piisfish 140 #1 January 26, 2006 just playing devils advocate.. but do you land on instruments ?? jump more often without using your alti. Eyeball your altitudes... You can't be THAT wrong for a correct flare altitude...scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CygnusX-1 43 #2 January 26, 2006 That all depends on what you mean by "land on instruments". I've had to land several times without the use of an altimeter due to my Neptune acting up. I only use an altimeter to better judge where my set-up points are, i.e. downwind - base - final turn points. Sometimes I can land (without alti) exactly where I want within 20 ft. Other times I am way off. But that is just part of my learning experience. If, however, you are implying that I use my altimeter to determine when to start a flare, I don't even know how you would do that. There are too many things happening too quickly to even consider looking at the altimeter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AiRpollUtiOn 0 #3 January 26, 2006 Quoteall of the above I love these posts, but really, if you are getting coached by your instructors, enjoy! Go for safe straight-ins at first. You might want to make your first few jumps with at least moderate winds. Doing hop and pops to have the sky only for yourself might be an idea. Build up the fun-level gradually, even up high, you can induce a twist when initiating a very agressive turn. Keep on flying the canopy during landing. I assume you already did this on your 150, if not you will propably taste sand a couple of times with the Stiletto. Just take it easy in the beginning, Stiletto's react to little movements... Nobody here has seen you fly a canopy, so no-one can judge if you're ready. If your Instructors tell you to go ahead they do this because they've seen you in action and think you're ready. If you are unsure yourself, stay with the 150... Be good!"Don't make me come down there" - God. My site:http://www.skystudio.nl/video.html Some of my vids: http://www.youtube.com/user/TomSkyStudio Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 January 26, 2006 QuoteI had to land a canopy I never was under without the use of an altimeter. By the way, I never landed without the use of an altimeter either. I survived, brushed myself off, and got back up in the air.to me that implied that you "crashed" the landing... maybe misunderstood what you meant....scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #5 February 2, 2006 I rarely look at my altimeter below 600 feet, preferring to keep my eyeballs outside the cockpit,checking for traffic, etc. I tell students that 300 is the very last they should look at an altimeter, because other canopies, wind socks, fences, etc. will tell them far more accurate information. Also remember that barometric altimeters are crude devices - at best - and the only altimeter that would tell you anything about flaring would be a radar altimeter, just SLIGHTLY more expensive than most skydivers can afford. Sorry, but the old brick-on-a-string altimeter is not nearly accurate enough for modern skydivers. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
