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This guy seems to know what he's talking about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhEHdKemr1M It doesn't hurt that this is a PD packing video. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

Is he still jumping? Yes, he is. He's been jumping for 7 years and has around 5,000 jumps. He's starting to make a pretty good name for himself in the sport. I must add that before he went through his training he had about 3000 pack jobs and has been emersed in the sport since he was 7 years old. He had a leg up that most don't have - so he may not be someone to whom others would want to compare themselves Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

The Sabre 2 is more sensitive to input which is why many people have off heading openings. Many try to fly through the openings with body/harness input and rear riser input. This is a bad habit people have developed during their early jumps and is something that high performance canopies don't tolerate well. Once you get past that propensity to fly the openings then the canopy opens great. As many have said the Pilot flies flatter. The Sabre 2 has a longer recovery arc (ground hungry) which is why it makes a great canopy for people who want to someday learn to do high performance landings because they will gradually build their site picture and proper turn altitudes. I believe many of our canopy accidents today are from people getting used to turning lower using quick recovery canopies and then when they go to something designed to swoop (longer recovery) they have a bad habit of turning lower - IMHO. The Sabre 2 is a more dynamic canopy giving it a more powerful flare. I strongly suggest you take a trip to an event where both PD and Aerodyne are both present with demo canopies. Make several jumps on both. The answer to "what canopy is right for you" will be obvious. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

This is how my son did it at Skydive Deland. Thursday night = 15 minutes tunnel Fri = 1st jump course - level 1 and 2 jumps Sat = 4 more jumps and graduated - then 2 drill dives with me (6 jumps total) The following week = 28 more jumps - Scott Miller canopy flight course - A license and 1 hour of coached tunnel with me. During the next 6 months he made 200 more jumps and got his D license. During the winter prior to going to Deland he bought the AFF Instructor Manual and all but memorized it. He was motivated. If you have the money - let them know you want to power through - get plenty of rest and don't drink too much at night and don't leave the DZ during weather holds you should be able to do something similar. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

OK - all you "Navel Aviators", I've been looking over the 16 ways I'm planning for the Independence Boogie at Chicagoland Skydiving Center. Some are dives I've designed over the years that I've never been able to attempt. My heart is pumping to do some of these Virgin dives. I'm really getting excited - and if you're participating - I guarantee you're going to like these dives. Those of you who've jumped with me in the past know I like some weird and funky stuff. And I won't disappoint. Remember - the 16 ways are happening on July 3-5 and then normal organizing for the rest of the boogie. But if we have enough interest in people sticking together we may be able to just roll our group into the weekend. [We also have side-by-side speed stars out of the Skyvan on the weekend}. That's right I can't do an entire weekend... without some kind of competition. Don't miss this. We have Andre dedicated to doing video and stills and some of these formations are specially designed for the still shots - although there are a lot of sequential moves I can't wait to see on video. Now is a good time to confirm your interest - even those who have already responded. Hit me back and let me know you're still coming to CSC for the 4th of July. Horizontal Formation Skydiving - just for you Navel Aviators! Sandy Grillet Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

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Rstanlyey0312, I posted a couple of questions in my response to you. You've posted a couple of times since my post so I was thinking maybe you missed them. Just curious of your thoughts. Sandy Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

I'm not looking for a pissing match here - instead I enjoy and encourage healthy, intelligent debate. It's this kind of debate that has improved everything we enjoy in our sport and in fact our lives in general. You obviously have a concern for whether or not your aad has been recently checked and I respect that. What exactly do you consider to be recent enough? Is it the 4 years that Cypres requires? If so, why 4 years why not every 2 or 3 or even every year? You obviously know and I agree, that electronics can fail. Was it a conscious decision to choose the number 7 in your post? Why not replace it with the number 3? Do you send your aad in more often than is required? I had a friend in the mid 90s who's Cypres would not turn on after only 2 years. He sent it in and they told him the batteries were bad. They replaced them and all was good. Does that mean that we should actually be sending in our devices every 2 years? I'm also curious if you are aware of Vigil's stand that anyone can send in their device whenever they want. They will do the normal checks and replace the batteries if requested and charge no more than the normal service. I assume every company allows this. Why then do so many people choose to ignore this fact? Do they ignore this by choice or are they just uniformed? Are you aware you can do this? If so, do you have other reasons for which AAD you've chosen? Personally [besides my years in the sport and the people I've visited in hospitals and worse - buried] I have done enormous amounts of research on all my gear choices. My concern is that many people make their decisions based on stories they've heard on the internet or around the bonfire. I actually think you can learn from these sources but only if you question what you've heard and use your own critical thinking skills to help decipher the BS. Ask people if they've given any original thought to their statements or are they simply restating something they've heard. Basically I think it's OK and even fun to drink the Kool-aid because it tastes good - but before you choose to make it a primary source in your diet - do your own research and find out if there is any real nutritional value. Just my humble opinion. Sandy Grillet Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

Do you mind citing your source for this statement? Please expound on this. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

Your statement seems to be contradicting. You say you are a broke college student but yet your "dead set" on the most expensive AAD in the market. In my years I've noticed almost all gear in our sport - including AADs - has had early growing pains. Which is why I've always waited a few years for them to work out the bugs before I strap it on my back. It's my understanding that the M2 has only been out for about 2 years which - IMHO - is really not long enough to get it in enough rigs to give it a good test. Personally, that's not long enough for me to formulated an opinion. You mention resale value. I suggest you talk to people who have the Argus and get their opinion on that subject. Over the years I've jumped both the Cypres and the Vigil. I'm completely comfortable currently jumping the Vigil. If you think you should jump a Cypres, then any thing I say will not likely change your mind. A man convinced against his will is of the same opinion still. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

Most of the blocks from the Fast Trax colored pool are still in the IPC dive pool. You could just print both of the colored pools and then extrapolate the needed infromation for the new blocks not shown on the Fast Trax pool. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

It use to be that the Fast Trax team had the best colored dive pool but that site has not been kept current in the last couple of years. Now a team from Skydive Spaceland has taken over that leadership role. Spaceland Lite has some really nice stuff in color. This is very helpful for those who are trying to learn slots for a 4 way team. Note: the blocks that are slightly shaded are not part of the Intermediate Division (AA Division). There is a legend for slots in the upper right corner of each page. http://www.spacelandlite.com/notes/media/randoms.jpg http://www.spacelandlite.com/notes/media/4way-blocks-web.pdf Thank you Spaceland Lite. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

This is in response to no one in particular. I've often wondered why some people have the propensity to rush head on into doing things for which they may not be and often are clearly not ready. In my research I found some very interesting studies, one of which was conducted by Cornell University. ************************* Dunning–Kruger effect The Dunning–Kruger effect is a cognitive bias in which unskilled individuals suffer from illusory superiority, mistakenly rating their ability much higher than average. This bias is attributed to a metacognitive inability of the unskilled to recognize their mistakes and/or inadequacies. Actual competence may weaken self-confidence, as competent individuals may falsely assume that others have an equivalent understanding. David Dunning and Justin Kruger of Cornell University conclude, "the miscalibration of the incompetent stems from an error about the self, whereas the miscalibration of the highly competent stems from an error about others". The hypothesized phenomenon was tested in a series of experiments performed by Dunning and Kruger. Dunning and Kruger noted earlier studies suggesting that ignorance of standards of performance is behind a great deal of incompetence. This pattern was seen in studies of skills as diverse as reading comprehension, operating a motor vehicle, and playing chess or tennis. Dunning and Kruger proposed that, for a given skill, incompetent people will: 1.tend to overestimate their own level of skill; 2.fail to recognize genuine skill in others; 3.fail to recognize the extremity of their inadequacy; ************************************** I know that many people in our sport today would find this kind of reseach quite boring and in fact most would likey not bother to even read it. However after decades of watching dozens of jumpers break themselves up to the point of being crippled (or dead) and wondering why so many people faulsely ignore the risks of this sport and the immeasurable additional risk of high perfomance landings with exuberance, I find this kind of research intriguing. To me, it seems somewhat clear that ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge. Sandy Be the canoy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

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The only time you need to apologize for ignorance - is when you do nothing to change it. To help you better understand, I copied some stuff I posted in another thread about the Vigil. Combine this information with the fact that as you get closer to the ground the barametric pressure increases. I hope this helps. ************************** When a jumper is falling back to earth the Vigil is designed to activate at 840 ft AGL (back flying - sit flying - free flying). However when a jumper is falling face to earth, it places the sensor of the unit in a depression zone which will cause it to read an up to 10mbar lower pressure or an altitude of 260 ft higher than the true altitude. This would cause the unit to activate 260 ft lower resulting in a 580 ft activation which of course is too low. Therefore a compensation of + 260 ft above the nominal activation altitude was integrated into the PRO mode parameters. In PRO mode a programmed activation altitude of 1100 ft has been set to guarantee not withstanding the position of the jumper, activation at a minimum altitude of 840ft above the ground. So if a jumper were falling in anything other than a good, stable, face-to-earth position (which at that altitude is very possible and some would say likely) the unit will fire at 1100 ft AGL. If in deed the jumper is in a stable, face-to-earth position then the unit will activate at 840ft AGL. (due to the depression zone near the sensor) . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

That's true he is moving late June early July. Plenty of time to get good in the tunnel. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

Ari Perelman -professional skydiver - is as good as they come. Thousands of hours in the tunnel he used to be (and maybe still is) an instructor for the tunnel. Conducts monthly tunnel camps in various tunnels around the country and just happens to live in Orlando. He competes on two teams FS which is belly to earth and VFS which is belly to the horizon (aka head down). He is also an AFF instructor. And jumps a lot at Sebastion. .You can Facebook him or send me a PM for his phone #. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

This is not in response to any one particular - so anyone who has the information please chime in and please be patient with my ignorance but I am a bit confused. According to posts on here - it sounds as though the FAA has "quietly" recinded the AC 105 -2D which was implemented 5/18/11. ---- Is that correct? And if so it sounds like the reason is because of some incorrect or vague language. Is that correct? And here is a fresh concern on my part: As I read the document I've noticed how some language can be questioned. One example is - the document states in section 5. d. (2) "Generally, AADs are installed on the resrve parachute." Is it just me - am I being to nit-picky - but shoudn't that say the "reserve container" instead of "reserve parachute"? I also noted that in the very next paragraph (a) "The FAA requires that all tandem parachutes have an AAD installed on the reserve parachute." but makes no mention that the AAD be turned on or in operational mode. Again - if I'm being too anal - just say so. However - I've been involved in litigation whereby this type of ambiguous language created hell in the court room, especially if you have a very good lawyer arguing the case. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

Hey Lori. I'm glad to see you're looking for some weight. As you saw when you were at the tunnel - you flew much better when you weren't constantly working to stay down. I can't remember if you used one of mine or not. I know I loaned out three belts during that camp which is pretty standard. If so mine are very much like the Spaceland belt. I've also seen and know people who use the Leadbelly and the Parasport belt from Chuting Star and are very happy with them. I can't comment about the Skimmer belt as I have not seen that one. I would strongly suggest you get a belt that you can take the weight out and move it around. That way you can add as much as needed and take it out when you don't need as much. I seem to recall you were flying with 10-12 lbs at the camp. Also there is no sense in buying the weight from them for $5.00 to $7.00 per pound and then pay shipping which is what will really add up. I would suggest only buy the belt with lots of pockets for the pouches and then go to Scheel's or Bass Pro Shop or any place where you can buy buck shot for shot guns. Make your own weight pouches out of heavey zip lock bags and use packing tape for all the edges and ziplocks. I made 25 lbs of weight pouches in about 40 minutes. Or buy them already built for scuba diving in 2 lbs pouches. Take a look at this link and make sure you look at the belt from Spaceland. It holds 16 lbs and only costs $60.00. It's built exactly like mine which has lasted me for 10 years with no issues. http://www.skydivespaceland.com/shop/pro-shop/skydiving-gear/skydiving-accessories/weight-belt/ I am helping three other people from my last two camps find belts as well. You have my number and email so give me a shout out if you want more help. Sandy Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

If you're talking about the summer and fall, there are two DZs you should consider. Skydive Chicago and Chicagoland Skydiving Center. Both have unbelievable facilites and many people live right on the dz. They both fly a lot of looads every day and have some of the greatest events in the US during the summer. Definitely check those out. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

I'm not responding to any one in particular but thought I would add something to the semi stowless bag info. This link is some stuff I posted in 2011 regarding double wrapping locking stows and some other stuff. Take a look if you care. Dropzone.com Skydive Forums: Skydiving: Gear and Rigging: stowless D-Bag I now have 1100-1200 jumps on the semi stowless bag with no issues and several thousand jumps double wrapping every stow. No malfunctions of any sort. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

I'm only taking a guess here but this is what it sounds like to me. Because you were able to get the light to flash, it appears that the unit was indeed on but the LCD did not display the information. Sometimes it's as simple as a loose connection. We put our electronic gear through more than we realize and you really can't be certain how it was treated before you bought it. I cringe every time I see someone drop their rig from two or three up. Obviously your Vigil needs to be looked at. Please call Vigil at (386) 736-8464 (Florida time) - ask for Vladi, Candy or Jennifer. Any of these people will be able to help you. I'm confident you will receive excellent service. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

As was just posted and to simply answer your question. The Vigil can be set to fire higher than factory setting - (150 feet increments). And the higher setting will be automatically defaulted everytime you turn on the device. This can be set in the field by the user and it's designed so that you can't do it accidently. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

I don't advocate raisng them 500 feet but I see no reason not to up them to 1100 feet. If you're that far into the basement, you need help. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.. Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

From: Chuteshack.... In this particular incident an extra couple hundred feet may have made a difference. I really don't understand those who argue against increasing the firing altitude for AADs. Assuming the information from Chuteshack is valid, in my view this is (at minimum) an "iota". Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be. . Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.