Some guy with more experience then me (about 700 jumps) was telling me about how he did not jump with an altimeter or an AAD and the reason was because of his high performance canopy and when i asked him why he doesnt where an altimeter he said, "because i have my eyes" he also said he wears an audible. He also said he doesnt wear a visual altimeter because it will make him look at it and not what he should be looking at when swooping "the ground" and that canopy flight was his favorite part of skydiving.
he said at 5500 his audible beeps and at 3500 it beeps and after that its up to him when to pull. he said he has good eyes and can tell when hes "getting close"
now after that i said "so you don't fully know your altitude" and i also said "if i was un-aware of my altitude i would pull immediately because A. Thats what i was taught to do, and B. just thinking about it, if i didn't know how high i was, i don't wanna trust myself, not yet at least, things move fast and id hate to be wrong" sure you get ground rush but i dont have enough time in the air to do that...
he continued to tell me that i was absolutely wrong and that i could put other skydivers lives in jeopardy by doing that,
so my question is , in a hypothetical, i have become un-aware of my altitude. Am i suppose to trust my perception and i guess pull when i get scared, or am i suppose to do what i was taught in AFF and pull as soon as i become un-aware (assuming i have lost my alti in mid air or something)
i think you guys understand what im getting at?
i dont think this would happen, but then again im new so ill ask the pros i think ill always jump with an alti?
