Nitro

What's the purpuse of a freefly suit? To slow you down? And why does manufacturing matter more on RW suits? Nitro

That's an interesting post Zennie. I think the whole "clicking" procedure is spread out over a few jumps (for me at least). It's a little process. This weekend we had a boogie at Eilat, and I finally made a half decent RW jump with my friend. We exited connected, a good stable exit with me being the floater. Then we gradually let go of each other and stayed together (yay!). After a few seconds we drifted apart, and then redocked again at 7000 (yay!!!). This was sort of a breakthrough for both of us, since he weighs 25 kg (55 lbs) less than I do, and we've never been able to do that before. It was my 36th jump. :) But the thing is, we've both trained at the Airodium Eilat wind tunnel a day before that, and we've both jumped a few semi successful RWs before that jump. So I think if you look over your few previous jumps you'll see the pieces falling into place gradually... This is just the first time your puzzle got some recognizable semblance to the picture on the box. :) Oh, and after that jump I did with my friend Dan (we jumped wearing Kimonos - martial arts suits) we made a banner jump, the banner advertising our Martial Art - Dennis Survival, also in Kimonos. I was holding the banner and Dan tried to get to me. It was really fun, though we were so nervous in the plane that at 12000 feet Dan suddenly thought his FT 50 was broke because it was "stuck on zero" :). Nitro

First of all, thanks a lot for the replies, they really opened my eyes. As much as shipping and handling to Israel may cost, I doubt it'll come up to 900$. I do have relatives in the states that are coming to visit me soon, so that's would definitely ease the situation (though I don't know about customs). About the advice about the canopy size - I am currently safely landing a Rader 200 canopy, at 37 jumps. I've only had 2 dirt dives up to now (both because I tried to get to the DZ and landed downwind). My DZ, Skydive Eilat also has a rental Diablo 190, Omega 160, and what I think is a Safire 170 (correct me if I'm wrong, Omri). I can jump all these rigs until I and my DZO feel safe enough to use the 150. Many skydivers at the DZ can also loan me their 150's for a jump, to see how I handle it. I'm pretty patient and safety aware, so I can always wait with my rig until I'm ready for it. I see many skydivers around my experience level and weight land 150s, be they Diablos or Hornets, with no problems. Reselling a canopy in Israel is not as easy as it is in the states - I'm not sure there's 1000 active skydivers in the country. All these arguments make me think a 150 is the right choice, but I'd still appreciate everyone's thoughts. Oh, and the reason I'd probably opt for a Naro over anything else is the cheap price and the fact that it includes stainless steel rings and customization for free. I'm still just a dirt poor college student, looking for loose shekels under the couch for my next skydive. :) Nitro

My home DZ is offering to sell me the following rig for 4300$: Hornet 150 Tempo 150 Cypress Naro container, with stainless steel rings, and customizable. I don't know too much about the Naro. I think PISA also makes it, but they don't advertise it. The DZO told me they'd rather not compete with the dealers by advertising on the net and selling themselves. He has sold a few Hornets to other skydivers at the DZ, and they are all satisfied, so the track record is good. But I just don't know about the Naro. I found a pic of it on the main page of http://www.para-service.com . It is sold with 35% off, and there almost no real details about it, except it is sometimes used as a student rig. Not very reassuring. Any feedback on this would be appreciated. This would be my first rig. I am 5' 11'' and weigh about 165 lbs (75 kg). I am now at 37 jumps, and will probably be around 60 when I get it. Thanks Nitro