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Hi Matthias,

I've had a couple of people tell me that off list.

Apparently I'm not breaking new ground here.  :)

I'll certainly give it a shot before I make any equipment changes.

Obviously, I still have some bad habits from my old BC.

Thanks,
Don

----- Original Message -----
From: Matthias Voss <mat.voss@t-*.de*>
To: <donburke56@ne*.ne*>
Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com>
Sent: 07 January, 2002 06:44
Subject: Re: neutral AL 80's


> Don,
> Q, In this situation, why do you need so much air in your wings at the
> surface ? Just to have that extra cm above the waterline ?
> My advice would be to try to balance the forward drop balancing , taking
> a somewhat recline position, legs more to the front.
> Matthias
>
> Don Burke schrieb:
> >  A portion of my diving is not technical by any stretch of the
> > imagination and involves quite a bit of time bobbing on the surface
waiting
> > for something (another diver, a tool, a camera, whatever).  With the
wing,
> > there is a tendency to pitch forward.
> >
> > My old jacket BC is much better on the surface, but I'd rather not deal
with
> > it underwater.  Besides, it is getting old and I'd rather not replace it
> > when it dies.
> >
> > I've been thinking of using one of those exercise weights on the tank,
but
> > would rather not introduce another entanglement point.
> >
> > This is only a problem with a wetsuit.  With the drysuit I just poof up
the
> > suit, flatten the wing and maybe take a nap.
> >
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Don


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