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" of course warmer air is going to give you a steeper glide as is lower barometric pressure and higher altitudes will as well obviously." Nope glide ratio would be the same, glide speed would be higher. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

Most aircraft that I have jumped from in Australia have placard stating the procedures for group exits from a aircraft and have procedures to allow these exits to be made in a way that will not stall the plane. For example the drop zone i jump from uses a pac 750 if we are doing an 6way exit or bigger we are required to tell the pilot. There is then a requirement for all other people in the aircraft to remain as far forward as possible and for there to be at least 2 people at the front of the plane, the pilot also increases run in speed. Now I haven't looked at a Pac 750's weight and balance chart either and I don't know if the plane is within its published limitations either but I do take comfort in the fact that the pilot and dzo are taking steps to at least reduce the chance of a stall. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

If having a group of jumpers at the rear of the aircraft puts the plane outside its CG envelope then it should not be used for group exits. Its the pilots job to load the aircraft in a way that the CG of the aircraft stays within the specified limits from take off to touchdown. Unless the jumpers disobeyed instructiuons given by the pilot its 100% the pilots fault. And I agree getting out of a stalled aircraft is close to retarted. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

Hell yeah I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

so AMSL assumes standard atmospheric pressure 1013? I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

My neptune just got repaired (an they were great about it) and now that I've got it back I noticed below the regualr AGL reading there is an AMSL reading. It seems pretty close to AMSL is this possible?? I didn't think any altimeter could, without setting the QNH read AMSL. Borgy I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

By second point you mean when you turn from downwind to base, or do you have an intermediate point on Base to check your height? I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

While we're on this topic I was wondering what techniques people use if once you've turned base you realise you are going to reach your initiation point too high. I find it easy to fix height issues if I'm a little to low by going to brakes or rears, but if I'm high the only thing I can think of is small s turns which I know is not a good idea as it makes your pattern less predictable to anyone behind you. Is there a good option for losing the hight or do you just abort. I know you should be able to fly a good pattern if your swooping but no-one's perfect. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

there is no degredation at all, your indicated airspeed which is all that matters as far as lift and drag go is exactly the same as it is at sea level. your True airspeed on the other hand is very different. If your true airspeed was 120 mph at sea level at 25k in minus 20C you would be doing 185mph True!! unfortuatly you would have the decent rate to match it so you would glide exactly the same amount of distance in 1000 feet if you were in a no wind environment. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

If you fly the same way in the same suite you'll glide the same distance just at a higher speed and therefore less time. So distance will be the same but time per thousand feet will be reduced. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

Everyone seems to be of the same oppinion, its what we've been leaning towards anyway. Our team is not that aggresive in its approach which is why I think we were told to brake straight off the door but I guess each team has to take an approach that works for them. Thanks for the advice Borgy I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

Hey guys I was curious of opinions about the best way to improve 2nd point times for our team. we're an ausy 4way intermediate team members have between 800 to 300 jumps and we're doing about a 10 average. the 2 schools of thought that have been put forward to us are: 1) brake straight off the door on every random exit and fix it afterwards. we were told the point is to make everyone fly their slot straight off the door instead of just hanging on for the ride. 2)Don't rush it brake the first point when it is comfortable, faster exit breaks and 2nd point times will come with time. Both obviously make sense but we're not sure what approach to take we've got about 100 jumps before our next comp and want to make the most of them, any oppinions??? Borgy I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

this is my favourite shot from our training camp. I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

I'm not sure about the sedation aspect but you may want to wait a while to avoid a painful experience in the plane. My buddy had his wisdom teeth out and had very little pain on the ground but as altitude increased and air pressure got lower his pain got worse and worse to the point where he wanted to exit at 9000 feet. He left after that jump and took a few weeks off. His situation may be different from yours but it may be worthwhile doing a hop and pop before going to full height to observe if there is any change. Borgy I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"

god damn, Go Vaughany!!!! I only trust two people in this world, one of them is me and the other one aint you. Nicolas Cage as Cameron Poe in "Con Air"