Three Jumps- One Coached with Dee

I did three jumps on Sunday. Prior to the second jump Uwe (Safety and Training Advisor) downsized me to a higher performance canopy, 170 sq ft. What a difference! This thing goes where I want it to and really responds to tugs on the front risers. Here's a sample picture of a guy in a front riser turn- Two things to notice: his position relative to the Earth (diving, Earth is upper right of photo) and his left arm is pulling on the black strap which is the front riser. There are four risers. He is pulling on the one which is attached to the lines in the front of his canopy on his left side. This is a front riser turn.

My last jump of the day was a coached jump with Dee. I will need two or three of these to qualify for the A license. They are around $105 each, compared to $47 I am paying for normal jumps with gear rental.

I'll do another post with details of the jump.