BlakeWeston

Got my first FF suit today, it shipped an entire week early! The material is excellent, a thick cotton, but not too thick. The cut is great and all the measurements are bang on. The 'normal' fit of Kurupee is a lot baggier than say, Matter suits, but I like the flapping noise! Strong, double bind cuffs on wrists and ankles take a bit of getting used to, they're not the quickest get in and out method but they are secure. If you'd like more info, or want to see a pic get in touch, I'd happily reccommend Kurupee suits to anyone. Happy falling!

Yepp, I have. Please contact me by Email. We will get things fixed. Blue Skies, Kai Koerner Airtec GmbH Wow. Now that's some service! Impressive...very impressive. Always, always pay your Packer...

Hey David! It's Blake from Spain, Glad to see you back in the air...how'd the landing go and your leg?! :-) Always, always pay your Packer...

Awesome phot. We had a guy build one in a park in the UK and he got fined £80 by the police for causing 'Public offence'. I know policemen are sheltered but if you haven't seen one by age 20, there's no need to go around fining people who have! Always, always pay your Packer...

I'm also a newbie, so forgive un-thechnical terms... To the best of my understanding.... Your canopy is not flat. Because the lines are different lengths, The A-lines being the shortest and the D and brake lines being the longest, the canopy has a 'slope' to it, with the furthest distance away from you being at the rear of the canopy. It could be this line length arrangement that helps maintain the passage of air from the front of the canopy to the back, i/e a forward direction. However, there is more. The way that a canopy flies relies somewhat on Bernoulli's [?] principle which states that [basically] a moving gas has a lower pressure the faster it goes. This means that the shape of your canopy is much like a wing in that the air that passes over the top of the wing travels faster than the air which travels along the bottom skin of your canopy. The faster the gas travels the lesser the pressure and so lift is generated. The inflation of the canopy after opening forms this wing shape which generates the lift and moves the canopy in a forward direction rather than backwards. As I said, opening is a violent process, I don't know exactly what happens when, but I would guess that as the lines become taut, the canopy is pulled into the 'nose lower-tail higher' configuration which starts to generate the forward movement as the nose cells inflate to form the wing shape which further slows you down and provides forward movement and lift. [If you want to go backwards, try stalling your canopy on either brakes or rear risers and you will find yourself moving gently backwards....but also a LOT down!! :-) ] um, those are my thoughts anyway. Always, always pay your Packer...

Hey Robbie, I'm a new jumper and went through my AFF in England. I started and completed the licensing requirements at Weston-On-The-Green, just outside of Oxford. It has a large clubhouse with fully stocked t-bar, tv's and mag's for when the weather's not too hot. They run a Dornier G-92 [a quick one] to 13'000 and have [i believe] the biggest landing area in the U.K. The staff are fantastic with a range of abilities from unbelievably skilled to just plain incredible... They can deal with everything from "super-keen,-so-excitied-I-can't-see-straight" to nervous jumpers struggling with 'the spins'. Good tv's in the HUGE packing hall make for a quick AFF level review. Indoor packing hall with plenty of staff/jumpers to help out first timers (although this might not apply to your beau). Everyone is real friendly and accepting, the prices are good for England. £19 ticket to the top, AFF costs around £1300, level 1-8. In short, this place has a great feel, a good bunch of jumpers and a huge landing zone. I was lucky enough to pass AFF in the Easter long weekend, and I'm now up at 95 jumps and working towards FF1. They have a website and a discussion forum for all questions/interests and a quick google for skydive Weston will bring up that address... But that's just my two-penneth! SEE YOU SOON! Always, always pay your Packer...

We can jump tubes in England, just depends on the cloud/rain/wind/industrial haze/CCI/plane/ and anything else that stops jumping!! Always, always pay your Packer...

Wow, there is some serious advice here...! Thank you all for taking the time to think and answer, the reality of it was that the collision happened at about 9K, I'm pretty sure that I do not have the ability to catch and unconcious person, but I don't think I could sleep if I didn't TRY. I do agree very much so with the Hard deck, though, for my ability i think mine is closer to 3k. After that, it's up to the AAD. Thank you all, happy flying. Blake Always, always pay your Packer...

Hello there! A recent encounter in the sky has prompted me to ask this question because at the time I followed an instinct, but afterwards started thinking... After a fairly uneventful [but fast] tube exit, the three of us broke unexpectedly causing us all to smunch one another. I was lucky enough to come out on my belly, and as I checked for the two other skydivers saw both on their backs. One was arching to flip over but the other was not moving, and on their back sinking away from me. My first thought was that they had been knocked unconcious and immediately I made ready to get to them. However, as I did so, they perked up their ideas and flipped over. My question is this, if you suspect that someone is unconcious after a knock, what do you do? 1) give chase and dump them out hoping that they have a normal deployment and not a mal, and that they come round before the ground does. Or, 2) Leave it to their AAD 3) give chase and dump their reserve for them. I have given a lot of thought to this recently and apart from "Don't hit anyone in the sky" haven't come up with a good answer... Any experience/opinion would be gladly accepted. Many Thanks, Blake Always, always pay your Packer...

hmm, how about sites near Oxford?? Cheltenham hills seem to be about it for me.... Always, always pay your Packer...

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