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I got to thinking about this and wanted to add something for the OP and everyone else who starts these type of threads. This has been said before, but at four jumps, you've got about 4 minutes of actual freefall time. Imagine how well you would be able to play the piano after 4 minutes of practice (or ski, or drive a car...). It's important to keep the scale of things in mind. Like the time I took Viagra and thought I had a medical problem until the nurse in the emergency room told me very kindly that I should seek help for an erection longer than 4 hours, not 4 inches....I was so proud, but that's another story. At any rate, I think you know what I mean. I'm sure you will see a great improvement in your next 4 minutes of practice, and after 20 or 30 minutes who knows what you could achieve... That's all; go back to what you were doing.

"Swing back and forth..." Do you mean "potato chipping" - oscillation about the pitch axis? Relax, especially your upper body. Or do you mean side to side - oscillation about the yaw axis? That's probably a leg thing that will get better with more practice. Either way, do some more jumps and take your instructors' advice and the issue should go away quickly.

At least you got him to look at the way he was packing and (eventually) fix it. If you hadn't taken an interest in what he was doing and gotten involved with it, he would probably still be wondering why his parachute didn't work right.

I can't answer why anyone would make a 9-cell sport reserve, but Precision Aerodynamics Falcon is exactly that.

No dropzones on Maui that I know of. Dillingham field on Oahu is your best bet. There is also a tandem only operation on Kauai. If you want some excitement, drive to Hana - takes longer than a skydive, produces more adrenaline, very scenic. Have fun.

Falcon 300 (Precision Aerodynamics) should work. I believe it's also TSO'd for use as reserve.

It's not at all impossible, but, because of the strong gravitational force that exists between two bodies in freefall, there would also have to be a large repulsive force present. I'm not sure if you would be able to generate such a large repulsive force that an instructor would fling you away from him. I bet the instructor would have an opinion on this.

First, to answer your question, JohnRich's answer is about as close as I can get, except he was kidding. The more interesting question is this: Why do people who really want to skydive not do it? Your post says, "I really want to... that's why I'm doing a research paper on it...". I don't know about you, but if I really want a cheeseburger, I don't research why people like cheeseburgers, I eat a cheeseburger. Other than the cost, what keeps you from doing something you really want to do? How about researching that and report back to us??

Don't leave us hanging. Tell us more about the world trip.

No doubt about it, you're the bad boy she's been looking for. You should totally ask her out.

Or go to my website and enter your name, home address, social security number, and bank account number, and I'll tell you your bank balance.

If I wanted an AKC registered something-or-other, I'd go to a reputable breeder, but some of the sweetest, most loyal dogs and cats I've ever seen were rescues, so that's always been my choice.

That makes sense. I'm going to re-think those first two.

You ARE more important than anyone else. You're a manager. If you're not there to manage that which needs to be managed, chaos could ensue. Can you live with that? Of course not. Make the turn. Get a car with more horsepower, and you won't have to worry about merging with the sheep who've allowed themselves to be herded into the approved turn lane.

5500 - prepare for break-off 3500 - pull something 2000 - really, pull something

Orlando, Florida has a wind tunnel and a dropzone in every direction. You'll have to explain "winter" to them. They don't know what that is.

Thanks for that link. Very interesting stuff.

This is kind of a second-order cause, but one thing that causes a lot of these things is getting in a hurry when you're packing.

Eat something, but don't get too full. Stay hydrated.

Hoping for a speedy recovery.

Are you close enough to a wind tunnel to find out how she will fly that way?

Forget the average velocity. JackC did it right - about 37 mph depending how you round off. Of course, there are lots of unknowns here. e.g. the torque curve of the engine, the gearing, is there any wheelspin. Even at these low speeds, wind resistance becomes a factor. For instance, all else being equal, a stretch limousine would accelerate faster than a bread truck due to the bread truck's boxy, unaerodynamic shape. Mythbusters could test this. They would have to put the same drive train in the limo and in the bread truck, then ballast the lighter vehicle to the same weight as the heavier one. They could let that hot redhead drive the bread truck, then, when they test the limo, she could ride in the back with a couple of her hot friends. They could get drunk from the limo's bar and flash their boobs while one of the guys dresses in a chauffeur's uniform and drives. As the car accelerates, they would get bumped around and bump into each other and start some hot, girl-on-girl action. Talk about a show with audience appeal. For that matter, someone could make a porno of mythbusters testing the limo. Hell, two pornos. One of the hot girl-on-girl action, and another where the driver stops to see what's going on and he and a couple of guys on the crew join in. This is a really interesting math problem. Great, now I'm stuck for names for the porn flicks..... "Driving Miss Crazy" comes to mind. Someone help out, please. At any rate, the answer is pretty close to 42, within experimental error.

"This company must have a think-tank that spends all day thinking of ways to scam people". You're very close to the truth. Are you psychic? I wouldn't go with that company. You might have a claim. How hard do you think it would be to get them to pay you. The best you can do at this point is go get some other insurance, then tell them to just cancel your policy. I don't think that will affect your credit rating, but you'll be better off in any case.

We had a cat come to visit once. He hung out on the back deck, so after a while we started putting food out for him. This went on for a few weeks until we found out he lived two doors down the street and the owner hadn't seen him for about a month.

To paraphrase - better to be disappointed on the drive home than downright depressed on the ride to the hospital.