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This used to be pretty easy. All students were flying really big really slow canopies. These days, how far to allow the canopy to go into a stall is really dependent on the type of canopy the student (or B licence candidate) is flying. With a big slow canopy, taking it into a full collaping stall is a good thing. If someone is flying a Sabre loaded at close to 1-1, coming out of a full stall cna easily get them into massive line twists. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

So, have you ever taught a first jump course????? This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

What you don't understand here is (I'm working off a few assumptions)... Based on your scenario, the experienced jumper was not acting as the student's instructor. The question was about proper cut-away proceedures. The student had already been trained. The jumper wasn't the one that had trained him. If this is all the case, the experienced jumper did exactly the right thing. The last thing the student needed was any type of review that didn't exactly match the way he was trained. If you would have done your version of EP review ("look, reach, peel, pull,...cutaway...look (reserve) reach, pull, etc") for a student of mine just prior to the airplane ride I would have been pissed and spent half the ride up going back over things. I teach EP's look red, reach red, LOOK SILVER, peel and pull red, reach silver, etc I don't need anyone, how ever well intentioned, giving my students any advice that, although not wrong, is not the same as what I've been teaching them, ESPECIALLY E-P'S. QuoteHere is an example of what I call a lost opportunity that took place just yesterday: AFF student about to get on aircraft; asks a simple question; response from very knowlagable skydiver; "remember your training" The comment: "remember your training" is the lost opportunity, the person who said this meant well, they really did! But the lost oppertunity was a missed chance at rehearsal and practice. Rehearsal and practice is actually how we learn! So in this example, in the same amount of time as it took to say :"remember..." the person could have said: "look, reach, peel, pull,...cutaway...look (reserve) reach, pull, etc" This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

I want to see a demonstration.......***[reply No, not a requirement to drop the toggles. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Please post a link to the video This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Given all that and the fact that you say just 90's I would start back with a Stiletto. It's still a terrific all-around canopy. It's what you know how to fly (even after that many years, you'll get back to speed on this pretty quick). 135's are easy to find used. New high performance canopies have very different flight characteristics. If after a year or two you want to move on to something else, you won't lose much. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

This shows the difference between over 30 years in the sport and multiple instructional ratings and a newb with none. Been there too, John. Don't see the humor. I think you've just been nominated as first victim, you need it. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Questions I would ask before making a recommendation on a canopy. 1. Why were you not jumping for 11 years? 2. How much weight have you gained in 11 years? 3. Is 100 jumps/year reallistic, or just what you're hoping for? 4. What else has changed in your life now that you're 11 years older? 5. How would a serious injury affect your current life/job status? This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

my understanding is that the "botom" is a turn-off altitude to prevent a possible 2-out. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

What memories.... The first jumpsuit I owned that wasn't cotton with velco at the wrists and ankles was a Dive Rite that I bought used. A guy that wieghed 300# bought it and found out that not even a Dive Rite could slow him down. He put three or four jumps on it and sold it to me. Had a local gal take in the torso by about 8" and took it to my first WFFC. It totally amazed me. I got a dealership and sold a couple of dozen to local jumpers. I owned 3 or 4 over the years. My last Dive-Rite lasted me about 14 years. I replaced the booties 3 times, but the rest was good. I just couldn't find a replacement with as much range. After talking to many different companies, I finally sent the suit to Bev. She slightly altered her comp suit to make it a little more like my suit. My Bev suit is great, the booties are much better than anything I had on the Dive Rite, but it doesn't quite have the same stopping power. I wtill remember that first jump on my used Dive Rite, chasing a 100# woman down to a 12 way. She exited 2 slots before me and I had to dock on her on the far side of the formation. Just before I passed her as she slowed I popped those wings, went ove the top of her and used her burble to sink in and pick up her leg a split second after she docked. I don't remember anything else from that week of skydiving, but I'll always remember that. What a suit!!!! This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

What do you mean the big numbers get smaller once you get out of the plane? I really need the thing to be readable as I use corrective lenses for both near and far. Think about it....... I don't think he's referring to the physical size of the numbers. Unless you plan on falling UP rather than down, if so the numbers will get bigger after you leave the plane. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

While I can understand some frustration with this.... 1.as a former Argus owner, there is no comparison. Argus just walked away from their problem, no fix, no nothing, with a MUCH more serious issue. I was real happy to get $250 out of my two year old paperweight. 2.I own an affected Cypres. From what I understand, this is a software glitch that might effect the unit, but more likely won't. 3. There is a easy test to be sure it's working. 4.if it does happen to my unit, they'll fix it immediately. Logistically there would be two alternatives to deal with all of the effected units now. One, have everyone send them in and be without for an extended period of time, or two, hire a bunch of inexperienced people to work on them. I guess I don't favor either of those alternatives. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Why are you opening things to roll the outer cells? Don't do that. More important, make sure to split your slider and make sure it it seated against the stops. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

My personal favorite was when she pulled one toggle to release one brake on her main, then let go of the toggle. Then it really started to spin. Nothing that happened after that was any better. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

A F-111 canopy with 500 jumps is an earth-seeking missile. Re-lining a canopy was never done because these old canopies were worn out long before they needed new lines. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

A big second to the Wind drift indicator. It can be a lifesaver, especially if the winds change while you're on your way to altitude. Most of the other things have been covered, but.... Release your brakes before you deploy/hook up anything. I've never jumped a flag that small, but with big flags/streamers, etc, I always wait to make any final connections til I have a canopy that I know I can land safely. Period. If one of your brakes had locked or anything else happened that required you to chop, would you want to do that with the flag hanging out????? This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

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Yep. Sometimes you gotta do what ya' gotta do. $95 for a Coach jump when there are so many of us out here who will do the coach jump with you on our own dime? The sport is gone. It's only business now. It's been a business for years. God bless tandems! Are you just figuring this out, or being as old as you are, are you just "rediscovering" what you knew but forgot? Or don't you remember if you forgot? Getting old is a bitch, but it does beat the alternative! This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Don't think that either of these would be appropriate for a student exit, although I've seen student do worse. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Never seen this. Where is the Main Side if the student is hanging? This exit is NOT used in AFF, but is common in static line. I have my candidates teach it to students trained AFF because it is an exit they have probably not done while going through the AFF program. Just like S/L students have probably not done a poised exit on the step prior to coach jumps (now Cat D and above in S/L and IAD). This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

This is what we call the crotch position. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

The only thing I'd add, especially in light of discussion about barrel rolls when tracking, a big visible wave off. Better to use a little altitude for a longer wave off than a barrel roll. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

You are reading topics from the Coach proficiency card. A floater exit refers to exiting outside the door on a turbine aircraft. With a Cessna, almost everyone is outside the door. For students, exits would either be hanging (hanging from the strut, common for S/L), poised (feet on the step, facing forward, common AFF exit position), or diving ( usually with one foot out on the step, one foot in the door sill, facing backwards). What I have candidates teach, assuming they are from a Cessna DZ for the floater exit is a poised exit if they teach static line and a hanging exit if they teach AFF, because their students will already be familiar with the other style of exit from the first jump course. The exit positions for RW (FS) are inside or outside step, crotch and door. I'm glad to see you already studying the IRM. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

Two schools of thought on tracking: 1. OLD SCHOOL. This was the common method that was taught for years. Turn face out and accelerate as fast as possible, more of a delta body position, turning into a dearch body position as you accellerate, gets you going faster quicker. 2. NEW SCHOOL. Get big, de-arch as you make your turn, then legs out but keeping your hands/arms more forward/down, doesn't seem to get you moving as quick, but allows for more time tracking (slower fall rate) which in the end allows you to go futher horizontally in the same amount of altitude loss. The newer method is refered to as flat track rather than just track. This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.

$130 for a COACH jump??? This is the paradox of skydiving. We do something very dangerous, expose ourselves to a totally unnecesary risk, and then spend our time trying to make it safer.