nigel99 501 #26 May 26, 2011 QuoteSo at the end of the day i have learned that me being around 195/200 and adding about 20 lbs for gear/ putting me at about 220 / .85 will put me around 240/260 square ft...Once i feel comfortable with landing then might consider going to 1.0..I wont put a time line on that,better to be safe.... There is no hurry. I met a young guy this weekend, who at ~40 jumps had just bought his first gear - with a 127 reserve. Nice guy and full of enthusiasm but what it is the hurry?Experienced jumper - someone who has made mistakes more often than I have and lived. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
davelepka 4 #27 May 26, 2011 QuoteSo at the end of the day i have learned that me being around 195/200 and adding about 20 lbs for gear/ putting me at about 220 / .85 will put me around 240/260 square ft...Once i feel comfortable with landing then might consider going to 1.0..I wont put a time line on that,better to be safe.... No. What we learned is that a student rig weighs way more than 20 lbs, closer to 30lbs, plus your helmet, shoes, etc. We also learned that you'll be given more canopy than you're going to need for your first jump. With no idea how you're going to do, err on the side of caution. Really though, your instructors will just give you whatever they feel like. Everything else is moot at this point, because it all depends on how things go on your first jump. Thinking about anything beyond when to schedule the second jump is getting way ahead of yourself. Sure, when you have 10 jumps, and developed a pattern of success over the course of a few jumps, you can start to 'forecast out' a little furhter in your jumping life, but before that is just a crap shoot. Just make a jump, and then plan the next one according to how the first went. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #28 May 30, 2011 heh heh wait until ya jump with me. My canopy is so big ya can probably make 3 of yours plus a nice windbreaker out of it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #29 May 30, 2011 Quote heh heh wait until ya jump with me. My canopy is so big ya can probably make 3 of yours plus a nice windbreaker out of it i just had to look it up; is that a tandem-chute u're jumping!? “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #30 May 30, 2011 Yes... yes it is... it handles like a dream. if it could cook I would marry it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #31 May 30, 2011 Quote Yes... yes it is... it handles like a dream. if it could cook I would marry it. if you want to marry it, it must suck quite well too! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fossg 0 #32 June 1, 2011 You need corn whiskey aged 30 days or less. Come to Elsinore Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
virgin-burner 1 #33 June 1, 2011 Quote You need corn whiskey aged 30 days or less. Come to Elsinore trying hard mate! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plover 0 #34 May 24, 2013 Once again the moderators here have chosen to delete a bunch of perfectly innocent messages. So now it's time for some payback once again. Tsk tsk. It's too bad they continue this program of self-induced punishment. It would be so easy if they just left those innocent messages alone, and public. But, when they fucka wit me, I fucka wit them. So here we go again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
