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    I start my opening sequence at 3500. 5 seconds or so of extra freefall time is not worth reducing the window of opportunity if a problem arises. This is just our limits, we don't expect others to follow our logic. My wife has had 2 total malfunctions, and was in the saddle under reserve by 1500'...plenty of time to set up to land in a safe area....thats why we dont push it lower. If we want more freefall time, we jump again. :)




    My first reserve ride was because of a shoulder injury in FF. My first attempt to pull was at 3000 maybe a little lower and then the second and final attempt was at about 2000 before going for the silver. Think I pulled the reserve some where around 1600 to 1500 feet and was in the saddle at 1400, seeing stars :( .

    I do remember one of the thoughts that was going through my head at the time I decided to go for the reserve was that I was getting low and my Stiletto snivels.

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    Hi all! i will soon be puchasing a new canopy and my mind was made up-stilletto,but one thing is putting me off and thats its rep for bad openings.
    Should I go for somthing similer like a springo or a crossfire as I have always jumped PD and am a bit causious about trying somthing else? Is there much differance in riser pressure, flare,openings etc.what are the pros and cons basically.
    Any info would be greatly appreciated thanks.

    Blue ones
    Joe



    Think the Crossfire and Springo are quite a bit more elliptical than the Stiletto. I have 200 jumps on a Stiletto 150 loaded to about 1.5, that was 7 years ago when I left the sport. I purchased it when when I had about 180 jumps and really should not have been flying that canopy. I got a away with it and now since I have returned to the sport I am a little older and wiser and would not recommend any one jumping a full elliptical with 100 or 200 jumps.

    If I where you I would stick with your Sabre2 and learn to fly the hell out of the thing before changing to a more radical smaller elliptical.

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    In terms of cutting away from a PCIT, to me it depends on riser covers. If you have good riser covers and the altitude, then cutting away is generally a good idea. If you don't have the altitude, or you don't have good riser covers, then going straight to reserve is generally the best plan.


    Bill, will you elaborate please?
    Sorry, but I do not understand…



    What Bill is saying is that with poor riser covers if you cut away with a PCIT or a total mal., the main risers could possibly come out of there covers giving your reserve PC more crap to get tangled in.

  7. I have only had to PLF once. It was around jump 50 and my 3rd jump on my new TurboZ 205. Flared at about 15' to 20' on a hot zero wind day, knew right away that it was going to be ugly and continued the flare and did "the best PLF" my rigger and STA ever seen. :)

  8. I watched a friend do this on a Sabre 150 at about 1k feet and had to chop it, his RSL had him open at about 700'. I think pulling down the slider, loosening your chest and spreading out the risers will make it harder to spin into twists.

  9. One thing I do at big crowded DZs landing areas like Eloy is fly around in brakes and or rear risers up high for a while and let all the faster swooper get down first. Seems every time you try and beat those guys down you always end up landing with them.

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    Buy your own rig before you go;). I had to use a solo 230 and found the canopy ride quite boring. I kinda wanted to use a spectre 210 but they said not with my jump #s.:S



    With 37 jumps they where just trying to keep you safe. Eloy's landing area can get very busy and there are many fast canopies every where.

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    I hate watching riggers work.... everything they do looks wrong to me. Seeing the inside of a reserve container is like watching open heart surgery. Just gross. :)
    Dave




    I am just the opposite, I enjoy and prefer to watch my reserve being packed.