So I'll be blunt at the risk of getting roasted for this. (I'm a Veteran I can take anything you can give me and I deserve every bit of it for this).
Failed my IAF level 4 for not pulling my chute at 5500'.
I did what I was supposed to as far as everything else, I'm stable, I can do the 90 deg turns with precision, Circles of Awareness, hand signals, everything is good to go according to my instructor. except the most important thing there is.... But looking at the analog altimeter, there's a disconnect in my brain, I see the altitude and It doesn't register as being a number. It's just a number 9 or 7 or 6, no meaning. It's hard to explain.
I was thinking about just using a digital altimeter(with DZ clearance first), as I'm a child of the digital age and it would more likely register in a different way for me.
I also ran across the training version of the altimeter which I could use on the ground to train myself to react to the dial faster. Any ideas?
I don't have a death wish, and I broke rule number 1 on my first IAF. Of course I cancelled my 2 other jumps that day because I was pretty upset at myself. (I could rant for a while about this. )
