tetra316

So why has the post been flagged?

Not a good idea if that is not your normal landing sequence. You don't want to be doing double fronts for the first time in turbulance. That's asking for trouble.

Well, if you can't convince USPA what makes you think you can convince everyone else? While I do agree the two handed method is better for training students (to prevent out of sequence procedures when they are in a panic) I do not agree that the one handed method is wrong for experienced jumpers. Especially for those with highly loaded crossbraced. The two handed method can be more unstable and during a spining mal your harness can shift making it hard to find your reserve handle if you do not already have a hand on it. Of course in the case Nick mentioned the spinnning mal can also cause the risers to load up making a one handed cutaway difficult. In the end, for experienced jumpers, there are pros and cons to both methods. Or do you not agree with that, for experienced jumpers?

I don't know, I'm not an AFF instructor. But I was thinking that you should have a semi good arch in order to pass level one? And I'm sure we all know problems arching is not an uncommon issue.

They filmed this during one of the P3 camps. I believe last September. The organizers warned everyone under canopy to stay away from that end of the runway after opening

I recommend you do just one tandem first, purely for the sensory overload factor. You will feel it on your first jump. AFF will then most likely be easier since you know what to expect. Or in other words, compare the cost to repeating your AFF level one to the cost of a tandem. The tandem is probably cheaper. Not saying you will fail the level one but it could happen due to being overloaded. Making a tandem removes this. But you could still fail level one anyways so that's no guarantee either, lol.

Do some tracking dives, they are lots of fun anyways! Also do some regular formation dives but try no contact/ specific slot flying for each point. That has helped me more than I can say.

Just checking

I hope you wait on the Katana until you have several hundred more jumps. The Katana is not an intermediate wing.

You like that saying, don't you

Tetra...no hammer, just food for thought. It seems to me, and I could be wrong, that it's quite often that you make a post and then backtrack saying something else claiming everyone misunderstood you. Just sayin'. Literal? Yes, students are VERY literal. Black and white. Because they don't know enough about the sport to be able to filter the shades of gray. [email] As you quoted, I did not say over-stressed, I just said stressed. Yes they are stressed. I also said we should teach them to walk before they run. Translation: we should teach them to land into the wind before we teach downwinders. Do you not agree with this? We should be teaching downwinders during AFF? Maybe I just have a different writing style that leads others to interpret what I wrote in a way I did not mean it. I don't know, after this is dorkzone.com, lol. Or maybe I'm just assuming such things as a given that others may not (ie teaching landing priorities regardless of wind).

I am truly amazed that 2100 jumps would advocate such a thing. Just amazed! With respect to landing into the wind, I tell my students: We prefer to land into the wind because it slows down our ground speed. But landing into the wind is not mandatory, it's not necessary and sometimes it's even inadvisable. Our students do not fear crosswind and downwind landings. +1 here 4. Review of landing priorities a. Land with the wing level and flying in a straight line. b. Land in a clear and open area, avoiding obstacles. c. Flare to at least the half-brake position. d. Perform a parachute landing fall No where is "into the wind" a priority. It is optimal, but not a priority as taught in FJC. Oh come on guys. Don't be so literal. Yes AFF training is going to teach students the pattern that is into the wind. They will be briefed on the wind direction and setting the appropriate pattern. However, the landing priorities are also taught. I thought that was rather a given. What is not taught during AFF is intentional downwinders. That is all I meant. Geez. If anyone actually tells AFF students to do intentional downwinders, I would be very shocked.

You should always know your altitude no matter what happens. To lose track is to flirt with death. You should have your hard decks already known. There is no playing with this. Hard deck means your controlability checks are done above this altitude. If not you should seriously rethink keeping your canopy. Hard deck is the last possible altitude for deciding if you have landable canopy. How the hell can you not. A stable pull position dictates that your left be right in front of your head, even in the case of a reserve pull

Yes they should be stressed in AFF. After all you need to learn how to walk before you can run. Once you get comfortable with normal into the wind landings then I think you should start trying downwind and cross wind landings until you are comfortable with those. You cannot run before you learn how to walk however.

Not according to the OP or Ray Ferrell, no... Well we know the OP is full of bs but Ray Ferrell????

Sure but a STUDENT wingsuiter has at least 200 jumps, right?!

Infinity!!! Yes the Infinity is slightly cheaper, very secure main and reseve flaps, double riser tuck covers, NO pop top, and I love it. Seriously, all three are very good containers. It comes down to personal perference. I would suggest trying to find those that jump the three and inspect and try them on for comfort and fit. Go with what you like. Also location could play a part. Example since Infinity is manufactured in Oregon I would recommend one if in the area simply because you could get measured directly by them and repairs/modifications would be easy.

I would bet almost all dzs would allow free camping. Unless they are located on an airport that prohibits it. The dog on the other hand will be a limiting factor. You'll have to call the dz.

Well since his own record is somehitng like 109 M... I would bet that was not the bottom of the Blue Hole. Light tends togit pretty sceerce when you start getting down a couple hundred feet in sea water (UPDATE Nery emailed us to say he never reached the bottom; the distance is so far as to make it impossible. Nery says, "This movie is an artistic project, a fiction." He shot it with his girlfriend over the course of four afternoons.)

If you have no problem doing it in the tunnel perhaps the difference comes from the stress of actually skydiving. In the tunnel you do not have to worry about anything else, ie. exit, deployment, canopy, landing etc. In the air you do. Perhaps some sensory overload that distracts your attention from your body position. Not uncommon and will subside as you get more jumps under your belt.

Thanks for that. As silly as it might sound, I more interested in comfort and visibility. I had acutally thought about passing on the helmet entirely, but I don't think other skydivers in group situations would be comfortable with that decision. I understand it will also give me a spot to mount an audible altimeter as a back-up. Actually a protec is better than any full face for visibility and comfort, that's subjective. What you really mean is, a protec is just not cool enough for you I don't jump one anymore either so no comment.

There is no better protection than a Protec.

Tandems.

Despite what you may think you are NOT an intermediate canopy pilot by any means. No one with barely a 100 jumps is.

My local dz has a ton of ads on the local bus station shelters. Has worked great for them for years.