DrewEckhardt 0 #51 July 16, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Just keep with it, you will be suprised how much you will improve from your initial jumps You still had a safe deployment height, it becomes easier after you lose some of the nerves and relax in freefall. Hop n pops really helped me, taking a nice 5 - 10 second delay / watching the altimeter go down below 3000 (my terminal deployment) to ~2500. When the pilot tells you to get out at 1000 feet, waiting to pull until you're at 0-500 feet is not going to be a good idea. If that happens you might just decide to ride it in so you don't have to lie with a low opening leading to a fate worse than death. Being able to get and deploy immediately is a safety issue. You should practice at a comfortable altitude. There's usually a good reason for safety rules and you don't want to be breaking them. What if you have a malfunction, the AAD is turned off, the RSL is disconnected, and your harness shifts? Is it possible to exit the plane and pull within a second or so? Sure. You can pull as soon as you've cleared the plane. On a poised exit you can see when the tail goes by. With a fast opening canopy (like a reserve) you can loose less than 50' feet of altitude leaving 950 to figure out where to land after you got out at 1000 feet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #52 July 17, 2008 Quote Is it possible to exit the plane and pull within a second or so? I scared the crap out of myself that way. I did a H&P out of a 182 and pulled while I was still on the hill. Felt my d bag bump between my legs.Divot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #53 July 17, 2008 QuoteQuote Is it possible to exit the plane and pull within a second or so? I scared the crap out of myself that way. I did a H&P out of a 182 and pulled while I was still on the hill. Felt my d bag bump between my legs. You're on the hill about as long as it takes to go terminal - 10-11 seconds. what were you doing at the time? tumbling? If you are stable before you pull (with experience that is essentially right out the door), shouldn't be bumping any part of you, whether you're head up or head down on the hill. It does take some time to get the exits that smooth - and even longer if you're content to exit unstable. My bad story is throwing the PC while still doing a flip - hooked it on the foot briefly, was able to shake it free. In a non emergency, you can always spare another second to get stable. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chubba 0 #54 July 17, 2008 Quote In a non emergency, you can always spare another second to get stable. BAIT No you can't, you need to open your container by the set height for your license, stability isn't a priority. Sorry couldn't resist don't hurt me Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bertt 0 #55 July 17, 2008 Looks like Chubba's Australian. Don't know if their BSR's are different from USPA. At any rate, I wanted to bring up another point. You say you have a light wing loading. That's generally good, but if you get downwind from the normal landing area, you might not have the wind penetration to get back. In that case, some extra altitude will be very helpful. Not trying to pick on you; just wanted to add that thought for discussion.You don't have to outrun the bear. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #56 July 17, 2008 don't play the DGIT. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jurgencamps 0 #57 July 17, 2008 QuoteQuote Is it possible to exit the plane and pull within a second or so? I scared the crap out of myself that way. I did a H&P out of a 182 and pulled while I was still on the hill. Felt my d bag bump between my legs. Then you did something wrong. Watch a swooper getting out on a hop & pop and pull after a few seconds or a student doing a staticline-jump. See where their canopy goes. Review you exitposition, being stable, ... Just think where the wind comes from just after exit. Jurgen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #58 July 17, 2008 Yes, what you are experiencing is quite common. Sensory overload. Time Distortion is quite common, too. You'll get over it soon enough. These things are one of the reasons why you have, in the AFF program, two instructors with you at the beginning and at least one with you on later jumps. Practice good altitude awareness. Sorry your htread got hijacked but I have to add.. To all others: This had been an intersting thread pointing out the ignorance and stupidity of many skydivers today. -Ignorance - not knowing any better. You guys I can help by teaching and mentoring. -Stupidty - knowing better but doing it anyway. YOU are the ones I try very hard to avoid. You guys doing stuff without knowing the potential consequences of your actions are in the third category - both ignorant AND stupid. I cannot help but wonder...where the hell are your instructors and mentors in all this? I cannot understand why anyone with any sense at all would go out and do anything with such potential for injury and/or death and not, at the minimum, ask what could happen before they did it. Don't you think it would be a good idea to know what you are doing?????My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
