that_hippy

Why did the AAD fire at the end of the swoop, when the canopy was level and slowly down. Opposed to during when it was accelerating?

I did my first static line jump pretty much on my 16th birthday, but because of financial restraints and a expedition i couldnt afford to continue, i am however doing more later this summer, My point is that at 16 you may not have enough money to progress at a reasonable pace, think it out and if you have the right income definately go for it!

I have done several jumps now at hinton and each time i have been there i have been looked after and have felt that i have recieved exceptional instruction, they don't try to force you to jump and even though they are much more experienced than you they don't talk down to you, the food is great, i could live on the bacon sandwiches. You are allowed to camp for free on the site (not that i ever have). The club no longer offers RAPS courses but if you have already started the course you should be ok to jump there. AFF and Tandem courses are still offered. To sum up i recomend hinton to any skydiver anywhere, its a friendly place to make your jumps. Any to an earlier comment about flaring to late, don't always rely on the radio to tell you, ur there do it when u think u should (i.e. around 6-10 feet), my radio cut out on my first jump and i relied on my training and made quite a bumpy landing, but walked away.