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  1. FlyBear
    Same :-D No shaving on jump days. However, otherwise I don't have problems with anything like that. To OP: Maybe it's some kind of allergy? Wash the covers from time to time, if possible.
  2. FlyBear
    1-7 Navigator 260 8-11 Navigator 240 12-20 Navigator 210 *bought own rig* 21-300 Pilot 188 @1.3 And that's where I'm going to stay for 100-150 jumps until I'm able to fly it properly. Then probably going to downsize to a 170ish :-D Yeah, I'm pretty slow compared to others...
  3. FlyBear
    May I ask you, if the battery is replaceable? Or will I have to buy a new dekunu, when the battery's lifetime is reached? Personally, I'm not a big fan of anything with permanent batteries since they get weak over time...
  4. FlyBear
    I check my PC about 2 times during my packjob. But since I'm packing the PC in the "Brian Germain"-way, I couldn't pack it without being cocked, anyway. That's another advantage of this method.
  5. FlyBear
    This looks pretty safe to me.
  6. FlyBear
    Thats exactly what I thought today, when I heard the news... Sad times... There was a whole school class on the plane coming back from a class trip...
  7. FlyBear
    It's offtopic, but could someone maybe explain to me why any lawyer would ask such questions in a skydiving forum?
  8. FlyBear
    That was just too much cuteness for today
  9. FlyBear
    +1 I do it the same way. Short flare, right turn, left turn. Ready to fly
  10. FlyBear
    I turn it off at the end of the jump day. Dunno how long the battery will last, I bought my optima this year...
  11. FlyBear
    If you decided that the canopy wasn't flyable, the canopy wasn't flyable. Period. It is your decision and not someone else's. You weren't injured, so you definitely made the correct decision. The only problem you got by cutting away is: You owe beer to your jumping friends. ;-)
  12. FlyBear

    Sky Birthday

    FlyBear replied to mccurley's topic in The Bonfire

    Happy Birthday!
  13. FlyBear
    Normal air is not bad for your container, so why should compressed air be bad for your container?! There shouldn't be any chemicals mixed into 'air'. As long as it is real compressed air and nothing else.
  14. FlyBear
    Great attitude!! Wish you all the best! Lass dich nicht unterkriegen!
  15. FlyBear
    https://vimeo.com/69894028 How 'bout this? Music, especially the second song (Lana del Rey - Blue jeans) is great.
  16. FlyBear
    http://en.lmgtfy.com/?q=first+skydiving+rig Like it was already said: Wait until you have at least 20 to 30 jumps. Or better: Wait for the end of the season. There will be much more used gear on the market.
  17. FlyBear
    Do some bellyflying and some turns, saltos etc. just like you did in AFF course. I know things like that get boring after a few jumps, but it just makes sense. You need to learn how to get stable for deployment so you get yourself out of the belly-to-earth position and try to become stable again. That should be the priority during your first solo jumps. And please don't freefly the student rigs without permission. I've seen some guys at my dropzone freeflying those 260ft² canopy containers. Bigger than them and not freefly friendly at all. Don't do that.
  18. FlyBear
    No. I'd spend the rest of my life (and money) in the tunnel.
  19. FlyBear
    Ouch That's why I always keep my mouth shut before any competition or game is over.
  20. FlyBear
    Of course we shouldn't forget the Aviator videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FxQm_uFo7g I like his way of editing and choice of music. He has some more videos on his YT channel. All of them are great! Could someone please tell me the name of the song in McDougall's video? Unfortunately, my mobile phone isn't able to "shazam"...
  21. FlyBear
    I like this one: https://vimeo.com/59865576 It's not "that" new. I think it has been on iloveskydiving.org but maybe you haven't seen it yet. It has some great flying + great music in it.
  22. FlyBear
    Been there, done that. It was my jump number 25. Still rental gear, so it was mandatory to get checked by an instructor. He saw my mistake and just asked "Do you want to die today?". That's something I'll never forget. Since then I'm checking my chest strap at least 100 times before exit
  23. FlyBear
    Takes me around 20 minutes... I'm not really fast at it.
  24. FlyBear
    I jump at Skydive Center Spa. It's a nice DZ with nice people and very experienced AFF instructors. I've never been to Zwartberg or Schaffen, but as far as I heard, both are very nice dropzones too. But they jump on weekends only. So if your sister planned to jump on workdays, she'd do better in Spa.
  25. FlyBear
    I think that's normal. My advice for your first tandem jump is: Stop reading anything about it. Do your jump and then share your experiences with us.