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  4. So, I was down in DeLand 27Feb09 and witnessed a tandem pair hit kind of hard after a gust of wind... The TI got up but the student didn't. After about 2-3 minutes I am quite concerned and start heading out to the pea pit.

    As I start to walk out there the guy that owns the drop zone yells at me to get out of the landing area. As a Paramedic and Paramedic Instructor, I figured someone with advanced medical training is better than someone without to assist prior to local EMS arrival.

    There was another girl that said she was also a paramedic which he told to get out of the landing area. All skydivers had already landed by this point.

    Is this normal??

  9. either laziness or they don't have time to pack

    there is a Federal Aviation Regulation that requires the main(and reserve, of course) be packed within the past 120 days before the parachute jump is to be made

    FAR 105.43 (a)

    tom

  10. i had a altimaster III that was 'slow' and sticky

    for the mechanical altimeters, if any dust, debris, or moisture gets inside of it, it will start to stick,

    in freefall if it is 'off', it is usually at an altitude you were previously at,

    ie, your climbing to altitude, your actually at 5300ft agl, it might show 4900agl, then if you 'tap' it, it will jump to the correct altitude.

    the movement of the needle should be smooth, if you see any 'jerky' movements in it, i would suggest contacting the manufacturer and seeing if it needs to be sent in for a cleaning and a recalibration. our altimeters are very precise machines, we need to treat them as such

    stevenheld15,

    did you notice this 'buffer' while going to altitude, or in freefall?

    -thomas

  11. wardo,

    you said it was on 'student' right?

    vigil website: STUDENT Mode
    The Vigil® activates at 317 meters (1040 Ft)

    if the freefall speed is equal or superior than 20m/sec. (72km/h - 45 mph)


    so, if its a 'standard day' at 29.92 inHg, to get the the activation altitude, you need to get it to 28.855 inHg which is a PSI change of -.543 psi

    i believe if you start going down the road, either make a change, window up or down, or ahve the windows down and get behind a tractor trailers 'burble' the pressure could spike(negitave pressure) to activate it then the pressure equillizes, and it goes off

    kind of the same thing when the airplane is climbing with the door open, and you stick your altimeter out of the door, it will read a lower altitude(due to the build up of pressure of the air going around the altimeter outside of the airframe)


    ... does it help any?

    -thomas

  12. i have a neptune and a protrack. protrack is always reliable, the neptune hasn't given me too much problems, besides its way of calculating speeds at certain altitudes(programmin error) and the its backlight likes to cut off randomly on night jumps, no problem

    but i would like to add, the neptune i have is second hand verson 'a'(the originial) so im sure its due for a new one

    I am soon going to get a new visual, i might put the neptune on a mud flap and put a viso on my hand

    -thomas

  17. doug, i have a pc350 with a cookie box, it does look sharp.

    like the box, no problems at all.

    though hindsight, i will next time get a helmet with a flat side mount surface(i have a mindwarp)

    but besides the helmet deal, i like it

    although question for you, my pc350 makes a quite loud 'hum', and of course its even worse when its inside the box(you can hear it on the video). you dont hear it under canopy, but right when i start to flare, the audio sensitivity increases and the buzz/hum comes back
    note: you can also slightly hear it under any quiet conditions, not just being inside of the box


    thomas

  18. i dont normally post on here, but just wanted to add that an ambulance standby costs is roughly 90$ an hour, depending on the local market

    as for the cost of actually being transported, air medical evac runs upwards of 8,000 - 10,000 dollars, and ambulance transport starts at 450(for advanced life support) plus 10 dollars a mile(ground xport only) to the hospital

    I do suggest to all emt's and paramedic's that jump, to teach your regulars(skydivers) how assist you (and/or the ambulance crew) in the event of an incident.

    -thomas

  19. quick qustion, i am new(of course), soon to get my A, i have been looking around and came upon a Vortex II

    are they a good container?

    is it freefly friendly?

    thanks thomas