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After the old membership expires. 

24 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said:

The "BSR" stands for "Basic Safety Recommendation

BSR stands for basic safety requirements. Currency is not part of the BSR's.

19 minutes ago, wolfriverjoe said:

Bev is more marketed towards women, but I think she makes them for anyone

I have bought an RW and a camera suit from Bev and the quality is top notch. I have done over 1000 tandems in the RW suit and other than some minor repairs it's still going strong. Tony suits are well built as well. Jump suits are expensive but don't go cheap, you get what you pay for.

1 hour ago, wolfriverjoe said:

It's only available in the Vector.

UPT licenced the skyhook to Sunpath so you can get it on a Javelin also.

On 8/17/2019 at 1:23 PM, RyanAnk said:

I don’t however wear my insulin pump because I wasn’t sure what the quick change in altitude would do to it.

I have done tandems with many people that have insulin pumps and have never had anyone have a problem. The main thing is to make sure it's in a place on your body that the harness won't interfere with it.

6 minutes ago, jastevens82 said:

If I have to shelve the rig until my skillset is where it needs to be, then thats what Ill do

I have heard many jumpers say that but have never seen one actually do that. Don't underestimate the psychological pull that rig sitting on the shelf will have. Someone said buy the rig you are ready to jump now and I agree 100% with that. I have seen many jumpers downsize too rapidly and be just fine but also have seen a couple of jumpers permanently paralyzed doing that. It's just not worth the risk. Ultimately you have to live with the decision you make. It's much easier to live with the one that lets you keep walking. I don't know you and very little about you so this is very generic advice based on what I have seen being in the sport 33 years.   

14 hours ago, Divalent said:

Hmm, I didn't see that.  I pulled up the online version of the SIM to check things, so if they did change the requirements, they haven't yet put it into the SIM.

From the latest SIM currently on USPA's website. Clearly states 25 freefall skydives.

Note: USPA Headquarters will accept either
completed card signed by a USPA Instructor
without the official stamp. The registration fee
must be included.
1. Persons holding a USPA A license may
jump without supervision, pack their
own main parachute, engage in basic
group jumps, perform water jumps, and
must have—
a. completed 25 freefall skydives
b. completed all requirements listed on
the USPA A License Proficiency Card
c. completed five group freefall
skydives involving at least two
participants
d. received the signature and official
stamp on the USPA A License
Proficiency Card or USPA A License
Progression Card (ISP) which validates
the A license for a 60-day time limit
following the completion of the card
e. The completed and signed USPA A
License Proficiency Card or USPA A
License Progression Card must be
validated within 60-days of
completion by sending the card to
USPA Headquarters. Once validated,
USPA will issue a license number
that becomes a permanent record
of the member.
f. passed the USPA-developed written
and oral USPA A-license exams
conducted by a current USPA I, IE,
S&TA, or USPA Board member

Sitting around the bonfire.

The Summer-set hall cafe has changed ownership and in my opinion is not nearly as good as it used to be. They are still using Norma's pie recipes since she passed but the end result is just not the same. This is just my opinion but I personally don't think it's worth the detour.

That's fantastic! Congratulations.

Did it just click or was there something specific that you did to make it happen?

There are three parts to an exit.

The setup: how you position yourself in the door, hand and foot placement etc.

The launch: how you actually leave the airplane, should be hips into the relative wind.

The flyaway: how you ride the hill.

Take your time and set yourself up properly in the door. Once you are set up launch yourself with your hips into the relative wind. Then continue to fly your body on the hill. A lot of people have said to arch hard but in my opinion that tends to make you tense and rigid. I find an exaggerated relaxed arch works much better.

Have safe and be fun! I wish you many years of healthy skydiving. My one piece of advice is to get to know your gear, your life depends on it. The skydiving world needs people like you so please take the important steps to make sure you are around for many years to come. I apologize if my reply came off as harsh, I didn't mean it that way. I just want you to progress in a safe manner. I wish you all the best that this sport has to offer. It has served me well for the last 32 years and I hope it does the same for you.

It seems odd to me that you say "The experience I currently have is sufficient enough to determine what rig is right for me" but you don't seem to have the knowledge to lift up the reserve flap and count the number of pins. You might not know as much as you think. Some time with your rigger and instructors would be well spent.

Most non GM DZ's require you to be a USPA member so you have the 3rd party liability insurance. I don't necessarily agree with the GM concept but there is a practical reason for DZ's to require membership. I doubt that if USPA dropped the requirement that many DZ's would follow suit.

and what size human?

From the BSR's in the SIM


6. Students training for group freefall [S]
a. Student freefall training for group freefall jumps
must be conducted by either a USPA Coach
under the supervision of a USPA Instructor, or a
D-license holder, and;
b. The maximum group size allowed for any group
skydive is four if that group includes any solo students
cleared for self-supervision. There must be
at least one instructor, coach or D-license holder
for each student involved.

Spend time working with your instructors until you have the landing pattern down. It is absolutely a safety issue to fly a proper pattern, if you don't, you dramatically increase the possibility of a canopy collision.

In the meantime check out skydiveschool.org USPA's online ground school. The section on patterns has good descriptions and graphics to help you understand the concept. It has a lot of other good information as well. It is good you are reaching out to get a handle on this important part of the skydive. Have your instructors go over the pattern before every jump you make with an aerial view of the airport.

I don't use the site much but when I do I'm very grateful to have it. I would be willing to pay a small subscription fee each year to keep it available. I would guess I'm not the only rigger to feel that way.

This also applies if it is used for aerobatics.

For what it's worth I've had my AltiTrac for years and I love it. Just because this one feature isn't what you expected it doesn't mean that you don't have a great altimeter.

You can use it for that. I have and it works pretty well. The issue is in the features list they list the simulator and right under it they list the replay function as if they are two different functions instead of being the same thing. For me it's not a big deal and just normal marketing crap but still a little disheartening coming from a company that I have a lot of respect for.

I agree. When I bought mine years ago they advertised that you could use the playback function to help with altitude awareness. When I saw the feature list that was posted I was really hoping they had added that feature.

I emailed L&B and got a response from Mads Larsen that said "See manual: play back last jump."

Damn! Now I have to go thru all of the menus to try and find it.