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  1. 10 hours ago, alfonso904 said:

    I am considering it. What other canopy can you yourself compare to?

    I've put a bunch of wingsuit jumps on a Pilot 9 cell, demoed a Horizon, and ultimately ended up demoing and buying a WinX. I've never had a bad opening on my WinX, whether I'm wingsuiting or freeflying. It's more fun to fly than the Horizon I demoed, and has a very good flare. I stand up on no wind days without trouble. It might be worth trying one out. Best of luck in your canopy search!

  3. I have two N3A audibles, the old ones that require plugging in earbuds to work. I have two because I love them so much I want a spare if one dies. It tells me the altitude in freefall and under canopy. Thirteen (thousand)... Twelve (thousand)... It's so nice not to have to look at my altimeter or try to remember "Did that beep mean 6k or 5k? Did I switch from my freefly settings to my RW settings?"

    VOGs are on back order but I'd like to try one. I'm hoping Alti-2 or LB really looks at including a similar feature.

  4. My husband has a Pilot 132 ZPX that has about a thousand jumps on it and you couldn't tell by looking at it. Take care of it and the canopy will last a long time. For example, if you land off in a cotton field don't yank the canopy out of the briars, don't lay down on the canopy with a sweaty body while packing, etc. I've packed large new ZPX student canopies and it's so much nicer than packing regular ZP.

  5. I've never jumped a Kraken but I have a WinX that I use for both wingsuiting and freefly jumps. I ordered mine with two sliders, the "fast" slider and the "slow" slider. I've only used the "slow" slider and it works fine for wingsuiting in a small/medium suit. Terminal openings are very comfortable too. Not too fast, not too slow.

    If I ever jump a large suit I'll put the "fast" slider on but so far the WinX has been perfect for me for any type of jumping I do.

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  6. Depending on where you're located in Arkansas, you may want to check out West Tennessee Skydiving near Memphis. Great place, fast plane, awesome AFF program.

    I made my first jump at 29 years old. I do wish I had gotten into the sport sooner, but you can still have a great time! There are jumpers in their 70s, 80s, and beyond.

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  7. I have two N3As and I dread the thought of one or both of them crapping out. It reads the altitude to me through an earbud. It's very convenient.

    "Ten........Nine.......Eight....."

    It's nice when working with students to not have to look at my altimeter. I can give more of my attention to the student while staying altitude aware.

    I really don't need the features of newer fancy altimeters. Just read me the altitude.

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  11. I use one with my JFX 94 and V306. I love it. Is it for everybody? No. But it's a tool I like and will continue to use. I can pack without it, but I have tiny hands and my folds come out nicer with a pack monkey. That gives me more peace of mind.

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  12. If it's any consolation, what you're experiencing is very common. At a glance it could seem like gravity does all the work, how hard could it be? B|

    Truth is it's overwhelming for many people. Some of us failed an AFF level multiple times and went on to make thousands of jumps. We all start out at "square one". Best advice I could give is to lean on your instructors for tips and help. They are the best equipped to talk you through it all. And the wind tunnel, in my opinion, can help a lot.

    Best of luck! Welcome to the sport!

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  14. On 5/1/2019 at 6:29 AM, gunsmokex said:

    It seriously only jumps 3 ft?!? Is that common on all Sunpath reserve PC's?

    If your reserve PC only goes out 3 feet you may want to talk to your rigger and/or bring that up with Sunpath. Especially for a wingsuit rig with a potentially huge burble. I've never personally seen an Aurora but I've owned a newer Javelin and my husband has an older Javelin. Both reserve PCs flew across the room and would gladly break your nose if you were standing too close.

  15. 4 hours ago, RockSkyGirl said:

    Innovative Parachute Technologies (out of Arizona, USA) makes risers with anti-fire toggles which have three tabs. Standard top and bottom but underneath the top one is a third, thinner tab that goes downward. To release the brakes, you pull up-and-out a little bit first (to release the locking tab), then down. Toggles will not accidentally come unstowed - not by your slider hitting them, not by stowing your slider, not by making a rear riser avoidance turn. I have those risers on both of my rigs and I love them.

    It's the most secure system I've ever seen. 

    Bonus: the excess-brake-line keepers are magnetic sleeves instead of semi-elastic loops. Easy to use and securely keep the excess confined until you're ready to unstow the brakes. 

    I can post pictures of these risers next time I jump this week if anyone is interested. 

    Where can I get more info on these risers? I couldn't find much info on IPT's website. I'd like to avoid another toggle fire like I had over the weekend (likely from the slider pushing the toggle out on opening).

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    It is quite possible that the majority of the membership wants the museum, and thus Butcher/Mullins ARE putting the membership ahead of a vocal minority who want it defunded.



    +1

    We have representatives because polling the entire USPA for every issue isn't feasible. Personally, I'm in favor of funding the museum.