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Does anyone know of any rigger’s courses coming up? Thanks

Thank you for the advice. I heard a rumor that they had gone out of business and not being able to find their website anymore made me believe it. I’ll try to reach them on Facebook.

Well, now that Precision has gone out of business, does anyone know if someone will take over making new line sets for their canopies? Thanks

My blow switch doesn’t interrupt my breathing at all and I have it mounted on the inside of my helmet, not on the outside. It would be helpful if the author actually had extensive experience with all types of switches.

He probably pulled the "small one", which is called the drogue chute, while you weren't in a stable, belly to earth position. It's a minor accident that inexperienced tandem instructors sometimes make. Hundreds of jumps is relatively inexperienced. It sounds like he followed his training and went straight for the backup parachute. If he had deployed the main parachute, it could have gotten a lot more serious. Take the free jump and just enjoy it. The chances of anything like that happening again are extremely small.

Man, I just got the Hero3+ Black. I haven't even got a chance to jump it yet. That SuperView is pretty awesome! Thanks for that example!

$360 + Extras + shipping = $500

My buddy, Chris, above. http://funjump.com/index.html

The point is for $500 they could, at the very least, make the liner removable.

The G3 is cheaply made and extremely over priced. $500 for a plastic helmet and you can't ever remove the liner. That will make for one stinky helmet. Go for the Revolve. It's way more form fitting and comfortable.

The bottom GoPro is preferred for video, because there's less shaking.

I've seen plenty of "adults" show up drunk, stoned or otherwise unfit to go on a tandem skydive. 16 year olds, occompanied by their parents are a lot less likely to be under the influence of anything. But, this is a discussion for another thread.

Try the psycho-pack method. I hear it's the best for slowing down the openings. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYb6R8CNqDQ

IMHO, Precision makes the best RDSs. I have them on three of my rigs for going on five years now. Quick to release and quick to reattach. Of course, the d-bad/pc lanyard doesn't have to be used.

People out here have been taking the GoPro chest mount and removing the straps. Then you just drill holes and use screws, or rivet the chest plate to the front of the helmet. It works very well, you can get it really low and out of the way. Make sure your DZs editing software can handle GoPro video files.

Most people have never seen those kinds of connectors and in a smoke-filled cabin, having to find and unfasten two of them can eat up valuable time. I've never seen those kinds of connectors anywhere, except tandem skydiving gear. Even if you explain to them how they work, the crash could cause them to not remember any of it. They do know how ordinary seatbelt buckles work.

That sounds completely irresponsible. What if they can't drag your lifeless body out of the plane? They get to burn with your remains? That's the whole point of this thread. Each person should have their own seatbelt and you should NOT connect the passenger harness to the parachute until you are at a safe jump attitude. Sure, the chances of surviving a plane crash are slim, but why deny your passenger that slim chance of survival?

It happened to me once. We exited and I deployed the drogue. I felt we were still accelerating. When I looked up, the drogue was not inflating. I pulled the drogue release after about 8 seconds. It was a long, cold ride down. Soon as we landed, I checked the drogue and it was fine. I doubt the packer would have forgotten to cock the drogue on a Sigma, but our packers are rather sloppy when stowing the drogue.

In that picture, you can see the soft loop is still up under tension. You can see the yellow cable on the other side.

The yellow cutaway cables are still in place. It's not chopped.

Look who's being self-righteous. "I'm gonna do what I wanna do and fuck anybody that tells me different" It looks like terrafirma is the only thing that will humble you. I'll let you have the last word, since you're so big, bad and important.

Do you have any idea how idiotic that statement is?? How can he spend all his time jumping, when he just spent all his money on a brand new rig, that he can't even jump yet?? hey, pipe down i just bought a 1200 cc ducati, and though i just passed my MSF course and have been dirt biking a few times, i have it, and thats all that matters. take a fuckin quaalude and relax guy Did I say anything about motorcycles? But while we're on the subject... I hope you're an organ donor.

Do you have any idea how idiotic that statement is?? How can he spend all his time jumping, when he just spent all his money on a brand new rig, that he can't even jump yet?? Fatalities and serious injuries always begin with bad choices. Usually it's hard to tell when people are making bad choices. Here, it's blindingly obvious.

Are you thinking of the tail...? The standard pro pack does not contemplate rolling the nose at all. sorry,yes, meant the tail I hardly roll the tail on tandems. If I do, it's only high up at the lines.