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Yes it does, thats why he's flying with us now! Be safe! Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Silly girl, they just want you to be around them. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

They are great for freeflying. Some people think of them as training wheels when flying head down.

Holly shit! 15 seconds? I know POSITIVELY that I'd never ride any tandem canopy that took 15 seconds to open. That's WAY too long if your pulling at 5000ft, I'd look at the trim of the canopies. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

The A requirements do not care if you can turn points. Basically it's fall rate adjustments, being able to dock, and being able to track in a stright line away from the other jumper(s) your in the air with is all. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

They will NOT inflate when your belly to earth if your legs are bent slightly at the knees, as you'd do normally while belly flying. You only have the drag of the material, the same as you would in any freefly pants. But when you turn to track, you'll SMOKE everyone else with normal freefly pants, garenteed. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

The USPA Coaches rating is a VERY easy rating to get, and a prerequisite for all ratings you wish to acheive as an Instructor. The rating can be achieved at very low jump numbers, but it basically gets everyone on the same page for teaching the correct way, and then you basically watch the jumper do it and debrief them. Some DZ's charge a flat Coach jump rate and the DZ makes money off the student that has no choice but to pay the fee's to the DZ. I'd have to say if the Coach doesn't have great air skills as a skydiver, has limited skills in the air and doesn't provide video for debriefing the student, he should only charge slot and maybe a pack job. After I sign one of my private students off and out from under my supervision as an AFF instructor, I charge slot +$25 and always include a video debrief. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Thanks for making me almost spit out my wine, that fucking funny dude. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

First, dont be afraid to get back in the air. Sometimes when you are in freefall alone, you tend not to focus on anything in particular on the horizon and mainly look at the ground. For practicing turns, pick something that is on the horizon so your head is up and looking somewhat straight ahead. Try and start your turn while keeping your eyes on the spot you have chosen on the horizon, and dont do a head switch until you are no longer able to bend your neck and see it, then move your head until you can see that chosen point on the horizon again over the other shoulder and stop your turn just before your head is looking straight again. If you keep turning past your chosen point, do not take your eyes off it and push down with the hand that is closest to the point you have picked and you should stop the turn. Practice this in both directions. Try this drill and let us know how it worked.

I'm not sure where you were getting raped for a recurrency jump like that, but I'm assuming it was in the Nor Cal area, and I can make a good guess at to where..... Regardless if they were an AFFI or just a simple coach, the price should be the same if you already are B licensed skydiver. I do recurrency jumps for $25 plus slot. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

There is nothing wrong with it, but it may poke your eye out when you look down to check your handles in the plane. IMO, things are best when put in the right places, but try and keep things as clean as possible before leaving the plane.

If your jumping your own gear, yes $70 is too much. If it the DZ's gear, break it down to 2 slots $30-$40 gear rental $25-$35 Inst. fee $20 Thats about right. But, if you have someone that is appropriately rated and willing to do some jumps with you to get you current, there is nothing in the USPA sim that say's you need to use the DZ's staff to complete your jumps. IMO, if they have a problem with it simply take your business to another DZ that will let you. But if this DZ is the only DZ you jump at, I'd suggest doing what they suggest to keep in good standing with them. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Jason The suit I used and everyone I have seen in the suit has had the same fit, except I pretty sure Pauls arms are abit longer. How did you exit from the 182? I know of a guy that was literally pulled out of the door of a Beech 99 about 2 miles short of the DZ because he looked out the door, maybe abit too much, and somehow managed to get the suit to inflate inside the plane pulling him out sideways. We've gotten 4 Birdman suits out on the step of a 182 before and launched, but I'd imagine it would be impossible to face the prop while holding onto the strut in this suit, so I suspect you sat back to the firewall, put your feet on the step and exited diving to the rear? Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Cool. Thanks for the video.

I suggest never to cut the excess cable as you may find it too short once you have cut it. Instead, when lacing it up through the last loop, run the cable to the inside of the wing, being careful not to have it poke through the mesh in the front. It should be long enough to curve away from the mesh when it's all the way in place. The back side should be clear of any mesh and be easily ran inside the wing. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

This would not be the best way to deploy the pc, if your wanting to get it out of the burble and into clean air. I would hope this isn't what he means, but witnessed some pretty weird shit at pull time. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Are you talking about a T handle positive leverage closing device? If your tightening down a pilot chute that has been packed for awhile, you'll have to shorten the closing loop, but be careful not to make the pull over 22lbs. ParaGear has them. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Go get a small business license at your city hall, it doesn't cost much at all, about $25 is all. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Weren't in Lodi. Twas perfect. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Arthur Some techniques you can do to prepare you to fly a wingsuit are as follows: Practice exiting with your hands in front of you elbows at your sides, keeping stable with your chest to the relative wind, and when clear of the horizontal stablizer open up into a similar body position as if in a wingsuit. This means extend your legs and point your toes as if tracking, but have your feet at least 30" apart. Bring your arms out, stopping your elbows at about 45 degrees away from your body. Next focus on keeping your palms to the sky and roll your shoulders forward. Make sure your body is flat and after you have good stability in the position you be able to push your butt up to creat better lift in your track. Doing simulated practice pulls is good also during your flight. Relax your legs to slow your forward drive, bring both hands back and grab the bottom of your container as if you have a throw out on each side. Keeping you head looking forward, arch just alittle and throw your pc, again, as if you were throwing a pc out of each side of your container. After you've pulled, try not to grab your risers (as many jumpers are told to do these days) and while keeping your legs together, ride though your canopy opening until it fully inflated. Before unstowing your toggles, simulate unzipping your arms, look for traffic and steer clear of other traffic if you need to, then unzip your legs. Now you can unstow your toggles and fly your canopy to the LZ. I hope this helps.

Thanks for clarifing Tom. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

The simple answer is NO. The aircraft has no bearing on the spin itself. It's poor exiting and lack of control by the tandem Instructor that is the cause of it. Be ON YOUR GAME and have good technique when doing tandems and it will never happen. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Anyone can jump in a tracking suit, just be current in you emergency procedures like every skydiver should be. A tracking suit will not "help" you get ready for a wingsuit unless you apply the flying techniques and pulling techniques as used while jumping a wingsuit, and that can be done without a tracking suit. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com

Basically anyone can start a Boogie. If you aproach your DZO and tell them your idea, they may like it that YOU are going to make all the effort to produce something that will make them money. All it takes sometimes is your time to get the word out , and sometimes the money to have other aircraft come to your DZ to fly the jumper, should your DZ not have the planes to provide adaquate turn around times for the jumper that attend, because thats one of the most frustrating thing when jumper that attend a Boogie to JUMP, have to wait hours just to get on a load. Give it a go, it never hurts to try!

Headdown dirt dives are done regularly. Their orientation to the earth means nothing, as you'd are seeing what you dirt dive on the ground, as you would in the air, unless some in the skydive are in a sit or standing orientation. Be safe. Ed www.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com