deployment altitudes?

[superstu 0]

I would like to know your average deployment altitudes for either RW or FF.

I only put these 2 disciplines down on purpose as these are the majority of what people do.

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[BillyVance 34]

I used to deploy at 2000 for a long time, but after a couple of cypres fires and numerous low pulls, I moved it up to 2500, especially after I got married...

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[Mostly_Harmless 0]

I am happy pulling at 3500FT (FF).

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[angrypeppers 1]

I'm still pitching at 5000 or so. I need the canopy time!

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[MrBrant 0]

RW - 2200-2300 ft.

[kris2extreme 0]

If i'm just out playing around, i usually deploy around 3500. If i'm doing serious RW stuff, it's usually 2500.

[DougH 270]

It is normally around 2500, I track until 3000, wave twice and pull.

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[countzero 7]

i like to be in the saddle by 3. so on solos i pull at 4 on RW 3.5.

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[kelpdiver 2]

what answer do you want for 32ish? Round down or up?

[superstu 0]

probably 3k

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[packing_jarrett 0]

Pretty much 3000 feet all around.

On wingsuit jumps I pull lower.

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[padskydive 0]

Not surprising after Lake Wales!!!!

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Usually do the wave off before pull at 2,500 then do the works. Canopy usually fully open at 1,700

[jasonRose 0]

Depends on how fucked up the spot is.

3000' unless someone is above me.

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[bob.dino 0]

From my perspective, there's no point pulling below 3k, absent exceptional circumstances. FFing I often pull a little higher, because the spot tends to be longer.

Personally, regularly pulling at 2k5 or lower on a high-performance canopy is risk I don't want. If you're normally open at 1600-1800ft and have a diving twisty thing, the 3-4 seconds it takes to decide that it's unsolvable and it's time to go can put you down at 1000ft. Take an extra second or two to find your reserve handle 'cause you're dizzy and all of a sudden you're down in "I really hope I don't have a reserve pilot chute hesitation" territory...

[DrewEckhardt 0]

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I would like to know your average deployment altitudes for either RW or FF.

I only put these 2 disciplines down on purpose as these are the majority of what people do.

3K for RW or freefly. Gives enough time to get back to the DZ from an average turbine load with sufficient altitude to setup for a high-performance landing, enough time to let impatient people under bigger canopies spiral down and land first instead of passing them at pattern altitudes, and enough time to become belly to earth between cutting away and deploying my reserve (last cutaway I didn't know how high I was and just dumped whilst arching. While it worked well enough I didn't have warm fuzzies about the body position).

[azureriders 0]

with my snag-o-matic camera helmet, preferably 4000', as low as 3000' if the TI sucks it low. With a frap hat, 2500', no problem going to 2000 if needed for seperation.

[Dumpster 0]

RW - Usually between 3000 - 3500. Sometimes a little lower if circumstances require a longer track.

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[JohnMitchell 14]

Break at 3500, pull at 2500 or less, open by 2-ish.

[MB38 0]

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On wingsuit jumps I pull lower.

I don't fly wingsuits myself, so I don't know... but it seems like it makes more sense to pull higher with a wingsuit. More potential complications... more time to deal with them?

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[smiles 0]

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Break at 3500, pull at 2500 or less, open by 2-ish.

exactly- open by 2-ish is very comfortable for me

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[azdiver 0]

i break at 4.5 and track till 3.7 wave off and pull 3.5 fully open at 2.5, i cant for the life of me understand why some people insist on pulling at 2k, can someone explain

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[funkcanna 0]

Hey MB, im no wingsuit flyer either, but I think the reason wingsuits are ok with lower pulls is because the rate of descent is much much less, so while it may take up 500-700ft of air to be under canopy in normal freefall, a wingsuit jumper will use maybe half that.

Not sure on the exact figures etc but im pretty sure the reasoning is right! :P

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[TaylorC 0]

um depends on if i am working on canopy stuff as well. Normal Freefly jump break 4.5 wave at 3500. If i want to work on canopy stuff a bit as well will break at 6K and dump at 5K since i can't do high altitude hop and pops at my home dz

[hjumper33 0]

I would say that the majority, probably even the vast majority of wingsuit pilots pull higher. The wingsuit just adds a lot more complication to the opening process and the chance of having a mal is higher, especially on more highly loaded eliptical canopies where linetwists can be really bad. A lot of suits you cant reach the risers to correct diving openings if you have to, and kicking in a leg wing is tougher. The rate of decent is slower sure, but just like a hop and pop, airspeed is going to make your canopy open, so wingsuit jumps snivel a little longer than normal jumps. I havent really measured it, but I doubt theres too much of a difference in opening altitude.

[woodpecker 0]

RW and FF jumps I wave at 3K and pitch.

Wingsuit jumps I wave and pitch at 5K, I'm still very very new to wingsuit and want as much time as possible to fuck up my deployment sequence and get the arms unzipped/legs stowed.

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