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Great question! I like to emphasize “limp wrists” so that my students think about keeping a relaxed upper body. Many times body tenseness shows up in the hands and one of the hardest things to learn is how to stay relaxed in freefall. 😊

50 yeaar old??? try 67 year old...haaahah

This would be a much easier question to answer if we had a rig in front of us, but here it goes... 😀 The cutaway cables are inserted into metal housings that are designed to protect the cables and allow for a smooth extraction during a malfunction. If you follow the cable housing that goes to the reserve side, you will see that it passes through the yoke (behind the neck) and then down the reserve side mudflap. At this point the cable housing makes a smooth U-turn and comes back up the other side of the reserve mudflap. If this is too confusing, let us know and we will try to shoot a short video of it this weekend.

Thanks for taking the time to explain. Very clear now! Cheers!

Yes, you do want to use gutted paracord. We mention that in the video, but don’t show pulling out the core. Sorry for the confusion

@@Skydivefundamentals Ahh all good. I remember watching it a month ago, and now i orded paracord and was confused about the core, but it was easily removable. Then rewatched your video, but on mute. So didnt catch that you said it. Thanks😊

It does seem a bit crazy, doesn’t it? However, a pilot in command is responsible for everyone on the plane.

You are correct! To keep the legs at ~45 degrees involves the quads and glutes as well.

Most of the time people refer to parachute's glide ratio comparatively. For example, saying that one parachute is "floaty" while another is "ground hungry." We can also notice a difference visually in our glide ratio when giving various inputs to our parachute while flying it. However, to get a number you need to know how much alititude you are losing over a given distance. You can approximate your glide path by flying a known distance (find 2 landmarks on Google maps near your DZ, perhaps) when the wind is minimal and note how much altitude you lose while travelling from one to another.

I'm sorry to say that I didn't notice your comment until now. Did you ever finish up AFF?

​@@Skydivefundamentalsno. I'm scheduled for my training Nov 25th.

@@lobbyrobby Do you know what model parachute your DZ uses for students?

@@Skydivefundamentals navigator I believe

Thanks for commenting! "Para" is from Ancient Greek, but was also used in Latin. Since the guy who coined the term "parachute" was French, perhaps we should give the nod to Latin. 😀

You are completely wrong

Thanks so much!