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When setting your risers in place on the container there is always the excess lines in between the riser end and the d-bag. How does everyone else stow these excess lines? Where do you place the lines as you put the risers into place? I wonder if container designers ever thought about puting some kind of band stow for the excess lines to ensure they don't get tangles with the bites on the d-bag?

Yes I have figured this out now. Am actually having very indepth conversation now at my current place of employment. As I am still a college student learn the details of corprate America I find more and more startiling things about this country. Yes I don't think that is right that non-smokers have to pay more for innsurance but the same can be said about lots of things. Something better needs to be done to this then infringing on peoples freedoms and personal life. Even though our country is currently involved so much over seas once we are done with this war we really need a leader that is going to focus on the countries inner issues. Healthcare, business practices, and many other issues.

Tell me again why the non-smokers health innsurance is higher due to the smokers? To the best of my knowledge this is not really a legal or legitimate way to run health innsurance.

I still can't believe that our Gov't can justify random drug screenings for anything. To get a job I can kinda understand especially if your job can put other lives at risk, but I can't believe that we can justify this crap. I am not a drug user (minus alchol and cigars sometimes) and I still find drug testing very offensive and unconstitutional. This country is proud of our freedoms but we sacrifice so much of our freedoms for safety and the greater good. I rather be free than safe. Even our judicial system is set-up to be "INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!" not "GUILTY UNTIL PROVEN INNOCENT." Just like random stops at airports or profiling by the TSA which has specific employees that try and pick up on people show signs of stress, nervousness, or suspicious behavior and pull them aside to do a more thorough screening. If someone wants to blow up a plane they are going to do no mater what the security. Once again I rather stick to freedom. Not saying that metal detectors and scanning luggage is a bad thing but it seems to me we have lost our way and are going a little over board with all this crap!

Has anyone ever been burned by an empty casing? I had a crappy S & W brand .40 FMJ come out of the breach and land on my right forarm standing straight up. I sent another round down range until I noticed the burning feeling and shrugged it off. Got a kind a cool mark from it. And to the guy who had the glock spitting rounds in your face. you get that with a lot of guns every great once in a while its usually the cheap range rounds because the casings are made thinner and want to expand after fired and stick in the chamber longer so they tend to exit rearward.

Please talk to your local instructors about this. Adding a step to your EP's such as trying to disconnect the RSL shackle may not be a very good idea. Its not that i practice pulling it off during my EPs I just make sure the tab is pullable and that I am thinking of what kind of situation I am in. If a fast mal. happens I doubt that I think of it anyways. Its just to try and add another element of awareness!

I think RSL's are like seat belts and AADs are like airbags. None are guarenteed to save lives but they do help. RSL's could help many situtions but could be bad in others. The skyhook is def. the way to go. I think we need to be more concerned about ourselves. It is a free country and it is a personal choice to wear one. Just like seat belts I don't always wear it even though I should. As time goes I am guessing AADs will start to become so pleniful that manufactures will start putting them directly in Complete rigs. RSLs on the other hand I think should def. be left as an option. I am always checking that I can disconect it when I practice EPs just in case I am spining or I think I will tumble in after I cut away ***especially if I have plenty of altitude***

Yes they do!!! and I am even a very strong Christian. I think that is one of the biggest social down falls of our society today. A majority of my friends are not Christians or religious. I don't consider myself religous because I don't practice, attend, or "try to win people over" I am just a Christian. To do a little side note... I atleast for Christianity it was not intended to be like an organization and was not intended to be love-hate everyone but fellow Christians and try to convert as many as you can. Its ment to spread the word and allow people to make up there own mind. You being a Christian does not affect me in the least. I can't stand a majority of Churchs and don't fit-in in many, I can't stand to hang around most Christians, and I feel like beating the crap out of the corner "YOU ARE ALL GOING TO HELL IF YOU DON'T REPENT NOW!" asshole screaming at us (Students) at the Universiy just like everyone else. I also have a deep respect for a lot of religions such as the Buddhist. I do Muay Thai and honor a lot of the Buddhist traditions. Thats my little bit of 2 cents.

Recently got my "A" license and now working toward my "B" and my coached rating. Definitly want to stay in the sport for a while and would love to help out and make a little money on the side. What all can a coach do and what could I expect once I get it. Also will def. start working on videography after quite a few more jumps but definitly want to do some video work in the future and recomendations would be awesome.

They are very simple and have a type of elegance. My first gun ever was a Glock 9mm. I like guns for different reasons as most have all their little pros/cons. Rugers are freakin ugly as well and designed (functionality wise) very simply. But they feel nice in the hand and are accurate for me. The P99 in my opinion is a great looking gun. Very tactical in style. How ever if you like the simple, smooth, sleek style of the classic auto's or revolvers you probably won't like it. Its nice to here there are so many more people out there who use their second amendment rights. Anyone against the use of the second amendment check out how many vehicular manslaughter cases there are a year and how many shooting victims. You might be surprised.

GLOCKs are very nice just not a fan of the design. They make very nice and reliable firearms just not the best looking thing on the market.

ok so don't get a Hi-point or a Kahr they are crap! Get like a FN, Ruger, S & W, or a H/k.

I would say go shooting sometime at a local gun shop/range. Take some classes, like CCW, basic pistol, and self-defense pistol classes. Carring a gun is like skydiving. It looks simple from the outside. Get in a plane, jump, and pull a chute when in actuallity it is very technical. Learn how to shoot, how to use, how to warn off attackers and how to stop them. But I would recommend many people to get a gun and be smart with it. Recommendations. would def. be a sub-compact .40 smith and wesson of any gun type. But definitly shoot them before you by one. Sometimes the recoil can be too much for first time shooters. If so a decent 9mm like a H/K USP or 2000, or a cheaper Smith and Wesson/ M & P both are very good and reliable. Just make sure you pack hollow points if you intend to use it for protection!

I am still a newb as well with just finishing up my A-card but I started jumping in my shorts and shirt at about jump 17. I wouldn't recommend it if you jump with someone else and you really have to be cautious with vertical seperation. If other people on the load are wearing them you have to remember that you will fall much faster then those with a baggy one on. You def. feel like your falling faster not by a lot and you can't get as good of a track but for fun jumps, belly-flyin, and just normal things I think its fine or just as easy as with a jumpsuit and sometimes more comfortable. A little colder than your used to at altitude but if your like me I love that feeling getting out on the strut with that 9,500ft chill. -It could be just a DZ standard for students to wear jumpsuits, the instructors might want you to have more protection on landing if you have duffed any landings. I personally just kept asking until they let me not where one on my solos. And I stood up pretty much every landing on a 200zp but 1 so they said I would be fine. No of them fit right so not wearing one in my opinion was safe in the airplane and landing because I could move better. But now I have my own that fits well and I wear it when jumping with others.

I know I don't have much experience and my questions are strictly seeking knowledge. Wing-suit flying is what I want to work towards, and one of the many reasons I am getting into the sport. What makes them so dangerous? I know you are flying totally different than belly flying but what makes it so hard to pull on time? Or not pull? (i.e. the wingsuit fatality mentioned above!) What is the best way to practice up to a wing-suit?

Just got the helmet in the mail. It doesn't look like much but it fit rather well and the padding is easy to cut down in places and you get extra strips of padding to customize the fit. Very light weight hardly feels like you have a helmet on but has plenty of padding and a hard enough shell to protect against bumps in or just out side the plane. I don't think I would recommend for someone who uses and audible. But all said and done it is a nice looking helmet and fits and feels pretty nice. For a cheaper helmet it isn't too bad.

I didn't mean to come off full of myself if I did. But yeah in the old old altimeters there is no adjustments. One I flew you could adjust to the known field elevation. Similar to what we do on our skydive altimeters with adjusting to ground level. But it was just a movement of the dials and could not adjust to changes in pressure levels. Of course these aircraft can't be flown in IFR weather but they are fun to fly because you realy have to rely on your judgement and experience. FYI, one was an old Piper cub, it had an adjustable alt. one was a Dragonfly or something like that home built and one was an experimental C150 that was stripped out with only the required VFR instruments and had a stick instead of a yoke.

I was just wondering how hard it is to fly a wingsuit? When I first started thinking about skydiving the wingsuits were one of the things that go me very interested. Obviously I am not up to par enough to jump with one right now. But I definitly want to learn as soon as possible. What are the little difficulties about wingsuit flying? Whats hard whats easy? Things I should practice or think about as I jump more?

A sensitive altimeter is just one that can be calibrated for sea level pressure. I.e. the barometric pressure window found in all most all modern aircraft. Some home builts and classics I have flown have altimeters that are stuck to 29.92 pressure setting and you have to do the mental math in the air. It kinda sucks but its fun sometimes. I was just curious really how exact the littler skydiving altimeters are. I have noticed that they are rather acurate which really amazed me when I started jumping.

Was just wondering how sensitive our altimeters are in comparison to say a pilots altimeter. Being a pilot you have to understand the difference in how certain things affect your altimeter, heat, open windows, where the static pressure comes from and a few others. How are our skydiving altimeters affected by things like this? for instance from inside the plane to outside the plane? In freefall to under canopy? Temp from altitude to ground level? Belly flying vs sit-flying vs back-flying? And what happens to it if it is in your burble?

I throw the pilot chute and as soon as I feel some pulling i look straight up as far as I can see or just slightly over my shoulder. and watch the opening. I think because some of the line twists were low in my risers it pulled them pretty close to my face.

Thanks, I do not try anything new below 1500ft, but why I asked about things under 1000ft, is just so if I am coming in to land and am like 1000-500ft high and notice I am a little short or a little long how I could help myself get a little closer with out doing anything stupid. and with the dive loops i wasn't sure if pulling on the dive loops with the brakes in hand, pulled the brakes down as well, or enough to put you in a bad situation. Thanks for your help.

My canopy is rather docile but it lets me play a bit as well and I have to do some of this stuff just for the A license any wayl. I rather take advice from others than attempt blind for the first time. All my instructors were rather confident in my canopy skills which makes me feel rather confident in my canopy skills. I want to know things not to do as well so I can avoid situations will trying things out.

I am starting to get extremely comfortable with my canopy and am try to experiment with new things. I usually land reletivly close to my mark everytime. but I have a few questions. -What is the best way to lengthen your ground track to reach a landing spot Under 1,000ft? And what is the best way to get down faster/but safe under 1,000ft? - When using dive loops where to put the toggles? Keep them in your hands, wrist, or restow? -When using rear risers to land brakes stay stowed or un stowed? - What is the most risky situation you can put your self in with your canopy?

I wave off and deploy at 4000, And when i get line twist I always look my altimeter as I am trying to get out. I.E. with my hands up on the risers and my altimeter slightly tilted down so I can see it as I look up. I can't remember how low I actually was but I am sure I wasn't lower than 2500ft. Also at what point would everyone else cut away in similar situations, It seems like everybody has slightly different opinions on this.