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There is a Pier Media video "Break Away", they have videoed all three possible scenarios: downplane, side-by-side and biplane. There is also 2-canopies-out study from Relative Workshop. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Same to me. Also I sometime ask our rigger to watch my packing when he's not busy. There was a lot of very small but important things I missed during my pack course :) Completely agree. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

This is correct. The main goal is to improve skydiving skills, not to learn to fly in tunnel, and definitely not to learn to fly in any tunnel (I understand that I have to learn it anyway, but it is not a goal now). * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Thank you everybody! By the way, is it possible/should I wear my rig in tunnel? * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

I'm planning our end-of-July vacation now, and want to spend about an hour (maybe two) in a wind tunnel. My goal is to improve my belly flying so I can safely participate in 4+ways. As we are going to Las Vegas and Orlando, there are two choices - Flyaway, LV or SkyVenture, OR. From time perspective, Flyaway is more convinient for me, but the goal is to improve my skills, so the better the better. Which one is better to choose, taking in account the following considerations? Also, some tunnel-related questions (I know some look silly, sorry for that): 1. Is it possible to fly in my own gear (jumpsuit/helmet)? I've heard that you need a special tunnel suit, but a part of my goal is to learn to fly my own suit. 2. My particular concern about Flyaway is air temperature - when there is 110F in Las Vegas, it should be really hot inside the tunnel, and I'm not good with 110F at all. Is it so? 3. Is one hour enough to learn those things (stability in tunnel, fall rate, turns in place, sliding, etc)? Should I get coaching for the whole hour? Is it better to spend the whole hour in a single day, or 15 minutes every day (IMHO the last option should be better)? 4. How far ahead should I book the tunnel time? One, two weeks? Or it is possible just to come and fly? 5. What type of package should I get? Just 4 * 5 flights w/coaching? * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

And probably get out of the airplane too. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Your 85kg will make about 213lbs of exit weight, which results in 1.25 wingloading on this Cayenne 170. Are you sure you can jump it safely? Did you get through downsize progression according to SIM 6.10? What about a canopy control course? Could you do everything described in Bill von Novak "Downsizing checklist"? Just an example of what may happen: last Sunday had to land off-field because of far spot. Chosen a nice, large field, prepared to land. Then two things happened: the wind direction and speed changed dramatically at something like 150 feet (probably because of a line of trees nearby), and suddenly there was a hard-to-see fence across the middle of field. The only thing that saved my ass was a flat turn at 90ft, thanks I was practicing it for the whole jump day. Nevertheless landed cross-wind and could not flare well, so hit the ground and did PLF. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

It depends on how much money they have to pay. If the stakes are high (for example, if the person died or became permanently disabled, and they have to pay millions of dollars), they WILL know all the information no doubt. Those insurance guys are smart, and their investigation teams and companies they hire are very experienced in discovering such things. The waiver in this case will protect a particular DZ, and the sport in general from such a lawsuit. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Want to add, the waiver also makes nearly impossible 3rd party lawsuits on your behalf (and sometime even without your knowledge) - like a life/health insurance company could try to sue DZ to recover their "loss". * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

I already had it. Spent two hours to find main (but found it), but didn't find a freebag. Also lost a reserve ripcord. Unless you have a bag lock kind of malfunction (horseshoe, etc), in which case it is probably much more difficult to find. In this case you may find everything you have spare, but still cannot jump. Well, I didn't find mine, even though I looked around, and it was the open place. This is correct. I know a lot of people who just bring two (or even more) rigs. This way you can grab another one, and go to plane after cutaway, and don't even have to spend some time waiting your reserve to be repacked (which will take a few hours anyway). * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

BTW, a lot of jumpers from Hollister also going to be there. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Well, this also should include spare risers, toggles, d-bag and pilot chute, and a spare main canopy of course - in case you cannot recover it :) * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

AND you can search the online version too using Google. Just add "site:uspa.org" (note - no spaces anywhere!) after your search query. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Are children allowed there? Does anybody bring children? I'd bring Anastasia, she's eight. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Congrats! * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Anyone can file a lawsuit agains anyone for whatever reason, and the waiver does not help right here. It will help later, so the judge will dismiss the case, but the judge still has to see it, introduced as defendand evidence during the lawsuit. Did you actually READ the case? It is available online on FindLaw (free registration required). Here are some quotes: As a consequence, the trial court was concerned generally with only two issues of law. One is whether the agreement and release of liability signed by plaintiff at the time of the instructional preparation for his first parachute jump is enforceable against him. The other is whether sport parachuting is an extra-hazardous activity such as precludes the effectiveness of the release. In our view, the trial court correctly ruled that the release is enforceable and that parachute jumping is not the kind of activity which precludes the valid use of the release procedure followed here by defendant. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

On #21 thought I was ready to pack without supervision, and jump my own packjob. Twisted risers followed by cutaway, lost reserve ripcord and freebag. Understood the purpose of line check. On #35 went to jump with not cocked pilot chute even though I remembered I did cock it before repack. When asked for gear check, the kill line was found white (it is very light green when it is cocked, so it still was not clear), but there was a good chance it was uncocked . So we pulled it out, and checked - it was not cocked. Off the load, went back, unpacked it, and followed an advice of experienced jumper to color the kill line (so now there is no white, only green and red, and everything is clear). Now I check PC four times during repack. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

A guitar? * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Asked about everything I wanted to know, even though some questions were silly. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

It is not USA-specific; you can file a civil lawsuit (following some simple rules) against almost everyone, using almost any possible subject. Sure, in most cases the judge will dismiss the case as soon as he sees it, but it can be done. It is much better in USA. Assuming that the person, who would spend a lot of time and money filing this lawsuit against someone riding a bike, is kinda crazy, in Russia the same person would just pick up the baseball bat, and beat someone riding a bike to death... * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

I already addressed this above. You may need money to survive, but who said you'll get it from lawsuit? The DZ is not something huge like McDonalds or GM, so don't expect to get a lot of money anyway. If money is the thing you care about, just get yourself life and disability insurance. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

yes, and that's you and me who pays their insurance bills - that's why medicine in US is relatively expensive. We're paying to have a right to sue a doctor. If DZ has to have kind of liability insurance covering injured skydivers, guess who will pay the bill? There will be you and me again. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Why not, it's two hours of driving (and I hate driving, already got a speeding ticket) :) * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

Adventure Center Skydiving DZ in Hollister, CA also has similar option in the waiver, but the price is $500 :) * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *

In such stupid case the DZO will be sued by The People (represented by District Attorney, who didn't sign any waivers), and it will be criminal lawsuit. I don't know whether FAA has power to sue - if so, there may be also civil lawsuit from FAA, not mentioning administrative actions. * Don't pray for me if you wanna help - just send me a check. *