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  1. manseman
    Probably the friend/s.o/other instructor first as I might not remember if they use an AAD (or if it's on). The student has one and it's on and it will fire at a higher altitude than the one that the other person might have. But I guess that if this really happened you would realize that the student was unconscious and do something in response to that and there would never really be a moment of choice?
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    Would you rather deploy on your back then?
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    While pulling is a good thing it's probably the last thing you will forget (no pun ;). If there's one thing you should keep in mind regarding pulling it's not to rush it.
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    That one might do the trick! Thanks! :)
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    Thanks, it really seems like we need to find a vanilla 206 though...
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    Our club are trying to replace the roll-up curtain of our 206 (original, no extra letters) with a proper slide-up door but it turns out we need to find another aircraft of the same model that has done this modification before we will be allowed to fly with the new door (that we already bought) installed. Hello Catch22... So, if you know of a 206, original version, registered in europe that is flying with a slide-up door installed we would be very grateful if you could contact me!
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    Deploy with your left side handle and you'll get to enjoy full inflation in less than 300 ft. But seriously, slowish openings is something you can get used to. Hard openings might hurt you. I don't think you should worry about slow openings to the point that you go and buy something that's infamous for serving slammers just to avoid a bit of snivel.
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    Get a cheap one now and spend money on something fancy once you know what you really prefer yourself. You'll need the money you save to get an audible, asap.
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    Not really a motor failure, but I was preparing for my turn inside the Bedford tunnel sometime in the spring of 2009 when there was a massive power outage (all over that part of the country, not just the tunnel) and everything just died. Luckily, the three guys inside were on their bellies very close to the net.
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    What feedback did your SL instructor give you after the jump? Also, given all the advice here and knowing how difficult it is to get everything right at once I would suggest that you think arch, arch, arch before anything else. Looking up is important and having an as good as possible position in the door is a big advantage but those efforts are pretty much pointless if you fail to arch properly. If you keep having problems with making yourself actually arch, perhaps it would help to practice the exit from the side of a swimming pool, or from a trampoline. Training on the ground is very limited in that your feet will be securely on the ground and the feeling of standing is obviously completely different from falling. Jumping into something less solid than ground could help.
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    Yes. Things are very rarely black or white and in the end it's you who'll have to figure out what's the lesser of two (or more) evils. And there will be advocates for all options. Early on, doing what your instructors tell you to do is most likely your best bet but eventually you will have to start making your own choices about pretty much everything. I think the key is to approach learning with the question why. The more you just accept as the truth the less you will be able to understand on your own.
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    Well, nobody is perfect! :)
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    Calling someone a name in a joking manner playing at their ignorance, which is very real and apparent and funny, and using a word that's very strongly associated with rasism and slavery and that is very effectively used to oppress people based on their race is not ever going to be comparable in the slightest. Jesus fucking christ... It's not even in the same universe.
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    99 out of 100 people don't even know that it's possible for virtually anybody to go to a DZ and start jumping out of planes on their own, as a sport. They likely know that people do jump out of planes every now and then, but they probably feel about as distant from the idea of skydiving as they feel from going to the moon. So they're probably just very surprised to actually meet somebody doing something that's almost unreal to them.
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    If you're worried about weight limitations for carry-on and/or the amount of coverage for lost checked items you can always simply disconnect your main and put it in a suitcase to check. Probably less likely that someone will snatch it if they do open your suitcase as well. And you still don't have to worry as much about stuff having been bent or pulled.
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    I'd want to save my hook knife for the freak reserve line over. Or freak whatever that might need knifing when making my last canopy landable. Students here are taught (for a number of good reasons) never to cut suspension lines on their main, and I still think that makes very much sense in most situations for almost everybody. Veteran riggers with many thousands of jumps will obviously have more valid options than the rest of us.
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    I agree, the emergency situation is a no-brainer. Otherwise, they're not leaving the plane without an altimeter. I would not consider giving my only altimeter to the student I was jumping with either. I wonder who will end up paying for their slot though.
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    I jumped a lot and didn't drink excessively at every opportunity. It seems some people never really get past the beginner stage because they're spending most of the time at the DZ drunk or hung over.
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    I would have: - started a few years earlier (but still not before I had a decent income). - bought a good first canopy and not the cheapest rag I could find - made more organized jumping/coached jumps rather than mostly fun jumping with friends of similar jump experience - gotten more tunnel time early
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    I guess it may depend on the DZ surroundings, but I'd rather have any number of off landings than a single canopy collision. I was taught to make a big, slow left turn while yelling at the top of my lungs until free of the cloud. Never really got an explanation of why turning would be better than just flying straight in deep brakes and I don't think there was one other than "we've always been teaching it that way and it hasn't really been questioned". Also, two canopies flying straight, worst case, the flight paths cross once. Two canopies turning, worst case, the flight paths cross four times per 360.
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    I've had two high speed malfunctions and the only thing on my mind was to get under my reserve asap. It wasn't like I actively chose not to look at my altimeter, but I can't see how looking would have helped me. On the other hand, I've never once looked at my altimeter while dealing with line twists. That's actually a bit discomforting. Maybe it's a good idea to check your altitude even if the line twists aren't scary just to build a habit.
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    Landing out due to a bad spot is elective, but landing out due to an aircraft engine failure isn't. You're not going to find yourself under canopy in night conditions by chance or bad luck alone, while the same definitely cannot be said about landing out.
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    Because of the obviously increased risk of ending up dead or injured?
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    It sure would make a whole lot more sense than suggesting that freefall time and jump numbers don't have anything to do with the experience needed to jump with a camera. I don't really understand what, if any, point you are trying to make but try applying some common sense.
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    What? If the recommendation is a C-license and one of the C-license requirements is having made 200 jumps it's quite amazing how you can conclude that the recommendation doesn't have anything to do with jump numbers.