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I have an alti 2 that i wear and i love, but jumping more and more with others, I think that it will be pretty useful having an alti. Everyone is always pushing more jumps, which i totally get... but i dont see how it could hurt to have an audible backup as well as my alti 2. Arent 2 heads better than one?

what about a Skytronic GFX? A friend recommended that and it looks pretty good. Anybody use one?

So I've pretty much got all of my own gear now except for an audible and a suit. I was wondering what you guys think is the best audible altimeter? Ive got a bonehead minwarp helmet with the extra space for it. And I use an alti 2 on my wrist. I appreciate your feedback! ...Oh and I definitely want it to log my jumps and track my speed!

So i've almost got all of my own gear now that I got my rig! :-P I just need a suit (or two) and a helmet! My question is what do you guys recommend for these? I'm pretty sure I want an open face helmet and ive been looking at the bonehead. I figure I need an rw suit and one for freeflying. Im thinking the rw suit will be more practical right now because I can freefly without one. So what are the best suits and helmets?

Mine has about 650 jumps I think, its a 2003. Everyone keeps telling me that I will be able to use it for a long time!

So I finally got my own rig and im really excited about it! Its a javelin container with a pd reserve and a sabre canopy. Its got all the upgrades, tons of extra padding and i absolutely love it! I want to wear it around all the time, lol. I am really excited and just wanted to tell everyone! I jumped with it for the first time yesterday. It was pretty cloudy so I did a hop n pop and it flew great and was so comfy I could barely tell I was wearing it! ;-P What was your first rig like?

I did a 5500ft hop n pop in AFF and I was terrified but it was really easy. Then I had to do a 3500ft hop n pop for my A license and although I was a little worried at first, it seemed like I was even higher than the 5500. I guess its because of experience but I loved it!

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I'm going to Missouri at the end of next month and found the closest dz in festus. Freefall express skydive. Was just wondering who's been there and how was your experience? It got 5 stars on dz.com.

Oh yeah...I forgot to mention, I want to freefly!

Oh I definitely plan on it!

I want my own rig! ...and im tired of renting gear :-) I have about 35 jumps, 5'8", 160lbs... i have only gone down to a 190 but want to downsize to a 170 right about now. I'm just looking for any suggestions, recommendations, etc... It will be greatly appreciated. :-D I know nothing.

I had that game on my iphone and it kind of sucked but im going to check it out on pc.

I agree that I wish you could do more than just track and turn but i have gone pretty high up into the sky and it is still fun to freefall for so long! And its fun too pull, do some tricks and cut away into a nice smooth little back flip. :-)

I had to post something about this new video game that ive been playing called "Just Cause 2". I've got to tell you that this game has some AMAZING visuals and awesome skydiving simulation! (I dont know if thats proper grammar) Basically you are this guy joining up with gangs (kind of Grand Theft Auto style gameplay) but your on this island that is absolutely beautiful and you have unlimited parachutes hidden somewhere in your shirt. You can take any vehicle from a boeing, to a cessna, to all different types of helicopters, to cars and trucks and tanks, and the list goes on. You also have a grapple that will latch on to anything and while grappling, you can release your parachute and fly around the island. I didnt mention that you can always jump out of any aircraft that your flying a free fall for a few minutes... or just pull and cut away as you please. Get this game, if for the freefall, canopy time and stunning visuals alone. I have it on PC so the graphics tend to be better than a console, but theyre so good I cant imagine them being anything but stunning. Case in point... check it out! You will have a blast! Anyone who has played it... back me up here!

I have one. I think it is pretty comfortable, and its nice to be able to adjust the softness. However, if there are two people in the bed and the sleep numbers are pretty far apart, one person ends up rolling into the middle or onto the other person. (ME!) The next bed that im buying is a temperapedic.

Don't you get tired of jumping alone? I just did my 25th jump and I was planning on getting my A but I didnt realize that I shouldve started workin on my card a long time ago. I was never told. So I just started and I still have a few things I need to get signed off. I'm dying to get my A because I cant wait to start jumping with other people! I do enjoy my solo's (especially yesterday when I was on my back for the first time) but I have learned so much doing coach jumps that I know jumping with others will only help me learn even more.

To be completely honest, I dont remember looking at my altimeter until my canopy was open. I omitted that because I know that I shouldve. It all happened really quickly and although I didnt check my altimeter, i remember being really aware of where the ground was. (as silly as that sounds) I believe that if it had gone on any longer, I wouldve cut away. I just remember everything happening so fast, it seemd like it all happened in less than 5 seconds. not an excuse, just explaining my experience.

Congrats on getting your A!

LoL Alright Derek, sounds like a plan! Im going to have my license soon! Yay!

I had my first malfunction yesterday, im not 100% sure but after talking to a friend of mine that is a coach, im thinkin it was a line over. Thought I'd share it with everyone. So after the best solo ive had in awhile, I pull at 4,500ft. I have used the rig before and I expected it to open slowly, as it usually does. So im staring at the slider, all the way up near the canopy when I start to realize that im still falling faster than I should be. I pull on the risers and the slider finally comes down. I see that the left side of my canopy is almost completely folded under. I don't remember everything exactly as it happened but it looked to me like there were some loose lines flapping around. I didnt panic, like I always assumed I would in a situation like this, I dont even remember really being scared. Fight or flight! The next thing I know I start spinning and I felt like I was face down to earth. I grabbed and unstowed the toggles and flared. I had to play with them a little bit. As soon as the canopy looked like it was open, i saw my lines start to twist! Without even thinking, I grabbed the risers and pulled them apart as I bicycle kicked. Finally, I felt myself slow down. By the time my canopy was open and flyable, I was at about 2,600ft. My friend, who jumped out before me and pulled @ 4,000ft was way above me. The whole experience was pretty empowering! It feels good to know that in that type of situation, I can do what I need to without even panicking or having to think. Everything I did was like an automatic reflex to the situation. The feeling of falling faster than i would with an open canopy but slower than in freefall... that was a new one for me. My friend told me that I was really lucky! I feel lucky. Glad that it happened and I didnt freak out. It really made me realize again, how much I love the sport!

QuoteI think tattoos need to symbolize something significant in your life. If you never make another jump again, hasn't your life still changed because of skydiving? Mine has. Quote I agree with that 100%! Thats what I always tell everyone! Just because you get a tattoo of something, doesnt mean you have to do it for the rest of your life.

Thanks, I will definately check them out. Thats only about 30-45 minutes from me.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! :-P

I decided to hold off on the tattoo for now. I had decided I wanted an ambigram that said freefall on the inside of my wrist but the artist told me that the word was too big, and it would all bleed together in a couple of years. I took it as a sign, because, like some of you said, how do I know that in 2 years im not going to wanna get FREEFLY, or something different. I still want a tattoo but didnt feel great about the guy i was recommended to. I wanted to get some more stuff done on my back, to connect the two that i have on each shoulder. I thought i'd go and tell him what i was thinking about and he'd use his 10 years of experience to collaborate and inspire me. Tell me what he thought would work well, etc... Instead he offered to cover my existing tattoos and didnt inspire me at all. Any tattoo artists in the palm beach area that want to help me do something unique? let me know!