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    you're giving advice now doc? when did you become an instructor along the way?



    Am I an eye wear instructor? No, not got that rating yet. The OP asked for advice - I gave him some. Nobody is forcing him to take it.

    If you wish to continue this personal vendetta against me - again I suggest you either take it to PM or start your own thread. You add little to no value to these forums and quite frankly I am surprised you haven't been given a break for some of the idiotic things you have said. I doubt anyone is impressed by your spouting bullshit whilst hiding behind an internet persona.

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    .. need i say more!?



    No, you really should not say any more.

    But if you have an issue with me, I suggest that you start a new thread to air your grievances instead of cluttering up existing threads where people are trying to have a sensible discussion.

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    I am new to the sport and I wouldn't have given a second thought to cutting this situation away, but hey, I am serious "chicken shit" when it comes to risk. I have been practicing turning, stalling an flaring on the rears, but I can't see myself trying it for real.



    That's given more information on which to base your decision to chop it.
    Good stuff!

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    Haha. Just an example of reserve abuse that caught my attention. Thought it should be pointed out.



    And you are still refusing to listen to numerous others with massively more experience than you who are saying:

    a) this was a perfectly well handled situation.
    b) you are in over your head with what you are trying to do in terms of landing techniques and equipment.

    The masses are speaking to you and they are saying "You're wrong, and you're wrong".

    You might want to consider this - and humbly take action other than defending yourself.

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    I know I'm not the only one that has had terrible experiences with this. Let's not get into them but any ideas why customer service is so terrible in our sport?



    That's a very biased opinion.

    There are skydiving companies whose customer service is outstanding, including (but not limited to):

    - L&B
    - PD
    - Chutingstar
    - Velocity Sports Equipment

    ....in my experience.

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    If you like the Pilot, the Pulse from PD has similar flight characteristics and comes in sizes up to 260.



    And if you're buying new the Pulse has the added advantage of being easier to pack than most new mains.

  21. I do agree with most of what you say, Chuck, and I guess I was thinking about Bat Out Of Hell flying near the ground.

    I also agree with your perspective of only downsize if you have a valid reason, and the skills (valid does not include "I got this great deal on a small container but it will only hold a 99").

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    Would you not agree that someone should fully explore the performance envelope of their canopy before downsizing? Landing on rears is part of that exploration, in my opinion.

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    No I wouldn't. The vast majority of jumpers will NEVER fully explore the performance capabilities of any canopy they jump, nor should they unless by choice. What jumpers should do is become competent in the use of a canopy before downsizing, but more importantly they should understand that in most cases there is NO REASON TO DOWNSIZE.

    The suggestion that a jumper isn't safe unless he/she is competent to fly their canopy like a bat outta hell (full performance envelope) is absurd.




    You are misquoting me.

    I never suggested that anyone has to fly like a bat out of hell, what I said was that BEFORE THEY DOWNSIZE people should fully explore the performance of their current wing, otherwise I agree, there is no need to downsize.

    Landing on rears is not dangerous, nor is it particularly hard, given the right training and practice and that involves starting with bigger, beginner canopies and not trying it for the first time when you get your first cross-brace.

    I put it in the same area as practicing downwind and crosswind landings - do it on a larger wing to start with and keep honing that skill with every change in canopy.

    Saying people don't need to downsize, while true in a lot of cases, doesn't stop them wanting to so lets at least equip them with some skills for when they do.

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    Not all that different from riser stalls, it's more that you don't feel the mushiness or buffeting (and there isn't a stall horn).



    Actually it is possible to detect (both visually and by feel) a degree of mushiness before a rear riser stall - but you have to have pretty fine control to hold it on that "edge" without allowing a full stall.

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    And again I ask - does it make sense to practice something that might hurt you just so you don't get hurt when you do it later?



    You mean like PLFs? Or skydiving?

    It is perfectly possible to practice landing on rears without getting hurt.

    Would you not agree that someone should fully explore the performance envelope of their canopy before downsizing? Landing on rears is part of that exploration, in my opinion.