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here is an article about helmets. Long but interesting. I would suggest everyone who is going to wear/buy a helmet read it, including those who already have one. http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/gearbox/motorcycle_helmet_review/index.html

open face with place for an audible would be the benny. http://www.skysystemsusa.com/helmets/benny.php has little holes pre cut in the foam for your audible.

Interesting thought. Cedartown's elevation is 974 ft. Depending on this guy's home DZ, he could have about 500 feet of variance in elevation: Mile-Hi - 5052 ft Boulder - 5288 ft Canon City - 5439 ft So if we take the highest one of those, ~4450 AGL is the number I come up with as where the unit would think the ground would be. (or ~4075 if the jumper jumps at Mile-Hi). But that's ground level, not firing height. Of course, as we all know, pilot chute hesitations & other things (density altitude, etc) could possibly affect an AAD fire, so it's all speculation until we see the actual data from Vigil. I just thought I'd throw those numbers out there, in case anyone wanted to play with them a little more. Wouldn't the pressure differences between the two environments (from weather) also affect the unit, not just the ground level differences. I know we don't know if that's what happened just checking my knowledge.

For the USPA the complete requirement reads: (2) or successful completion of the planned formation(s) on ten group freefall jumps The USPA SIM defines "Formation Skydiving" as: 1: Aerial maneuvers by two or more freefalling skydivers with each other, usually to form geometric formations. So... It would appear if two or more jumpers make a RW (belly OR vertical) plan for a jump and complete that plan in freefall (usually defined as taking the grips).... that is a "formation" for purposes of this requirement. I would assume that making a single point would be sufficient, even if more than one point was planned. So you just have to turn one point with one other person to make a successful formation? cool, b license here I come

don't forget the B-license check dive or 10 (or so) successful formations what constitutes a "formation"

I hadn't planned on tipping at all, but when it was all said and done I did. I had such a good time and attributed that and the turn around from my rocky start(different instructor) to my instructor. It wasn't based on x number of jumps in a day or any other standard, it was simply that I went from doing so-so and sort of liking it to doing great and loving it with a particular instructor that I felt it was appropriate.