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www.skydiveaz.com click on calendar of events, december click on holiday boogie Andrew

Congratulations You should easily have your B requirements by the time you leave Eloy.

Like any other safety device radio is just a back up. Like your job on the light for alti. I might get a jump next weekend. The DZO shut the DZ for the winter, except for the occasional weekend. Watching the weather all week hoping it stays nice. Andrew

Always remember safety first Couple years ago we had a jumper come to the DZ who had a D licence, Riggers ticket. Hadn't jumped for 22 yrs, had over 500 jumps mostly rounds. we put a radio on him for the first jump. I had to show him how to pack a square. Look at Deuce's downsizing story in Talkback. Experience in one area does not transfer right away to another. Be safe, have fun Andrew.

You dont say what size of main. My first set of gear had a Raider 220 which I jumped at jump 35, down from Manta 288 student gear.I had a nice tip toe landing. Raider is an F111 9 cell. Also will you have radio instruction for flare? Try to do your first jump on it on an average wind day 5 to 8 mph, rather than a no wind. Do several practice flares high. Andrew

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last time I looked there were 10972 members. the website has changed considerably since the profile page was set up. one man's drivel is anothers point of interest. the title of this forum is "Suggestions" There is only one person who can act on those suggestions. andrew

how about "Date of first jump"

Bryan Burke (from Skydive Arizona) has a collection of articles that answer a lot of questions to new and not so new skydivers should be asking. www.afn.org/skydive/sta/dta click on Hook turn physics Andrew

Hi James, D*** did this several years ago. His Rig has the extra rings for the tertiary. An advisory came out on the spring on his reserve so he thought he would test it out. Jumps,pulls cuts away main......pulls silver...... nothing. deploys, tertiary (round) opening shock pops reserve he grabs it bundles it in his arms. (D*** is a very experienced skydiver has over 5000 jumps, this was some time ago probably had over 2000 jumps at the time)

I have been twice since Sept 11,2001. Eloy last christmas, Lost Prairie in july They are definately asking for more than just drivers licence. I have a citizenship card and that has been OK. bring birth Cert for sure. Flying might be harder, probably want a passport. Andrew

We had a Father,Son and Daughter take PFF(Canadian AFF) this summer/Fall Father and Son graduated the daughter has a couple more levels. The daughter doesn't like having to get up so early on the weekend to go to the DZ. We were imagining Dad knocking on her bedroom door " Now you get up and go Skydiving Young Lady"( Best do your homework voice) "Awwww Dad..."

Terrie.. She's going to measure me for ff pants tonight. OK if you jump in Florida in shorts and sandals they wont weigh 10 lbs. But if you wear ,shoes , and a set of clothes under your jump suit , plus alti, gloves etc you might be surprised how much that changes the wing load. Also weights if he were to wear them. Last summer I put on 12 lbs lead to fall with some hefty anvils. The DZ had a scale I thought it might be interesting to weigh myself with gear. 209lbs... I weigh 169 Andrew

The ratio is weight with gear on (weight out door) to square feet of canopy. If you weigh 185 + 10 for clothes, helmet + 20lbs for gear =215lbs 215/190 =1.13:1 215/170 =1.26:1

Saturday was beautiful, clear blue sky. -15c at 9500' 6F 4c on the ground 40F fingers didn't even feel cold. Sunday was a few degrees colder little nip on the fingertips but still not bad. Andrew

C-182 several King Air 2 different ones Otters Grand Caravan Skyvan Islander SMG 92 (9 seater turbine) DC3 Baloon Bell 205 Fokker F27 Beech 18 (soon I hope) right now all I get to do is look at it every weekend. Andrew

hi Roger Burner takes up loads in the morning and afternoon there is a sign up list by manifest. $65 last yr. Andrew

V0 113/120reserve 107main V1 126R/120main Andrew

I have a Honda Civic with 2 people last Christmas cost of US portion of trip to Eloy was $55 each (Canadian border to Eloy and BACK) the gas milage gets better in the summer Andrew

The Trpical Fish (Canadian Nationals Silver 4 way) all got identical Talon FS containers The harness is like the voodoo and the pin flaps are the same as voodoo, the profile when looked at from the side is boxier where the voodoo is more tapered. Andrew

so.... how many stiches DO your shoes have?

luckily there is an all too brief interlude called ELOY congrats on your "A" you should easily have your "B" requirements done by the end of Lyal's trip. Andrew

got an inch of the white stuff here in Edmonton this morning after 1c and damp all weekend.

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