I've been doing hook turns frequently, but I'm usually above 300ft when I do so, so it was nice to be much closer than that to the cloud.
Please tell me that 300ft is a typo, and that you meant to type 3000ft.
Don't forget that you can just as easily take some one out at three grand if you are yanking on risers and whipping toggles while not paying attention.
Why don't you practice something useful instead, like flat turns and stall recovery. Why do you need to be practicing hook turns at 40 jumps?
1. I am ALWAYS very aware of my airspace. Especially if I'm making high-performance maneuvers.
2. At my DZ I typically land in a separate area from most or all of the other jumpers. When there's someone else that is going to be landing in my area I ALWAYS make monitoring their position relative to me a priority.
3. I HAVE been working on flat turns (three different methods), stall recovery, and accuracy. As well as a host of other maneuvers that Bill Von and my instructors have recommended to me previously.
4. On most of my jumps and all of my last 20 jumps I've been landing LESS than 20ft from my intended target.
5. I've only had one PLF so far, and it was intentional. All of my other landings have been soft stand up landings regardless of the wind conditions 0 to 25mph. (And no, I've never been dragged.)
6. I've read and am working on methods from "The Parachute and it's Pilot" by Brian Germain. So it's not like I'm just, "Hmm, I wonder what will happen if I try this..."
7. I feel that I'm ready to start working on more advanced canopy piloting/landing, just not at ground level yet. I don't plan on making any actual high-performance landings for quite some time. Maybe another 50 jumps I MIGHT consider doing straight front-riser landings, but NOT hooking it. And definitely NOT with anyone else around for me to hit.
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1. I am ALWAYS very aware of my airspace. Especially if I'm making high-performance maneuvers.
2. At my DZ I typically land in a separate area from most or all of the other jumpers. When there's someone else that is going to be landing in my area I ALWAYS make monitoring their position relative to me a priority.
3. I HAVE been working on flat turns (three different methods), stall recovery, and accuracy. As well as a host of other maneuvers that Bill Von and my instructors have recommended to me previously.
4. On most of my jumps and all of my last 20 jumps I've been landing LESS than 20ft from my intended target.
5. I've only had one PLF so far, and it was intentional. All of my other landings have been soft stand up landings regardless of the wind conditions 0 to 25mph. (And no, I've never been dragged.)
6. I've read and am working on methods from "The Parachute and it's Pilot" by Brian Germain. So it's not like I'm just, "Hmm, I wonder what will happen if I try this..."
7. I feel that I'm ready to start working on more advanced canopy piloting/landing, just not at ground level yet. I don't plan on making any actual high-performance landings for quite some time. Maybe another 50 jumps I MIGHT consider doing straight front-riser landings, but NOT hooking it. And definitely NOT with anyone else around for me to hit.
Does that sound good enough for you?
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