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Another fantastic episode. So important for people to really understand drift, winds aloft, movement, and the risks that we're exposing ourselves to. Especially important for the leaders on these groups.
Hell yeah. Talking about skydiving. I jump at a very well known DZ and even here I have had a couple of close ones with group separation. If you're standing or straight head down people just say you're freeflying. Well we know the speed difference in a sit compared to standing can be huge. Then acount for drifting. It's scary.
Great jump review and discussion. This was glossed over but it begs the question, to what extent should vertical proficiency be a requisite to jump on angles since they can change in the plane from angle to vertical OR should they not change at all, no clear line of sight no angle…?
Good question, Jonathan. I would say that vertical proficiency does not need to be a pre-requisite for angle/movement jumps. The reason is, if the leader/organizer of a movement jump decides that the group is not going to move, then his back-up plan should have already considered the skill levels and abilities of everyone on the jump and will be appropriate for all. In other words, if someone in my group can not freefly then I would not change from a movement jump to a head up jump but rather from a movement jump to a belly jump.
Inclusiveness? Skydivers have to be the most inclusive bunch of people I've ever met. If you have to be hand fed every single thing in life there's no sense of accomplishment. I see they're pushing this in the USPA magazine as well. It's really getting old.
Excellent discussion! Really enjoyed the details and thoughts about leading angle and working with newer jumpers. More please. And would love to hear from a wingsuiter about leading and coaching.
Still afraid to play with the risers during the sniveling, but I just hold those risers. Although I dont have off heading opening, I will give it a try if anything happens. Pandulam and body weight/legs up makes more sense. Thanks for the thought. I still believe, if I go little bit fancy with the pack job, canopy behaves little bit different, and the body position of course. I need to improve on the habit of looking up. Thanks for the reminder. :)
Hey guys, thank you for sharing your experiences. If you are in europe and want to visit a medium sized dropzone in the south of germany (Pilatus Porter), just let me know and we will figure something out ;)
That sounds super fun! I don't think we can make it this summer but thank you for the invite! Let us know if you're ever in the states and we'll try to jump together.
I think a simpler way of explaining it to newer jumpers is to say that some drop zones have a "1st one down sets the landing direction" policy. The key thing to know about this policy is that if you feel that you cannot abide by that rule, then you need to plan to land in an alternate landing area that has a more strict landing direction policy. I know this isn't always possible, so jumpers also need to be informed about how to enter a landing pattern when they are unable to do a standard downwind, base, and final pattern. I've been in a situation where I didn't have a downwind, but I was able to safely enter the pattern by having a long base leg. Ultimately, these are things that should be discussed with ST&As when getting a DZ briefing.
Awesome approach, luckily our DZ has very consistent winds so a direction change is once in a blue moon. Always good to look out for the first landings if you have the time and make those pre-jump plans... very often routine is what gets you in trouble. It's rare that WL's are discussed for every jump and they should definitely be taken more into account.
JRuss is like an Angel, always keep an eye on all of us to make sure we are all safe and give you good tips to enjoy your jumps. Amigo Steve is a great mentor, instructor and very patience with all of us students, I really appreciate when I can jump with him. Thank you Krav for this great podcast.
WTH. 22 mins of Indian food is spicy and creeping out on some women's name. Come on guys, where's the excitement? Maybe you should take up golf. Not Raj, he's a machine. He probably doesn't remember me.
Another hour of really helpful insights and stories. We need more of these conversations in skydiving and this is why the sport has been getting consistently safer and better.
Look banning harry potter is dumb. But banning graphic gey sex in elementary school just might be a good thing. Parents should be the ones explaining these things not the damn purple haired "teacher". And let's be honest, kids these days have hardcore porn at theri finger tips and can barely read anyways. Kids at my wife's school couldn't read an analog clock. Parents need to stop posting all day every second on social media and educate their children. Teach them to be kind but not naive. White people the master race? Looks like there's a whole lot of actual racists and they are self hating whites or not white. God i miss the 90s. Oh, favorite 80s movie? Bill and Ted, Gleaming the Cube, Aliens, Lost Boys for sure.
I have no idea what you're talking about. haha I like the idea of the MMA of the sky though, that sounds rad. I don't know sheet about any of this stuff but I think it just sounds fun to do instead of just one discipline. I would love to get coaching from Andy, I know he's always at Elsinore. I just like skydiving and no stress jumps.
Chris always looks so moisturized and JRuss looks like me. Hopefully this isn't a boring one I have a long day today. I know you guys are always so super serious, must be the tunnel air.
Great discussion. Takes me back to my static-line learning and instructing days. :) Got to look at a mutant harness a few months ago and it's just incredible how the sport and technology are improving.
One question, how long should the closing loop be? I always get confused when try a bigger canopy and have to extend the loop a little bit. How do I determine the correct length and pressure on the pin from the loop. when I downsize, it is fine, but when i up size and use a bigger canopy, it is always a dilemma.
So you’re telling me that I shouldn’t look at my Velo to control its direction when it’s opening, that’s ridiculous. If I just sat there and let it do whatever it wanted I would have to cut away all the time from spin up, that thing searches
