BrianM

No it doesn't. AEB is cancelled when you turn the camera off, change lenses, enable the flash, replace the battery, or replace the CF card. If you change the custom function, it is cancelled only when you enable the flash. Changing a custom function is easy, and you only have to do it once. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Read your maunal. The Javelin says they are the SAME length after the loop. 5 1/2 inches. I just checked my Javelin manual, and it says: I downloaded the Javelin manual from Sunpath's web site, and it agrees with yours. Anyone know when, and why, they changed it? Edit: I found the answer to "why?". Older Javelin's had compressible housings, newer ones have non-compressible housings: http://www.sunpath.com/service_housing.htm. It doesn't say when the switch occured. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

No problem, you can just add that on to the time you already owe DeN ReN! "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

There is no FAA in Canada...MOT don't do parachutes or mountain bikes. As a Canadian rigger, I'm not required by law to follow the manufacturer's instructions, but I am required to do so by the issuer of my rigging licence (CSPA). Failure to do so could result in loosing my rigging licence, as well as legal liability in the event of an accident. I won't pack a rig with an expired Cypres in it, and I don't think many other Canadian riggers would either. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

I like to ask them if they're nervous. When they say yes, I say "That just proves you're normal - I'd be worried if you weren't". It usually gets a laugh, and also lets them know it's ok to feel that way. Just before opening the door, I like to tell them that if they forget to have fun, I'll make them do it again! This one seems to work really well. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Here's what I was jumping this weekend. Takes 12 jumpers. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Try asking someone to take some! If you can't get someone with a camera to do it, then bring your own camera and hand it to someone just before boarding the plane. Oh, and don't be disappointed if you don't get great results. The trick to getting good photos is taking lots of photos, so just keep at it. In other words, you'll get lots of photos like DenRen's, but eventually you'll get some like mine, too. Edit: My only claim to being on topic is that all but one of these photos contain Triathlon's... "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

I've never seen it done that way... I've always seen it done with the headlights pointing parallel to the landing direction (they should be pointing upwind, of course, so you are landing with the headlights to your back and don't get blinded). Usually use two cars, have them slightly off to the sides, pointing in at a bit of an angle so the light beams from the two cars converge. Then you just approach over the gap between the two cars (so if you're a bit short, you don't hit a car). "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Yeah, whoever took that photo must be really cool!!! "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

The herc is nice, but I always liked the CC-115 Buffalo (pic attached). "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

So... uh... if you don't need a repack, and you open your reserve container to remove the Cypres, you are now in need of a repack and require a rigger, no? "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

I've done that. Handheld clipped to cheststrap, used a speaker mic which I could cup in my hand to block the wind. I still got reports of bad wind noise. Just try the local repeater, or 146.52 - from 10K you'll get great range on simplex! "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Here's the obituary: http://www.herald.ns.ca/stories/2005/08/31/fObituariesobit621.raw.html "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

I keep meaning to post something here, but I haven't been able to find the words. I still can't; this will have to do instead. I don't know how anybody can be cheerful all of the time, but somehow Vicki was. She always had a smile and a kind word. I sat next to her at supper on Saturday night and she made me tell her all about my vacation that I had just returned from. She wasn't just being polite; she really wanted to hear every detail. Vicki was like that. Later, sitting around the fire, she brought out her guitar and made me play it. I'm out of practice, it was late, I'd had a few beers, and it definitely showed in my playing, but Vicki loved it anyway, and said so. Vicki was like that. Sunday morning she showed up with as much coffee as she could carry and handed it out to whoever wanted it. Even first jump students who'd never been there before got handed a free coffee. Vicki was like that. I last saw her just before her jump on Sunday. She was dirt diving, and I went over to give her a couple pointers. I got a dose of her ever-present smile and cheerful personality, and that is how I will remember her - because that is the only way I ever saw her. Blue Skies Vicki, we'll never forget you. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Aw gee, so sorry, I was still busy jumping... Oh, and I had a blast doing the coach jumps with you - thanks for the jumps! "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

I jump at a small enough dropzone that I'll get caught anyway... "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Open the reserve container, install the AAD, close and seal the reserve container. No need to repack the reserve. Of course I will only do that if it is my pack job - I won't put my seal on someone else's pack job. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

I sewed a small pouch out of a scrap of fabric, just the right size to fit my ProTrack. It has a flap with a velcro closure to keep it closed. One side has a couple tabs with velcro - I put the pouch on the inside, the tabs go through the ear piece and velcro around the horizontal bars of the ear piece. It not only keeps the dytter very secure, it also keeps the LCD from getting scratched. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

1200 feet??? That's kinda high. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

Having done a bunch of military training jumps on civilian DZs, there was no distraction. It worked fine. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

In fact I saw exactly the same scenario a few years ago but on a square: first jump student ignored the radio, landed in powerlines (canopy was in the powerlines, she was suspended). She was not injured, BTW. Photo made the front page of the paper, too... "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

How well does this work for large areas? Does lighter fluid/naptha have any negative effect on F-111? "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

So how did the cleaning go? What did you do, and how well did it work? Got a student canopy (and harness/container) covered in grease, hoping to learn from your experience. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg

For us non-americans, it would be nice to be able to properly enter our ratings (instructor/coach/rigger/demo/etc). Currently we have to either not enter our ratings, or enter the nearest USPA equivalency, and they don't always match up all that well. Not to mention that I feel like I'm being a bit misleading by claiming to be something that I'm not. "It's amazing what you can learn while you're not talking." - Skydivesg