skydiving container sizing for base canopy

samadhi

Re: [wwarped] skydiving container sizing for base canopy

wwarped wrote: enjoy skydiving.

ignore BASE, for now.

fixating on what happen in the future will rob you of the present. this robs many of the moment and they progress slower. your skydiving instructors and mentors might think that you dismiss their advice as you blindly pursue YOUR agenda.

focus on the next step, not next years!
i dunno about that, i showed up at the dropzone never having jumped (in 2001) and proudly proclaimed I was here to learn how to fly a parachute so that I could start base jumping. Well the dzo happened to be a base jumper and he took fondly to me and personally taught me to skydive and after about a hundred jumps he took me off a 300' freestander. So it worked for me (although I wasn't 'fixated' - your words - I was just stoked!).

wwarped

Re: [samadhi] skydiving container sizing for base canopy

samadhi wrote: wwarped wrote: enjoy skydiving.

ignore BASE, for now.

fixating on what happen in the future will rob you of the present. this robs many of the moment and they progress slower. your skydiving instructors and mentors might think that you dismiss their advice as you blindly pursue YOUR agenda.

focus on the next step, not next years!
i dunno about that, i showed up at the dropzone never having jumped (in 2001) and proudly proclaimed I was here to learn how to fly a parachute so that I could start base jumping. Well the dzo happened to be a base jumper and he took fondly to me and personally taught me to skydive and after about a hundred jumps he took me off a 300' freestander. So it worked for me (although I wasn't 'fixated' - your words - I was just stoked!).
well, it may have worked for you, but not every dz is BASE friendly. plus, I can give you plenty of stories of students not focusing on the lesson at hand. it caused them to repeat levels and struggle to advance.

how many students have you taught?

samadhi

Re: [wwarped] skydiving container sizing for base canopy

yeah I did realize that base was not entirely accepted before I had exposure to the skydiving culture. Each dropzone is different. The north carolina dropzones I've been to have all been fairly friendly to base (although I can think of one exception).

I do not think any dropzone wouldn't allow a skydiver to jump a base canopy given that it was rigged correctly. I hope not at least that would be an awkward situation!

wwarped

Re: [samadhi] skydiving container sizing for base canopy

the biggest question is when?

both the dz/dzo/instructor/s&ta/coach and the jumper must agree.

some who post here might be willing to buy a large rig, toss in a BASE canopy, and start AFF - not good.

I have seen jumpers with a C license have trouble landing their parachute. experimenting by them might be frowned on by management.

I feel it is best to start with humility. if you succeed, then grow more aggressive. (starting too aggressively generally burns bridges.)

step one, ensure mastery of basic skills.

as always, different people will have different experiences.

DrewEckhardt

Re: [wwarped] skydiving container sizing for base canopy

wwarped wrote: I have seen jumpers with a C license have trouble landing their parachute. experimenting by them might be frowned on by management.
I've watched jumpers with xx,xxx skydives not making a 50' long landing area because full-flight skydiving approaches aren't always the best idea.

In reply to: I feel it is best to start with humility. if you succeed, then grow more aggressive.
That sums it up.

A big problem here is that people lack the experience to differentiate between things people don't do because they're scary but given enough cojones and training you'll probably get away with and things that technically aren't the best idea but have better alternatives.

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