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  4. I use to jump a sabre2 190 from 2012 with 60 jumps on it and now jump a sabre 170 from the 90's with an unknown number of jumps. Not much between them in my limited experience.

    Sabre opens a bit more briskly but it's smooth and controlled (I do have a larger slider fitted). Can't comment too much on the flight characteristics as I don't really have the experience to explore the performance capabilities but the flight and flare feels similar to me.

    I did get my rigger to check it out before I spent any money though.

  7. gregpso

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    It is my belief and the statistics support this belief - Skyhooks are a very good thing for the majority of the people in our sport. They save lives and more and more people are getting on board with them. And that's a good thing.



    ^This.



    So I have been right since 2008 when I started promoting them.. and paid the price (esp at nagambie Australia) But its nice to be right! Will be as common as AAD in a few years !!

    I don't think many people disagree, Greg... But we didn't remove all cars that didn't have an airbag installed from the road the day after airbags were developed.

  8. Intrudair recommended "teslan" which is apparently a new material (must be very new as google returns nothing) which is supposed to be like nylon but more comfortable and breathes which makes it preferable for summer.

    sounds alright. be nice to see it though.

  9. Decided to try be a cool kid and get a freefly suit but I need some advice on what sort of material to get or what combination of material to get.
    I'm 178cms and 80-85 kilos (5'11 and 180lbs) and fall pretty fast on my belly in what I would call a mid range rel suit @ approx 125mph on avg. I'm looking at the intrudair free fly comp suit and don't know whether to get all pollycotton (and cordura) or a combination of poly and nylon. I was thinking of getting nylon torso and polycotton arms and legs. I was also going to get regular cut rather than tight or loose if that make any difference to material choice.

    I've only got 80 jumps and haven't attempted any freefly or tracking jumps so I need to keep my lack of skill in mind when deciding which material. I've been told slower/baggier suits are more forgiving and to save the tight suits for when you can actually fly properly.

    Anybody able to explain the pros and cons of different combinations of material?

    Cheers,
    Trev

  10. Seems more a question for a financial advisor... Everyone wants multiple rigs but do you have money to throw around?

    Fuck If I was loaded I'd have one rig for each discipline that requires certain types of set ups. I'd also have a garage with every type of motorbike (dirt, sport, road, cruiser etc.) I'd have a yacht and a powerboat. A private jet, turbine and a helicopter (for when I need to make an entrance). 6 victoria secret models desperately in love with me, or my money ;) (not seven, even superman needs a rest day).

  12. GLIDEANGLE

    1. There is a "I am on the Ground" function to correct this problem.

    a. from basic screen (time, date, temp etc) press middle button.
    b. select "DZ/AC set up'
    c. select "Im on Gnd"

    2. If #1 fails, check manual for how to reset.

    3. I have had fabulous customer service experiences with Alti-2. CALL THEM!!!

    4. I too always turn it on , press "ALT", and verify that it displays 0.0 before takeoff. This is no burden, as I would verify ANY altimeter before takeoff.



    ^^ What he said.

    I do this when I'm at the DZ (when I turn my cypress on i also Zero my N3A).

  14. Sky_doggy

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    I use the N3A with motorbike helmet speakers (tork x I think they're called) and I can hear it perfectly fine in freefall using an open face. I have the countdown every 1000 feet enabled and love it. It reads out my altitude every thousand feet the moment I leave the door. Not necessary but it's nice.

    NOTE: the N3A (not to be confused with the standard N3) can only be used as an audible and requires headphones or speakers mounted in your helmet. The Standard N3 does not have the 1000 foot incremental countdown throughout the dive as the N3A does.



    Trevor,

    Two questions. Which model Tork do you use, I'm guessing that the base model would prolly do the trick. Secondly, doyou think it is practical to do a semi permanent mount a N3-A and speakers. I was thinking that I could mount the N3 on the outside of my Z1 and put a small hole for the speaker wires.

    Thanks mate.

    I can't remember which model I bought (doesn't say on them only the packaging which has since been thrown out) but I think they'll all do the trick. I just have the speakers stuck to the inside of my helmet (The speakers come with adhesive protected by a peel off piece of tape, alternatively you can use velco which is also provided). I route the excess cable under the D30 liner in my cookie ozone and the N3A sits in the internal pocket.

    If you have to mount the N3A externally then yeh, you may need to punch a hole or something but you may want to ask somebody else whether or not it's a good idea :) Doesn't the Z1 have an internal pocket though?

  15. CaptnCrunch

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    Thanks everyone for the responses. I was referring to the N3A, and not the standard N3. I'll look into the helmet speaker option.



    Alti-2 actually states on their page that the drivers and Batterypower is not sufficient for the use with speakers.
    i have tried it myself and could tell that during a "reading"
    the display would "flicker" and in FF i could not hear a thing
    even in my FullFace.



    Mine lasts for days using speakers.

    I use these ones:
    http://www.torkworld.com/helmet-speakers.html
    They don't require much power to run.

  17. AlanS

    I hope the original poster doesn't mind if I ask a question here.

    I'm considering the N3 for my helmet because i like the idea of the countdown 10...9...8... in 1,000 foot increments as you are dropping. (I currently have an N2 Alti for my wrist)

    My question for people that have the N3 is, do you use this feature and do you like it?

    Does anyone else have a setup like that?

    Does anyone consider having two altimeters from the same manufacturers a safety risk? (i.e. if they ever give a wrong reading both could be bad in the same way)

    Alan



    I use the N3A with motorbike helmet speakers (tork x I think they're called) and I can hear it perfectly fine in freefall using an open face. I have the countdown every 1000 feet enabled and love it. It reads out my altitude every thousand feet the moment I leave the door. Not necessary but it's nice.

    NOTE: the N3A (not to be confused with the standard N3) can only be used as an audible and requires headphones or speakers mounted in your helmet. The Standard N3 does not have the 1000 foot incremental countdown throughout the dive as the N3A does.

  25. A mosquito on your skin has a greater gravitational pull on you than Jupiter does... You could have a hundred Jupiter's lined up on the other side of the sun and it would not have this effect. The sun would simply wobble a little more than usual (with the 100 jupiter scenario, the pluto behind jupiter scenario would not be measurable).

    Oh well, plenty of Americans will fall for it :) ;)