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Hrmm, yeah JP was on of the Instructors on the AFF jump that I had to retest...jump three after a terrible spin on my first try and an awful landing in the weeds...anyway, he spent a good 20 minutes going over landings before the jump, probably the best help I had on that. When I went into yet another spin in the air he watched but didn't jump in "I saw you were fighting it and you didn't have crazy eyes,then you got it" guess it was the same with him at the end. shame I couldn't be there to return the favor.

no stand up on my bag lock, just stayed on my belly. that was my first chop so it was a bit surprising, the whole "hmmm, nothings changed" experience for a second or two after the time I expected a yank. exit weight 170, moderately baggy freefly suit. when I chopped the main it did pull the reserve via the RSL in what I now know to be the standard delay time for my RSL. greg aka Sir Chops-a-lot

yes, their was a golf pro who never used the word "relax". His answer was to be "at ease" vice relaxed. He also reffered to golf as "controlled violence" and said you couldn't do that while relaxed. I eventually figured that sport out and hope to do the same here. Appreciate all the people that have posted exit idea. Will try a few of the others and see what works. Thanks much, Greg

Relaxing is the main issue I went over with my level 7 instructor and my wind tunnel instructor. I tend to "overrelax", i.e. I get floopy in the legs and then everything falls apart. The problem is figuring out what to relax and what not to relax...I expect there are similar issues on the exit. Thanks for the reply.

actually I am having great fun with the exits. I tend to like the crazy exits and then getting stable 5 or 6 seconds later. But I am trying to get an A license and don't see that happening until I can get stable. I have been focused in getting the license within 60 days of my first jump so I could dive with my brother over the 4th of july holiday. But I've thought it over some more and really don't care if I get the license by then. I'm planning to have fun and the license will get here when I learn all the stuff I need to learn. thanks for the feedback. Fun is important.

Just got through AFF. Made the one "poised exit" from the king air as required in the program. Since then have nearly patented two exits. One is the dive to the tail where I then do a 180, a flip and two barrel rolls. The other is the attempted poised exit where I look down, kick my legs like a madman, then flip, half roll and recover to do whatever the planned dive is. just curious if others who were naturally gifted with these fun exits ever figured out how to repeatedly do the somewhat stable exits that the instructors like to see. I may want to do one of those on my hop and pop. I've tried a number of different exit thoughts, i.e watch the plane fly away (haven't yet) don't kick the legs (the legs don't listen) Look above the plane and watch it come into view (slipped on that exit ) and finally do a couple of toe taps going over the hill (that was also on the dive where I slipped and was already tumbling before I engaged the brain-leg communications link). anyway, appreciate any thoughts on this.