Friday I bought a vario from a guy in Ohio. I found it on the internet & decided to pick it up. Saturday I went to Ed Levin to work on my H2 but the weather just didn't want to cooperate. There were about 15 flights from the top but nothing soarable. I walked the LZ with Mike & Young. Young has been considering hang gliding for 15 years & finally started lessons. He's a H1, working on his H2. He looks forward to soaring at Mission Beach. We went back to the shop. My harness came in & I tried it & found a nice fit. One of the final pieces of equipment was an emergency parachute. I guess it could be considered a reserve parachute but it's not quite one, it's really an emergency chute. You would only use it in the case of a catastrophic event. The funny thing is that there's no regulation around it's packing. Anyone with the instructions can pack it unlike skydiving parachutes that must be packed by an FAA certified rigger or the person making the jump. Reserve skydiving parachutes are only to be packed by an FAA certified rigger. I was asked if I'd be packing my own. I watched a guy pack one at a parachute clinic but have never packed one myself. I feel that it's not that big a deal but for someone who has never been around parachutes to pack their own seems a bit strange to me.
I worked out a great deal with my boss. Through December 26th if the weather is nice, I take hang gliding lessons. If the weather doesn't cooperate I go to work. This allow's me to hopefully finish my training for H2 without having to waste any PTO days. Originally I was going to go to Wallaby to finish but decided I'd give it a real shot here first. I'll be doing private lessons with Jim Woodward of Natural Flying.
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