bluebird932

Yes, it's very interesting why it never happens in case of for example FedEx but it happens constantly time after time in case of UK Mail

I've got few messages. It looks like UK Mail just still parachutes regularly because they are expensive. They've learned they win in court so they just keep on doing because now they are untouchable

Don't be confused by name. In UK national postal service it's not UK Mail but Royal Mail. UK Mail its a big private company but both of them cooperate together

I sent a Rig to a Rigging Workshop for repair, and paid for delivery with insurance using the courier UK Mail. UK Mail then lost the parcel. They admitted that they lost it, but they said they would not pay out for it. There was no chance to win against them in court, as they had clauses in their terms and conditions in small print to get out of paying up. After that, the Rigging Workshop paid me £3000 as a gift even though they had nothing to do with it going missing, because they said "We like to keep our customers happy". Beside my Rig, a few weeks later, UK Mail lost another Parachute, and same again, UK Mail managed to get away with not paying out the insurance. Container except sign is whole black, in decent condition, a-e flap and whole harness have been replaced with brand new legpads. Main Stiletto 170 in very good condition, reserve Raven 1 is from July 98 with no rides

For my Revolve I the best is original cutaway system from BH. If they dont sell it anymore ask wingstore.aero

I think sport and hobby has some influence, for example all these boxers and fighters they are often fighters also in private life, they hate each other before and after ring. Of course there are plenty assholes but in my opinion skydivers are much more friendly, with temperament and fantasy, this is what I like. If I would have to say why I don't like, I think skydiving sometimes makes people proud. I know many jumpers they are so dumb that talk only with "great jumpers" and all the rest they treat like shit

I had same problem with my Javelin and my friend rigger told me that its better to ask factory. I sent my rig to Sunpath, they did great artistic job and cheaper than rigger

Ok but today some smartphones have barometer and GPS working together. http://www.popsci.com/gadgets/article/2011-10/so-um-why-does-new-google-phone-have-barometer-it So for smartphones it's not dangerous and they have it upside down "the barometer is more likely than not intended to be a source of supplemental data for the GPS sensor, adding altitude measurements for increased accuracy" There are even apps for skydivers, I think it's just for fun and we shouldn't take it seriously. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.platypii.baseline I guess it also depend what software you have. Sometimes when I'm working in metal container and only one window is open my smartphone shows with mistake that I'm about 200 m somewhere else. I think it's because it has only one shoot from one satelite. For 2-D satnav we don't need many satelites because they also know that earth has spherical shape. Of course for jumps in the mountains that's not enough and we need more satelites and also some better offset from terrain databese. I'm not expert but I thouhgt about software that would turn on it self only if it has good shoot from few satelites together. I think it's not pain if we could see 2 informations one from barometer and one from GPS. But the main question is about sizes, costs and all the rest

Does anyone know why altimeters and AADs dont work together with GPS ?

I don't know how about your altimeters but my is painted like that: http://www.parasport.it/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=92 So it's possible to pull even between 1500 - 1200 m I've been told one day that rules have been written with human's blood. I guess somebody knew why to paint that altimeter in this way. We deploy main in stable position and I think if it's last chance its good to pull reserve stable. That's true reserves are more reliable with openings but it's extra gift from manufacturer not the reason why to pull too low and later think how to help ourselves

What else ebout your RSL campaign If somebody understand how does it work and all these situations when it's more or less dangerous that's ok but teaching with understanding is not the same like pure propaganda and brainwashing. For me idea with RSL is sometimes like how to help ourselves if we pull too low

I said "about" I know that time with spining canopy is not same like on free falling and also after cutting away we dont fall 50 m/s/ He could also save more seconds About all the rest I was writing before

For us today: - maybe he deployed too low (lets say 2 s), - definitely he was fighting too long with line twist instead of cutting away quicker ( lets say another 2s) , - and maybe he didn't train before how to get stable quicker ( after 10 jumps + tunel lets say another 2 s) (But he saved both handles ) So we have easy 6 seconds = about 1000 feet I would also take AAD and I wouldn't ignore my audible altimeter That's my choice

How about his AAD?

Look at him, no RSL, its also dangerous, everybody have free choice, but he also likes to get stable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCZPuc-c_6g

I would rather say that sometimes people with RSL do RSL campaign, I even saw some special pictures on facebook. I don't like it because as I said before I know about fatalities with RSL + camera. My opinion was just it will be good to not write with 2 meanings and its better for students if they will understand situation and all what is for and what is against and later they can make some choice. Beside that I know experienced jumpers without RSL

I don't do any anti RSL campaign here. In my first post I just said its not good if we write with 2 meanings because not everybody understand and also why I don't use RSL. If its stupid shit what I say for you, do what you want you can pull your reserve in unstable position but I'll pull in unstable position only if its too low. Of corse if it's too low I will pull reserve even in unstable position And now you say that everbody without RSL are stupid, for me it's just free choice

No because I'm shy I don't put any videos on youtube. It's not what we are talking about now, it doesn't change anything and you don't need to know anything about me. I can be even alien from the space

What's the point? I asked how many of them jump with camera because I'm sure that almost all of them. Few posts before they agreed that RSL + camera might be dangerous

Yes Hellis, you are're right I guess you want to say that first seconds after cuting away is not easy to get stable because it's similar to 0 wind exit, same like with base, balloon, etc

O course I understand that you need to have above 35 m/s to activate your AAD so if you cutaway too low it doesnt work. Cliff Schmucker (VIP from Airtec) checked that we can't cutaway lower than 1000 feet (for Cypres Expert) Statistic say they might be helpful in most cases but we don't know which part of these cases we can have. RSL doenst leave any choice. Sometimes is better with RSL http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeO4uY8uruQ but sometimes is dangerous http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tF6iXI70-Y#t=53 In my opinion there is really no point to deploy low. I don't care if somebody will say that I'm pussy. If you like free falling you can jump twice instead. I know about guy with 25 000 jumps on Sabre without cuttingaway and he doesn't care that somebody will call him pussy because of Sabre and for me it's also not shame to deploy higher. A live dog is better off than a dead lion With canopy collision at 1000 feet RSL might help but reserve handle might help as well. I agree sometimes only skyhook can help you I'm not writing about my experience even if I would have better because it shouldn't make my arguments stronger or weaker. Another question, how many of you doesn't jump with camera?

As Chuckakers said many people died because they were catching stable position too long. RSL was designed for students. With bigger canopies like Navigator line twits are not so aggresive so usually it's not so dangerous to deploy reserve straight after cuting away. I think statistics dont say that with RSL is better but "RSL or AAD" I prefer just AAD that will pull my reserve in last moment, but it's just my choice. Even if statistics say its better it doesnt mean that it's better for every particular case. I don't want to advise you anything. Ask your instructor. Here is another unstable reserve deployment http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkLqTbDHgtg If my kids will want to jump (I won't be happy about it) I'll send to wind tunel for at least one hour and he will twist hisself in every posiible way then he can go and jump For me stability is a bigger priority than altitude after chopping but only until is not too low. That's why I have AAD One more thing, that's true, that position with head up straight after cuting away is usualy not too bad to pull reserve but not always, that's why I prefer to do it myself and keep that choice for me not RSL that does it automaticaly