mrbang

started AFF last July: 1x simple transparent eyeglass (10 euros) 1x akando (sunglass) advanced eyeglass (25 euros) 1x akando gloves (25 euros) 1x refurbished (used 2 jump) alti (100 euros) 1x usa skysystem advanced benny helmet (74 usd $) next purchase will be the jumpsuit. I won't spend too much to buy the coolest jumpsuit ever, i'm going to get a used one, or maybe my mother can design and make one for me. Matt

Hey, i want to buy my own gear as well. But i want to buy used at first simply because i do not know what i need exactly. So i'm going to buy a generic container, with rsl, aad, main canopy form 200 to 260 square ft, reserve chute. Actually i do not mind the main chute size (and downsizing) and i plan to use the gear for a couple of year at least. I will wait to buy it until i get the license (feb/mar 2014). Do you guys bought your rigs just after you got the license? Matt

last saturday i got 2 jump. AFF 1: pretty good exit, good arch, deployed main chute at 1600 meters. Just after 1 second i watched up to the chute and i got a light line twist (2 twist) but the chute was completely opened. Without panic i solved the problem and did my fist landing. Listened to radio instructions and did my job. It was perfect as my JMs and DZ directors said. Landed on my feet, standing, with no run, very smooth and soft landing, like jumping off of a chair. AFF 2: good exit, good arch, deployed main at 1500 meters, head high and OMG another line twist (8 twist), but chute was 100% opened. Stopped the twist pulling out braces and than rotated my body. Solved. But i was pretty nervous after that so i got a bad landing on my a*s near a orchard. It was 100% soft landing and just 2 meters out of the landing area. I got a lot of problem with the radio. JMs said me: "do not think on landing, you will improve it with the time. You got a good jump, fixing AFF1 errors. Do not be scared on line twist. It will happen a lot of time again. It's good you saw that problem just on you first/second jump. It's called experience". Next Saturday i'm going to jump for AFF3 and know i learned a few things: 0- look at the wind flag before i get on airplane. 1- when i start to deploy main chute keep my head and eyes up then put my hands on braces just after deployment so i should be able to control/stop line twist before it get hard to solve and control the chute opening status. 2- do arch just before pulling my pilot chute. 3- do not wait for radio instructions. Look at the landing area, drive to the free zone to lose altitude and do my job as i got no radio. 4- when day is pretty sunny and hot, start landing pattern at a lower altitude due to high hot air that slow down my chute falling. 5- look at the wind flag before starting landing pattern. 6- it doesn't matter where and how i'm going to land, if standing or on my a**, it's all about landing in the safest manner. 7- even if manual/handbook/JM said to don't do anything when i'm lower than 100 meters altitude, it is not the truth, it depends. I can.. ops.. i must do it if i have to save my life. Thanks to a soft (but fast) 90 left turn at 10meters altitude i saved my a*s from a thousand of trees! Veterans instructors and JMs approved that. Can't wait to get AFF3 so i can fix AFF2 problems!!! beers!! Matt

thank you sir! that is clear! didn't know about this pull altitude (negative) progression! thank you!! Matt

noob question: is altitude expressed in feet right? Isn't it a too low main deployment altitude at 3500ft? glad to know you are ok.

hey i'm actually doing my aff @ Verona's DZ (North Italy). They are not fully booked so you have a chance. Phone. +39.045.565332 [email protected] good luck! Matt

automatic's for pu**y! lol kiddin European car market has been focused only on manual transmission in past years due to our streets type, we have no very long highways, no deserts but a lot of hills, moutains, and much important our cites are very old, all of them are based on the old Rome grid layout #. So we have a lot of narrow streets, bottleneck. We need the complete control over the transmission. But recently we can see more automatic transmission cars.. i don't know why.. maybe 'cause everyone is bored on control something like transmission. Everyone wants to drive whit mobile in a hand and a cigarette in the other one. Personally i love 100% manual transmission, i won't get any other type of transmission until i get on a rally car. a-h-u-g! Matt

"hey aff1 student, get out. Now!!"

Hey OP don't worry, luckily not everyone is like this guy. Welcome to the sport, ask a lot of questions, do a lot of thinking and just take it all in! thank you very much! i appreciate it! Matt

i'm Matteo and i just started AFF 1 course!

can't explain how happy i am!!!