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Does anyone else feel like me that a little time spent checking that report before it was released might have caught the spelling errors 'appers', 'returnd', 'expirianced', 'manor', 'successfull', 'nessessary', 'schedualed' that just make the report look rushed and sloppy and perhaps erode people's confidence in Aerodyne's attention to detail?! Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Hi, Somehow I've managed to get a small hole in the spandex of my BOC. It's only 2-3 mm across and is just in the outer layer of the pocket (there's another layer underneath). I don't know how happened - I wonder if I might have caught it on a sharp dry grass stem on landing or something. Anyway, what's the best way to repair it? It doesn't warrant a new BOC by any means. Should I just over-stitch back and forth or would a purse string type stitch be better? (Obviously doing it without the PC in the pouch! Thanks. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Did my first balloon jump in Perris a couple of weeks ago. The balloon pilot they use is really experienced and won't let jumpers out below 4.5k. We managed 6.5 on ours and a group a week before got 9k! We also stayed above the DZ and I easily landed on the grass. Great fun. You have to be B licence. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Mine's quite similar, but bought it new... Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Aerodyne do colour coded line attachment points on their canopies, which makes pro-packing a little easier... Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Ditto, I get REALLY long snivels on my Pilot 188 - 800-1000 ft probably. I've also not had an on-heading opening yet either and they've all (7) been fairly unpredictable. I've recently taken to not stuffing the nose, just letting it hang as well as minimal rolls of the tail. My body position through out deployment is also good - I've been videod a couple of times. We'll see how things go... Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

I managed to email him. He said: "It is going to be a little tough for him. He will need to convert to the BPA system, become a BPA member, do the course which includes 1 Pin Tear Drop and also 2 Pin Tear Drop which is even harder. He would then have to do another course to pack tandems." He also didn't think given that you're a Senior Rigger, you were that experienced. I can't argue since I know nothing about that sort of thing. I think the upshot is that he's not interested. Sorry. I tried. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

If it all works out, I'll be expecting a couple of cheap (read "free"!) reserve repacks in return! Should be seeing George this weekend so I'll let you know what he says... if I remember to mention it! Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Mattias, I know the guy who's about to start work as the full time Rigger at Netheravon (the Army Parachute Association's main UK DZ), which isn't TOO far from Bristol. I'll mention this to him and see what he says. I'd suggest he may need time to get his feet under the table and suss out what his workload's like first, however... Grant Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

I went from no booties to mega inflatable booties and didn't have a problem. To be honest, RW with no booties was a nightmare. I fall pretty fast and even with legs out straight, I was getting minimal forward movement to close the gaps. Now, I can get great forward movement and the extra drag helps me stay at a much better average speed. Tracking with mega-booties is awesome! I did a tracking dive on my own and achieved an average fall rate of about 109mph, compared with my normal 125-130. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

First static line in 2001 age 22. 4 jumps, then sprained both ankles! First freefall AFF jump in 2003 age 25. 7 jumps but didn't graduate. Started AFF from scratch in 2006 age 27 - all 8 levels in 8 jumps. Now 28, have about 100 jumps, my own rig, I'm the Chairman of my DZ's club and I'm running an AFF exped for 30 people to Perris in May! Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Hey Jamie, We were actually open last weekend too, but the weather wasn't great and Larnaca kept putting us on hold and suspending VFR! I'm on call this weekend (which means I can't jump) so no spanking in or I'll be the one who has to come and scrape you off the ground! You may also be interested to hear that the rudder cable has snapped twice on the aircraft in the last week or two, so you might want to think twice... Maybe see you up there.. Grant Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

That doesn't seem to be the case for me! My MLW seems to sit down the side of my body and causes a 'kink' where it's attached to the laterals. I contacted Aerodyne about this and Arnold's reply was: 'The "kink" in the lateral back strap is a matter of fit, I am afraid. It looks a little short on you and this explains why it pulls back the main lift web a little. Possibly your main container will loosen up a little once you have some more jumps on it, and it may allow for the container to come around your back a little more. Otherwise it looks like you may not have been entirely honest about your waist measurement :)' Well, I've checked and my waist measurement is spot on. I've attached pics of me wearing the rig standing and also one where I'm in freefall where the MLW seems to straighten out a little. Does this look right? Are the laterals too short? In reply, my shoulder straps do feel quite tight, but then I do tighten my leg straps alot. Under canopy however, they do get lifted quite a way off my shoulders. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Yep, forgot to mention the air trapping and mucus-plugging associated with asthma can cause this. This is very different to the nitrogen bubble emboli causing decompression sickness and as rightly pointed out, has nothing to do with ascent rate. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.

Disclaimer: I'm NOT your doctor, so don't take what I say without speaking to your own doctor who knows you, but I can offer some information. I'm an Army doc and as such I'm doing parachuting and scuba diving medicals all the time. I also skydive (obviously!) and scuba dive myself. From what you say, your asthma certainly has been severe in the past, but it sounds like it's pretty much under control with minimal treatment - intermittent use of steroids. Asthma doesn't so much mean you get less air/oxygen in, as having difficulty getting the air OUT. Asthmatics have particularly sensitive airways to triggers such as pollen, dust or cold, dry air (everyone is different) and this causes the muscle in the walls of the airways to contract. When you then try to breath out, the increase in pressure in your chest causes these airways to partially or completely collapse. These partially collapsed airways create whistling noises, which is why you get a wheeze when you breathe out. This lack of movement of air, due to the collapsing airways is what causes you to be starved of oxygen. When skydiving, you are likely to be exposed to cold, possibly dry, air and perhaps a bit more ozone - if these are persistent triggers for you (which it doesn't sound like they are) then skydiving might be a bad idea. The hypoxia per se, isn't likely to trigger an attack. It would be bad if you were in the middle of a really serious attack, but then you wouldn't be on a plane if you were! The body's oxygenation system is remarkably efficient at picking up oxygen from the lungs and delivering it to the body, which is why it doesn't really bother us when we're at typical skydiving altitudes, even though our blood might only be 85-90% saturated. I would suggest for your skydiving activities, you kept one of the blue (reliever/rescue) inhalers handy either in your jump suit or somewhere accessible on the plane, just in case. I wouldn't recommend getting out of the plane if you're in the middle of an attack, but if you did, the adrenaline rush may well help, since that's what the inhaler is sort of providing! Scuba diving, on the other hand, is a different kettle of fish. I absolutely would not pass an asthmatic as fit to dive (they probably wouldn't be in the army anyway if that were the case). Not only are you exposed to all sorts of irritants (dry air, changes in pressure, air contaminants) but if you were to have an attack some 40m down you'd be in big trouble. The combination of panic, difficulty breathing, possible loss of consciousness and the risks associated with a rapid ascent from depth as well as lack of facilities on the surface does not bear thinking about. You could theoretically lie and self certify yourself as being fit, but I would strongly advise against it - the risk isn't worth it. I hope this helps. Skydiving is more than a sport and more than a job: skydiving is pure passion and desire which will fill a lifetime.