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Yup. Just got off the phone with Chrouch. Refresher course. Level 5 AFF and hopefully pass. Thanks for the input guys

Last AFF level huh? Well, that's pretty much what I think the recurrency jump I've heard about is which would be doable. I'm just gonna have to hit the DZ tomorrow and find out what they need me to do!

Hm. I'm not quite sure what you mean by that...

Got hurt in the middle of May in the middle of working on my A license. Planned to go back a couple months later and dropped a steel block on my foot and busted it all to hell. I'm finally healed and really want to get back to working on my A. I can't really find any USPA rules on what I'm supposed to do :( Anyone know what folks do in this situation? I figure I'm not the only person to get hurt for a few months in this sport! Pass a recurrency jump and just keep on goin? Thanks!

Ok. That shouldn't be too hard. Thanks Reginald and Booster as well for the replies!

Is this an actual written exam? If so, anybody got any suggestions on how to prepare? Thanks!!

Well dang. I mean, I've only got four jumps that aren't signed, my other 7 were AFF, but I guess I'll start having someone sign off my logbook every weekend. Can any licensed skydiver sign off for another or should it be an instructor?

Not only that, but those jumps need also be signed! Got nailed on that when I went down there. I log but don't get them signed. Sort of a thread jack I guess, but I'm still really new and I have never heard of needing to have your logbook signed for anything...should I be having someone sign off on each jump I log?

Thanks for all the input. I've read through a number of the safety articles this morning (I don't have a computer or internet at home so I had to wait until I got to work this morning) including Bill Von's RSL myths. Hopefully I'll be able to avoid situations like this in the future!!

Yeah, I checked the rig on the ground before putting it on, another person checked it in the loading area, and an AFF instructor checked it on the plane and nobody saw anything wrong. I DID NOT check the RSL routing. There are obviously a LOT of things I still have to learn. I went over RSL routing with our rigger after this happened and this coming weekend I hope to be able to sit down with someone and go over an entire rig for my benefit.

Yeah I think I heard that mentioned as a possibility, but I would think that would be a pretty obvious problem during a gear check, ever for a newb like me...

Can't really be sure but we assume the RSL on the rental gear I was using got mis-routed or some of the slack got out loose from under the flap. I must be really lucky because I got TWO parachutes that time! I accept the fact that I WILL have malfunctions but I really didn't expect to see one this gnarly on my 10th jump. The worst part of it all was that that was the first jump my dad had ever been present for. Anyway, PLF'd on a pretty slow soft landing and just barely scraped up my arm so everything worked out ok and I was able to find the free bag in about 3 minutes so that was good. I got numerous gear checks before loading up by myself as well as others including instructors and on the plane and I pulled at 4K so the AAD didn't fire. Anyway, the next jump was awesome and I'm glad nobody let me chicken out and go home before jumping again! Thanks for all the hugs and high fives everyone!

The only Aviator I can find searching DZ.com is the helmet made by Arrow Dynamics. The review says it will now incorporate a molded internal pocket for an audible and do away with the external attachment. Well, the Arrow Dynamics ink does not work so I'm wondering if Square one is making this helmet now. The S1 Aviator looks just like the Arrow Dynamics Avaitor. Am I right? Also, for the price the S1 Aviator looks like a pretty good first helmet. Any opinions on this? Thanks guys!

New to the fixed gear bicycle world and could use some good places to start my searching. As if saving up for my first rig wasn't enough... Thanks!!

Why do you need both male and female names? Don't you know what you getting?