingsuit now do you? I'd prepare for a situation where I have to get out NOW. My plan is to cutaway my wings and exit with leg-wing closed. Should be almost like any clear-and-pull. Expect for the armwings flapping in my face and not being able to open my legs. >C) Around 4,000' feet... exit chest into the wind, fly for a moment, >then deploy as usual. >D) Hop and pop well above 4,000', just fly it down to 3,500' - 4,000'. Nothing to comment here. Erno

>He base-jumped from a helicopter at about a 1000 ft Okay.... But as far as I'm conserned you don't BASE jump off aircraft. BASE jumping is fixed-object jumping. Aircraft are not fixed. (leaving the pun open for the obvious punch-line) Erno

Yeah. Can't recommend it. - AFAIK it comes with no options. You can only decide the colors. - The shoulderflaps are closed with velcro. This is not considered the hot ticket nowadays. - The reserve is a bitch to pack.(Then again I only have

Ok since everyone is only posting if they're flying some sorta pocket-rocket, I'll post on behalf of the more conservative birdmen: First 8 or so flights: -Maverick 200sqft in an unmodified Vector2 -loaded

Viking: >Since the DZ doesn't have anything between the 288 and the 210 I got there >ok to jump the 210 next weekend. I know there is going to be a big >difference between the two and was wondering what to watch for. I will be >jumping a PD 9cell f111 with about 200 jumps. ...and... >I just hopped on the scale at the DZ and i weigh 200 pounds now!!! Jesus i >need to loose weight. So that means you'll be loading the PD at about 1.0. That's about the maximum wingloading I'm comfortable jumping 0-3cfm(aka F111)-fabric canopies. I really have little experience on new 0-3cfm canopies, but my old Maverick and the Fury I have now really don't like to be loaded much more than 1.0... meaning that the timing of the flare needs to be pretty near perfect. Does your DZ have any ZP student canopies(like the Navigator or the Skymaster)? These will be much better in preparing you for the ZP canopies you will be jumping in the future. I'd jump something like a Navigator240 first, and then go to the 200. Jumping a 200sqft 0-3cfm canopy does nothing to prepare you for ZP IMHO. Kirils: >My wife broke her leg and arm under the conserative 240 Mantas. She >never had a decent landing. She made a jump to a 160 with a 1.1 loading >and has never had a problem. AFAIK Mantas are 288sqft. The same series has the Maverone(240sqft) and the Raider(220sqft). I don't believe the problems with her landings had to do as much with the size of the canopy as the condition. A thousand-jump 0-3cfm canopy has little to offer in flare power... That being said, I think a decent PLF at that wingloading should prevent broken bones. What is the 160sqft canopy she switched to? >I question the actually safety factor in these large canopies. With the >improvement in design and performance, I think it's time to moderate, >respective of student canopy size. A lot of square footage over a students head is a good thing. For example, PD gives the maximum recommended wingloading of the Navigator200 as 0.65 for students. And this is a ZP-canopy(a hybrid actually). The performance of the canopies indeed is better than some years ago, but the students are not any better at landing them! The only thing keeping them safe for the first jumps is a large, docile canopy. And the standard disclaimer: I have no ratings as an instructor. Talk to your instructors. Erno

Mmm...coffee. Good, strong, black coffee... Ran out of coffee at home so this is my first cup of the day...at 1030am. Makes me notice how addicted I actually am to this shit... Erno

Hey. read my sig.

My "knowledge" on norwegian is based solely on my swedish, but here goes: (translation may not be 100% accurate, but you'll get the idea...) >.. one pass at 9000 please.... >ett run i 9000 ft for faen "One pass at 9000 ft [expletive]." >... Excuse me, may I jump out of your airplane?... >Glad eg slepp å lande med deg, helvetes pilotjævel "I'm glad I don't have to land with you, you [expletive] pilot-[expletive]." >... Must you always wear that 'limey' jumpsuit? ... >Må du alltid bruke denne 'halv-böge' homodrakten? "Do you always have to wear that half-gay faggot-suit?" ...sorry Hagar... Erno

>I promised myself I'd know the language before I visit Voss for >Extremesportveko for my first BASE jumps (in another 394 jumps or so). AFAIK you won't be able to jump your first BASE-jumps at Voss. The sites are unsuitable for beginners. I'd recommend taking a FJC with one of the US BASE-gear manufacturers. There are legal sites better suited for first-timers in the States. See http://www.ekstremsportveko.com for details. And... I would get an second opinion on the phrases Hagar suggested... Erno

Yeah, wait till miss Piggy finds out... Waitaminute...that's not a sheep he's shagging is it?

>...guys sitting around a Commodore64 in a cave with "HTML for >Dummies", all yelling at eachother trying to write code. LMAO!

I can do the resize. Just attach the pic to a post. Erno

>Something that came up a few weeks ago and would solve a lot of these >issues is a verbal system. Use of a in helmet radio system to communicate > the signals would take the hand signals out of it. I've been talking students down on radio for a couple of years, and frequently the students can't hear the radio even under canopy. Either their ears haven't equalized the pressure or their brain isn't taking in the signals their ears have to offer... The radios in these cases work quite well before take-off, on the plane and after landing, so it's not equipment failure. Now if the students have trouble hearing the instructions under canopy, I really don't think they could hear/understand anything in freefall. Erno

Augghh!! My eyes!! BASIC code... and... evil... goto-statements...must...hit...back....button....

>Why didn't I follow my dreams as a kid and become a dolphin trainer? > Right now I could be working at Sea Life Park swimming with dolphins. Why don't you do it know? And if you're not happy doing what you're doing now, why are you considering your friends offer? Seriously, if you're not having fun in your current job... the handle is on the right: grab-peel-pull...chi-chink! Erno

Or rather, you should specify which dykes you are trying to find....

I'm sure they know, they're just really lazy updating the site....

Dude... there are some weird videos on the market already...

I heard that Birdman was working on some sort of valves for the wings that would keep the wing pressurized while flying on your back. Erno

>What's the most vivid memory about your first jump? The very clear thought in my head "Why did I let go?" after letting go of the strut of the Cessna 172... Erno