Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site trwrba.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!decwrl!Glacier!oliveb!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!trwrba!cisneros From: cisneros@trwrba.UUCP (Robert D. Cisneros) Newsgroups: net.rec.skydive Subject: Skinny Jumpsuits Message-ID: <1651@trwrba.UUCP> Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 12:37:15 EST Article-I.D.: trwrba.1651 Posted: Wed Oct 30 12:37:15 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 12:47:22 EST Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 37 ************************************************************************ During this last weekend, while jumping my local Drop Zone, I had the opportunity to jump in a borrowed jumpsuit. My jumpsuit is a Flight Suit SFR (Standard Fall Rate) jumpsuit, and up until now I've been very happy with it. The jumpsuit that I borrowed was a very snug fitting cotton jumpsuit. The difference is like night and day! This jumpsuit allowed me to fall like a stone, but the best part was I was able to slightly reach out for people while RWing. I was jumping with a few friends who are much taller and weigh more than I do (I'm about 5'11", 165 lbs) and I usually end up having to tuck up and get really small to fall relative with them, with this jumpsuit NO PROBLEM. I was wondering if you net.jumpers have experienced similar results with tight jumpsuits. The guy I borrowed the jumpsuit from is smaller than I am and he swears by tight jumpsuits. According to him, when doing sequentials the tight suits allow you to fly your body more efficiently. This brings up another question, what happens if I jump with someone who flies in a SFR jumpsuit and is my size? Now I'll have to be the one "Hugging the Ball" to float up to the formation. If you have any comments I'd appreciate the input. Thanks in Advance, Robert Cisneros @ TRW