mjosparky 3 #26 February 28, 2014 Rick I got 25 of course after 15 years I am still jumping a 170 with no intention of downsizing and so far I have been able to avoid the middle aged spread How un-cool. SparkyMy idea of a fair fight is clubbing baby seals Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #27 February 28, 2014 I know everyone here's posting their numbers, but I'm curious why a justification/explanation on how this thing is calculated does not exist. I mean she can have her opinion but I'd like to see why she thinks that way (so people know how to improve). Furthermore, another canopy coach can also weigh in. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rwieder 0 #28 February 28, 2014 I got a 35, guess I'm dangerous? Best- Richard Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Amazon 7 #29 February 28, 2014 JohnMitchell http://www.dropzone.com/safety/Canopy_Control/When_Should_You_Upsize_Your_Canopy_1009.html Nice article by Melissa, Bary and Jason. The risk calculator is compliments of the USPA. Somehow I scored a 32, though. Thought I'd do a little better than that. Watch out, I'm dangerous. I scored a 32... but its a moot point since I am grounded by health issues since LP in 2008 and pretty sure I am done jumping for good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #30 February 28, 2014 78! Oh, but if I answer honestly it's a 35. That'll go down once I stop packing so much and start jumping more cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
grue 1 #31 February 28, 2014 Rick I got 25 of course after 15 years I am still jumping a 170 with no intention of downsizing and so far I have been able to avoid the middle aged spread 10 years in July and I'm on a 190 If I come up with some cash to spare I'll get a 170 though.cavete terrae. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dzswoop717 5 #32 February 28, 2014 40. High wing loading and very few jumps in the last year. I have over 3000 jumps on my current canopy model but, last time I jumped I wished I had a bigger canopy or a lighter me. Diet starts monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 264 #33 February 28, 2014 ianyapxwI know everyone here's posting their numbers, but I'm curious why a justification/explanation on how this thing is calculated does not exist. Yeah, it is more a starting point for discussion about safety than to be argued down to each point. Scored 43, High Risk for what it is worth. Although I have made plenty of jumps and jumps my canopy, having a small crossbraced canopy does load up on the points. Taking lessons, doing more competitions, or high hop and pops would shave some points off (although in the short term doing a competition would surely increase the risk). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildcard451 0 #34 February 28, 2014 Limiting the hop and pops at 50 seems silly. I mean my last 800 jumps are basically hop and pops. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beeman 0 #35 February 28, 2014 Scored a 42. Did not expect to be classified as high risk in anything, but looks like currency and number of jumps really nailed me. That being said, I've jumped quite a few makes and sizes of canopies, and the ones that I got a few jumps in a row on I could set down just about where I wanted to. Yay rental gear! I've also landed one with a stand up in a tight spot with tall grass when the winds really kicked up during the plane ride. *shrug* I'll continue to be careful I guess.well...I was going skydiving anyway. let's go. Earn your pancakes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #36 February 28, 2014 27 OK, what did I win?50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #37 February 28, 2014 Pack my rig ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
monkycndo 0 #38 February 28, 2014 airtwardo Pack my rig I'm not falling for that.... for a forth time.50 donations so far. Give it a try. You know you want to spank it Jump an Infinity Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 6 #39 February 28, 2014 ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #40 February 28, 2014 monkycndo 27 OK, what did I win? Well, you didn't win a trip to Plaster City or a 2 week stay in the hospital. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Arvoitus 1 #41 February 28, 2014 ianyapxwI know everyone here's posting their numbers, but I'm curious why a justification/explanation on how this thing is calculated does not exist. I mean she can have her opinion but I'd like to see why she thinks that way (so people know how to improve). Furthermore, another canopy coach can also weigh in. Its not her opinion, its USPA's opinion. To achieve maximum score you'd have to do following, points in parenthesis: Number of jumps: 26-50 (5) Years in the sport: Less than six months (5) Number of jumps last year: Fewer than 25 (8) Number of jumps last month: 0 (5) Number of jumps at your current DZ: 0-10 (6) Wing loading: 1.71-plus:1 (8) Canopy square footage: 119 or smaller (8) Canopy design: cross-braced (8) Number of jumps on your current canopy: 0-10 (5) Structured lessons or competitions on your canopy: 0 (5) Hop-and-pops above 5,000 feet dedicated to canopy practice (no RW, etc.) on your current canopy: 1-5 (5) No practice on the maneuvers listed: 10 Total : 78Your rights end where my feelings begin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #43 February 28, 2014 I'm a 37. I'm not current and I know it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 136 #44 February 28, 2014 skymama 39 for me. I need to get more current! same here, but did the calculation on my small canopy. Need to get back in the air. Last jump was in september scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pchapman 264 #45 February 28, 2014 The scoring is Ok when a canopy is one's regular canopy, but has no way of taking into account whether the canopy you are currently jumping is much different than your regular one -- you add a lot of points for not having done all sorts of canopy exercises and courses, if it is your first jump on a canopy, even if it is similar or easier to fly than your old one. So just after a massive downsize you rack up a pile of points, but a swooper would get the same if he upsized and jumped a student canopy he had never jumped before. (Leaving aside the penalties for small hot canopies in general.) I looked at a jump I did years ago before people got all wussy about downsizing, and scored a 70 for that jump. Borrowed a Jonathan 92 for my 205th jump, 1.8 loading, at a new DZ, only 15 jumps in the last year and 1 in the last month. Although it doesn't figure into the score, I usually jumped an accuracy canopy and had a limited bunch of downsizing jumps. This was in 1994, when "downsizing" meant "do 2 jumps on the canopy, and if you aren't totally scared by the landing and can stand it up, you're good to go another size down". Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mrubin 0 #46 February 28, 2014 I'm at either 33 or 36, depending if I wear weight on the jump."I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things." - Antoine de Saint-Exupery Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 14 #47 February 28, 2014 Arvoitus To achieve maximum score you'd have to do following, points in parenthesis: Number of jumps: 26-50 (5) Years in the sport: Less than six months (5) Number of jumps last year: Fewer than 25 (8) Number of jumps last month: 0 (5) Number of jumps at your current DZ: 0-10 (6) Wing loading: 1.71-plus:1 (8) Canopy square footage: 119 or smaller (8) Canopy design: cross-braced (8) Number of jumps on your current canopy: 0-10 (5) Structured lessons or competitions on your canopy: 0 (5) Hop-and-pops above 5,000 feet dedicated to canopy practice (no RW, etc.) on your current canopy: 1-5 (5) No practice on the maneuvers listed: 10 Total : 78 Seems like there should be some way to get 100! So my 32 is below the median. Sounds okay to me, esp. since 5 points were for no Hop & Pops. I still think the scale could be refined, such as finer gradations in wing loading and number of jumps. Should be double points for over 2.0 loading. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ianyapxw 0 #48 February 28, 2014 My bad, I didn't see the breakdown in the .pdf document. All I saw was the big blue button that brings you to the calculator Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,478 #49 February 28, 2014 >I've got you all beat. I scored a 40! Ha! 43. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
D22369 0 #50 March 1, 2014 I'll see your 43 and raise ya to a 44.hell, since I am upsizing this season gonna have to check the chart to see if that makes my risk even higher... Roy They say I suffer from insanity.... But I actually enjoy it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites