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  • License Number
    1009
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  • Number of Jumps
    153
  • Years in Sport
    4
  • First Choice Discipline
    Freefall Photography
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    92
  1. Hi all! Not jumping now because of a full load of work. I am on car racing now but miss skydiving and am planning on doing it again! Nice to hear from you!! Blue skies!
  2. 1- Pack very carefully 2- Check up all your gear 3- Remember how much you are paying for your jump (money, time, effort, etc). Make it pay off 4- Now concentrate on what you are going to do and mentally rehearse it when climbing to altitude 5- Do not over-relax. Be alert! Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  3. Being objective and based on the picture, it depends on the focal length and film size (or video equivalent) From another point of view both jumpers' experience might also be considered. Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  4. Glad to know you landed safely and recovered your gear!
  5. Excellent articles. Thanks for sharing the URL! Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  6. My ex-girlfriend said all skydivers want to die. So says one ex-skydiver. She stopped jumping after: 1-breaking some electric wires when landing and leaving a big nearby town and the airport without electricity; 2- being about to hit a big water tank on final approach; 3- her main did not open at all and her reserve open too low because nothing happened after pulling the silver; and another issue I cannot remember. All that with less than 40 jumps. BTW, I have her on the phone right now, trying to convince me not to jump anymore But most of us want to keep us alive and healthy for the next jump
  7. I also have one with an AA and a camera attached Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  8. I agree line-overs are more likely to happen when pro-packing but they can also occur when flat-packing. Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  9. It can also happen when the flaps protecting the risers are not well secured, for instance when the Velcros are worn, and a break line blows in the wind during free fall You said: "Line overs were unheard of before pro packing" edited to add: Our instructors taught us to deal with line-overs when jumping static line, when we did not pro-pack yet Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  10. Line overs can also happen when a brake releases during opening Who told you that? Hey! I cannot sleep and could find it
  11. Line overs can also happen when a brake releases during opening Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  12. Any safety feature can create danger because they add additional technical variables (and human variables like a false sense of safety) to keep in mind, and interact with the environment in ways we cannot always predict. The post "Attempted exit of aircraft with seatbelt still attached " is a good example http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=2730538#2730538 Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet
  13. Touché LOL Gonzalo It cannot be done really means I do not know how to do it ... yet