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I want to know more about this, I couldn't find any information about it in any F/NLF publication. "Nødåpner anbefales på det sterkeste og er obligatorisk om man ikke har LOR." "AAD are highly recommended and are mandatory if there are no LOR" this was taken from a freefly security brochure made by skywalkers and HELIX: http://www.freefly.no/docs/freeflysikkerhet.pdf

I simply find it interesting to ask questions and learn about the why's and because's of the sport. And since there were already two interesting, well-formulated replies I could have done without the attitude you showed in yours...

My question should maybe start a new thread but the answer might be so obvious I'm the only one wondering that.. Why should the reserve be about as big as the main? My understanding is that the reserve is here to save your life in case things go bad, meaning slowing you down enough so as not to die once hitting the ground. By having it "as big as" the main it is actually a canopy you can easily maneuver and land as softly as usually..

I will stop by the shop tonight so I can ask them. It will be a good chance for me to learn more about equipment and such too. I don't think an AAD (Cypres & Co) is a requirement. But I do plan on getting one anyway. Thanks for your advice

Nei, eg skal til Skånes ved Malmö...kjempe billig AFF der :-) kjøper gjennom skydesign jeg ja... vi snakkes/sees sikkert senere

Hi, I will be doing my AFF soon and looked around to check how much a first rig would cost me. living in norway, the market isnt that big and is of course really expensive. I came across the following rig: Container: Atom from Dec. 1990 (fits my height) Main: Sabre 170 from Dec. 1995 (with 400 jumps) Reserve: Cricket 147 from Feb. 1991 I will be buying it from the main skydiving store in Oslo and it has therefore been thoroughly checked. I weight 145-150 lbs so the main is on the small size...but is it too small? renting gear here costs around $30 if you pack it yourself and the rig costs only $900. needless to say that i will be in the money by the end of the summer... How many jumps do you reckon I should have logged before being able to use this rig? And of course: Is this rig just too old to be any good? From what i read around, only after 150/200 jumps do people have an idea about what gear they really want/need; so I guess I would put that many jumps on this rig before reselling it... Thanks for your help. Sebastien

Morning, funny you mention cos this is what I tried yesterday after my training...And I kinda suck at arching So I make sure my training focus a bit longer on stretching for the next 2 weeks

Hi, of course this is something i keep in mind. i just try to absorb some of the best practices recommended regarding general controls and safety measures - try to build up a proper mindset. I'd rather know too many safety checklist items than too few.

a quick thanks to you all who spent some time replying to me and provided me with good words of support. I'll make sure to keep a journal on how it goes. The DZ is in Skånes in the south of Sweden, I'll write a post about it in case some of you end up in the Nordic countries some time. It is a really cheap DZ too (roughly $1,100 for the complete AFF (incl. 10 jumps))

That's the part of the manual I know best actually... I'm reading the USPA SIM right, I think I will cover one AFF level each day and the whole thing the last few days before going there...I'm gonna learn the whole thing in Swedish, being a Frenchman living in Norway. So yeah, a little extra prep work isn't luxury

Hi, i will be doing my AFF in 2 weeks and I really want to take as much as possible out of this. And one way to do so, i think, is to know what instructors look for to think: "This guy is good" or at least "this guy makes my job really easy". So any pre-AFF advices that I can take with me there to facilitate the process are extremely welcome. PS: you can also mention what not to do ("don't be too smiley/relax" etc) Thank you tons. Sebastien