erdnarob

An easy way to get a sort of back up for a logbook is to photocopy it or at least to photocopy a couple of pages every year ie. the first and the last one. But your idea is fine as long as the logbook owner "finds" the time to fill up the Excel pages on his computer and obviously, have a computer backup Personnaly, when I jump, I have a little booklet (2 ½" x 3 ½") which I keep on me. After each jump debriefing, I write the essentials in that booklet (jump no., date, location, type of airplane, type of jump, organizer, formations done, and few other details...). On the evening I then fill up my real logbook using this booklet and my Protrack log. Amazingly, some jumpers seeing my filling up the booklet sometimes think this is my logbook for good. They seem reinsured when I tell them this is only my temporary logbook. You can even fill up such a booklet during airplane climbing or when waiting on the bench for the airplane. I also try, at the end of the day, to start fiiling my real logbook (jump no, date, location, type of jump..) and get the signatures from the organizer or/and jumpers present in the airplane. If not possible I try to catch up those people the next morning for signatures. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

I was thinking that skydivers, since being part of a big family, would not falsify their logbooks. Well in the case I have in mind, the person was among several jumpers with about the same amount of jumps (between 100 and 200 jumps) and several of them wanted to become a tandem master. Since soon at the DZ it was quite obvious that jumping as a tandem master would be a way to jump free and be paid generously, that situation started a sort of competition, knowing that it takes a minimum of 500 jumps + coach rating to become a TM. That person who falsified the number of jumps took the opportunity when the logbook was allegedly "lost". Suddenly, on a new logbook, the number of jumps increased by about 100 jumps too many. An investigation at visited DZs have shown that the new figures were impossible. Several sources (DZ records, Skydiving Association...) were converging on the same result. Even though the other jumpers (in competition) agreed unanimously about a fraud, the person always refused to sort of rebuilt an approximate new logbook, ie. write down on a piece of paper where the jumps have been made, how many of them at specific locations including the dates and this on a period comprising about 10 months including the no jump Winter months, and get that that "new" logbook approved by officials. As says the dictum " the opportunity makes the thief ". OTHO it is always possible to investigate if the people (who signed a logbook) were actually present at the jump dates shown on a logbook since DZs keep a record on their computers. And when you go in a DZ for the first time you have to fill up a waiver indicating your number of jumps. Same when you renew your membership. In the reported case, there was suddenly a suspect increase of the amount of jumps. This type of fraud seems to be rare, but here was a case where the motivation was relatively obvious. erdnarob : jumper, rigger, instructor examiner, coach, private pilot Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Accepting an elecronic device as a logbook seems to me to open the door to possible frauds. Since I have been a witness of a fraud on a paper logbook, then you could imagine what we can expect with electronic devices. Those do not record the locations, the details, comments of the supervisors...etc and pair signatures either. Your writing style on your paper logbook is your trademark, it makes it genuine. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Anywhere in Quebec with parents or tutors permission. I think it's not possible elsewhere in Canada. Why.....guess...lawyers rule a bit too much. Remember that a 15 year old person can fly an airplane solo, though not able to get a pilot licence before 17. Same for driving a car, the minimum age is 16. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

The guy seems to have landed with his reserve. If so, has the AAD activated the opening ? Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Few things to check when going to a DZ for the first time 1) go on Google map and have a look on the DZ satellite picture. There are a lot of differences from a DZ to another. It's good to have a large landing area and alternate ones 2) prices and specials 3) lodging possibilities 4) elevation with respect to the sea level (smallest elevation is the best because you get more support from the air) 5) staff available (instructors, riggers, coaches...) 6) rental equipment possibilities 7) AAD mandatory or not 8) open week days 9) airplane fleet Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

««««««« Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Zephyrhills 7839 Gall Blvd, 33541 Zephyrhills»»»»»»»» This is a neat place where the breakfast is included. Shopping centers are nearby. It is at about 15-20 minutes from the DZ If you are sure of the dates you go there, you could use PRICELINE for that place and make a bid. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

70 000 active skydivers in the world is quite realistic. Estimated figures : * USA 20 000 active out of 33 000 registred * Europe (certainly as much as the USA) say 20 000 active * Canada 2500 active out of 3400 registred * South America 2000 active * Australia 1500 active * Russia 10 000 active * China 10 000 active * rest of the world 5000 active This estimation does not take in account the military. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Very interesting. But a lot of DZ managers don't have 10% of that sense of marketing shown here. The described psychological state of somebody who just finished a tandem jump is exact. Time to brief the tandem master into marketing.

The time to launch the pilot chute should be chosen by integrating different methods : altimeters, audible altimeters, looking down at the ground...and always choose the method suggesting the lowest altitude. OTOH, when you are in a freefall group and you have received the signal to launch the PC always do a visual check above, around and below you to make sure nobody is or could be in your way. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

You have a good choice of gear bags at ParaGear on their catalog or on line. See their catalog at page 117. You can also ask a master rigger to make a custom one for you. It's important to be able to wear it on your shoulders too. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Assuming that your rig is assembled properly, you still have to know and remember the spatial location of your handles of the new rig (reserve and main). You wouldn't believe that a slight difference of 1.5-2 inches in location would be enough to disturb you at the pull time. In order to do so, the best would be to train on a suspended harness. If impossible, get flat on your stomach at home equiped with your rig and jumpsuit, throw the pilot chute, and pull the cut away handle, followed by a simulation of your reserve handle pull. Repeat this several times. Even better, do that with an instructor watching you. Now for your first jump with the new rig, I recommend you to dedicate this jump to getting used to the rig only and perform a medium altitude (5000-6000 ft) jump alone. While in free fall, do some simulations of the main pull. A delay of less than 12 seconds would be fine. Why a medium altitude jump : I have seen a jumper trying a new rig from 12500 ft, opening after 5-10 seconds and getting some trouble to the point he had to cut away. He has lost his main. Better to discover the differences of your rig with respect to other rigs you have jump before, and this on the ground instead of having surprises at pull time. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Glad to see this thread. I jump personally with two audible altimeters (TIME OUT and Protrack). Even if I have a weak batteries warning on both devices, you never know when one of them will indicate such a warning. It can be in the middle of the jumping day or anytime. OTOH proper replacement batteries are not always available on location. Obviously I use my Protrack data to fill up my logbook on the evening. Both device alarms are set the same (5000, 2500 and 1500). I highly recommend people to jump with two audible altimeters especially camera jumpers who can be very focused on in order to get a good shot Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Do you thing the rig owner could have flipped on his back and slided when landing on a sandy ground Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

I was at Skydance once and, as non USPA member, I had to take a 3 month USPA membership despite I was a member of the CSPA. Also Skydance is not open every week days. NOTE : CSPA has a public liability insurance coverage of 3 millions dollars while the USPA insurance coverage is way way way lower than that. I have jumped at many places in the USA and only two clubs ask me to pay for a three months USPA membership ie. Skydance and Titusville. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

One of the best way to sell a rig is to have it packed, bring it at the DZ and put it on a potential customer's back. When you mention your rig for sale, indicating your weight and height gives a good indication on the rig size. Now, about the price : take the rig present price and multiply x times by 0.9, x representing the number of years since the manufacturing. ie. If the rig (and components) are from 2001, well you have to multiply the present price by 12 times 0.9 which is equal to the present price times 0.28. The average depreciation of rig is 10% a year. If the rig is in good shape, the price can vary. Good luck

If you go on UPT Vector web site, you can download a Vector order form. You will see sketches showing where to take measurements and how to take them. One of the most important is the MAIN LIFT WEB (MLW) related to your torso. This is equivalent to the diagonal distance between the hollow spot between your two collarbones and the highest point on hipbone at few inches beside your navel. Another important measurement is the length around your thigh for proper leg strap length. In order to have accurate measurements, stay in a very upright position and have a rigger or instructor taking measurements and repeat that twice to validate everything. The way to take measurements may vary a little bit between manufacturers. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Congratulations for your post. Nothing like a scientific point of view. I have personnally followed a course on high altitude jumps and we have spent the whole weekend on it. Recognizing the symptoms of apoxia is important but I guess most of the skydivers don't. Fortunately, we generally have fast climbing airplanes however the problem remains anyway. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

All reserves are designed and tested to open fast. But not all containers are the same in order to get you a fast reserve deployment. It depends also on the device helping to release the reserve faster like the SKYHOOK or equivalent M.A.R.D. devices. OTOH I have been witness of a friend of mine jumping a demo Optimum reserve from PD as a main. When he landed, I was looking from the side at about hundred feet and I can tell the landing with the Optimum was similar to the landing on a 9 cells including a beautiful flare. In case of an AAD triggered deployment, the way your rigger pack your reserve like tension of the closing loop and the length of the free part of the bridle inside of the reseve container are factors contributing to your time deployment. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

On another thread in this forum I was warning people about borrowing a rig. Here is a excerpt of the post : ««««Especially for people jumping in cold countries during the Winter or any time, beware of the combination of your handle and gloves, it can be deadly. I have investigated a case where the jumper died while using a borrowed rig equiped with a very tin and flat freefly handle with gloves. He was used to jump with his gloves, used to jump with hackey like the two precedent jumps he made just before the fatal one, but maybe he wasn't used with the combination he had on his third jump that day. Unfortunately for him, in a hurry, he had forgotten to turn on his AAD. »»»»»» Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Amazing, I had, in the seventies, a US Papillon with the same color and pattern that the one on your picture. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

An AAD is never the cause of a fatality. It's a back up device. But most of the time, the human factors are the cause of injuries or death. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Probably the lines are OK but your position at launch time could be improved. I read that the best thing to do with a Katana immediately after the PC launch is to resume in a box position and look at the horizon. It is a good habit to adopt. A lot of jumpers have the tendency to look up at their deployment. That makes a body switch in the harness which becomes not symetrical causing a spin at deployment. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

I highly recommend you to have a surgery. Time could not be able to fix the problem. Before my shoulder problem (including 3 torn ligaments), I thought that the most fragile part of the human articulations was the knee. I was wrong since I discover that in a shoulder, there is no hollow/ball bone connection like hips and knee. That allows the shoulder to move and rotate in about all directions. Only the rotator cuff (including different muscles and ligaments) hold the shoulder in place. You can reinforce the muscles but if one or more ligaments are torn off or extended, time, physiotherapy or exercices will not help. Try to locate a good shoulder specialist surgeon (using Internet or else) and contact him. Learn from others mistakes, you will never live long enough to make them all.

Great work. However there is no clear explanation where the hyperbolic functions come from. Could you make it more explicit please.