yakirtosh

Just seen the last couple posts haha. Shit, didn't know the guy was actually complaining about telling him he needs experience It's ALL about EXPERIENCE. Experience is what defines your knowledge about a particular subject. We're not talking about soccer and basketball. This is the most dangerous sport there is! Like the others said, nobody cares if you out swoop them, its not a competition. It's about having fun and surviving in order to jump again. Go ahead, buy a comp velo and swoop it, let's see if you survive it. All these people here are trying to help you and are very concerned about you surviving. You better take their advices. Good luck!

Yea I don't know. I completely agree with dave and others but personally i believe you should simply jump normally with one parachute you feel comfortable with, you will need at least 100-150 jumps to even start thinking about swooping. Get to know your canopy, get the feeling for when it stalls, how it acts in high winds, low winds, how fast/slow it turns, play with front/rear risers in high alt to learn the differences. Then you move on and learn to land with your rear risers only, and when you have all that, get a coach that will teach you how to plan your swoop approach, which is normally without turns in the beginning. Simply both front risers down to max to gain speed, rear risers to cover, lean a bit forward and use toggles to break when losing alt and speed during the swoop. You will also have to go through training on how to use your legs properly when landing in high (higher) speed. You can injure yourself (or even die) just by crashing during you swoop. I dont say Im a pro or know any better, but I have my own experience, and I was rather quick in learning than many others who prefer to take it easy and do swoops and alike only after 1000+ jumps. I was downsizing rather quick from 190 to 170 to 150 to 130 to 110 to currently JVX 99 all within 400 jumps! I consider myself lucky to have some of my best friends to be instructors at my home dropzone and helping me out to improve everyday and with every jump. I'm a curious mother-effer and I don't try new things unless I've asked all possible questions to the right people about my next move. So with a bit over 500 jumps im swooping the shh out of my JVX 99. It def is a very dangerous sport all in all but the most dangerous approach within this sport is obviously the swoop. And to be honest I have more respect to people taking it easy and learning over the long way than people like me who need to have quick progress ;-) Anyhow, the best way to go for you is def just jump as many times as possible, learn your canopy and when you feel safe underneath it, continue progressively. Plus, your canopy may not be suitable for swooping, you may wanna look for a canopy that has easy input to front and back risers and that 'dives' properly. Practically you can make any canopy dive into a swoop but you will need a hell-of-alota power in your arms for some of the canopies out there. Also, take a good look in the fatalities section on dropzone.com, just so you see how many people die taking a wrong approach in attempt to swoop (hard landing deaths). Its very easy to watch all these pros on youtube doing their swoops. Just remember they all have above 2000 jumps and know what they're doing :-) You need only one stupid mistake and a split second to give up your life... Good luck to you!! Cheers, Yako

thanks for the pics, i missed those on their website, didnt see the link :-) @efs4life that was my coach's comment on this, thanks for confirming. i think ill go with everything padded. thanks to everyone, appreciate it! cheers, yako

hjumper33, thank you, good to know... i could actually just use my current rig aswell, right? vector 3 + jvx99 my only fear is that the jvx99 might be too aggressive to land while wearing a wingsuit... thanks yako

Hey guys, how's everyone doing? I have an important question before i order a new Vector 3 rig from UPT: Does anyone have experience with those additional options, such as 3D spacer foam, back pad or leg pads? Does it make a big difference in comfort? What are the pro and cons of it? Plus, what are "padded stabilizers"? I couldn't find a proper existing thread addressing this issue, so im very excited on hearing your opinions about it. Thanks for your time yako

well, like mothergoose said, i wasnt comparing it other altimeters, but since the wrist watch altimeter creates less drag, is much lighter, way more comfortable and just as accurate as an analog altimeter, then i can definitely recommend it to skydivers with 200+ jumps. i really like the audibles as well but they are bulky just like the analogs. personally i enjoy skydiving the most when i strip myself down to the minimum, and dont get me wrong, im not flying without pants ;p haha, but sometimes i jump with shorts only! and swoop a beach. the feeling of having just a comfortable v3 rig and no helmet is just amazing .... sorry just felt like sharing this ;)) cheers guys, blue skies! yako

Thanks everyone i really appreciate it, i think i will go with PD both ways... Cheers Yako

I've had a few skydiving altimeters and nothing beats my Suunto Core. I happen to have the 'military' edition all black. I used to have an analog altimeter along with my Suunto Core to check the precision. The Suunto is spot on precise and the all black military edition is even protected against blinding sun rays, i dont know how else to say it, but even if the sun shines directly on it you'll still see the digits clearly. What im trying to tell u guys is, get it! It's an amazing watch Cheers! :-) yako

Hi guys, quick question: To all experienced wingsuit flyers out there, what is the best rig combination that would go with a vampire 4 by pheonix-fly? Im speaking about container, main and reserve. What's the critical point here if im about to order all new... Thanks for your time, appreciate it Yako

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Thank you so much guys, you helped me alot. Craigbe, thanks, i was lucky my teachers are good friends of mine, they took their time to size me down quickly :) Thanks again :) Blue ones!

Anyone? Help please :(((

some dude with 7000 jumps, dont know why he said that. when he said that i actually paused looking at him saying, uuum really? ok... sounds legit what ur saying. appreciate it

Hi there, If one of you guys could help me out with container sizing that would be great. I wrote UPT an email a couple days ago, but it takes them ages to answer. I ordered a new JVX 99 and im about to order a PD reserve and a UPT Vector 3 (micron). This is their sizing chart: http://www.unitedparachutetechnologies.com/PDF/CHART_00037___Rig_Sizing_Chart.pdf Since they are not using a JVX as a sample on that chart im a bit hesitant because i dont want to order it without knowing for sure. If any of you guys knows which size is proper as "standard fitting" for the JVX 99 that would be a great help for me. As far as I can see, im stuck between sizes micron 304 and 306, but not sure if maybe im looking at this totally wrong... Through your answers I will be also able to know what size PD reserve I would have to order. The reserve can easily be between standard fit and tight fit, right? I once heard someone say that you want your reserve 'tightly' packed... i have no idea how true or untrue that comment was. I really appreciate your time on this, can't wait!