pj_jumper

A canopy transfer with a ram air reserve is never a good idea. Sparky Who rocks the round reserves and does these said "Canopy transfers" any more. Sounds completely insane to try on a square. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Every skydiver needs to put thought into their drills for different scenarios, and always be ready for the unexpected. It amazes me that some people fear their reserve. I would say I "fear [the] reserve" in some way. Never thought of it like that. But it's a natural instinct to not want to use your "last hope". Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

It seemed like the jumper in the video was low. his broken english description said something about 1000ft. it seems that he made a good choice tho. I didn't apreciate how he blamed the packers for any of the errors. Mentioning the line coming unstowed and not how he pulled it through rather carelessly rubbed me wrong. I don't think it's an excuse to be lazy and pay for pack jobs. then blame the packers for your problems. But I take all that back because videos are very one dimensional and hard to get a full picture of it. Enough on that I know at this point you want to harp on me so your hoping I say something ridiculous. Thank you for your posts Forget all the peripheral stuff. I´m still not clear why you thought the cutaway was dangerous. 1000 feet is not dangerously low, if thats what you thought..... When in doubt, the safest thing to do is cut away and pull your reserve. Of course you need to be aware of your altitude, and make a decision one way or the other at your hard deck. There was nothing dangerous about the cutaway, at all. 1000 feet is prolly his hard deck (as is mine). He got there, wasn´t happy about landing his canopy safely, was decisive with his decision making, and executed his EP´s perfectly. All actions which will help keep him safe in a stress situation. Be careful about slinging words like "dangerous" around. Somone might believe you and injure or kill themselves because they thought cutting away was dangerous. It simply isn`t so...... Ok i apreciate the explination and I agree. I do not have cutaway expirience and shOuldnt talk like I am an expert there agreed back me up and say that his description seemed a little like he was not taking responsibility for the error. Only mentioned a packer making a mistake. Etc Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

It seemed like the jumper in the video was low. his broken english description said something about 1000ft. it seems that he made a good choice tho. I didn't apreciate how he blamed the packers for any of the errors. Mentioning the line coming unstowed and not how he pulled it through rather carelessly rubbed me wrong. I don't think it's an excuse to be lazy and pay for pack jobs. then blame the packers for your problems. But I take all that back because videos are very one dimensional and hard to get a full picture of it. Enough on that I know at this point you want to harp on me so your hoping I say something ridiculous. Thank you for your posts Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Assuming it is this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfN4RI1B7Ws...been a while since I've seen someone swoop from the southwest corner. Might of even rated a golf clap from the deck. golf clap...hmm not going to get me the girlsis what your saying. Lol Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

not that this is much of a downwind or anything but whatever a show of some kind of ability. from a while ago http://www.youtube.com/my_videos_edit?ns=1&video_id=mfN4RI1B7Ws Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Nice landing btw Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

You really don't want to hear my answer. I would rather not contradict your point eitther out of respect. 2000 jumps from now I would be able to perform a landing much like that with a far greater safety margin than I ever could at this moment. I can accuracy land proficiently with my Safire and so far so good on the Xfire. slide landings are something I am comfortable with as well. As per my worn out jump pants. I was comfortable landing my Safire in downwind conditions. I appreciate your post thank you I will conclude by saying, in those conditions under what I fly I hope to not find myself there as I would be past my comfort zone. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

How many engine out's did you have without a good runway to aim for? We don't have the luxury of being able to go around if our approach isn't good enough this time. Sometimes you even end up trying to figure out where the hell you are. I won't go into the details of this clip, but can you honestly say you could do the same/better? Downwind none the less? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqoxnwxF3CA Yes I know, spot sucked, pulled low, blah blah, again the reasons behind the off landing are nobody here's business. yeah skeptics would say he was lucky but the s turn on final makes me think he picked his spot. i assume there was no out behind him and downwind was necessary etc yeah not to judge. i dont judge any more here. lol Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

And on top of all your other madd skilz, you're psychic. That's pretty awesome. "Madd skilz" what are you? 14? Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

its not that we dont believe you can land well for 16 jumps without getting hurt. You could probably easily land a velocity loaded at 2.2:1 in ideal circumstances. Its that in the worst possible scenario most experience people doubt you have the safety margin with 1.4 WL to deal successfully. That takes hundreds of jumps to build up experience so that you can stay safe in all possible scenarios. Why would you want your hobby to be a ticking time bomb (sooner or later kind of thing). enough said...I have thought these thoughts out based on personal experience and advice given from close friends/mentors. After 3 years of skydiving and over 300 jumps I still jump a 1.2 because a safety margin is nice. I suppose I should be more afraid of canopy flying etc however as a licensed pilot and now 6 years in aviation since i was 19 for better or worse I am comfortable with flight. I agree of course no matter what, my safety margin is narrowed by my canopy choice etc. It's fun as hell tho. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Your right 150 jumps is low for a 1.4 on a Xfire. Just to let everyone know I'm at 166 now so all good. Crisis averted Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

packing was almost no factor. but pack your own rig is a good policy. i believe its part of the sport that you should learn as well as any. this jumper in the video does not. i wish i were rich like him Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Ok this obviously makes more sense to approach this than what I said. Live and learn. I didn't mean to be judgemental just spark up a debate more or less. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

This is one thing I think is critical. Pack your own rig whenever possible is a good policy. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Let me just discredit myself before someone else here does. A cutaway seems like a reasonable option here and I may be wrong saying otherwise. However yes I do wonder why he flew his res like that. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Valid saying it would have been Unusual inputs to land. Hmm I am out numbered for some reason. I guess I shouldn't judge this harshly if I wast the guy under canopy etc. easy to couch jump I guess Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Haha. Just an example of reserve abuse that caught my attention. Thought it should be pointed out. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Advice noted. By swooping I only mean attempts at accelerated landings. Be it front riser dives. Or 90s. But always with altitude to spare. The jumper in this video lacks certain understandings. I highly doubt much besides altitude, his toggle and damn packers went through his mind Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

Points are noted. I appreciate the feedback. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

My question here is first he said "canopy was uncontroleable" which is clearly not the case. He had Unstowed his toggles for 15 seconds before he even did enough Of a control check to discover his right side was knotted. Control check? He never actually did one! C'mon. A student would have done a "pump the breaks" and caught this at a higher and safer altitude. Then he accused the packer. Which shows he doesnt even know or care to find out what really caused the hang up. He then flew his ENTIRE reserve approach in half breaks had no flare left on landing. Where he was taught to fly any canopy like that I would be afraid to know. Plus the guys main was a 7 cell. land on the rears. Criticize me and my set up? I have taken the advice of dz pros who know me have watched me fly over 90% of my jumps. This canopy and loading may get me flamed for my expirience level but dont worry it is a calculated descision. I do respect your concern. Thank you for your comments everybody. Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

people should watch this video i have dug up as an example of what NOT to do. i would like to think this jumper was joking with his description of this video but it is apparent he is not. jumpers like this obviously snuck through the system with very little or incorrect canopy training. his actions and analysis of his own actions took me aback. see for yourself http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFNsQ6JlZAs Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

you would have to first consider something. how many incidental fires have resulted in death or serious injury. and how many non fires have resulted in death or serious injury put those two numbers side by side and tell me which one you want. im not saying i agree with either i like the vigil because it is more economical than a cypress Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

next time you notice you are moving backwards due to heavy winds, do not delay cut away your main as your reserve is likely smaller and ride that in. your welcome Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult

dont panic during line twists and dont do anything stupid Skydiving without a parachute is easy, its skydiving twice without a parachute that is extremely difficult