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Wow. Didnt realise there was still a currency requirement for USPA C and D licenses. UK BPA regs require A licensees to jump minimum every 75 days iirc B license theres no specific time limit..but CCI discretion C and D license there is no time limit. Although the CCi could make them do a followout if they were concerned

Lol.... I must admit Id never heard of them... but Ive seen some crazy sh*t on here!

As above... and this is what happens when a MR bill goes wrong, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kL-ghG7qXro&feature=related

Hmm. Nice video! He must have been attached to the container somehow or would have not held on during deployment. Crazy nevertheless!

Im not an instructor but I would say it does depend on the canopy the student is jumping... If, its like some of the student gear I used to jump, as in an old F111 with hundreds and hundreds of jumps, and pretty well used.... the flare is at best 'average' even when done in a single motion, And a 2 stage has to be timed precisely to avoid a falldown landing. On more modern student equipment (like the new PD navigators for example) I would personally think that 2 stage is a much better option, they will have more forward speed due to newer design and better materials but will also have more flare power available. But there is also the student to consider.... If they are spooked for whatever reason, and let up a 'half flare' pretty low, they could end up being injured. The single stage flare removes this possibility from the equation (or reduces the chance)

I cant help with the pillow but was just wondering if the information in your profile regarding canopy is correct... Diablo 61 ft² (3.20 lbs/ft²) Reserve: Minimax 62 ft² (3.15 lbs/ft²) with only about 350 jumps??? please tell me thats BS

So a large part of the DZ would need to be dug out and foam filled ...???? Also, at terminal velocity, it takes a lot of luck as well as a HUGE amount of good fortune and a hard ass to survive. No man made item Im aware of could do the job. Although there is always the DZ wind tunnel.... A huge wind chamber covering the main PLA that extends to say 100ft AGl. If someone is going to go in they could just whip on the fans and the person would be stopped by the airflow. They could then practice some head down before exiting the DZ tunnel.

Sweet pictures and write up Minna Great work. Glad your happy in your new home. Also, your static line exit looks a lot better than some non paralysed students Ive seen!!! kudos

Great work Dale Very smooth and no rocking at all, apart from a little at the end prior to pull time, seemingly caused by looking at the chest mount alti...??? When do you get to do solo exit? Keep up the good work

Theres always 2 sides to every story and its only fair that the guy your slandering gets to put his side down too before any 'internet judegements' are made.,...

Kathleen Dale had around 35-40 jumps and A licence I think before his accident. Since his injury he has the number it says on his you tube videos. (AFF jump #) Tdog// Great post. Some excellent stuff to work on there. Keep it up Dale

Sounds kind of like what I said when I was a kid. "If you're ever in a plane that's going down, just jump right before it hits the ground!" Actually, I'm thinking Steve was hoping to reach the bag and clear it. What I thought it sounded like as well. A bit like this guy, though he didnt have a reserve baglock but did well nevertheless in fixing a double mal... self induced. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpOCsQCKi7I

I have a lucky red rabbit foot on my gear bag that keeps me safe. It's worked for me so far. I rub it three times before every jump. You would be crazy to get on the plane without a lucky rabbit foot! You take your gear beag up in the plane with you ??

Ditto! Track for trees or water or something soft if possible NEVER give up!!!

Erm... no. You said you turned after opening with front risers... and you should be using rear risers for avoidance turns

Unless your chosen discipline is speed skydiving....(no weights)

Isn't most, (if not all) solo gear TSOd to an exit weight of 254 lbs? (except tandem rigs of course) Or maybe Im wrong

Correction 1// Dont look at the horizon, this is a relic from the days of round parachutes.. Dont look down directly underneath you. instead, as Brian Germain says.... look where you are going!

Agreed! Although Protecs look a bit pants, they do afford more protection than any of the 'cool' carbon fibre or other specific skydiving helmets....

Epic!! Well done Dale, your journey to get your A license back is truly 'on course' now One thing though, and take this for what its worth (not a lot as Im not an instructor) But Im guessing your AFF rigs are RSL equipped as are US and UK ones. You seem to grab the risers on every deployment, which would get you in trouble doing AFF over here... as you risk popping the reserve pin if you accidentally tweak the RSL cable. = two out = as the main deploying = bad ju ju Im surprised your instructor hasnt mentioned it

Chris Colwell didnt get bumped in the chest!! The student he was coaching head down to, got a load of forward momentum on and smashed into the top of Chris' head with his ribs...paralysing Chris C and cracking the students ribs..

As above, that would be worse than subjecting the entire population to 24 hours of waterboarding (each person)

Good move I was the same when i did AFF, nervous and excited!! but the fun part is getting through that and realising we can do ANYTHING we set our mind to. 600 odd jumps later I dont really get nerves anymore unless I havent jumped for a few months (or even a month) and then some butterflies come back in the plane. Its natural, we as humans have an in built survival instinct that doesnt naturally cater for intentionally jumping out of planes

nice one Minna

I disagree. There are some things you can do with booties that you cannot do without booties. To the OP - as has been suggested, your best bet is to get to a wind tunnel and/or talk to an experienced RW flyer. I've attached a picture of a right turn. The left leg is down and slightly out to the left, the right leg is up. It's not the best angle for the picture, but should hopefully clear some things up. What exactly can you do with booties that you cant do without?? Track faster/further and turn a bit faster/easier? what else?