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skowThere's some good approach in this video. Not sure why the pilot decided to bail at the end...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XiHyPbOU08
It took me a few seconds but now I got coffee all over my pancakes -.--------------------------------------------------------
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Although your mind is already settled on the PD230 you might want to demo other canopies in that size range. Even if just for shits and giggles, you might be surprised. Pulse, Navigator, Spectre, Storm, Silhouette, Pilot, Safire, S-Fire, Omega... all names, that could fit your bill and, depending on age, might not even be much more expensive.
I wouldn't expect it to be very easy to find a low jump numbered and reasonably priced PD230 nowadays. Good luck anyways.-------------------------------------------------------
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Hi, I'm looking for a car with 5 seats. What should I buy? Any comments on Opel models?
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Your search turned up 23.465 different car models ranging from Ford S-max to some second world war tanks....-------------------------------------------------------
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Parachute systems uses UPTs spectra reserve ripcord on their skyhook rigs. I haven't heard of any manufacturer offering something comparable.-------------------------------------------------------
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Just search for sangi on here and youtube. Wheelchairs are kinda cool, was driving one for probably 5 month, because of some stupid downsize.
Too bad this is a troll, the last post Was just too obvious. I had high hopes to witness the birth of the next world champion of canopy piloting.-------------------------------------------------------
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By wingload I meant more the ability to penetrate the wind, not deforming the canopy or altering the factory trimm, both of which would be negligible and most likely not even noticable under standart wings and loadings.
0.8 lbs/sqft --> even light wind impedes forward movement
Same canopy/size with 1.8 --> even high winds allow forward movement
Of course relative to the ground, should have made that clearer
ETA:
After a friendly tipp from hooknswoop I looked up L/D and infact the definition of L/D is the amount of lift generated by a wing or vehicle, divided by the aerodynamic drag it creates by moving through the air.
The ground obviously isn't relevant in aerodynamics, who would have thought
So I retract my former statements about influence of L/D by wind direction and such. But I also want to add, that for skydivers the concept of L/D in a scientific way lacks a lot of important things one should consider before choosing a canopy because of its flat trimm.-------------------------------------------------------
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Simple question, not so simple answer.
Depends on headwind, downwind, wingload, profile, canopy size, inputs... just to name a few.
Assuming no wind, no inputs I would bet my money on a lighty loaded biggish pulse. And of course nearly every 9cell student canopy.
Last sunday at a DZ I visited however the canopy with the best g/r was a VK75 at 3.4. Everybody else barely made any forward movement or was driving backwards.-------------------------------------------------------
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Jarno, when are you going to implement your ws tunnel hours into your profile?
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Iago***ok here it goes, im looking for a helmet and suit for tunnel flying im still in the early learning stages. Learning fast though. first things first. Helmets i know the cookie g3 tops all..but bit out of my budget..I was looking in to the Phantomx/xv or Parasport z1. How are those two for starters? pros cons??
then suits I was looking at the Z Suit from verticals to start with.also contacted a suit maker from canada named francois
Why do you need a specific suit and helmet for the tunnel? If you are buying tunnel time to drill your air skills you should be wearing what you use on the skydive, and that can include your rig if you are team training.
Right now he's only tunnel flying and not skydiving so getting tunnel specific equipment is reasonable.
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suitwise you can't really go wrong with any of the bigger and many smaller manufacturers. If tunnel flying is your priority right now get a tight fit. Harder to fly, better for learning it correctly right from the start. The chances of finding a tight and reasonably well fitting suit used are slim so you'll most likely have to buy new.
Helmets come in all shapes and sizes, what fits one perfectly is rubbish for somebody else. Only because the majority is flying g3s doesn't mean they are any good for you. You will have to try them on and decide for yourself. Don't buy a helmet just because it's cheap! But if the cheap one fits you the best, go for it. When you figured out which one is for you try to get it used on FB or here in the classifieds.
If money really is that big of an issue right now get a pair of clear, well fitting, padded goggles like SORZ or similar and go fly the helmet and suit the tunnel provides you with.
How many hours of tunnel time are you aiming for as a start? Is it enough to even justify a $600+ investment?-------------------------------------------------------
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Depending on your exit weight the Sabre 135 could be quite a long way down your road. Get the rig checked and in order but don't expect to be able to jump it any tine soon (200-500 jumps?!)-------------------------------------------------------
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JumpRuthat was only
pdrOP 126. very popular reserve size. so skyhook is only for large reserves?-------------------------------------------------------
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An inflated ego with a Pilot is something I have problems understanding. But don't tell him that or will downsize more aggressively .
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a few times, mostly at those "arriving at the DZ 4 minutes after the last 5 minute call". All where highpulls, no helmet, dytter, normal sunglases and work cloth on. Altimeter was optional, too.
Jump out, take care of RDS, sit back, deep brakes and enjoy the sunset at 13k, best jumps ever-------------------------------------------------------
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You can have them make a pocket for audibles, no problem.-------------------------------------------------------
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Hip rings or leg straps mostly. Often they are long enough to route around a harness part and fasten it back with itself.
ETA: skydiving planes are seldomly used to just transport whuffos from point A to B where I jump. They are obviously ill equipped for that task At my home DZ if a nonjumper is joining a flight we install the copilot seat back in. (Supervan)-------------------------------------------------------
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You can achieve a better fit around your legs with the 2-piece, imo its only better for those, that got really skinny legs.-------------------------------------------------------
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It's 3/8" "out" of trimm, 0,95cm. That's close to nothing on a main and perfectly normal for untreated lines that where used in terminal, fast reserve deployments. what's the fuzz about?!-------------------------------------------------------
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Empuriabrava, Sevilla, Algarve... pretty much all the bigger southern ones.-------------------------------------------------------
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Season or all year round?-------------------------------------------------------
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chuckakers***.. Later, as they become more experienced and learn more, they should be aware of the effects of the winds through the whole freefall. But when they're just starting, they should not be overwhelmed with a Ph.D.-level science of exit separation and bring a laptop running Java freefall simulation to the plane.
What is important is for all jumpers to understand that the critical comparison for separation upon opening (discipline differences not withstanding) is the variance in wind conditions between exit and deployment.
Any jumper falling through the air from 15000-0 during a load experiences the same variances in wind conditions and therefore the same drift. If everybody drifts the same, nobody does and separation will only be achieved by distance above the ground and not time or anything else given the same discipline.
Yuri gave a nearly perfect and easy tool and showed the math behind it for everybody to adjust for his/her foot size/altitude. Now you only need to understand and use it.
Of course the winds at exit and opening altitude are equally important. For spotting that is and not for separation.-------------------------------------------------------
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kallend
Wasn't all this beaten to death years ago?
And rightly so.
If I have no movement over the ground (STRONG uppers) a ball I throw out the door will land on the exact same spot no matter how long I wait (assuming the differences in wind speed from exit to the ground don't change significantly), even an hour won't change anything
By his logic the ball would land in another state if I wait that long, although my spot over the ground hasn't changed.
Simplified:
Ground speed matters, nothing else!
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I've only done a few handfull of jumps on various VK, Leias and a Petra but from what I've seen and heard from those jumping them regularly they all experienced significantly more tension knots than when jumping with "oldschool wings" like VC, Xaos, JVX.
It's not just a VK phenomenon. The reasoning behind PDs 'fix' can be used for all the new hp-wings imo. Very low pressure during the opening process on the outer lines, them being able to move around more and subsequently hooking themselfes together with other fuzzy lines. Not something you can fix with different packing techniques, if you ask me.
The higher wear some guys experienced is a different issue. On the Vk the flapping slider problem might have its role, too. But on those VKs I've seen/ relined so far the lower line parts where ok but the area above the cascades was the most worn out.
That might have two reasons. Firstly they snivel more, slider stays up longer and has more time to mess with beautiful orange lines.
Secondly on some landings, especially the very fast ones you can hear a high frequency vibration sound. Like a mosquito, that is buzzing close to your ear.
I heard it first from a Helix 71 during a competition. I asked what that was and was told the lines are vibrating, a good indicator for speed and power ;) Afterwards I searched for that sound on other canopies and found it on VKs and another Helix.
And sure enough, on those wings the part above the cascades was fuzzier than on similar wings you couldn't hear this sound from.
Illuminati confirmed?-------------------------------------------------------
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It's literally just the same simple button combination to access every product they produce. Intuitive? No. But easy and fast nontheless-------------------------------------------------------
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billvon>To clarify, by "flying away" I meant under canopy, not tracking.
I meant both. A great many collisions happen shortly after opening. As soon as you open you should be facing the direction you were tracking, and if not, you should get on rears to make sure you are continuing to fly in that line.
After slider is collapsed, camera turned off, swoop cords removed (or whatever other stuff you fuss with is taken care of) and brakes unstowed - then it's generally safe to start turning away. By that time you've generally achieved a safe separation.
I really don't think this is a good idea. If you had to track up or down jumprun clear the jumprun.
Secondly waiting with a turn until housekeeping is done would lead to a great deal of outlandings, at least for me. I have about a minute after opening until I land, normal housekeeping takes me about 15-20 sec depending on what I was doing. So now I'm at 500m, already past my first setup point, somewhere out of nowhere and with no chance to reach the DZ because I was flying downwind the whole time.
Think, look, turn avoids collisions. Not stubbornly flying away from an imaginary center.
Or did I missunderstand what you were talking about?
Anyway, thanks yuri!! Great post, will try it out and see, how my students get along with it-------------------------------------------------------
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How soon to skydive after surgery?
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But if your problem is the harness vs shoulder part you might want to tighten your cheststrap more so that your harness rests firmly on your chest, where it should be anyways.
Also be pepared. Don't pull and relax. Pull and expect a hard pounding every time. Muscle tension in the critical parts in combination with a good stretching and warm up is the most effective way to avoid opening related injuries.
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