AndyMan

I get these often. It's taken me years to figure it out, but I finally noticed something. When I do RW jumps, I get bruises. When I work as AFF instructor, I don't get bruises. What's the difference? When I do RW jumps, people are sometimes taking grips on my arms. When I'm working as AFF instructor, nobody takes grips on my arms. So, for me - the bruises are caused by other jumpers taking grips on my arms. I've never noticed any pain from this in freefall, but presumably this is due to the adrenaline. Your mileage may vary, of course. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Yikes. And not just the hard landing, but the rest of the footage too. "I know First aid!" _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Dumb question, but where's the video? _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

What incident is this? _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Win Aviation also has some turbines in Canada. http://www.winaviation.com You might get a PAC from CSC - PerfectlyGoodAirplane.com _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Certainly not effectively! _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

You have a lot of control inputs - 4 risers, and 2 toggles. I would focus on learning how to use those to the point that you've go them mastered. Your first though in how to get away from someone should not be fumbling with an RSL and cutting away. Fly your parachute wherever you want it to go - away from someone if necessary. Glad it worked out for everyone! _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

On the ground, it can take a significant amount of energy and effort to demonstrate an arch. Instructors usually have the student lie on their bellies, and lift their arms and legs into an arch. In free fall, it's quite different. You don't have to lift your arms and legs into an arch, instead - you allow your belly and hips to sink into the arch. It's difficult to simulate this on the ground though. Still, it takes practices, and the more you can practice the more natural it gets. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

There are many canopies for sale at places other than your home DZ!

You've mentioned 3 canopies, a Jedei, a Sabre 1, and a Stiletto. Each of these canopies is more than 10 years old. Only the Stiletto has been sold recently. Is there a reason you're only looking at very old parachutes? _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Only a fool would predict with any certainty on how this will turnout, but if I were Airtec's attorney, I certainly wouldn't want to hang my hat on one line of FAR that says something must be maintained properly. One line of FAR does not answer the question "why didn't they put a sensor in the cutter". That said, I agree with previous posts, I don't think Airtec holds much blame here. They're only there for the deep pockets, or to testify against the rigger. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

You can teach that to your students, you can say that around the bonfire - but if you ever try to explain that to a judge or jury you will find yourself in a lot of trouble, and paying out a lot of money. Nope, this case is about negligence, and a non-functional Cypres in a student rig will have some very costly ramifications. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Finding such an expert would not be difficult at all. After an accident at Aerohio where the instructor failed to tighten the passenger tandem harness, I understand Mike turoff testified the fault was with the Strong Tandem system. Mike a well respected skydiving expert and author. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

This thread is about a lawsuit, lawyers trying to get money from a plaintiff. Opinions about risk of skydiving within the skydiving community is completely irrelevant, because if this ever gets to trial, the odds of any skydiver being on the jury is essentially zero. I hope you never have to explain your opinions of risk to a whuffo judge or jury. If you did, I predict you would lose badly. I'm not surprised about much in this lawsuit. Pretty much every time a student dies, you can assume the lawyers will come calling, and no matter how it works out, you can assume that it will cost a lot of money. Also, you can assume that every person that is remotely associated will be included. The DZ, the DZO, the rigger, the pilot, aircraft owner, the instructors, and especially the manufacturers. Why the manufacturers? They've got deep pockets. Depending on how the DZ is setup too, the DZ may have assets worth perusing too. Arguing about who "should" or "should not" be included in a lawsuit is just plain dumb. The only reasonable answer is that "everyone" should, and then the lawyers and jury can figure out the details. This also means, "everyone" has a strong role in playing in making sure everything is done in a way that reduces the risk of lawsuits. What surprises me about this lawsuit is the people that weren't included. It appears that no instructors are named, and no pilot either. I am curious about the incident, I wonder if this role was played by someone else who's already named. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Right? I can't think of any reason why it's wrong. He's got something, he wants to get rid of, and someone else wants it. What's wrong with that? More importantly, what you're describing is very common, and is basically standard practice among these discounts. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

According to an email I just got from the USPA - "The FAA has responded, stating its intent to correct the errors expeditiously." Thanks to everyone who's on-top of things like this. It's nice to know someone is paying attention... _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Zippers are easily purchased at any sewing store. The one in my neighborhood is 'Jo-Anne' fabrics. Another big chain is Michaels. I like to buy the big beefy plastic ones. They can be cut to desired length, the then cut end sewn off with some binding tape. I like buying zippers in person as I can be sure of the color match. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

18, the last one was a stadium demo jump. A Good day! _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I'm not getting excited about another bottom-blower tunnel. I walked past one in Niagara a few weeks ago and didn't even go in. In fact, I'd rather there NOT be a crappy wind tunnel nearby, as this will just hurt the business case of the real wind tunnel that Chicago has long needed. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Oops. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

You need to spend significantly more time slowing down after freefly speeds. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

I'm familiar with their opinion, I just don't see why it's relevant. If the AAD manufacturer tells me Cypres loop is acceptable, that's good enough for me. Also, Airtec does not state the materials can not be used, they only state that it has not been tested, and Airtec can not take responsibility. That's fine. In this case, A.A.D does specifically state that the material IS tested with the Argus, and that AAD takes responibility for its use. Following the manufacturers instructions is required, and the manufacturer of the Argus is AAD - not Airtec. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

If you've got an Argus, then the rigger must refer to the Argus instruction manual. The Argus riggers manual clearly says So yes, it's my opinion that "Cypres" loop material can be used in Argus AAD's. I don't see any reason to consult documentation from Airtec since they didn't make the Argus, and I understand they don't actually make the closing loop line that's commonly refereed to as "Cypres loop" either. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Talk to your rigger first, and make sure to get their opinion first. I figure the loft at Ottawa will probably have no problem, since they also sell them. Other riggers have different opinions. For example, personally - until things change, I wouldn't pack an Argus into any container, no matter what the manufacturer says. If you get it cheap, and have riggers that will install it and repack it? Probably better than not having one at all. _Am __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

Most of the manufacturers in that list have revoked their certiciations. It's really unethical for Argus to leave them up. For example, here's Sunpath revoking their certification: http://sunpath.com/docs/SPSB006-3.22.11_0.pdf __ You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.