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Exit the Caravan tha same way as you would a Twin Otter. No exit is bombproof. I have taught many freeflyers what I thought was bombproof exit and some have managed to funnel it anyway. They got it eventualy though. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Sorry, but I strongly have to disagreee here. It's VERY simple to turn your head to the side and watch the pilot chute as it leaves your hand without flipping onto your side. Throwing blindly and waiting for the feel of the canopy to stand you up and open will surely lead to thinking you have a pilot chute in tow. The time you "think you had a good hard throw", and didn't watch it leave your hand, is probably when it's dancing around in your burble, just like your friend experienced. This is when they "freak out" and over do the "head turn", then roll onto their side trying to see the pilot chute or clear it from their burble. I teach all my AFF studednts the same thing when they are throwing out the PC too. A simple turn of the head, then watch the PC leave your hand and go out of your periferal vision is all it takes. NOT rolling onto your back to making sure its pulling out your main canopy because you didnt make the effort the first time to "SEE" it was a good throw. Do what you feel is good for you, but I will always teach that seeing the pilot chute leave your hand the first time is better than having to look for it a second time a thousand feet lower. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Jump the canopy you are used to jumping all the time and have sucessfull on heading and no line twist openings on. I personal jump a Nitron 98 and a Velocity 96 loaded about 2.0 out the door and have never had line twists and mostly on heading openings. Jump the canopy you know BEST! Reduce your forard speed by "relaxing" your legs for a few seconds before you pull. This will reduce your forward speed and you should be able to "watch" your pilot chute leave your hand at a slight angle as you deploy, rather than seeing it go straight up. I do not use an extended bridal but I do make sure I have a strong throw out every time I deploy as to not get it back in my burble. Try and get some BMI Instruction in person and do not reley on this forum for your first jump instruction on a wingsuit. Hope this helps some. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Congrats. If your an AFF Instructor now, change your profile. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

I know you may have not said it , but read the thread. I was only making a comment about wingsuits in general. I know you have a new baby at home and get to the DZ when you can. Lemme know when your coming out so we can fly more. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

I do. Sometimes I enjoy getting out last and keeping my eye on the tandem drouge and then swooping past a tandem under canopy. And when I returned from the 357 way in Thailand, it was GREAT to get out alone and do a long flight also to air out. The part of jumping solo to see how long I can fly is well over, but it's what ALL new wingsuit flyers do at first.... - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Thats not hard to do. Try jumping more. I jumped with Tim too, both in his GTI and his new Sugar Glider. His flying and body size are superior in any wingsuit being 6'1" and 145 lbs. The suit strongly resembles the MTR2, but is made of ZP and has more wing from the arm to the ankle. The port to the leg wing is MUCH larger as is the inlets in the arm. The Sugar Glider doesnt have the closed ports in the arms to maintain inflation as does the MTR2 though. With wingsuits being so new and so many suits coming into the market it's hard to say, or we shouldnt say what suit is the "best" suit. Everyone has different body sizes and flying abitliies, and if the guy that weighs 200 lbs buys a Sugar Glider and a girl in an S3 or a MTR2 makes a longer flight, does that make "that suit" the best wingsuit in the world? I dont think so. Enjoy your wingsuit whichever maker or style it may be, and be glad the DZ's are letting them be jumped again, after so many of our past pioneers have sacrificed thier lives trying to design a safe suit. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

I agree with Chuck. And if the DZ he came from is local to the area, I usually know the Instructor and would give him a call if I thought anything was funny about him changing DZ's for his training. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

No. But it does require you to be good skydiver. The rating is ALOT HARDER to get, not as hard as years ago IMO, but it not a walk in the park either. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Nice. Your addiction has only just begun. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Try this one. skydive costa rica A friend of mine just opend it awhile ago. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Ummmmmm, yep. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

But you get a hug from all the GUYS. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Cool. Good luck at the AFF coarse. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

You suspect? With some of the information given on here you never know, and I choose never to suspect. Let's hope he has more than just an A to be calling himself an Instructor. And why would you not want to post your highest rating? - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

What type of Instructor are you with just an A license? Just curious? - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Funny... I dont even recall your L3 I did with you looking that clean..... Sorry, I had to.... - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Not to be rude but, try getting a Tandem Instructor rating and you'll see it takes more than just 5 minutes , Coach.... It's "Instructing" the student on how to do a safe and fun skydive, and can be taught in a very brief and to the point manner if needed. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Or maybe one of you can be "In the Barrel"? Here are some shots I took while training the PJ's to do tandems a couple weeks ago out at Crows Landing. 1st week was the Black Hawk and 2nd week C130. Great bunch of guys and some BRAVE MOFO's if you ask me. How many would do tandems with a 345lb barrel at 200+ jumps? www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Did somebody say my name? - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Amen to that! - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Thanks JP, but I wont be there this weekend. I am heading to AZ tomorrow for Airspeed's Arizona Challenge. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

And tell Joe we said you could stay at his house! - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Lodi is your best bet for cheap and continues loads The Beech 99 is fast too. - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Sometimes. Just dont get in the habbit of saying the "F" word! - www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com