Reginald

Now you're just being silly... "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

It will not be a problem. Just make sure you have the side of the audible with the sound coming out of it facing in to your ear. This is usually the flip side from the display. You have no idea how many new jumpers put it in backward and then complain about how soft the alarms are. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Agreed. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I spent a day at Skydive Hawaii about a year ago. The owner and staff were kind to me. It was very obvious that it was a total tandem factory as it appeared Pacific Skydiving Center was. Both of them were bussing tandems in from every hotel on the island. That said they got me on planes and treated me well. The owner even offered to go do some RW with me. If you are in Hawaii those are your two choices. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Is he instructing at a USPA DZ? "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

That is exactly where I put my second one! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Your kidding right? I spent month after month sitting at the DZ at least one day a weekend trying to get my license. One of my instructors told me I had a “D” license in hanger time before I had an “A” license in skydiving. One thing you learn in this sport is patience with the weather. Honestly, the people that get licenses are the ones that are persistent, not ones that are naturally talented. If a few days of bad weather are enough to frustrate you than you’re in for a long hard road trying to become a skydiver. That said if you can get out of AZ do it! They advertise 360 sunny days a year! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Well not to turn this into a WL discussion, because I know you said it was a lightly loaded canopy, but I know too many people that have trouble landing/standing up their canopies on no wind days. These are the people that won’t try down wind landings and hence are more prone to try and turn into the wind low. I truly believe that a person should not be flying a canopy they don’t have the confidence to land down wind. Because someday they will be faced with landing down wind or making a low turn… "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Anton, after 2 weeks without a jump I’d be pretty darn cranky! Personally, I paid all my beer dues in advance after getting the rating. So I’m clear! Thank you both Cindi and Anton. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

this has the info you're looking for plus some http://www.uspa.org/publications/SIM/2005SIM/SIM.htm "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Wait until you decide you just can’t get by anymore with only 1 rig. That’s when things start getting expensive! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

It's time to move up when you want to get beat by a better class of people. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

LOL!

Hey me too!

When I was a student, I was scared to death of falling out of the airplane during spotting or setup in the door. I talked to one of my instructors about it knowing it was an irrational fear and seeking advice. He told me something that calmed me down and I‘ve never had a problem since. “We’ll if you fall out we just start the skydive a few seconds early.” "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Good info! I never knew how the tests were performed. That’s a little disconcerting though. My Sabre2 takes 800 feet to open at terminal but on a hop n pop, pitching just after I pass the tail I only lose about 300 to 400 feet. Now I’m wondering how long it really take my reserve to open at terminal??? I do know how long my reserve takes to open on a cutaway…I field tested a skyhook. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

That's a BS statement, I ordered my Micron V308 and it was in my hands less than 5 weeks from the date the order was faxed Wow, touchy, touchy. Hey, I’m a loyal RWS customer and I do think they make the best stuff (IMHO). I’m about to order my second rig from them. However, I’ve ordered enough replacement parts, etc. that I don’t expect them to be fast with anything. The “motto” for RWS comes from my rigger who’s done business with them for decades. I think he’s got a pretty good perspective too.

QuoteFor me, there was a choice, a tradeoff. Quote It is a choice we all have to make and I applaud you for making one. Personally, I think you miscalculated the risks and rewards of both and came to the wrong conclusion. The drawbacks of an RSL are very, very minor compared to the benefits for everyone but camera guys, CRW dogs and people flying tiny HP canopies (I’m an advocate of skyhooks for HP canopies, however I am not an advocate of RSL for them) An RSL is not there for when things go right and a person does what they are supposed to when they are supposed to do it. It is there for when things have gone horribly wrong, which can happen to smart, experienced, properly trained skydivers. It can happen to anyone. If it ever happens to me I’d like the extra security of a skyhook or an AAD (both of which I own). I never plan on using them, they wont’ change my behavior but the benefits of both far outweigh the drawbacks of them. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

It is very possible to fall out of ill fiting gear. it would be interesting to see the same thing with properly fitting gear. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Yeah, the thought I want going through my mind as I’m plummeting toward the planet with only 4 seconds to live before a horrific death, in a haze as I’m coming to after being knocked silly in a free fall collision is “S*** I bought the cheapest AAD I could find!” I strongly suggest you research this more and make a decision on which is the right piece of equipment and then start considering costs. I second that you should read the article in skydiving from last month on AAD’s. It will arm you with the information to make an informed decision. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Well, the RWS motto should be “We make the best stuff! We just don’t make it very fast.” "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

It's not an opening direction issue it's a separation issue. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I own a RWS rig and am very pleased with it. When I was looking at buying gear I asked several of my instructors what they would recommend. They were all hesitant to give me specific recommendations on containers. After a little prodding one of the said, “Well, I have 4 RWS rigs, what do you think I’d recommend?!?!” "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

Honestly, I’ve seen more free flyers that can’t track worth a damn (on their bellies) than I do flat fliers. I watched a FF friend of mine last week track on his belly so poorly that we told him to back track (which he rocked at BTW). For my two bits FF’ers are generally pretty poor belly trackers…although some of them can smoke on their backs! okay flame away! "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP

I second SniperCJ’s post. I just completed the course with Jay Stokes (Sniper and I took it together) and I can’t say enough good things about Jay. He is firm but fair. He told us what it would take to pass the course, taught us what we needed to know, and then tested us on our ability. Given all the horror stories I heard about AFFI courses I have to say Jay’s was a pleasure. It was by no means easy, but it was fair. Several instructors at the DZ sat in on the class and all of them raved about Jay’s teaching ability and how he structured the course. "We've been looking for the enemy for some time now. We've finally found him. We're surrounded. That simplifies things." CP