nigel99

Can you still check the kill line window? I don't currently have the window, but next week a rigger is putting one in for me. If you can't check the window, then wouldn't Kevlar reinforcement be a 'safer' way to go? I know we are all supposed to cock our pilot chutes, but losing the ability to double check would bother me. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

The square one mount is very good, and can be bought from chutingstar for about $70. For a few cents you can replace the big thumb screw with a standard M5 machine screw that is low profile. It really irks me to see the thumb screws on people's go pros, as it is so easy to get rid of. I have a handful of the right size screws in my gear bag and offer them to people who haven't bothered. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

He's a local "shock jock", and often says thing for effect. disregard the pratt. I know what his intent is. I just find it extremely distasteful that 'jobs' like his exist. Yes there are people who lap up the drivel, SC has its fair share of people, who avidly defend the US versions of this guy. My phone news popped up with a headline along the lines of his treatment by the public has been 'uncalled for'. Silly bugger. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

No offense but I take exception to that approach. We, as a sport, are trying to get people to be responsible for themselves (it's a lost art these days). The SIM is THE place to go first. If they are not going to look in the one place it IS, I would think it unlikely that they would bother to look anywhere else. The problem is that culturally people have now grown up in an environment of hand holding. I've now experienced both the US and African free spirited 'every man is responsible for himself' environment, and the Australian regimented system. My fears and criticisms of the Aussie/BPA method have largely disappeared. Of course there are downsides, but overall I see it working better. As a USPA member, who intends to jump in the US and maintain and progress through the USPA system, I'll be voting for instruction. I'd be happier seeing all specialisms requiring a Crest or Instructed course. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I doubt it's been posted in here, but a few weeks ago a media person made some extremely poor taste remarks about the death of the prime ministers father here in Australia. It's been amazing to see the way that the person has been, isolated by the general public and others. The comments weren't made on his radio show (I've never listened to it), but so many advertisers pulled support from his show they have had to pull all advertising from his show. I'm really pleased to see the response to his comments. Nice to hit these scumbags where it hurts (in their pockets). Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Just to point out that on a 1 pin Teardrop, you can catch the pop-top on the door and strip the quick loop - you don't have to break the loop. I know this from personal experience Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Depending on where you go there are a number of things. 1) As you will be renting equipment get an instructor to detail EXACTLY what equipment you used - including the cutaway and deployment system details, canopy and harness size and type. Here in Perth we have 2 main DZ's one uses BOC and the 'normal' cutaway and reserve system, the other uses ripcords and an SOS system. If you aren't 100% clear they will be nervous that you need cross training. 2) Be current. Jump just before you leave. If you have more than a month after your last jump expect a more rigorous EP review and possibly being pushed back towards a lower level of student jump. 3) Expect to have to do an evaluation jump. Based on personal experience this will range from doing an AFF type jump, or a 2 way with an instructor. 4) Unlike the USPA AFF progression (sorry don't know about Canada), tracking and a hop and pop are part of AFF training. If you haven't got clearly documented evidence of these two skills then try and do them before you come across. Otherwise you may be asked to do them as AFF jumps. 5) Get in touch with the DZ's you plan to jump at before you leave. If you strike up a dialog and perhaps send scanned pages from your log book, you'll know exactly what to expect. 6) Have jun - it's beautiful here.

Thanks for a brilliant post. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

....and just what are you going to do after you take a look? Well firstly I stay well out of my wifes instruction. Secondly if it is a student Cypres I'll have a chat with the CI about it and get his opinion. I'm simply curious as to what is in that particular rig, hence wanting to take a look. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Precisely. If you read the full report with all incidents. Notice how critical of jumpers behaviour they are. In very few incidents, do they not have feedback to the jumper. This report does not state the jumper was schooled not to do a radical turn/spiral below 1000 foot, rather the equipment was changed. On your question, regarding a single or multiple spirals. I can only state that my experience at 3 Australian DZ's is that doing spirals in the landing pattern WILL get you noticed and talked to. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

No more variations needed the iSmug 5 wins. People buy into brand loyalty in a very big way. Very few Android users will give a nod to Apple strengths, and vice versa. I'm just holding out anohter 12 months so i can get the latest whiz bang tablet with 10" screen and super duper high res, with WiFI and 3/4G connectivity so when the boobie pics are sent to me they can be almost LIFE sized. I dont care if it's android or Apple, Ill ccross that bridge in 12 months

No idea on wingloading. The report is copied and pasted from the same email you probably got (USPA update). It is pretty interesting, regarding parameter choices. We will be jumping this weekend and wife will be on a 200 Navigator. Going to have a look at what model of Cypres is in that rig. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

They are pretty neat (don't own one). Saw a woman trying to video or take pictures with one at the train station though wrong tool for the job. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

As I say, a novice jumping a student model and getting a two out for a moderate manoeuvre isn't desirable, or representative of design intent. I am fully aware that misfire is emotive, and perhaps something like, undesirable fire is more appropriate wording. Edited to add: To me this falls into the same bucket as some of the Vigil misfires. The designers have chosen a set of trade-off's that will sometimes bite you (the user) in the arse. Honest evaluation and review on behalf of the AAD manufacturers should hopefully result in improved products in the future. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

It clearly states in the report that it was a moderate spiral. Not an HP turn. While that may be how it is designed, it is NOT desirable behaviour. Remember this is not an up-jumper using the gear, but a NOVICE, using equipment designed for a NOVICE. Yeah - misfire is an emotive word. It is not a 'save' and it is not at face value, user error, why should a novice have to use an EXPERT device? Please remember that many people are taught no radical manoeuvres below 500 foot. There is no indication this was a radical manoeuvre anyway. So personally I have no quarrel with the students behaviour from what is in the report. If you read the reports they are usually pretty hard on the user. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

So what you're trying to imply is that they would have printed the article regardless of their conclusions and that they don't have a vested interest in making sure the iSmug5 doesn't come across as the new pocket glitter of the hipster generation for this month? Sigh . . . If you don't think MacWorld bags on Apple, you haven't been paying attention. If you think they would ever suggest that an Android based phone out performs the patented rounded corners wonder, then I have a bridge to sell you. (Hope you give up soon, I'm starting to run out of snarky variations to call the iphone) No more variations needed the iSmug 5 wins. People buy into brand loyalty in a very big way. Very few Android users will give a nod to Apple strengths, and vice versa. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

This is from the APF incident reports summary distributed by the USPA. Pretty interesting that a novice (A licence jumper) ended up with a 2 out and shows that problems aren't unique to a single brand. For those that aren't familiar an "A" license here, is very restrictive, so unlike the US there is a strong motivation to get onto a "B" ASAP. Only mentioned because I have friends in the US with 1000+ jumps still on A licenses. So this would have been a novice on a suitably loaded canopy. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Wait, wait, wait... Macworld is your idea of an "independent" in determining if the new Apple Fanboy product is good or not? Do you think Macworld would publish anything that didn't say that the iPhone 5 didn't walk on water after a resurrected Steve Jobs commanded it into existence on the sixth day? Riiiiiiiight. I'm a believer Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Which is the question I answered. Get over yourself. You two are so funny with your lovers quarrel. Shut up and jump Can't jump spent all my money on an iPhone Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Which is the question I answered. Get over yourself. You two are so funny with your lovers quarrel. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Well I might have been able to stand it up I don't know. I learnt to jump on rounds and I'll stick my neck out and say that if you are 100% committed to a PLF you can't stand up the landing because your legs are in the wrong place. In my case this was my first reserve ride and I didn't want a cocked up landing to make my day worse. Next time if I'm on the dz I'll stand it up, if I'm landing off it will be a plf. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

So you believe a tempo flies and flares like a Sabre? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Is the "FACT" based on a freebag deployment and a reserve slider or a PC deployment and standard slider? Tell you a fact. After a terminal reserve deployment last Saturday (Tempo) I've only just stopped walking bow legged Only thing I can add is practice flaring and really pay attention to how it responds in the flare. It really was very different to my main. I had a nice soft landing, but I had committed to a full PLF by 2000 feet, so I didn't even try standing up the landing. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

When I get a new canopy it's going to have neon pink I loved the bright colours of the 90's and can't stand the zombie, brains and gore phase that seems to be the in thing. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Although I agreed with many of your reasons, this one is the weakest. You don't need a lot of tunnel time to have a false sense of security under canopy. I feel it's an attitude thing, not a tunnel thing. My son has been very conservative under canopy. Not a false sense of security, but I feel it is related. There are alleged incidents (based on posts on dz.com over the years), that certain people with significant tunnel time have skipped AFF levels, or got onto 8 ways etc within a very few jumps. The tunnel doesn't teach exit skills, tracking skills or any of the skills necessary to fly in a busy sky. A typical AFF student spends their first few jumps essentially alone in the sky. The cases I mention are extremes though, for your typical jumper tunnel time almost certainly increases your safety. The simple fact that in FJC you can focus on emergency skills and you already know that you can get stable has to help. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.