I've got two questions.
First, I am a newbie in the sport, 20 BASE jumps mostly 250ft. to 300ft. antennas. The other my buddies and I, both of them have under 50 BASE jumps, were on the top of a 300ft. antenna and the winds were about 25 knts. at altitude and about 15 knts. on the ground. We decided not to jump because we were not to comfortable and it was really cold, here in Ottawa Canada, around -20c. I have never jumped in winds that strong before and was wandering how the winds would affect the opening of the canopy, tailwind, crosswind, no delay, 2 second delay, what if any are the draw backs to high winds?
Second question is how low is too low? So far my lowest jump has been 200ft. pilot chute assist. What is the lowest altitude you can go without smacking the hard stuff to a point you might do serious damage? Is a pca safer, faster than a static line? I am jumping a oddysey FX with an ace 240 and weight 155 lbs. , if that matters. There has been lots of stuff I have been looking at that is 120ft. to 170ft.
Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.