Although I will never be able to experience a. That begins (with proper explanation) to teach the concept.Ī smaller jump will get more response at the same wing loading due to the length of the lines. For flat turns, I had to almost let on toggle all the way up to get a sufficient turn. They did not respond like my velocity of course, but they did respond well enough to teach the concepts. I was able to do many of the manuevers that we have students perform towards their A license. I just went through Scott Miller's Essentials and advanced course. I also anticipate it won't be long before she is on the 150 at. I expect her to quickly (maybe even the next jump) move down (to 190 if 200, or 170 if we use the 190). I have jumped the Nav 300 and it works fine in wind student wind conditions. We will put her on a Navigator 200 or a Sabre 2 190. We have a student that is 130 exit weight. We are about to be in this exact situation. It your responsability to as an Instructor to make the right decision to keep them safe. Though it's hard for a DZ to keep every size canopy or harness/container for all the different size students that walk on to the DZ and say they want to skydive, NEVER forego safety just to get them in the air. Many times have I seen a harness/container that limits the students ability to arch because it sets too low on the student butt and also causes a problem with PRCD's and the pull. The correct harness/container will be a determining factor during the freefall portion of the skydive, and it too, should be fitted correctly for your small student. She still loaded the 150 quite a bit under 1:1, so we did it and she did great.Ĭhuck just brought up another great factor you need to look at when your student is small. Thankfully, we had a very-small-harnessed Mirage container (brand new even) laying around which held sufficiently large canopies. While we were hesitant to do so, it was the only way to get this girl (Autumn Shultz, who posts here) in the air with a container that wasn't literally falling off of her. Our smallest "standard" student canopy is a Navigator 220. We recently put a very-small girl through her AFF training under a Sabre2 150.
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