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I'm going to be in Richmond VA this weekend, where should I go - Skydive Orange, or Skydive West Point? David See my photos and video

I jump a Dolphin, after I started doing sit and stand jumps and in consultation with my rigger I made the following modifications / improvements to make my 96’ Dolphin (maybe not applicable to a 2000 Dolphin) safer to freefly (at least sit and stand) :: 1. I added some Velcro going from the BOC pouch up to the flap, so that any exposed bridle is velcroed to the container and not gust hanging free. 2. I added the elastic string connecting the leg straps at the back. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - I did this after in one jump, after I had many sit jumps and I really fasten the straps, my straps came up to my knee at about 4,500 ft. I immediately went on my back and got the strap back up, then to my box position and pulled at 3,000 ft. THIS WAS NOT FUN!!! 3. Make sure the Velcro on the reserve pin flap is strong, if not – replace it. Of course these modifications were made by my rigger on my request. I recommend making these modifications before sit flying a Dolphin. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

I also jump a Dolphin, I do sit and stand jumps. My rig is not a Dolphin 2000 so I don't know if my advice is relevant to them but I did some improvement on my rig to make it safer: 1. I added some Velcro going from the BOC pouch up to the flap, so that any exposed bridle is velcroed to the container and not gust hanging free. 2. I added the elastic string connecting the leg straps at the back. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT - I did this after in one jump, after I had many sit jumps and I really fasten the straps, my straps came up to my knee at about 4,500 ft. I immediately went on my back and got the strap back up, then to my box position and pulled at 3,000 ft. THIS WAS NOT FUN!!! 3. Make sure the Velcro on the reserve pin flap is strong, if not – replace it. Of course these modifications were made by my rigger on my request. If you want I can send you a photo of the modifications on my rig. I recommend making these modifications before sit flying a Dolphin. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

Gear up and stand on a scale. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

Who's the skydiver from Israel? did you talk to him about it? Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

I think that one of the most important things to do is to find out on the ground, i.e. before loading the plane, who's on the load and how are they landing. Then you can plan your approach to be coordinated with everybody, not only with regards to left of right but also you know what to expect - how many fast canopies will be there etc. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

I live in Israel, and unfortunately we deal with this king terrorist attacks on a daily basis (not at this scale but a life is a life), I think we should all wait to see who is behind all this and at the moment our thoughts should be with the families of the dead and injured. This is not over, it will take days to know the extent of loss of life and even longer to comprehend it. Having lived in NYC, in lower Manhattan I am truly fearful of the information we will receive in the upcoming days on the huge amount of casualties. In any case this is a time to be strong and try to keep it together, life goes on, but I hope that the lessons will be learned – there is no defense from fanatic terrorism and it has to be countered every where and cut down constantly and not just after the shock of this kind of attack. My sincere condolences to all of you who may have lost loved ones, be strong. David See my photos and video

I have a 96’ Dolphin which I bought used from a friend. It’s great, I have tic tacks and not Velcro on the raiser covers and I added (my rigger added actually) some Velcro running from the BOC pouch to the right flap so the 1 inch exposed bridle is velcroed in place, and I added the elastic strip connecting the harness leg straps so they will stay in place during sit fly. I do both RW and Freefly, never had a problem, I recommend it to anybody who is starting to skydive and want a good safe comfortable rig at an excellent price. David

The thing is that as you clearly see in the video he did not have a horseshoe malfunction, which would be the case if the bridle or bag left the container while the pilot chute was still in the pouch. In this case it seems the pilot chute got out and pulled the bag out, thus it has nothing to do with the riser covers or flap. I have no idea how a pilot chute will come out of a perfectly good pouch if it was packed properly but it has nothing to do with the Dolphin. Anyway I hope you and your friends continue having fun jumps, it looked really fun until that pilot chute came out. David See my photos and video

The malfunction had nothing to do with its being a Dolphin, but rather with an un-maintained BOC pouch, or the pilot chute was not packed right. The Dolphin problems are with exposed risers, which had nothing to do with this malfunction. By the way I’m a proud Dolphin owner. David See my photos and video

Anyone coming to Skydive Delmarva for their Labor Day Boogie? See my photos and video

I'm going to me in Washington DC on business, can anybody tell me what are the nearest DZs so I can also have some FUN? Thanks, David See my photos and video

I have the tape, its instructive although it does not have a huge affect on your skydiving skills (the only thing that does is actually jumping). Anyway I think a more important video to have is brake away which actually help prepare you for the unexpected malfunctions you will most certainly come about at some point in your skydiving career. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

A good place to buy lenses is B&H in New York, I've been there and its a big store with good prices, there site is www.bhphotovideo.com. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video

I jumped a Wings and a Dolphin (my rig), I must say that the Dolphin is more comfortable and generally speaking (or writing) taking into account that the Dolphin is one of the cheapest rigs around, ITS GREAT. Blue skies and safe landings, David See my photos and video