matt_f_001

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I just finished up a FJC with Tom out at Twin Falls. Looking for jumpers/mentor in the Western SC/NC, Northern GA area. Please PM. Matt

Thanks for all the input everyone! I jumped the canopy again today... I just neatly nestled the nose in and I had probably the smoothest opening I've ever had so it didn't have anything to do with the canopy, just the way it was packed

The first jump I had on the parachute was great so I don't think it's out of trim. If I do roll it anymore, I will definitely go with the 4/4 split, but for now, I just plan on tucking it in. The 4/4 makes way more sense than taking all 9 cells and rolling them into one big twist. Rolling it all up in one didn't seem like a best way when he was showing me but now I know.

I'm jumping a Fusion 190... it was actually my second jump on the gear and rig. The first jump went off without a hitch. And I was definitely thinking about the Rule #1 after I landed! I agree, it seemed to me that as he was a canopy rep, he would/should have known that it was going to happen. I didn't want to sound paranoid, but I seemed he may have told me that just to make it open poorly, especially since just before that he hadn't been speaking very highly of the canopy.

I have a question for you guys... I'm a new jumper (just did my 28th jump today) and I've just recently started packing my own gear. However, I still need advice here and there on how to pack. I was at a dropzone yesterday and a sales rep from a competing canopy manufacturer was giving me some pointers. One piece of advice in particular, which is the main purpose of this post: he told me to roll the entire nose to make it easier to pack in but I believe this led to a crazy opening (I had been told previously to leave the center cell open and fold the outer 4 separately or to simply tuck it all inside without folding) So I get the thing all packed up and jump the next day and I have the worst opening I've ever had with the canopy spinning hard to the left. I managed to prevent line twists by grabbing the risers and pulling them apart with as much force as possible. The nose had been tightly folded from the left to the right which seems like it might have caused the outer right cells to inflate first and induce a spin. I don't want to say who or where this was because I'm not trying to start anything but I am curious to see what others think about this. I have a few of my own thoughts about it but I just want to know what others think. Thanks, MattQuote