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brendhanbb

how do you know when to pull the chute.

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i am just curious but how do you know when you are supposed to pull the chute i have never known this but yeah i am just curious how you know when the right time to pull is



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ridebmxbikes

We use altimeters that tell us how high we are, eyes are another resource. After jumping for a while you can usually tell about how high you are.



fair enough i guess its just about becoming more expeirenced and knowing but almost by instinct when to pull i guess.

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Please stop starting a new thread for every question you have. You're clogging up space here by doing that, and it's annoying. Seriously.

Take a few minutes to think, then make a list of the various questions you have as a potential beginner, then put them in a single thread. That's the best way to get serious and polite responses.

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brendhanbb

i am just curious but how do you know when you are supposed to pull the chute i have never known this but yeah i am just curious how you know when the right time to pull is.



Short answer: by wearing an altimeter and pulling at an agreed altitude.

Other answers: There are also audible altimeters that signal when it is time to pull. On tandem jumps the instructor may handle this 100% so the student/passenger doesn't have to worry about pulling. On AFF jumps, and SOLELY as a backup, an instructor will signal when it is time to pull if the student appears to be having trouble w/altitude awareness. When I did the static line progression back in the 80's, freefall delays of 10 sec or less were done via a count rather than with an altimeter, although I don't know if this is still standard practice for the static line progression.
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DJL

I'm blind so I have to use a flare Beagle. When the leash goes slack and I hear a howl it's time to pull the chute.



oh god this is hilarious... I'm just using the visual and... I just snarfed my coffee

I was told "When people look like ants: PULL. When ants look like people: PRAY"
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When I started in 68 I couldn't afford an altimeter. My first 35 jumps were made without one. I just counted out seconds. It works. If you lose track you can just pull.

My first altimeter was a big military surplus aircraft instrument with a homemade belly reserve mount that I made from a piece of aluminum using a hacksaw, a nibbling tool and a file. What safety it added in altitude awareness it subtracted in being a snag hazard.

Now I have two audibles, a wrist and a chest pillow mounted visual altimeter. I love gadgets. But I was actually more tuned in to altitude when I had no altimeter. I literally thought about it every second as I counted them off.

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