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    PC 6
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    it beeps faster and faster depending on how closer you are on your third altitude. I jump a velo 90 and I never had any problem with the guiding mode. By whatever you like, a neptune or a viso/optima ..., you will always be a (un)happy customer Just send my neptune back to the states for the second time Jurgen
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    Please take an advanced canopy course.
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    That's why topswoopers do 450's, 630's, 1080's ... But of course, it is very important to master the steps before these (flat turns, straight landings, 90's ...)
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    More speed.
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    Happened to a belgian skydiver in Spain. Packing error by the packer. The packer had put it under the flaps of his reserverisers. There was no label on these flaps on his older vector 3. It caused a spinning main (uneven risers, only one was trapped). I think (but I am not sure) that he did a cutaway but that the riser was stuck under the flap and that he had to grab the riser before it cleared. I 'll ask him. It happened a few months ago. Jurgen
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    That is not the reason, that is a side effect of it. The brakes are set to guide more air into the nose of the canopy. The stabilizers left and right and the tail (with the brakes set) trap wind (form 3 sides of a sort of a box) and will "guide" more air to the noise. There was an article about it a few years ago, but I do not remember in which magazine or on which website. Jurgen
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    If your question is: Can I become a packer after one weekend, to pack for other people? No. Jurgen
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    Brakes

    jurgencamps replied to towerrat's topic in The Bonfire

    I take twice a break during work, so I take 2 breaks
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    I use an original sony 0.6 lens, and had often the same problem. I taped with 2 pieces of gafferstape a filter to my lens (some air can flow between the lens and the filter). Since that moment (now 2 or 3 years ago) I never saw that problem again. Jurgen
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    Not all of them. The newer types (Sigma, ...) are comfortable. Jurgen
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    Mike111, But why turn it off? I do not understand why you turn it off. What is the risk during those jumps that you have to turn the AAD off? I presume you don't jump a small canopy with a high wingloading and that you don't do a 450 or a 540 right before your swooplanding. So why do you switch your AAD off? I am device dependent. I need my parachute to land safely . The rest of the devices is just back-up. Can I jump without back-up, yes. Do I really need a goggle, a helmet, gloves, riserflaps, a reserve ...? Is it smart to leave your back-up somewhere you cannot use it? No. BTW it is very necessary to RTFM and to understand your gear and its limitations. I have 1500 jumps without an AAD, more than 2000 jumps with AAD. I have one and I switch it on. Do I have a problem jumping without an AAD? No, but nevertheless I always switch my AAD on (since 2005, AAD = mandatory in Belgium). Jurgen
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    Do not raise the activation altitude to get more time under your reserve ==> you will raise the risk at a 2 canopies out scenario. But a very good point, student mode = for students. Jurgen
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    Yeah Jurgen
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    Efficiency. Yes you are, but pulling down your rears at that moment creates even more drag.
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    Damned french. But is he allowed to do tandems in the USA?
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    In Belgium, no problem. Show your logbook. Check your insurance. USPA insurance is not valid outside the states if you are not an american citizen. Jurgen
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    I have seen a video of a (russian ?) tandemmaster doing a tandem from a balloon with two passengers. Don't know where I have found the video. Jurgen
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    Or maybe the e-mail never arrived. E-mail them a second time before you jump to conclusions.
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    In Europe, AIRTEC (cypress) gives you a card with the date of the next 4 year inspection/batt change.
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    Euhm, flatpacking tandems is not old fashion, it is very normal. Flatpacking tandems reduces the risk on lineovers. I know that several tandemexaminers teach flatpacking. Jurgen
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    Not completely untrue (was it Australia?) like somebody else already said. It also happened with a gliderpilot and in this case the pilot died. BTW I don't like the word "whuffo" and a lot of replies here are really arrogant towards non-skydivers. Hey, a few reasons why lot's of people believe that skydiving is so dangerous: it is more dangerous than reading a book and some skydivers exaggerate the danger because they want to impress. Keep it safe, but understand the dangers. How many people died this year when they played golf, soccer, american football, ... >< skydiving, scubadiving, climbing, traffic, ... Jurgen
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    If you are flat on your belly, you have a vacuum on your back. Your AAD is in that vacuum. This vacuum equals an difference in altitude of +/- 200 or 300 ft. So, if you are in a standup position you don't have that vacuum and your AAD will fire higher (200 or 300 ft higher = 750 ft + 200 or 300 Ft = 950 à 1050 ft). I don't believe the arming at 1100 or 1300 ft theory. Jurgen PS There is somewhere at this site a posting from the maker of the VIGIL where they talk about this altitude difference (altitude compensation)
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    Hey, don't be rude, maybe they just saw a cutaway. If you are not a skydiver, it is quite normal to think that somebody is going in if you see the main or the freebag falling down. I just explain them what they saw.
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    Hey, Why don't you buy the neptune? I have one and I do not use that ring neither. I don't like that ring around my fingers. So I just wear it as a watch around my arm. There is a strap included with and without that ring, so there is no reason to buy a watch if you can buy an altimeter who does what you want. I prefer the neptune (or Viso ...) over any watch, very clear to read. Jurgen BTW Take a look at the pictures. One shows another altimeter, but that is how I have setup my neptune.