nigel99
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Agreed, I paid the extra for a cypres thinking problems like this could be avoided. I check my shit every jump anyway, so its not that bad. What concerns me are other "changes" we may not be aware of and the problems they might cause. I know if I owned a company like this I would feel morally obligated to fix this for FREE, sand in a timely manner. It can never be avoided, just minimised. It is why I get so pissed off on the Vigil hate threads. ALL AAD's can fail, in reality Cypres is probably the most reliable, but it will NEVER be 100%. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Out of interest I have had my Viso change into speed mode (I probably pressed a button - I don't know) but the result was that I didn't have a 'functional' altimeter. You may want to bear that in mind. If you are using a digital check that it is in altitude AND your normal units (feet or meters)
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Good luck staying stable when trying to look at a chest mounted alti while in sit-fly or head-down. lol Viso II with wrist mount is the best for free-flying because you can wear it pretty much anywhere and face it any way you want. On the subject of Audible pockets... I like having two pockets because it means I can have an audible in one and a Flysight in the other. I just want to point out that it is not ONLY free flying. I do 4 way flat mostly - when you are focused on turning points it is VERY easy to simply rely on your or someone elses audible. I own a chest mount analog alti and to be honest I should wear it more often. If you mount it 'upside down' the person across from you can see it. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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May I suggest putting it somewhere where you CAN see it? If you put it somewhere where you can't see it, you're on your own. but a chest mount analog alti is so old school...for modern skydiving it needs to be integrated into a gopro mount! Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Two slots let you choose which side, I wouldn't under estimate the value in that. I swapped my audible as I could hear it more clearly on the one side. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Too cool :) Have a blast... Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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i think it is easier as you get time and jumps in the sport. I am constantly amazed how "small" the world is. I quite frequently cross paths with people who know a common person. I think that makes it more likely that someone whos been around a while will have less logbook scrutiny, than a newbie. I think that is where squeak is slightly wrong about what is accepted. If youve got less than a year in the sport or less than a couple of hundred jumps, a paper logbook is probably going to be better received. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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A logging altimeter is NOT an electronic logbook. I can buy a used neptune from classifieds- IF it has 1000 jumps on it does that get me a rating Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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there are a few issues. Firstly you will want a decent gps receiver, many of the phone gps systems 'appear' to be good but in reality are using clever tricks with the mobile network to help the gps acquire lock and give a position. Secondly the default update rate on most gps systems is 1 second, you will want a fast update rate. 10 times a second is pretty easy to get hold of and should be adequate. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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So when did Germany and Belgium become US states I don't know the details of the buy American Act - but mentioning it in the same post as Cypres and Vigil is funny Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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which altimeter to buy for beginner skydiver
nigel99 replied to dpfire29's topic in Gear and Rigging
A used Galaxy is a great investment. I've still got mine and it gets used occasionally. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. -
Reporting an incident that may have legal repercussions for one or more parties is potentially causing someone to suffer unduly because of misinformation. That's not how you give back to the sport. It may be true, but it is a really shit problem to have. No wonder the USPA incident reporting system is dysfunctional, and people in the US are doomed to keep repeating the same mistakes. Granted the speculative nature of the posts we have here offer questionable benefit. Rarely does the discussion through much light on the subject, and 90% of the posts are simply repeating the same advice. I still learn from some incidents though... Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Guys - it's actually quite an interesting topic (underage kids jumping that is) Can we keep the gun debate out, so the thread doesn't get locked/deleted? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Yeah, 10,000 jumps between us, a pile of ratings, world records, medals....hell, even you might be able to learn something. Learning is possible in two out of three cases. no worries, just trying to wind Andy up. I am sticking to my canopy for the foreseable future. Quite happy that 8 have lots to learn still and no rush for a sexier rig. Well since I trust your judgement and both Docpop and Kallend started off on 'aggressive' canopies, I'm off to get a Katana 107 If that's what your INSTRUCTOR recommends, go for it. My advice was to trust your instructor and not the internet forums. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Yip - I've got laminated copies of these and they are the best I've seen. I love the coloured slots, makes it much easier
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Yeah, 10,000 jumps between us, a pile of ratings, world records, medals....hell, even you might be able to learn something. Learning is possible in two out of three cases. Well since I trust your judgement and both Docpop and Kallend started off on 'aggressive' canopies, I'm off to get a Katana 107 Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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I don't know if you jump, but I have really mixed feelings about kids doing tandems. Here the minimum age is 12 and this weekend I helped with the briefing of a boy doing a tandem for his 13th birthday. Honestly I don't think that children have the maturity to deal with the potential risks. As others have suggested the wind tunnel is FANTASTIC for kids. The risk is almost nil, and they truly fly. My kids have been in the tunnel and loved it, one of them wants to do a tandem for his 13th (4 months away), but I would rather he waits for 16. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Based on this discussion, I had a chat with our DZSO about check ins. He has seen a few things tried over the years, with varying levels of success. However, from a practical point of view, it is fairly clear that solo jumpers are the 'at risk'. Students, tandems and teams all have someone else watching their back. My understanding is that the UK has a 'load master' role, which probably marries up very well with monitoring check in and out. Manifest staff are generally swamped with 'other' issues, ground staff and instructors are usually run off their feet, looking after their primary tasks. I'd be curious to know more about the logistics of how it works in the UK? Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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The Sabre 1, is a completely different animal to a Sabre 2. Sabre 2's are much more fun (than a Sabre 1). No comment on the Pilot as I haven't jumped one yet. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Yes the open mount. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Andy, while I like the SIM and have a copy, I think for an Aussie Student our Operational Regulations and "A license Manual" and "B license Manual" would be better reads. There are enough differences (opening heights, license requirements, cloud jumping etc) that the SIM could cause confusion. Once he's got his B license I agree the SIM is a valuable reference tool. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Good idea. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Personally I don't think we would see any statistically significant difference. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.
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Radios on AFF students: WAS - Bad Tandem
nigel99 replied to davelepka's topic in Safety and Training
Well we know how that worked out for a certain AFF student, don't we? * BTW - I like the way our DZ does it for first AFF students. One instructor deploys 'with' the student and the student has been briefed on the instructors canopy. The other burns it down to an arrow. The student is told to follow the 'high' instructor, until they see the arrow moving, at which point they are to start following the arrow. This allows for a spot/emergency where an off DZ landing occurs (but it would be interesting if the high instructor had a cutaway). For final flare and last 100 foot there are paddles - which is the only part I don't like about our setup. We also have radios as backup. Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. -
Precisely - if it was $45 a pack job, i'd be doing more packing Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived.