Heat Miser
Contributor
The gear you take to Fundies is pretty important. I took some Tusa fins, they weren't rigid enough to adequately back kick in or helicopter turn in - so beg borrow or steal some jet-fins. I can back kick in the Tusa's well now but, I had to learn first on my new OMS's
GUE is more rigid in the way they want their gear set up than some TDI instructors will insist - and its would be a mistake for you to assume close enough is good enough. I think it OK to take non-Halcyon gear, but they will want it set up in the same way as Halcyon Gear. IE BP/Wing, OPV left hand side, power inflator LHS, long hose primary etc etc.
I would send your Instructor a photo of all the gear that you are going to use, just to be sure. If you don't have the right stuff, get it before hand. I relied on renting mine and the the doubles sized wing I ended up with for my single tank just added to the pressure / task loading, I felt, whilst trying to maintain poor trim.
If your looking for a tech pass from the course, then you are going to need the doubles gear / lights / back up gear specifically set up for that, as per their very detailed brief on the GUE fundamentals standards. Also a tech pass will require you to be really comfortable with your gear, prior to getting there, so you will want to have practised with it before hand.
Have a look at GUE.TV there is lots of stuff there about gear set up. the first 3 days GUE.TV are free.
GUE is more rigid in the way they want their gear set up than some TDI instructors will insist - and its would be a mistake for you to assume close enough is good enough. I think it OK to take non-Halcyon gear, but they will want it set up in the same way as Halcyon Gear. IE BP/Wing, OPV left hand side, power inflator LHS, long hose primary etc etc.
I would send your Instructor a photo of all the gear that you are going to use, just to be sure. If you don't have the right stuff, get it before hand. I relied on renting mine and the the doubles sized wing I ended up with for my single tank just added to the pressure / task loading, I felt, whilst trying to maintain poor trim.
If your looking for a tech pass from the course, then you are going to need the doubles gear / lights / back up gear specifically set up for that, as per their very detailed brief on the GUE fundamentals standards. Also a tech pass will require you to be really comfortable with your gear, prior to getting there, so you will want to have practised with it before hand.
Have a look at GUE.TV there is lots of stuff there about gear set up. the first 3 days GUE.TV are free.