phantomII

There is an easy solution for that problem .........

WRONG. Sigmas do not get modified!!!!! Only Tandemsystems with a 3 Ring Release at the bottom have the second release routed through the cutaway handle.

Have got Optimum 126 in I2, fits ok - looks fine.

As a T/E I really appreciate all the good answers in this thread. Keeping all the mentioned points (always) in mind will make a very good T/I. It cannot be said often enough, it's all about the person in front. Even though we answered the question of a new T/I I wished that all the seasoned ones would stick to the mentioned points as well.

Politicians?

You may not be kidding but it can't be correct. A german registered Otter will start with D-I___. We got one (the only one) registered as D-IVER. D-E___ registration would be a single engine, C-182 size aircraft.

I have an Optimum 126 in my I2 and it fits nicely and works great.

The official result page http://www.emiratesaviation.org/results.html

20745+4012=24757 16+6=22 24757/22=1125

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F-4_Phantom_II ...because it's badass and I got 2800 hrs as WSO in it

The PdF Atom Tandem has something like diveloops. If you pull them down they stay down and you have to release them so that the riser goes up again. Can save your ass on really windy days

I hate to be the one that tells you, but almost all fresh new jumpers don't know as much as they think they do. It's called learning curve. Another point, time for 127 post but no time for a profile update. Most of the times you get answers based on your profile. And yes, on some items I'd talk differently to someone with 500 jumps than someone with 26 jumps. Again, this learning curve thing.

Any sound reason for running away from the two workable altimeter of your partners?

This photo shows why you should take care of your equipment and be careful while moving around in the plane. Just my 2 cents.

Here you go.

Since I'm always trying to improve my skills as an TI, could somebody explain the instructional purpose of holding your hands in front of your students eyes. Does that improve the learning experience of the student?

Spotting the exit point and checking for aircraft are two different tasks. Just some things to think about: Where is an aircraft at the time we stop looking out, start our climb out, exit, do some freefall and open our parachute to become a hazard? Does everybody check that far away? Can we even look at these places in the sky? I bet that the 180° sector opposite the door gets almost never checked.

German rules: Tandem - valid 3 years, medical, 60 tandems or 2 with examiner AFF - valid 3 years, medical, 60 AFF jumps or 2 evaluationjumps and participation in a safety education program

There are one or two more lessons we can learn form this landing. Staying alert on the ground is one that was already mentioned. The video shows that you choose your final right into the middle of that group. That puts you in a position where you have to rely on others not to make a mistake. It 's easy to avoid that situation. We all know how excited we can be after a jump. So if we plan for small mistakes by others we won't find ourselves in a corner where it gets sticky.

The freefly handle makes your rig safer to be used for freeflying. A freefly handle securely closes the pouch of the pilotchute and covers the last inch of bridle coming from the rig to the pouch. It's very unlikely that the pilotchute will come out if you are not belly to earth. Plus it's more unlikely to push or pull the pc out while moving around in the plane. In my opinion everybody, not just freeflyers, should have one, since it's the safest way to stow your pilotchute.

Comeon, you should know better. You can freefall through clouds, you're just not allowed to do so.

This whuffo decision might just safe her life someday, so don't listen to the weirdos. And I do like people who keep their promises, there should be more of those!

For someone who has 100 videojumps, you seem to have very little understanding for the risks involved with it and/or how your system works.

One sentence: Bullshit remark.

I totally agree with the OP. For me the most annoying sentence is: "We need more information so we can learn from this incident" I know there are no stupid questions, but this is total ignorance of all the lessons we already learned in the past. In my opinion, we already have all the information we need to make safe skydives. The basic problem is the non-adherence to these already learned lessons.