parachutist

Yeah it's good to know your emergency what-if procedures well before throwing in abnormal conditions like moonlight illumination :) We can start you on some daytime CRW if you'd like sometime.. I think we can find you an appropriate size extra CRW canopy to use somewhere on the DZ Chris

That's an interesting idea... I do need 1 freefall RW night jump for D-license qualification though... the only night jump I've done so far was a solo over a year ago. After I get that RW jump out of the way I'll be interested in some night CRW if anyone else is Chris

Thanks for the note... I'll be there Saturday night & will bring big ole slow canopy to jump =] Chris

I have 7 jumps on my new Stiletto 120 (1.9 wing loading) ... I feel like this canopy performs very well... it provides for spirited flying. This canopy is also predictable, which I appreciate. For concepts that are new to me with the Stiletto (such as my need to learn how to "fly" an opening elliptical canopy to keep it on heading) PD has provided excellent online documentation that explains such things in detail, as well as accurate descriptions of the canopy's performance characteristics. I am very happy after 1 weekend under my Stiletto, and I feel that I have a lot more to learn before I'll be able to use the potential it has to offer. Chris

I asked the same question about 2 years ago & got some good advice: before deploying, point your head down... ie: pull your chin against your chest. this has 2 benefits... 1) it keeps the camera well away from the risers while canopy deploys. 2) when your head is already pulled as far as it will go down, there is no way for it to get yanked down as canopy snatches your body. Chris

Thomaston has some of the best instructors in the state, great facilities, and open landing areas.