Unfortunately, for one reason or another I am not able to jump as often as I would like and sometimes have long periods between jumps. Until yesterday the last time I had jumped was five months before and that was after a break of several weeks. Back then I had to do a reserve drills check which I was quite happy to do. During the check I pulled the reserve handle and kept hold of it whereupon the CCI said that I should let go of it so that I would have my hands free. Fair enough. That was five months ago. Yesterday I went to the DZ again and suggested to the CCI that I should do another reserve drills check. I went through the check wearing a dummy rig and upon pulling the reserve handle let go of it and let it fall to the floor whereupon the CCI said "you should hold onto the handle to make so that you can see that you have pulled it". You see my problem. One time I am being told to let go of the reserve handle and the next time I am being told (by the same CCI!!) to hang on to it. D'Oh!!!
