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  4. I've also had a zipper stuck on an older P2. It go stuck on the piece of fabric that is there to prevent you getting the zipper stuck on a t-shirt...

    Like someone has said before, this isn't an issue on newer PF suits - (such as my Havok Carve that i've never had a zipper stuck)

  5. Not replying to anyone, but reading this thread made me think of a scenario.

    In the event of a forced landing, would it be better to have the door open whilst descending?

    I guess that you've got to weigh up the risk of someone/something rolling out whilst the plane is descending/crashing against the plane crashing and suffering from some fuselage damage that means that door won't open and people not being able to get out from a wreck that might be on fire...

  10. In skydiving it's pretty important to do a decent wave off.

    If you're pulling directly from full flight then it's hard to see how this can be achieved unless you're waving off and then going back to full flight to deploy. Personally, i find it easier to do the wave off and stay partially collapsed and then pull. Others may do it differently.

  12. Balloon jumps rarely happen in England as the BPA state that you have to land on the DZ landing area, which as you'd expect is pretty tough to do from a balloon jump.

    Best bet is to just go abroad and do one...probably much cheaper aswell. They range from 35 quid (lithuania) to 65 quid (perris and dubai)

  15. kallend

    ***on the subject of charging a fortune....what's with the $52 per lob for October?



    No argument there from me.

    I'm going because I like big ways - I'm doing a 128-way RW event the week before. Expensive, yes, but my kids are grown and gone, my house, cars and plane are paid for, and I need to spend my kids' inheritance before they get it.;)

    Fair enough, can't argue with that. I on the other hand have been putting off real life for a long time and have no house, car, plane or kids. Maybe if I lived in the states and didnt have to fly over from England then maybe i wouldn't moan so much,.



    mccordia

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    what's with the $52 per lob for October?



    wow...thats an incredibly high price...we managed to run a multiplane (high experience) world record bigway here at 25,00 per jump or 15.000 ft jumps, and the margin on that included all slots, airplane ferry flights, dayfee, food and travel expenses for the organizers without any additional overcharge or registration fee for the participants.

    But guess 75k for expenses always comes in handy...:S


    That's what i was comparing it too as i was there ;)

    As unused lobs are refunded at $30 that's $528 in expenses, must be one hell of a goody bag!

  21. JackJ

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    I don't like RSL because I like my universal algorithm. If you have malfunction with hard spining it always works

    1. Higher deployment.
    2. Time to get stable
    3. Reserve in stable position

    but RSL doesnt ask you how hard is your line twist or what is your body position



    Guys #1: Hey Bro, did you hear Chris went in yesterday!
    Guy #2: No way Bro, what happened?

    Guy #1: He pulled a little low on this jump as people were all on different levels and i assume he wanted to clear his airspace, he then had had a spinner and had to cutaway, didn't have an RSL and he fought for stability for too long...

    Guy#2: Ah well, not to worry at least he went in stable



    ....said no one ever!

    bluebird932

    How about his AAD?



    Guy #1: Yeah his AAD was on, but he cutaway too low and he didn't build up enough speed until he was way lower than 750ft, I think his reserve pilot chute came out just before impact

  22. bluebird932



    I don't like RSL because I like my universal algorithm. If you have malfunction with hard spining it always works

    1. Higher deployment.
    2. Time to get stable
    3. Reserve in stable position

    but RSL doesnt ask you how hard is your line twist or what is your body position



    Guys #1: Hey Bro, did you hear Chris went in yesterday!
    Guy #2: No way Bro, what happened?

    Guy #1: He pulled a little low on this jump as people were all on different levels and i assume he wanted to clear his airspace, he then had had a spinner and had to cutaway, didn't have an RSL and he fought for stability for too long...

    Guy#2: Ah well, not to worry at least he went in stable

    ....said no one ever!

  24. I simply have 'FUCK' on my cutaway handle and have a metal D-ring as my reserve.

    I did think about getting 'DUDE' and 'SWEET' on the cutaway and reserve pillows, but realised the added bit of safety in having a metal D-ring reserve handle outweighed the coolness factor of two pillows with that embroided on them.