thevasc21

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  1. I have a w13 with a PD176, and a Pulse 170. The PD176 is tight, and the Pulse 170 fits nicely. I just bought a OP176 to try and give a little more room in the reserve tray.
  2. People need to know when to say no and walk away. Being green, with shy over 200 jumps, I know I am still very much new to this sport. There was one time my mind, and gut were saying something didn't feel right. In addition a friend was pressuring me onto a jump because he didn't want to jump alone, I should not have let peer pressure affect my thought process. As when shit goes wrong its usually a chain of events. it was a helicopter jump, I opened low, and had a break fire which threw my pulse 170 into line twists. Because of the line twists I couldn't unstow the other toggle, and was corkscrewing towards the ground. I ended up chopping at 1600ish feet. While 1600 is low, if you think in a few more seconds i would have been risking my reserve not opening in time. I should have never gone on that jump and I challenged my own instincts. A few things I learned from this 1] trust your gut and stay down, only jump when truly comfortable 2] dont let friends peer pressure you into a jump, walk away if you have to 3] prepare yourself in advance about how you will react in a mal when you know it might be a lower than normal opening (balloon, heli, etc). and one more, just because. when you're under your reserve focus on T.A.P. someone on the ground hopefully would have spotted your main. regardless mains are disposable dont think about them until you're on the ground safe.
  3. So what is the recommendation, with the cover or without
  4. I was just curious if this was a thing. :-)
  5. To provide some insight, the jumper in the flat spin has around 100 jumps, pitched somewhere from 1500-2000 that I know of. The jumper didn't pass out, but could not stop the spin as the video shows. the other two jumpers are newly A-Licensed from what I know. Not sure who flew cam. It's in my opinion the jump was probably above the skill of the jumpers mostly. Looks like the jumper came close to being a statistic.
  6. There is soooo....so much time to worry about gear. AFF is using gear that is designed for students in mind, not graduates really. There is also a lot you should learn about gear first before you buy. you should know all the parts, what they do and how to service them, and when they would need servicing. you should know how to disconncet a main canopy and clean the cutaway system, etc. Basically to analoguise this to a car. why would you buy a car with two steering wheels and two sets of brakes? wait until you've got your lisense, then go out and get a safe beater, so you don't spend a lot of money and if you get into a car accident you didn't lose a huge investment. I started looking at gear around 50 jumps, it took me three months to do the research and find exactly what i wanted. A lot of gear is not one size fits all, so there is a lot a compatability checking you need to do. Does this main canopy fit with this reserve? What sizes go which? etc Blue skies!There is soooo....so much time to worry about gear. AFF is using gear that is designed for students in mind, not graduates really. There is also a lot you should learn about gear first before you buy. you should know all the parts, what they do and how to service them, and when they would need servicing. you should know how to disconncet a main canopy and clean the cutaway system, etc. Basically to analoguise this to a car. why would you buy a car with two steering wheels and two sets of brakes? wait until you've got your lisense, then go out and get a safe beater, so you don't spend a lot of money and if you get into a car accident you didn't lose a huge investment. I started looking at gear around 50 jumps, it took me three months to do the research and find exactly what i wanted. A lot of gear is not one size fits all, so there is a lot a compatability checking you need to do. Does this main canopy fit with this reserve? What sizes go which? etc Blue skies!
  7. I'm interested on #2, was 1500 your hard deck or did you get the student deployed in at 1500? I remember a double fatality recently from a aff jump in Florida I believe. What is taught in AFF course about situations like those? Just curiosity as a sub 100 newb.
  8. Who seriously thinks 2k is good hop and pop altitude?
  9. I can't see AAD's being mandatory, but there is no question they do save lives. If somebody can justify spending $800 on a jump suit... over a life saving device... $1,400 is a lot of money... but people here in the US spend $114/month with Verizon Wireless on a cell phone plan. It's a bit silly to spend so much on a phone but not on something that can potentially save your life.
  10. Hi fellow brothers & sisters, Honestly, I am surprised there is such an outcry from the community. I don't believe this new regulation is targeted at all forms of skydiving. I think this is mostly about protecting the individuals that think they can handle an emergency, but can't then get caught in a dangerous situation. Most skydivers I know jump with an AAD. I'm confused and would like some further insight as to how there could be any profit to the manufacturers increasing the hard deck. I'd think very few fun jumpers are pulling at 2,000. It doesn't take much brain power to realize 2,000 is low for any skill level. Sure, if you're highly experienced you won't have as a difficult time with EP's, but this regulation isn't about you in my opinion. You've never heard of a person dieing because they deployed too high. I am confident 2,500 is a low deployment for the majority of fun jumpers.
  11. All I know is they fly Cessna's. One or two at a time. Spoke with manifest this morning and they said they're fun jumpers first, so it might be pretty awesome. Also they are located at 55 County Road 639 Sussex, NJ 07461. Everything else you'll have to ask manifest.
  12. Hi everybody! I was sitting here at my work computer (bored and tired) thinking about my local DZ. Currently they fly a 5 seater Cessna 205, and a 6 seater 206. What kind of jump planes are normally flown and what is their full occupancy? I'm curious what the next step up from a 6 seater 206 is? the only other planes I know of are the king air seating about around 16, and the skyvan / twin otter, both seating around 20 people. Helicopters fit 5 people. What kind of planes do you think are the most fun to jump out of? :)
  13. Cross braced velo of course It comes down to which has more material. More ribs, more material, which is why people say 7 cells pack smaller, less ribs. Less cascades in the lineset. cross braces are cross braced, more material clearly. You have lowP type skins too like ZPX and Pulse. If you're looking for a specific model, no clue.