potvinj

My flat line signal is at 2000 AGL. Like with many others who have posted: it tells me to cut away if wathever is up there is not landable. No if's no but's. JP

A agree with Sparky - we old timers may not be as foolish as the youngans think. To repeat an early post of mine on this AAD topic: Being knocked unconcious during RW seems to me much less likely than: 1) dying during the crash of a skydiving airplane (there have been many in the last 15 yrs); 2)being hit on landing final by another jumper seeking the same landing spot (I have seen a few of those too, in the last 15 yrs) As far as I know , AADs arent too useful in those two cases. Im with the many jumpers who have responded by saying that their AAD usage depends on the type of parachute jumping that hey are involved in. Thats not being foolish - its being careful by looking at the odds involved. JP

I have voted "no" although I would leave it on if I had one (the 12-yr/$1200 "rental program" really turn-me off though) Age: 50 Years in the sport: 15 Number of jumps: 2466 Consider this: 1) I always wear a helmet (only 2 jumps have been made without) 2) I have a audio-altimeter that beeps at 2000ft AGL to let me know whether I need to cut away the messy canopy I have up there 3) I understand about being knocked unconcious during RW. To me this seems to be a very, very unlikely event - less likely it seems than dying during the crash of a skydiving airplane (there have been many in the last 15 yrs); it is also MUCH less likely than being hit on landing final by another jumper seeking the same landing spot 4) At my DZ, most RW formations Im in are 8-ways, not 50 ways I know that there have been lots and lots of AAD saves - but most seem to have been happening because of jumpers not being altitude-aware. AADs have been saving many jumpers from themsleves! JP