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    Here's a couple more questions if you don't mind. 1. How did you get to the point where you never considered stowing the excess brake line? Did no one ever do it when you learned to pack? 2. Will you keep stowing the excess brake line even when you get your new risers? (The reason I ask is because when I learned to skydive, people just stowed it, and no one ever considered not stowing it.)
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    How about actually stowing the excess brake line somewhere?!!!
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    This was one of the things that was added in response to people doing turns too low to the ground. The idea was that you would look at your altimeter before and after the maneuver to realize how much altitude you lose doing this, and then not do it low. It is one of those things that needs to be repeated on ever canopy you jump as you downsize to make it effective, but by itself the maneuver doesn't make much sense.
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    If I was your instructor I would look at your logbook, and ask you what you did on your first jump, and then train you to do more, building on the first jump. If there was something you wanted to do on the first jump but did not, I would review this and train you in a way to help you accomplish it on your second. Once in a while I get to take someone who has 2 or 3 tandem jumps over the years, and we both know that they are not interested in becoming a solo skydiver. That's OK, because I can teach them some more advanced things that few tandem students would ever be taught if it was assumed they would go on to solo jump training. Plus, by that time, they can almost fly the canopy by themselves to where we want to land, because they have done it before.
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    (It's like Todd was embarrassed to have people see that he was having fun.) This is a major blow to my memories of the great times we had as the Convention Load Organizers at the WFFC. What I would like you all to do is to look through Todd's posts on dropzone.com. I bet you will find that well over half of them involve messages related to him paying it forward to less experienced jumpers. That's what he did at the WFFC (and evidently what he did everywhere), and that is how we will remember him!
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    I did, twice I think...
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    Correct! That is exactly what I do, but I should not need to. QuoteRecently the place where I jump at the moment (Skydive Orange) has placed a sign in the aircraft that seatbelts are to stay on until 1500 feet. Of course the door has to be closed until then, too. Great move, thank you! Maybe other DZ might consider that, too?Quote They should.
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    OK, now I know what you are talking about. It has been so long since I got mine that I forgot that the Velcro for the bridle took that route. I changed mine immediately so that the bridle went way up under the flap and then exited right at the corner, so only an inch is exposed. You actually don't even need any Velcro, but just need to route it well. This is similar to the older Javelins, in that people just used what was there.
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    Yes, and yes. I got the 4 ring geometry option. It was only $50 extra at the time (but they might have wised up since then!) Very comfortable all around, and the interesting thing is that I have never felt the need for a bungie cord between the leg straps. Below.
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    I looked on their web site and the current version seems to be the same design as mine, from the 90's. I got it when they first started designing them for smaller canopies, and I gave them some feedback on the design, some of which they used. The reserve has a top flap that tucks into a slot on the next flap, which is how many rigs are designed now. The main flap has a "walrus tooth" type closure. They made a larger "tooth" at my request so that it was more secure. Mine has never come open during any kind of skydiving. The riser cover tuck tabs have worked well too.
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    [My opinion:] Because skydiving instruction has been made so complicated now days, and the courses have been made so structured, that there is little time for learning some of the more practical and helpful aspects of being an instructor. (It's the apprenticeship versus the formalized instruction issue.) I recall the days when we had Jumpmaster/Instructor Certification courses (which were only a weekend). The first day was usually lectures by experienced instructors on the various topics of instruction, plus, at the really good courses, we would talk our doctor or nurse experienced jumper friends into lecturing on first aid, (and get this!), talk our attorney experienced jumper friend into lecturing on liability and other legal matters.)
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    Vote them off!

    peek replied to turtlespeed's topic in The Bonfire

    For a moment I thought I was in the USPA BOD elections forum....
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    When my Stiletto broke exactly that line, I didn't notice it until I landed. I'm sure interested in hearing of anyone else's experience with something like that.
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    This is almost certainly the reason. YOU must tighten your leg straps until they are tight. If someone is doing this for you they can't really tell how tight they are compared to how "well placed" they are. And if you are slow they will get frustrated and do it for you, probably not getting them tight enough.
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    Yes, it would be nice if they all talked wouldn't it? Now we need to figure out how to get them to do it. Boarding while the engines are running is not conducive to that, and neither is the time when half of them can't find their seatbelts. It would be nice if everyone got to the loading area early enough to discuss it when it is not noisy.
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    You know, that's a damn good point!
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    Oh, believe me, I have considered this often! But the commercialization of skydiving drives the safety aspect right out of the picture in many cases.
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    This seems like a very reasonable thing to do. Does anyone know of a drop zone where this is discouraged or where there is no suitable alternate landing area?
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    Yes, Gargano designed that, and [the smoke jumper version] is called the Trilobe, and is 300 something square feet. We did some work for the smoke jumpers on theirs. http://www.pcprg.com/smkifp.htm There are some links to pictures there.
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    Skydiving in the news.... "There's not much to do but arch your back and enjoy the view." [sigh]
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    No, no, not at all! You want to do what your instructors teach you. Some of us were just commenting on an instructor even teaching it. I'm sure it was just passed on to them by someone else, and they adopted it.
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    Same here. This "lock-on" technique is one of the goofiest things I have ever heard of someone inventing.
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    I believe you are, but if there is an accident he would be scrambling to catch up on all that logging. If this person continues to do things that need logged jumps it would seem to be easier to do the work now. Awards! Your picture in Parachutist!
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    A few. If you were to be there at the right time you would find Lew Sanborn landing in the pea gravel on about 99% of his jumps. But going to a meet would be the best bet.
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    Shaun, anyone that you see doing an accuracy approach and landing in a pea gravel pit very often will at least get you started, but going to a single accuracy event will fill your head with knowledge, because accuracy jumpers are very good about giving you tips.