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  1. Blamey
    The answer to all of the above is my A License coach. So I may not have been clear with my original question. Which is basically, am I okay sticking with my coach for opinions such as downsizing ect. or should I be seeking the advice of the AFFI's My question stemmed from reading posts on this board where others always seem to be talking about their AFFI as the person they go to for these types of things rather than a coach. I feel that my coach had the best idea of what kind of jumper/canopy pilot I am and the most time to give me to discuss these things. I always try get my answers from multiple sources when I can but when the question relates specifically to me and my abilities I'd rather be getting that info from somebody who knows me.
  2. Blamey
    I see lots of posts on this form recomending 'asking your instructor first' but who is my instructor? I did tandem progression and had 2 different tandem instructors. Over my 7 AFF jumps I had 4 instructors. I did all my A license coach jumps with a friend who does some coaching work at the DZ. I am now at 31 jumps. Now I want to be safe when it comes to downsizing and choosing the right canopy, so I want to get advice from the right places but not sure who I should be turning to. I feel that my friend (A license coach) knows me and my level best has spent the most time with me (both talking and in the air) but it seems like most people refer to their AFF instructor for these types of questions but I don't feel like I have any one person who I worked with on AFF that really knows where I am as a jumper.
  3. Blamey
    That's photosynthesis. Its expected. Not sure if you put that there as a joke, it was a nice video but the quotes on you tube are kinda scary.
  4. Blamey
    Make sure you are adding the weight of your gear to your wing loading calc. Gear should weight around 30 pounds. If your wing-loading calc is correct, you are about 250 out the door and somewhere around 220 without gear on. I was about that weight when I started and started on a 240 Navigator and would switch between that and a 260 depending on what was not being used at the DZ. there wasn't a big difference between the two. At our size canopies under a wing loading of 1 are pretty docile so the downsizing can be a bit more aggressive than for a lighter jumper. Your instructor will be best to advise on what you should be jumping but don't be surprised if you are downsizing faster than other (lighter) students.
  5. Blamey
    I vote for this girl as being the new Lutz. While the jury is still out on what really happened, there are some many holes in her story that it point to being completely made up. http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?do=post_view_flat;post=3815980;page=1;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;mh=25;