MooChooser

Yea, I got the exact same message from this guy for a canopy that im selling.

Mantas are pure F-111. Theyre a 9 cell canopy that open fast and have a mediocre flare. I would recommend a sabre2 over the manta. Edit: I stand corrected, I wasnt aware there was a ZP version. Im talking about the F-111 version. I have no experience with the ZP model.

Thanks guys.

Does anyone know of a DZ thats operating a 100 or 200 series Twin Otter with its original engines i.e the PT6-20? Id like to get in touch with a few operational questions. Thanks.

Thanks for the replies

Does anyone know why the otter doesnt have wing tanks?

Can someone please explain what situation the new bungee loop/bridle bight set-up is designed for. I'm by no means an expert on these kinds of things, but it looks like it might cause some problems of its own.

he didnt say that he tracked up the jump run he said that he tracked off it, which I read as meaning perpendicular to.

If a packer doesnt notice that the jumper forgot to set his brakes, he shouldnt be packing. The same goes for the packer who doesnt check that the pilot chute is cocked...no excuse for that at all!

That's great thanks..exactly the kind of advice I was hoping for!

My girlfriend and I have been working on learning the FF dive pool but there's 1 point in particular that is kid of hard to do smoothly. How do you put 2 hands in front of you in a head up position? I thought maybe it had something to do with going onto the knees, but watching videos it looks like you can do it and maintain a sit. Any help is much appreciated!

How about this?

I think being a pilot helps with canopy accuracy as a student for sure. On my first jump I landed right where I wanted to and broke my leg in 2 places. I flared way too late, landed with one foot in front of the other instead of tight together and went over on my ankle. In a plane, I'm used to getting a response as soon as I manipulate the controls and was expecting the canopy to react much faster than it did. I hit the ground with the toggles just below my shoulders. There was no wind so with the approach speed I had, I was expecting to have to run off the landing. Bottom line is that I didn't do what I was told in training. I don't think I'd have broken myself if I wasn't a pilot.

Its Nicks canopy Sam. Before too much doubt spreads, heres a picture of me underneath it. Recognise me? Anyway, hows it going and when are you coming up next? Its been months.

The key to this I think is that in a gust, the canopy is affected more than the suspended mass beneath it. When a gust of wind hits you, the canopy is blown over to the side whilst you are not affected nearly as much. This imbalance is what causes the downwind turn. In a block of air that's moving at the same velocity throughout, a well trimmed canopy will maintain heading regardless of wind direction.

I find it very hard to believe that the pilot flew underneath you on purpose. It looks to me like he pushed the nose through vertical and then drifted back up the jump run slightly inverted. Experience is meaningless in the hands of an idiot.

That is without doubt THE dumbest thing I have seen in a skydiving movie clip to date. If I was on that jump I wouldve been looking at the plane also. It looked to me like the bottom of aircraft in which case the pilot had no idea where he was going.

AFAIK www.pprune.com is the biggest aviation forum.

3 close calls per day! As an instructor aren't you supposed to make sure mistakes don't get to "close call" status? You mention that otters are much less complicated than seminoles/senecas due to lack of shock cooling and cowl flaps. I've never flown an otter, but I fly about 600 hours per year on a different twin turbine jumpship and can assure you that it is just as easy to damage turbine engines as pistons if you don't manage them correctly. The big difference however is in the price of the mistakes you make. In my opinion, 1000 hours is a good number.

In my opinion, its a bad idea to spend more than £2000 on a 1st rig. If you stay in the sport, you'll want to sell it on pretty soon...if not, you'll want to sell it on pretty soon. Either way you lose on resale value. Go for new when you're buying a size youll stick with for 500 or so jumps.

What? To be PA removed by slotperfect

Does anyone know who the swooper in the photograph attached to the "swooping is not a crime" article is? Thanks.

Huh? Are you saying that you think security personnel might mistake lead shot for explosives?

That is essentially what I'm referring to.....a climbing pass. I would be interested to hear what pilots think about climbing passes for low exits. Edited to add, maybe it depends on the type of aircraft. I didn't realise that they don't cut or lower the nose at perris for hop/pops and found my nose within a foot of the tail on exit. It would be a good idea for them to push the nose forwards slightly whilst h+p's exit to provide safe clearance. Rate of climb would be converted into airspeed which could be converted back into altitude once the h+p was gone.

That quoted text did not come from me (or even from one of my posts!!) ... and I dont even believe it. Would be rather nice if you had replied to the quoters post, dont yoou think? I didnt realise that it would come up like that. If someone were to open this thread and only read my post, then they might assume that those were your views. Your DZ.com reputation would be ruined! I apologise.