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amy1975

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nope, you don't have to wear a jump suit if you choose not to once you're off student status.

you will end up wanting to though for rw or freefly jumps because they provide you with a consistent platform for you to fly your body. it makes a huge difference in flight if you wear shorts vs. pants vs. a t-shirt vs. a full-body suit etc.
"Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch
NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329

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Look at my jump numbers and take the appropriate grain of salt.

It's not necessary, but it's recommended. Depending on the kind of jumping you're doing, it changes many factors. Freeflyers use baggier suits which give them more control in the wind. RW jumpers use tighter suits with grippers on them. Many jumpsuits have booties, which add more control power to your feet. There are several brands of tracking pants out there which enhance tracking and can also assist in holding one in a head-down position [more drag up top]. Camera flyers will often use jumpsuits with small wings to give them more control. Beyond all of this, of course, lie wingsuits. Those are self explanatory.

You can jump without a jumpsuit, yes. Jumping with a jumpsuit will give you a more even control surface [same amount of bagginess everywhere] and adds grippers [which your instructors need].

There's a lot more info than what I've posted here... and I may have made mistakes. Please correct me if I have.
I really don't know what I'm talking about.

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Depends on where you live as well. Here (Netherlands) you are required to wear a one-piece jumpsuit untill your A, because it is safer. A shirt or sweater can come up in freefall and cover your handles. Also a nice old jumpsuit can handle your first couple landings much better than your regular clothes :P Other than that, you need different jumpsuits for different disciplines. But for a solo jump esp a hopnpop i don't mind jumping in my streetclothes. I just make sure they can't cause me any problems. There's a thread on here somewhere about trouser pocket inside fabric causing a hardpull, for instance.

ciel bleu,
Saskia

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if you have any kind of sinus/ear/whatever condition that will prevent the various cavities in your head from changing to the ambient pressure as you ride up or fall down, DON'T JUMP!

ear plugs cannot isolate your inner ear from pressure changes.
"Don't talk to me like that assface...I don't work for you yet." - Fletch
NBFT, Deseoso Rodriguez RB#1329

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Its me again, I never had any problems with sinus or ear infections i dont even remember the last time ive even had one, that is before my jump im hoping that this wont be a problem every time i jump i dont want this to stop me from skydiving, at the time of my jump i didnt have an ear infection or anything like that i jusy thought earplugs may help prevent it next time.

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Botched landings often end up with grass stains on your clothing.

Wearing a jumpsuit helps keep your clothes clean. :)

Also, as you progress into more freefalls, your instructor may request you wear a certain style of jumpsuit to help manage fallrate differences.

Don't rush to buy a jumpsuit until you've done more jumps, and get your instructors can help advise what style is right for you.

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Thats a good thing to know ill have to take some sudafed next time i was glad to know that the ear problem goes away the more you jump. Iwas hoping it wouldnt be a reoccuring thing every time i jumped.
I kinda thought that maybe because it was my first time jumping but i wasnt sure.
Thanks Jim.

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Honestly you should wear earplugs all the time because of the noise level from the reciprocating engines but especially from the turbine engines. That will definatly damage your hearing to a degree over time
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Honestly you should wear earplugs all the time because of the noise level from the reciprocating engines but especially from the turbine engines. That will definatly damage your hearing to a degree over time



Freefall's not really much good for your ears either. Never thought much about it when I was younger, but now that I'm just old enough to have a slight hearing loss, I'm doing all I can to preserve what I've got. Even turning the music down a bit....

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I've noticed that things that are capable of flapping around during free-fall have a tendency of doing so. Do you take precautions to avoid flapping (e.g., duct tape) or does the temperature at 13,000 ft. handle that?



There is an infamous video of a German dude who has some serious flapping going on. But, for us normal folk, the flappable parts aren't in the direct wind stream. Like the way your chest altimeter doesn't flap around. I do notice more action when I am tracking. Then the wind stream is more horizontal across the face of my body.

If you are using duct tape or anything else then you aren't nekkid. I've never had a problem or any discomfort on any of my nekkid jumps.

Then, of course, there is the "turtle effect" ........


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-Dawson.
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The Society for the Advancement of Naked Skydiving

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