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Well put. ;) I've been demo-ing rigs and canopies for ~7 mo now, and found that Jav's aren't all they're made out to be! Why wait for almost *a year* to get a rig that's been the same since the early 90's? Why deal with the big egos? I'm finally getting my rig... and I'm getting the best. A Talon.

It's funny that they're quoting now 20 weeks.... espcially since I know a couple people who have been waiting longer than that, and have had the expected ship date moved back several times! Square 1 & Square 2 in Eloy say that actual time for a custom Javelin is more like 36 weeks. At least. Ouch!

Just wanted to drop a quick 'hi' to introduce myself. ;) I'm definitely new to skydiving (4 jumps, hehe, first AFF yesterday)... I'll be racking up the freefly time as much as I can! Anyways, my name's Amy, I live in AZ & have been jumping in Eloy. Anyone from AZ or from that DZ? Later-- Amy

I did my first AFF jump at Skydive AZ yesterday... What a jump! Ok, here's a quick rundown, then I have a couple questions. Before yesterday, I had done 3 tandem jumps (T1 + 2 T2s). Took the 6 hr class on Sat. and was in the air on Sun. by 8am. Anyways, freefall was awesome! Pulled at 5000.... and had a line over. Half the parachute was inflated, the other half tangled in a ball w/ the lines. I took a second to evaluate, started a rapid spin, and cut away, pulled the reserve (Well, RSL got the reserve out, but I sure as hell still pulled it!) . So, basically, I did what I was trained to do and landed safely. :) My questions are: How common is line over out of all parachute mals? Has anyone else had a mal (line over or other) on their first solo jump? Is there any way to (try to) fix a line over before cutting away? Be glad to hear back... ;) -- Amy