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I am not a rigger, but I have this parachute in my possession. Manufactured in 1995. I can't find further information or history about this parachute. Anyone can bring light in this?

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Just finished reading Vince Flynn's latest book, "The Last Man". I read every book that he wrote and I was looking forward to read Vince's next book. Unfortunately, I discovered recently that Vince succumbed to the cancer few months ago. R.I.P. Vince Flynn

With this equipment, feel free to release! http://tinyurl.com/kekuupp Now, off to the boogie! Be safe and blue sky!

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I got to ask you a question. If you wanted to give some space, why can't you enter standard pattern high and pull both front risers to burn altitude? Unless I am missing something here, the use of front risers is safer and will achieve the same goal that you focused on this jump without aggressive maneuvers.

Don't ask me. That's the title of this film. It must be the British term. This story was reported by BBC news.

Like others have said, you probably are a bit tensed. Wobbling usually mean that you are a bit tensed. You are not the only one. I think many of us went through the same thing. Just continue to jump and learn to relax more while maintaining keen awareness. It will get better! The more you jump, the more awareness you will gain. You will make adjustments and before you know it, you will be flying like pro! Just have fun! Just listen to your instructors.

Anyone know the story behind this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PH1Wd0dXh8Q

Just an "A" licensed and introvert fellow sharing a concern..... Just got back from two-day 'boogie'. It was fun and learning experience for me. Fairly large percent of jumpers are at least B licensed or better. There is one thing that got me cringed every time. I have seen jumpers approached to LZ with plans to land on butt. I was taught to avoid that at all cost. In my opinion, it is better to have a broken leg than broken back. When I see that type of landings, I wanted to approach them badly and tell them not to make an habit of landing on butt. I decided against that because I am still newbie and majority of them are B jumpers or better. I didn't want to offend them. On the second day, my fear confirmed. One jumper clearly misjudged his approach (lack of flaring) and still lifted his leg. He landed hard and bounced a bit. He was on the ground grabbing his butt for a good bit of time. He managed to get up and shaken it off, but he was done for the day. By the look of it, I am willing to bet you that he fractured his bone somewhere in his back, but I probably will never find out. Now, should I say something next time, given the fact that I am still newbie?

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Sounds like you are having trouble adjusting your flight in the changing environment. You have to remember that each flight is different. You will get better with the experiences. Talk to your instructors. Don't feel bad. Learn from your mistakes and you will get better. I know that I did! Welcome to the blue skies!

Welcome to the sport! Let me know when you get licensed. Will jump with ya! I jumped regularly at SSM but plans to jump at Skydive Temple periodically.

Been a weekend pilot for 11 years. Took a break before I got into skydiving. Currently, I am studying BFR and will be active again. It is definitely the air, buddy!

Bro! Like other have said, only you know the answer to this. I only can share my experience. I have been in exactly same situation with my ex-fiancee. It was a real struggle for me. Not going to bore you with details but if you want my advice, here it is: Cutaway! If she cheated and lied to you before, she will do it again. Based on your post, it gave me a splitting image of my ex-fiancee. I have a horrible gut feeling that she will do it again. Sorry, man!

I was nervous when I was put on the list for the next load and no one "appear" to watch over me. Asked the instructors what I am I supposed to do on this jump. They told me to relax and have fun. They practically kicked me off the curb. I did what was trained to do: Check gear, suit up, hop on the plane, and jump out of perfectly safe aircraft. It was the first time that I actually look down and watch the earth hurtling toward me. "Cool!", I thought.

Thanks for bringing this up. I am planning to go to St. Louis for a long weekend. I do have a free day for skydiving. So, I searched around and was surprised to see that there is no "big" operation in St. Louis. I guess I will have to try cessna for the first time. Which dropzone is the nearest one to St. Louis?

Wow! As a newbie jumper, this is one of the best topics I ever read. This story and Pop's responses definitely made me rethink everything and beyond. I MUST REALLY KNOW MY SHIT!

Is there any update on this matter? I am going there next month for a week-long vacation. Obviously, it will be cool to jump there. I just need to know if I should bring my gear or I would be wasting my time.

I have never done the leg input before. I thought that it is something that I will learn in canopy course. i haven't take the course yet (plan to wait until I have my own gear). Yes, I was scared to let toggle go because I was unable to determine how high I was. Thought that it was best to stick to what I already know.

It is a possible that I misunderstood him, but that's all he said. If he expand his comments, then he might mean something else. He could refer to my s-turns. I think I was aggressive on them.

That's correct. That's all he said. He said the same thing after my explanation.

A S&TA or one of the S&TAs approached to me and told me that I had a nice PLF but I need to make sure not to do that again. I tried to explain the fact that I was completely blind. I think it fell on deaf ears. So, I kept my mouth shut and let him have it. I thought that I would share my incident on this DZ. If it could happen to me, it could happen to anyone. Keep in mind that I am still a fairly new jumper. It was the second jump for the day and I was using the borrowed full-faced helmet (never wore full-face helmet before this day). The visor cannot be flipped up. Once enter the pattern (I entered the pattern fairly high), I noticed a water build-up at the bottom of the visor but I wasn't alarmed. After turning into base (fairly high), my visor was completely blocked with condensation like you would see on icy glass of water on hot day. Everything I see through the visor was completely distorted. I can't even read the altimeter at that time. I fanatically searched every inch of my visor, looking for a clean spot and found none. My mind was running through several actions I could do but didn't like any of them. For example, I thought about letting go my toggles in order to remove the helmet. Seems too dangerous at low altitude with little time. Because of calm and variable winds, I could easily run into a tree line ahead of the landing zone. I performed few S-turns. Since, I can't see what I was doing, people on the ground probably viewed this as potential low turns (I was on downsized rental gear). I stopped when I am confident that I wouldn't run into the tree line. The truth is I really had no idea. I rely heavily on experiences to give me a general idea of where I was. When I thought I was in perfect position to flare, I slowly pulled the toggle. I ended up realizing that I was still high. I did exactly what I have been trained to do: perform PLF. And it definitely saves my butt. Thought that I would share. Feel free to criticize or tell me what would you do. Safety is always on top of my mind, but this scenario never enters my mind before. And it caught me off guard.

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