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PD changed the control line connection points to improve the flare on the Pulse, it does make a big difference in flare power, flown same canopy before and after revision.

InsureandGo do cover proper skydiving but you need their hazardous activity cover. https://www.insureandgo.com/travel-insurance/adventure-travel-insurance The personal accident or third party liability are excluded whilst skydiving, medical is covered.

You would be surprised by just how many skydivers took many jumps to get past fear and into exileration. On the first 37 jumps my jumping buddy was always fearful and questiining if skydiving was for him, jump 38 he went unstable, corrected and realised he could do it and then started to enjoy each jump. I know an instructor who took over 100 jumps to relax into it. The question to ask yourself is if, once you are out the door and completed the skydive you enjoyed it or not. For myself personally it was changing my thought process, the exit from the plane scared me. I changed my thinking from "exiting the plane" to "entering the skydive". One think to have absolute confidence in is your instructors opinion, if they dont think you can become a safe skydiver they wont want to train you. Listen to them

British Skydiving brought in a medical advisor back at the start of this pandemic stuff to advise on the safe return to skydiving once our lockdown was lifted. The advice was that face coverings are useful in the plane but as soon as the door was opened they could be removed. This served as both protecting the individuals but also the sport from Government intervention beyond the general rules and guidance. As Government rules relaxed so did the skydiving guidance, as infectiins increased individual DZs introduced what they felt was required, ranging from nothing, through masks all the way to everyone taking a test before they could get in the plane.

Had a ride on a 15 year old Tempo this year, opened superbly well (5 months and 26 days since repack) and floated me down beautifully. Repacked and ready for when it is next needed.

I don't have a dog in this fight but... I think the OP does his POV no service by his approach to communication, that may well be just language or culture related. The "counter position" on show is equally disengenuous seeming to want to "shout down" the topic. I am genuinely interested in this "story". If there is a genuine problen here it needs to be investigated properly. We all need to know that when we need that reserve it will deploy. * Having said all that without the supporting data as to who the OP is, where they operate from and whether there is any conflict of interest at play, either by the OP or counter positions, the subject will never be taken on face value. * we make that assumption everytime we jump. In the 2 occasions I have had to carry out my malfunction drills all has been well (not Icon). On the weekend of my last malfunction we had a fatality where the drills were carried out but the Pilot failed to deploy properly (not Icon).

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@michaelmullins are you still going to be offering the 28,000 ft Halo as before as well?

Here in the UK you do the 8 levels of AFF and 10 consolidation jumps, all these are done under the watchful eye of AFFI's. Once you have passed all these (and a written exam) you are then "A license". In the UK Relative Work (Formation Skydiving) is a qualification you have to acheive following gaining your license before you can jump with other people. Only a qualified coach can "teach". So an unlicensed skydiver can only jump with AFFI, a new licensed skydiver can only jump with a "coach" until FS1 qualified. The exception to the last bit is that a C licensed skydiver, who is FS1 qualified and has been approved so to do by the DZ CI, may jump with a non FS1 qualified skydiver but they must not coach. This exception enables new skydivers to get some nice pics for their facebook profiles I suppose. These rules are enforced at all DZs as a CI who fails to would be sanctioned.

5.10. General 5.10.1. Student Skydivers cannot progress more than one level per descent. 5.10.2. Levels 1-3 require 2 AFF Instructors and Levels 4-8 require 1 AFF Instructor. 5.10.3. AFF graduates may not be awarded Category 8 until a minimum of 10 consolidation jumps have been completed. These consolidation jumps may be started after the successful completion of Level 7. The AFF Student must be dispatched and supervised by at least a CSBI or AFFBI. Those dispatching instructors must have received a brief to dispatch AFF Students by at least an AFFI or be an AFFI (logbook endorsement). 5.10.4. Non AFFIs will only follow out consolidation students after successful completion of their Level 8 It is in the operations manual

Here in the UK the only people who can jumpnwith non licensed skydivers arw AFFI's

Was chatting with an American chap called "Greg" (no surname) at Hinton in the UK last week about HALO plans and he told me you had this planned Mike, apparantly he visited with you last December. We both agreed that if you got it and offered it we will come and give it a go just as soon as we can. Awesome can't wait

I have a new rig coming soon - yay for me. Planning on keeping hold of the current one as a turn rig, main from the current (Sabre2 170) will go into the new one so I need to think about what to put in the turn rig. I have a Sabre 170 that could go in. Is there an issue with having different canopy models in the two rigs?

My container was manufactured in 1998 so 23 years old, as was the reserve. It spent most of its life in a closet and I bought it second hand. I sent it to the manufacturer for a full inspection, they recommend that every 10 years for their kit. The inspection report said it was in as good condition as it left the factory and they doubted it had done more than 50 jumps. A new AAD fitted and good to go. The main was too small for me so I have chamged that out. It has now done another 70 jumps. The only think I have found is that, as it was built before freefly became popular it isnt really freefly friendly and the riser covers just dont hold if I jump FF. New rig in order (from same manufacturer TSE) i will keep this one though as a turn rig, it is great

It is however possibly the only option if you want to be skydiving in your later years, when your bone structure in your legs naturally weakens and you can no longer get the burst if speed to run off, and a very good skill to develop when you're younger so you dont have to learn it when you need to.

LOL

Came across this ad when reading an old mag online and thought of thos thread

Big vote for SkyHigh at Peterlee, it isnt far from you at all and they have an amazing AFF school. Make a couplenof weeks vacation there, accomodation via AirBnB or in their bunk house.

Answered on your other thread

By the way where are you doing your AFF?

You would be really surprised by quite how many people have a total sensory overload on the AFF1 it's actually to be expected and that is why, in the UK at least, you do not fail Level 1 if you do not deploy the canopy yourself. Go back do it again, make sure you get out the door and you will find it all comes together. The only caveat I have to the keep on going pep talk is if you instructor advises you that you should take up bowling. They have seen it all before, if they believe in you so should you, if they have doubts you should take heed

West Tennessee do a 28k HALO. Long way for me from the UK but ince this Covid rubbish is done with a trip I'll be making https://skydivekingair.com/index.php?p=2800

Do your research, many of the people who used to run the British Skydiving courses at DZs in Europe arent there anymore, for example FFU who advertise BPA no longer do it but wont volunteer that without some real interrogation. Scotty Milne runs courses at Seville and Emprubravia are well respected options. Dont discount UK training though, SkyHigh Skydiving have a very "european approach". Mate and I set aside some travel time for two weeks in April this year, he qualified in 8 days and I did in 6, we left after 2 weeks with 28 and 30 jumps respectively.

I did mine in a week in the UK

I think you were right, it was a change of kit and he needed to have the ability to adjust. One thing though some DZs in the UK now have students using digital altis from jump 1 now