flymissionary

Hey guys...I'm looking at possibly getting a job towing some skydivers out of a 206...I've got about 9 actual jumps myself so I have very LIMITED skydiving experience. However...do you guys have any tips that might be able to help out the pilot do a better job?

Well I would like to clarify a little. When I did my butt sliding...I landed on my feet and just slid along a bit...then just slowly eased down. When I actually hit my heel...I was trying to do a PLF...though I landed into the side of a small berm was the reason I hit my heel so hard. I like the idea of the two stage flare...seems like a good way to slow down and have a softer landing...as long as I remember to finish off the flare before the ground.

Hey guys...I'm pretty new to the sport...I've been to the DZ twice now and have made 4 jumps. I love it...it's amazing. I'm doing a static line training program to get my license. I'm not really having any troubles flying the canopy as I'm a pilot and a lot of it suprisingly relates with that. One of my issues so far are my landings. I'm not able to stand them up yet. The first time I was out there I had a few nice slides but came down to my butt...but at least they were soft. This last time I came out I tried to put my feet down but came down really hard and bruised my heel pretty good...was a little painful I'm not gonna lie. I was told not to look at the ground that I would pick my feet up and to look at the horizon...but when I did that this time I nailed in pretty hard. Do ya'll have any tips and tricks that might help me out on standing these up my next time out? Thanks guys...