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    Wendy, that is an excellent point! I think that it proves that people should not be in a hurry to use something just because it is "new" and is touted as having certain advantages, but to instead, evaluate it carefully using all the information you can obtain from all sources and from all skydiving disciplines.
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    I'm glad DiverMike brought that up. It seems to me that you are not really afraid of anything dangerous, but just nervous about performing well. I had a friend, when he was a student and I was his instructor, tell me that "I just want to fall!", meaning, "On this jump I don't want to have any tasks to perform". I planned a "quiet period" right after we exited, where we just smiled at each other and relaxed, and he was then able to do all of the other planned stuff anyway. If you are jumping from larger aircraft and getting lots of altitude, you might be able to do this too. Heck, you might get bored after 15 seconds of relaxing, and might want to do more! In any case, I predict much success for you in the future. You will relax and start to have some serious fun.
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    Well done, sir.
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    I agree. I was not specific enough about what I think they should do depending on where they are in the cabin.
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    Historically, I have, but I have been rethinking that lately, and keeping my seatbelt on longer, particularly if it would be difficult to get back on if the engine(s) failed. I often keep my hands on the hardware to remind me that it is not yet disconnected. There are so many skydivers whiners that are so demanding that the door be opened as soon as possible after takeoff for cooling, that I don't think an altitude higher than 1000-1500 feet is practical. They are just not going to do it. I of course make sure my seatbelt is off before such a door is opened, and I watch people's pilot chutes when I can if they are near the door.
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    It makes me more than smile. Isn't it a shame that the sport of skydiving (at least in the US) cannot (for several practical reasons) provide an equivalent skydiving experience to kids?
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    I got a "reply to your post" email at 10:10 AM US central.
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    my Sky Birthday

    peek replied to peek's topic in The Bonfire

    Yes, some rainbow color schemes certainly do mean something different now! However, unless there is violet in the rainbow color scheme, it is not a true LGBT rainbow. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT My Manta has what I call the Flight Concepts "white rainbow" pattern. Picture attached.
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    my Sky Birthday

    peek replied to peek's topic in The Bonfire

    And to celebrate: (picture attached, from video by Roger Kern on 6/13/15.) Posted on June 14th, Flag Day! [inline GPflag061315a.jpg]
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    I just confirmed that I'm not getting notification emails. 6/13 8AM US central time
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    my Sky Birthday

    peek replied to peek's topic in The Bonfire

    It is my 34th Sky Birthday today, June 13. Made my first jump in 1981 on a T10. Details and picture here: http://www.skydivestlouisarea.com/peekfjc.htm I think I'm going to celebrate by making a few jumps today. The midwest weather seems to have given us a little break, at least this morning.
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    Attached. This is all I have and I think all that was issued.
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    So people on the ground could easily see what way the canopy was facing? Only thing I can think of.
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    On how many of those tandem jumps did the instructor let you fly the pattern mostly by yourself, suggest when to flare, and help flare? If you are jumping in Indiana I would think that you wouldn't need to worry too much about small errors in guiding yourself in.
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    I did not get an email telling me about the answer you just made, but I'll be watching for others. I'll let you know, thank you.
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    When I post, I have the "Send e-mail notification on reply" box checked, but since June 9 17:42 US central time I have not been sent these emails. As far as I know I have not changed anything that should affect that.
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    Perhaps we can, but having S turns in their bag of tricks in case they really need it would be nice. Agreed. I am seeing a reluctance to teach deep brake approaches now too. I'm not sure what would satisfy everyone.
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    Yes, I've heard that, and it sounds like a good policy. I wish that we could balance the need for people to know those techniques, while at the same time teaching that they are to be used only if really needed and if they are the only person in the sky in that area. But it seems like a lot of skydiving instruction now is just about saying "no" instead of providing an environment where judgement can be developed.
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    Context, nice try though. You know, earlier in the day I was about to admonish Bill for taking some of that out of context, but you seem to be able to take care of yourself rather well, so I guess I don't need to do that now.
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    I don't think Kim was specifically defining S-turns at that point. He was describing what is on the USPA A license Proficiency card and relating it to S-turns. I would call what you teach something between a sashay and an S-turn. I define sashay as very small turns alternating so quickly that the direction of the canopy changes very little. I suggest that the main purpose of the sashay is to create a descent rate quicker than full flight.
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    I think we all agree with that, but how does a person learn to use S turns without practicing them at some point? (Probably in the regular landing area.) Braked approaches of course should be used rather than S turns, but I have found that so many students as well as jumpers with less experience, are terrified of deep brakes. They hear the term "stall", and it's over. Done. They're not doing that. With many of the canopies that they jump, being afraid of deep brakes and using only using partial brakes actually extends their glide, the opposite of what is desired. Some student rigs are set up with slack in the steering lines, and combined with large canopies, are not in "deep brakes" without taking 2 to 4 wraps.
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    I was thinking about that too. I assume he is referring to what I know as a "sashay". The answer to that would probably be, "whenever someone doesn't understand what a sashay is, and gives you trouble for doing what they consider an S turn."
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    And in this one sentence, you've offered a good demonstration of "not knowing what you don't know." Douglas, what does that sentence tell you that he doesn't know? Whatever it is, I don't think I know either. Some technical aspect of the GoPro?
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    Well, it's a start! Who knows what it may lead to. https://www.facebook.com/AerodiumSt.Louis My prediction was always that the Chesterfield area was the only place that I could think of that was conducive to a tunnel. Congratulations to the owners for making this happen. My understanding is that it was a lot of work.
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    you (JWest) wrote: "With the old verbiage it's clear that you must use a dual parachute system." and "Interesting, with the new wording there is no regulation against it." and wolfriverjoe wrote: "The clear requirement for use of only dual parachute systems was made less clear when the regs were re-written to include tandems." my comments: "I have studied the new versus the old verbiage too, and have concluded that it was an oversight. They were probably concentrating on getting the tandem section verbiage just right and the overall verbiage became less clear. Technically you are correct, but I'm quite sure you would lose any argument with the FAA during any enforcement action. They would refer to the old text and argue that the intent of the changes was only to add the tandem section, not to change the intent of anything else."