nigel99

Thanks. It is very interesting I have just searched the entire policy, terms or business, policy schedule and policy summary (every document they provided) for my last trip and it only says that "parachuting" is covered. There is no definition of parachuting or excluding specific disciplines. Note that we paid the excess to get parachuting cover not the standard. I wonder if it is legal for them to exclude a payment when they have not notified you of the restrictions in advance? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

http://www.columbusdirect.com I use Columbus Direct as they have specific cover for Parachuting. They are significantly cheaper than anyone else I have found. I have never had to claim though so I can't say what the service is like. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Some time ago I was chatting to a very experienced jumper who disliked RSL's. His logic is that the 3 ring cutaway system only needs about 5lbs of force to not release. 5 lbs figure was his example and I have no idea how accurate it is. This means that you have a small but finite chance that when you cutaway, both risers do not release and you end up launching a reserve into your partially attached main. Does anyone else share this view? Secondly from a mechanical point of view it is appears to me that there is a very small chance that when you cutaway, the ring on the RSL could be trapped between the guide rings with the reserve cable essentially tethering your main to you. Hopefully that description makes sense? Has anyone ever heard of this happening? I am certainly not trying to suggest that an RSL is a bad idea as often it is better to accept a smaller risk against a more frequent or greater risk. In this case it appears that even experienced jumpers sometimes cutaway too low, or can't find reserve handles, so there is clear evidence that RSL's normally can be helpful. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

legit 10/10 at the dz girlfriend and skydiving or married joint/separate bank accounts girlfriend and skydiving Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Hi Skyrad, I disagree with you. I think that 9/11 changed the world. For the first time it really showed Western society that there are people out there who fundamentally disagree with our way of doing things and/or hate us. The changes to air-travel while really sad (prior to 9/11 a 10 year old could get shown the cockpit in flight for example) only really affect a minority of the world population. All that said I think that Iraq really opened peoples eyes to the fact that the USA is prepared to operate as a "rogue" nation if and when it feels like international law is not in its favour. I wouldn't say that changed the world rather that it reinforced a generic world view of the USA. The USA has never been very popular in large parts of the world and Iraq can either be seen as severely damaging the USA's reputation as the world "policeman", or simply Iraq confirms the viewpoint that America will step on whoever it wants to get what it wants and the "world policeman" story is and was always just a front. Final thought. One of the most striking things for me with terrorism is public trash cans(bins). I first worked in London at the back end of the IRA's involvement. After the peace agreement trash cans re-appeared in public places such as the London Underground and Oxford street. I don't know how long they hadn't been there for certainly before my time. Unfortunately they were only in London for about 18 months (note I haven't been in London for the last 2 or 3 years so they may be back). I think we get so used to how "dirty" and littered our capital city is we don't even notice anymore - until you go somewhere like Perth. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

There is at least 1 USPA dz there. I think the list is online but there are 2 near Prague. The requirements for a uspa A license are online. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Whats yours is mine and whats mine is my own Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Joint. Just seems to make sense and it also means I don't need to worry about paying bills Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

That is exactly what I was thinking.....4 landing areas (as per the proposal) all adjacent. To Nigel: Yep, two areas are easily managed (when people actually do what is supposed to be done. Technically. that's what we have here at The Farm. What should happen (given winds out of the west) is left hand into the main in the south, right hand into the alternate in the north. Seems simple doesn't it? I thought that was the case at the Farm with the alternative. Although I know it gets hosed when us bozos on 190's are trying to get back from the north and fly back through the alternative/HP airspace Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Seriously? You didn't go back for the sperm check before playing, Maestro? I did not. Besides, it takes a month for the swimmers to die off. And, I still have not had a check. Still with the same girl 6 years later and she still has not caught that seriously terrible preggers disease. My thoughts on the subject of "the check up" should not be taken as advice, BUT I have a friend who is a urologist, and he tells me that the plumbing is like, well, plumbing. If the water line is not hooked up, you are not going to get any water. Yea well let me tell you this, you are lucky. A friend of mine got snipped, ignored the follow up and a few months later his wife was preg with TWINS!!! They already had 4 kids, they did not want anymore. Sometimes shit doesn't work out right I have heard a few stories like that. And my friends in the medical field, after telling them about hearing stories like that, don't really believe them. My urologist told me to come back in a month, and then at six months for a check up, but that those were a "required" part of the procedure. He also told me none of his had ever "failed". That's just the wifey getting caught playing the field and blaming it on stragglers Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I think you are looking at it from the wrong perspective. A coach is someone who is helping to re-enforce skills and techniques that you have already been shown (briefly) during AFF. Prior to your A license you are still under the supervision of an instructor. I do believe that community in general fails students by not ensuring that the student is properly supervised by an instructor post AFF. Obviously there are instructors out there who proactively manage students long after AFF but it is not the norm. However with regards to further learning after your A license, I think you will find that the "coaches" that you engage are actually experts in the discipline that you are trying to pursue. We are lucky on this front being such a small sport. For example if you look at canopy courses and who they are run by, many are by some of the best canopy pilots in the world. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

He needed to silence his mouse so he could cruise the porn sites (not that Cosmo is typical male porn) without attracting attention. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

this is so nicely stated expectations of tipping is a burden on customers - that reduces their experience Completely agree. Good thread for entertainment value though Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Surely with two landing area's it would halve the traffic? You could have a left hand pattern for the one area and a right hand for the other and a clear "no fly" zone between them. If you then designate one area for wingloadings > x then the speed mismatch should also be reduced? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

That sounds doable and I can see how it would make your scanning for traffic more effective. I am not sure if it addresses the speed differential between canopies or makes it worse though. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

That is largely why I copied across his post. I think it is an interesting approach. Popsjumper copied across further explanation which I am currently trying to comprehend. By the way I really think that having a vehicle that collects skydivers is an excellent means of reducing congestion. At the farm you know that provided you land on the DZ the trailer will pick you up (this comment is based on your main landing area statement). Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I copied Winsors post to a separate thread and I am really interested in hearing more on this. It contradicts my instincts but also makes sense. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

If it is close to you go and take a look. I fly 4000 miles each way to jump there.

If your wife doesn't like jumping then perhaps skydiving is not the best platform? If she likes freefall then wind-tunnels allow a near zero risk opportunity to have significant amounts of fun (remember a tandem is very limited in terms of freefall). Alternatively paragliding for canopy flight without the stress of freefall, or microlight aircraft? I'm not trying to knock your desire to do tandems with her, just offering alternatives. I would imagine that doing tandems over and over as "fun" jumps would get boring very quickly. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Kenny, If you want to be treated with respect don't get into mud-slinging and childish name calling. The issue of hearing damage is separate to that of audibles. If you have expertise in the field start a thread on it and I am sure interesting debate will occur. Of course it may be that some people prefer the risk to their hearing compared to the potentially greater risks that could have been avoided if they had heard something. I would tread with extreme caution when challenging seasoned jumpers views. I can't speak for all of them, but I know popsjumper and I know that he is receptive to new idea's, AFTER they have been thought through and properly challenged. So many idea's appear to be good at face value, but when all the risks and benefits are evaluated they are found wanting. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

For what it is worth I didn't notice a difference between a 210 and a 190. I am the same weight as you and both canopies were Sabre 2's. I've jumped a 170 a few times but feel I am not ready for it so I went back up to the 190. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

I guess I have read a bit more background on how the test was designed and I found it interesting. I am not sure that associating black with bad and white with good is the best measure of "racial" views though. If you look at the past few centuries we have been brought up with black magic, sayings such as it is not black or white, the dark side and the list goes on. These have nothing to do with race but show a colour association in our culture. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

Chris I don't believe anyone should rely on radios. The better question is why didn't they PLF? My wifes first jump she landed 2.5miles from the DZ - there is no way that she could be told to flare, but she had been drilled on PLF's until she was covered in bruises. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

The racist term is me being SC. The test looks at bias or preference - which is certainly different to racism. I am quite happy that someone can receive a strong white bias based on this test and not be a "racist". Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.

You are correct, but the proper term that I should have used was how biased are you. But it is largely down to media skewing our perceptions. In the studies they were able to alter peoples bias by simply getting them to watch "positive" stories such as track athletics where black people excel. It had a marked affect on the results. As I said in a previous post the author of Blink is black and he was biased towards white so it is not a "dig" at white people. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.