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Hi everyone, I recently recieved my solo cert and have been enjoying the sport since day one. I have around 23 jumps right now and my instructors constantly praise me on how well I picked up everything. I just need 2 or 3 more coach jumps to get my A. I started on a 288 manta and have been downsizing quickly using borrowed gear. I am currently jumping a spectre 210 I have borrowed from my instructors and its pretty awesome. The openings are great and it flies nice and fast. Landings are a breeze as well. So far every jump I made I have stood it up anywhere between 5-20 feet from the center of the landing area, my instructors are really impressed. My AFF instructor decided to let me try the 210 for my last 3-4 jumps and he thinks I can prolly go down a little, hes that impressed!! My problem is I can't really afford new gear right now so I would like to keep borrowing for the time being (beer is still cheaper than a new rig .) My instructor suggested a 190 would be a lot of fun for me so I was thinking of using this weight belt they give to this smaller guy/girl couple and adding 20 pounds. That way I would have, rouhgly, the same wingloading as if I was jumping a 190. Do you guys think using a weightbelt is a valid method for testing something out before I purchase my own rig? I figure the wingloading should downscale properly that it will give me a good indication of if I can do it. I'm just about to head out to the DZ and try it, its such a beautiful day! Let me know what you think