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Look at the tone of what you said. I've said it a million times, the trick with knowing when anyone is 'ready' for anything in skydiving, be it swooping, big-ways, etc, is that you don't know for sure until it's over. So let's correct your statements, and add that you thought you were ready for the JVX, and that you thought you made 'high quality' jumps (whatever those are). The events as they transpired seems to show otherwise. In terms of jumps, if you don't think that 5500 jumps is enough to be giving advice, or anyway below 'average', I'm not sure what planet you're from. So you have 1300 jumps in 3 1/2 years, which averages out to 371 per year. I have 5500+ in 18 years which averages out to 305 jumps per year. Do you know what the 'practical' difference is between those two? It's not the 66 jumps per year average, it's the 4200 more jumps and 15 more years in the sport. I started flying 100sq ft canopies when I had 300 jumps in year 3 of skydiving. I would suggest that 5000+ jumps over 15 years on small canopies might give me a place from which to speak. I would also suggest that the fact that you flew yourself into the hard-paved ground from 800ft, under your newly accuired, ultra high-performace, massivly downsized canopy gives me a place from which to speak. You can get mad at me for pointing out the obvious, or you can get mad at me for the way I pointed it out. The solution isn't to get mad, the solution is not to act in such a way that can be characterized as such. If you weren't pushing it in every way possible, and defending your actions with statements that make it appear that you think you or your situatuion are 'special', and that the common knowledge about these things don't apply to you, then I wouldn't have anything to say. Like it or not, nothing I said is untrue and nothing I said is anything but 100% your doing. That's the real lesson here. Where's the 'like' button? Good post! “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

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The other option is to leave your rig standard, and add a second chest strap with a buckle complete and extend your standard chest strap only when you swoop. No alterations to your rig and no excess chest strap to deal with on regular jumps. I can send a photo in a couple of days. Maybe someone can send a photo sooner? “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Amen to all JC said in that video on advice. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Not only Americans. Everybody. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Hey Wuzi- what about the standup rule? Still the same- if you fall -10? Thanks for the info. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

So when you deploy there is still a main in your main tray? I think he was correct in taking the main out. Edited : I see kallend has already addressed this issue “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

How about some pics from the air of the swoop course? “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Got mine on Thurday and did 6 jumps on it the weekend. Jump a regular 96 for work and the new comp velo is 96 also. Openings are super great ( all sub terminal) Up high : pretty much like the regular velo Down low : More dive than my regular velo. Strong rears, but they seem lighter on feel to me. Can ride the rears much longer than my regular velo. I am super impressed and really enjoyed all 6 jumps. Now I will have to save up for an 84. Dammit. Thank you PD. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Try www.parachutesystems.co.za . There is a manual that you can download. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

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So, who has run the new accuracy rules and how was it? We are having our national championship in little more than a month and I was curious as to what the comments are on the new rules. Has this made any changes as expected? Thanks. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Thanks for the info Mike. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Hey Al, Looking at the scoring sheet: Do we have a new record for speed set up by Pablo? “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Nice pic. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Would someone be kind enough to scan and post this for our pleasure? If its legal of course. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Thanks. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

What is happening to the results of the 14th March? Can someone post these please. Thanks. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

What many pilots do not understand is that if you are not getting the 270 nailed the chances of them nailing a larger turn are minimal. The dynamics need to be understood first and then the larger turn may give them more speed. If your turn is not dynamic on a 270 and you are able to put the power where it counts, a larger turn will only be a disadvantage. The best way to experience this is to jump the different wings for a number of jumps. I jumped a whole lot of different Xaos's before I decided to go with the Velocity. The Xoas seemed be able recover in the roll out with no input, or very little, where the Velocity would need more input. A different way to explain this would be that the Xaos had a positive recovery arc, so it would feel as if you gain altitude coming out of a turn in the last part after the roll out, before going back to normal flight. The Velocity on the other hand would not do that and could be referred to as a negative recovery arc. The difference then would be that the recovery arc that is positive, would be shorter as in the instance of the JVX. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

On the website is the 2008 rules as set out by FAI. Does this mean that the USA will be using the "old" rules for their nationals? “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Your Viso could be correct. Depends when you check your alti. If you check it just before the aircraft is configured then you will have a higher altitude than your exit altitude. When the aircraft is configured, the nose should have a slight dive. If you are exiting last or near last, the aircraft will have lost altitude during run in. The amount lost depends on your pilot, aircraft, how many groups, time taken in door etc. I often see 1000-1200 ft drop on a run in of a King air. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Dragging gate 1 - gate 4 on the water with a stop(standup) in a scoring zone was the idea or having enough power to be able to. Too many pilots were leaving gate 4 because it was minimal points. They are now forcing you to get gate 4 on the water and then lift up, not to touch the end of the water(pondliner/side), avoiding to score zone 1 on land. It may as you say have gone to the other extreme, but we need to work on this. Maybe the answer is just to shuffle the points a bit further. First and last gates on the water should definately be the high scoring gates. Maybe Ian had the answer with just switching the 2nd and 4th gate scoring. I do like the idea of having the zone 5 with no score just a little square in the center and then a small deduction for the rest of zone 5. Many pilots dunked in zone 5 having too much speed. This makes it much harder. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

The first gate is 28, 2nd 13, 3rd 17 and 4th 42. The document is low resolution and hard to read, but enlarge this and it should be visible. The lower gates will make it much harder, so the best pilots will still be at the top. There might be some sacrifice for safety though. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

I guess the writing will be that you have to stop in one of the "scoring" zones. If you blast past the last zone then it is still a zero. If you touch the liner on the exit, then you will score zone 1. I think the standup rule will still apply. They will most likely just address the rules change as written on this document, and leave all the other rules the same. Just touching the zone and sliding into the next zone, will give you the previous zone( The zone you touched down in first) as that is the highest value to deduct. Just a guess though. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA

Here is a document from the meeting. “It takes ten years to get ten years’ experience” Eric "tonto" Stephenson D515 PASA