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This could potentially become one of the most useful threads in here!! I am also where you are: started using a flysight to review my 270s, I started doing 270s last weekend for the first time. I'm also on a crossfire2 109, WL of about 1.6. I am also bothered by that very same "plateau", which is very annoying because ideally we don't want it. The bright side, when forced to go back to a 90 because of traffic, the plateau (which I also had on my 90s before), is "magically" gone. :D I am making a point to myself to keep video AND flysight tracks together, so you can find them in the comment of my inside video (links to mediafire for direct downloads, I promise they're legit CSV files, no porno or viruses LoL). https://youtu.be/38MIyCREPiA I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

If safety is your utmost concern, keep in mind that what is referred to as "cutaway" on most full face helmets, is simply a quick-release buckle. It might work or not, that depends on having a little luck, basically. But it's not a proper cutaway like you have on most open-faces. Other considerations apply. I have an open face with a camera setup and a "real" cutaway. I have a closed face without camera, with those quick-release thingy , that I use for RW/coach jumps etc. In the first case, I consider the snag possibility as the deciding factor, in the second case the possibility of being kicked in the face is bigger, but then I don't fly camera. Also, the closed face is more comfortable in freefall in my opinion, so I prefer it when going to full altitude, unless I have to shoot video. The open face is more comfortable for hop and pops, which are by far my most common type of fun jump anyway. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

The N-3, used as an audible, lets you select the volume of the freefall and the canopy alarms (not fine tuning, but something like quiet and loud). Also, it lets you disable either set of alarms, if you don't like the canopy alarms (or the freefall alarms). I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

The fear or apprehension after a cutaway will probably go away soon. The doubts and questions after losing a friend or even an acquaintance probably never do. And that's a good thing, constantly questioning every aspect of this sport is a good way to keep yourself alive. Be ready, if you stay in the sport, to periodically go through them. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Yeah, but Pete didn't have a "good" canopy. He had a damaged canopy. He decided to land it, all in all, I think it was one of the possibly "right" decisions. Great job! Had he cutaway, he'd be here telling the story if his first cutaway, in all reality, he'd still have walked away. That's another "right" decision. It's up to the person who's ass is under canopy, this would have seen another "cheer, buddy" sort of reaction though. Freaking out and chopping at 500 ft: wrong decision, might have been an incident report. Setting your pattern wrong and going long, downind and without the possibility of a flat turn? Who knows. Again, he knew he was doing an "emergency" landing at that point so he was taking extra care in setting everything up correct, kudos. But what I'm saying there might be more to it than just the canopy, your decision making process depends on your altitude and your position (in this order). So answering the question "what would you have done in this condition", I can say "it depends". I was just trying to elaborate why. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

As with many things in skydiving: it depends. It depends on winds, altitude, mood of the moment. :D While I know I am perfectly capable on a landing on rears into the winds under ideal conditions, if I have a feeling that I am also landing off and totally hosed (so, I might have to downwind or use a flat turn to avoid obstacles), I'd much rather be under a fully functioning safe reserve. But then again. if I am already too low, then I know I'd rather take a rear riser down/cross wind landing in a tight spot than a low cutaway. There is no "one size fit all" answer to some of this "partial" mals. It all depends. Be altitude (and position) aware, know your hard deck, know your EPs. Great job landing on rears. ;) I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Even if money is no object, get one rig now (first one you said), then another one then. Just because, depending on how much he jumps and how fast progresses in canopy skills, it might be a couple of years or more before he grows out of his first rig, and by then his body measures might have changed, new things might have came out etc. etc. So why buying now only to keep a rig in a closet? Honestly it doesn't make any sense. As for the advice on your first rig, I totally agree with Wendy! As for free flying, any recently made rig is freefly friendly and they all have pros and cons. When it comes to freefly, nowadays a proper fit to your body, tight but not constricted, is what's most important. If you say money is not object and you stick to the major manufacturers, they're all safely designed for freefly. Get a custom made container (made to measure on your body, have a rigger "measure" you, kinda like a tailor would), pick whichever brand is more popular or you like the most at your DZ, or demo some, and you'll be good. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

California, USA. At the same time, he says he will NOT have ANY parachute on him. So, did they get the FAA exemption to do that? Daily updates: https://www.facebook.com/Luke-Aikins-998360006849439/?fref=ts If he uses an airplane, then the FAA needs to be involved. I assume there is a process to get exemptions from FAA rules, like taking a special assumption of risks etc. If Red Bull does something like that, one thing I am assured : that all the caveats are covered, and all legal Ts are crossed and lawyers' Is are dotted. But still, it needs to be cleared with the FAA, parachute or not. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Well, it's not just to "look cool", I really wanted soft pillows because I'm a small jumper and the damn metal handle was constantly pushing in my rib cage when sitting in the plane, moving around, bending, etc. Not to mention that the rigid handle can "pop out" of the harness more easily, or make the harness "rigid" in a weird and uncofortable way, I don't know how to explain that better, but I came to hate it on my old vector, whereas the soft handle bends inside the harness, hence for small harnesses it simply fits better, stays there better and it's more comfortable, IMHO. Also, less snag hazards during RW exits. Honestly, I think the 2 soft pillows to be a better setup for generic skydives (once exception would be crw, I think). 100% agree on taking the 5 minutes of extra time to understand how this slightly changes your EPs, though, no excuses for that. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

THIS. Although it might be very nice, at this point, if the "cypres audible" could be designed also as a proper freefall/canopy audible, with beeps for altitudes and the "melodic sound" for parameter switch, so that people with a WS Cypres could use only that instead of having another audible. I know two audibles is not a big deal, but between that, the gps, the go pro, the digital alti, the amount of house keeping that all the batteries require is becoming a substantial part of my Friday night routine. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

That's why it's a good idea to "practice a cutaway" when your reserve is due. Well, one of the many reasons. Many hanging harnesses at DZs have the velcro that is simply too worn out to give a good idea of the force required for the actual "peel" part on new/well-maintained gear. On the other hand, peeling your velcro constantly on your rig would also put too much wear and tear on your gear (IMHO), so I think doing it once for a reserve repack time is a great compromise. Especially now that configurations with two soft pillows are getting more and more common even for new jumpers (and I think that's OK, pillows have some advantages over metal D handles, both in terms of comfort and safety, especially for smaller jumpers... but they require that extra step and a little more "work" to be pulled). I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Yeah, fairly known, if you read an AAD manual, they'll warn you against that. Since audibles and altimeters are based on the same type of sensor (although I'd expect to be less reliable than an AAD, for obvious reasons), I'd expect them to be affected by changes in wind speed (i.e. dynamic pressure) just as well. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Eloy, Sunset high pull over the desert. I really wish I had a camera but I had just above 100 jumps at the point. So I have memories of those breathtaking views! I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Absolutely nothing, beside the most boring ride of your life, after an awfully long snivel, Tandem Instructors have to jump "solo" a tandem canopy as a requirement for their license. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

What site? I can't see any. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Thank you, I will look at those parts you mentioned and see if I can figure out how to make it work! As for that being a bad idea, yup, I'm perfectly aware. Let me say, I'll go ahead and do the button clip mod anyway because it'll give new life to a helmet I wouldn't otherwise use. As to whether I'll later add a camera on top, I am still questioning that. Hopefully by the time I'm done with the mod, I'll have found a good proper open face to fly camera and be a lot happier. :D Thank you again. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Hello guys! So, I know this might be a stupid question, but I have looked and couldn't find the answer, and I've never done these things, not exactly your DIY guy here. Thus, please explain like you would to a 3 years old kid. I bought a GoPro and while I am saving the money to buy a proper open-face to do some dedicated camera work (really craving the Tonfly 2.5x), I have a spare Oxygn that I wouldn't mind modifying as a makeshift helmet to stick a gopro in and do Hop & Pops with, since this is what I'm mainly working on nowadays. Not ideal, camera on a closed face, sure but... whatever, let's assume it'll do for a couple of months or so, with a low snag profile mount. This old Oxygn still has the worn out velcro on the strap that tightens up the helmet. Before I stick a gopro on it, I'd like to do the button modification. It shouldn't be hard but I really have no idea to where even start. Would anyone of you that has done it already describe me the step-to-step process as simply as possilble Also maybe a link to the right size buttons, clips, etc, all the extra stuff I'd need to buy? I think it'd be fun to try! Thank you and have a great day! I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Software wise: Kinovea is what you want. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

On a separate note, man, those places look awesome. Are they looking for vidiots? http://rs1249.pbsrc.com/albums/hh516/Sain1846/IVolunteer.gif~c200 I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

The good news is: 3 out of these 4 can be verified and fixed on the ground before next jump. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

No shit. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

I like that explanation. I'm gonna steal it and say I thought it up. Steal away: if I didn't want it stolen, I wouldn't have posted it on a public forum! AHAH! :D I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

As I coach, I don't teach canopy skills beyond explaining in the simplest possible way the drills that are required for the specific dive flow, and I don't insist much on them anyway. Except for one thing. Flat and Braked turns. I say, if you need one life saving skill out of the next few jumps, that's the one you want because you might need it at any time. It's not a low *turn* that is dangerous, it's a low *dive*. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Or do the exact opposite for as long as you can pull it off. It'll still be a great time. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.

Then a Zulu is a comparable step. And a Katana would be a step even further. IMHO. And, you mention that openings are your priority, then a Katana would definitely be the worst choice of the canopy mentioned. Again, IMHO. Personally I find the openings on my XF2 to be spotless most of the times, and when they're not I know it's because I literally trash packed the shit out of that poor canopy, otherwise they are soft but not terribly long, on heading, plus or minus 45 degs, and easy to fly on harness and risers if you pack at least somewhat humanely. I'm standing on the edge With a vision in my head My body screams release me My dreams they must be fed... You're in flight.