nigel99

I was given a collectable chess set a couple of years ago. http://www.edmancollection.com/product_pages/chess_sets/cs6p/index.html Freaking wife let the kids play with it and now a piece is lost I would never spend ~$600 on a chess set but I do like it. Wife is keen to throw it away because you can get similar sets for $50. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

For what it is worth IF the harness is the right size, it might be worth it. I don't think the condition of the main really matters. Something that nobody else has mentioned, is demo canopies. At this stage it is a good thing to be trying out different mains so you don't really need one, if you demo lots of different mains. It gets you off the rental gear ladder as well. Once you find a main that suits you, you could buy one used. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Some of us remember. Obviously, some here have no clue. Andy most people aren't as old as you and Methuselah. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

So...quite obviously, you think that the use of pepper spray against non-violent people is justifiable. Sad...and only perpetuates the current mind-set of the police mentality. Funny how the world diverges to extremes. I believe in Europe the cops are too soft. In the US they are too harsh. Law enforcement need to have teeth, but should have extra restraint. Funny story about tear gas. About 20 years ago my older brother was holed up in a dorm room. Violent university protests were going on and the police/army were using tear gas. The problem was that he and his mate were innocently trapped in a dorm room. A policeman was kicking open doors and gassing each room. Brother and his mate got pissed off and overpowered the cop, leaving him locked in the room full of tear gas - without his mask. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

It's Marisan not Marsha! My point is that you guys are KILLING yourselves under these canopies. We didn't under our canopies. Don't you think this may just be a problem? It is a huge problem, but training is the answer. The problem is that the average skydiver is as mature as my 11 year old. You mention training and dedication and they have a tantrum. Canopy control training needs a complete overhaul. At present the USPA (ignoring other countries) is ducking the issue. They suggest training and have an outline syllabus, but there is no mandate. It is also vague. A more informed jumper is a safer jumper. There are guidance notes in the SIM, but they are scattered and obtuse. The SIM has a little gem that you should be able to land your canopy downwind within a 10 meter target before downsizing. It probably takes 100 jumps or more to be able to do this consistently. The USPA should be outlining a detailed syllabus and actually giving out a canopy pilot coach rating. While they are at it, they should stop the bull of confusing canopy piloting with swooping. To be a swooper you MUST be a good canopy pilot (to survive), but you do not need to be a swooper to be a good canopy pilot. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Like AFF? That's mandated if you want an A licesne, should we just say no to that? There was a time where canopy control was a more 'casual' aspect of the sport. Canopies were more docile, and there were fewer 'big' DZs around. If everyone jumped 200+ sq ft canopies out of Cessna 182s, we would be in a different postion right now. As it sits, people jumper higher performing, more capable canopies into much busier traffic patterns. The problem now, and what it's been for the last decade is that canopies took a huge step forward in performance and capability, and canopy control training did not. You cannot rely on mentoring, or word of mouth, or the generousity of others. We don't do it with AFF, and we shouldn't be doing it with canopies. If you want to jump a canopy like a big boy, then you need to be trained like a big boy. It all comes back to what I keep saying, WL restrictions that pretain to jump numbers, and required continuing education if you want to progress. The basic idea is that if you want to train like you're in 1985 (meaning no canopy control training at all), that's your choice but you have to jump a canopy like they had in 1985 (more or less, a modern Z-po wing, just at a 1985 WL). If you want to jump a more modern canopy, then you need to train to jump that canopy. Try this - grab any whuffo off the street, and ask them this, "Today in skydiving we have parachutes that are so manuverable and so fast, that they can kill you if you land them at half of their top speed. Right now in the US, there are no rules or regulations regarding what parachutes you can jump and no training required beyond the basic training you recieve when you first start jumping, and the parachutes used are much slower and easier to control. Does that make sense to you?" See what they say. I have a feeling that it won't make sense to anyone. It doesn't make sense to me. If you want to jump like an 'old school' jumper, then the old school training (or lack of) is fine. If you want to be a part of 'modern' skydiving, it takes a little more effort. Thanks Dave. Worth bumping your post as a reminder. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

For accuracy. S turns are a good skill to have but they are frowned on during a normal landing pattern. Speak to an instructor at your dz, you can do a few on a hop and pop where it is only you in the sky. As for other techniques for accuracy, you can use your risers. It is best described by your instructors. For your B license I believe you now have to do a canopy training course anyway (starting in January 2012). Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Skydive the Farm is just over an hour from Atlanta airport. No public transport that I am aware of (I always have rental cars). There is a bunk house but no onsite catering during the week. There is some jumping during the week. If Atlanta works for you, then PM popsjumper or hans on here.

In theory, if you are below your hard-deck you should immediately deploy your reserve. In practice many or most people deploy their main due to muscle memory. It's probably a good thing to discuss this with an instructor. They have probably got some advice. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

One problem with skydiving statistics is that there are so few data points (thankfully). I personally think you will find a correlation between collisions and landing accidents. If you think about it a canopy that is doing 40-60MPh requires much more attention to closing and traffic than one doing 10MPh. Everything is happening faster, so it is harder to process the visuals. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

You and your wise cracks A third and very interesting interpretation. I wonder if any canopy has ever had more than 1 fatality? That would sure be an unlucky rig to take ownership of. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmYDgncMhXw Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

In 8 years that is a lot of fatalities. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Thanks. I wasn't sure if I should post in the 'no fear' thread. Jeez waiting was more scary than a roller coaster ride... Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I must admit that I don't understand the aversion to rules. Regardless I do feel that the culture is starting to change. 5 years ago there was not really the admission that maybe jumping a 'swooping' canopy was not wise, if you didn't intend to swoop. There is a trickle of people upsizing. The tipping point seemed to occur around the time there was a spate of fatalities close together. By the way I found another nugget in the SIM yesterday. In the section on downsizing, it recommends being able to consistently land within 10m of target DOWNWIND. I knew about accuracy for downsizing, but the downwind addition is interesting. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

So, how much would it have cost if she just stopped after the playing with the balls part. Better yet, how much for an extended session playing with the balls? Side note: What was the wife doing while all this was going on? Cost me my life probably. Wife - shopping of course Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

go have a wank, under doctors orders of course No I've got that all lined up. But doc said we needed to, so sorry you've got a headache but if you don't... Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Day started off good. Very good looking trainee doc playing with my balls & with my wifes consent

Her experience is only 9 jumps. Distance between old dz and proposed new is a mere 12000 miles Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

That is a brilliant sales line Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I think some people are using rate and others total per type. Giving us apples and oranges to compare. I think that rate is probably more interesting. Some withdrawn canopies may a very high rate but total deaths very low. I think Marks breakdown was good in that it shows the different categories. It's pointless having a nice docile canopy that lands you safely IF it doesn't kill you on opening Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

It is an interesting list. I thought the Sabre 2 was less prone to very hard openings than the Sabre 1? Is it simply that more Sabre 2's have been sold that pushes it higher in your list? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Wow scary story. I was planning on a quality hook knife (not the tiny little ones with a plastic handle). If you jump with 2 knives where do you keep them? When I have jumped with a knife (don't always) it has been the small plastic type and the rig has a location near the hip for it. @skyjumpingfool. Yes I am aware of snag hazards. When I get to mounting the go-pro on the helmet it will probably be with a Square1 mount. It looks like the lowest snag risk. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Reported Injuries? Maybe... fatalities? I HIGHLY doubt that a T-10 has a higher fatality rate than Velo's. .......................................................................... It all depends upon how you chose to crunch the statistics. Given the millions of jumps with T-10s, it is probable that more people have died under T-10s than any other canopy. If you start to narrow your statistical focus to number of fatalities per thousand jumps ... Velocity or Stiletto will probably lead. That's what I was getting at. Especially when a large number of T-10 jumps are low altitude military jumps. It does look like Stileto may be it. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

T-10 at a guess? But then you probably don't mean to includes rounds. You are getting into statistics with a question like this. It is a good question though. A canopy that is widely adopted (like the Sabre 2) may have more fatalities than say a Velo. But as a proportion of deaths per canopy sold, I would guess the cross-braced canopies. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.