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That sounds like good advice. Nylon lines would stretch even more, but I don't think there is such a thing.

Thanks, Wendy. The Spectre was my first canopy, and now that you mention it, I don't remember any hard openings.

I haven't jumped for a while but am thinking of jumping again. I am generally in great shape, but because I had a new aortic valve installed, I am worried about hard openings, so I write seeking opinions on what canopies have a reputation for long snivels.

Melania comforted the president by yelling him that when you're older it's harder to maintain an inserection

That was an easy question. Answer has to be RSL. Everytime you deploy your main or your reserve you are doing something to save your life. RSL typically is engaged at altitudes higher than the AAD fires at. In fact, the RSL usually beats you to the punch when you grasp for the reserve handle after a cutaway. So .. . . . . more people have been saved by an RSL than an AAD.

Sorry. I meant to say "for" freefall.

Having had two Altitracks (one went through the washing machine; the other "disappeared"), I bought a VISO II and really like how easy it is to read and the fact that in freefall you can easily toggle between displaying altitude and displaying vertical speed which is important to me as I practice different fall rates to improve my big-way skills. I also like the VISO II because it sits flat on the back of your hand and takes up far less room than an altitrack or Galaxy. (I also have a Galaxy Extreme permently mounted to my harness which is great under canopy and when my hands are where I can't see them.

Always dive with your left foot going out first. Always!

Problem solved. I didn't know Cookie makes GoPro mounts for thecurved top of helmets. See attached photo. I just ordered one and a cutaway system.

"Alcohol" seems to be the answer to a lot of problems. I think I'll just keep the plate there permanently to constantly remind me to seek wise counsel before I start undertaking unfamiliar projects.

Thanks everyone for the great advice. I know what I'm going to do now. Does anybody know the best way to get the GoPro adhesively-attached mounting plate off of my helmet????

That's why I wanted the chin cup - Bonehead makes the one that fits the Guner and it makes the cutaway that presumably works with it. By the way . . . why "bye-bye GoPro if it's side mounted" is there really a big risk of that happening? Should I consider the top plate mount I see in the catalogues? And further by the way, what does DSE mean by "teathering/tying?" I'm just using the mounts that came with it.

Why "bye-bye camera if it's side mounted," and what does DSE mean by "teathering/tying?" I'm using the GoPro mounts.

I just got a GoPro and am mounting it to my Guner helmet. (Notwithstanding what the manufacturer says about the Guner's curved surfaces, the curved GoPro mounting tab seems to adhere nicely.) Does anybody think it is absolutely neessary to get the Bonehead chin cup and cutaway to use with the GoPro which is side-mounted and high on the helmet?