Buoyancy trick?

[rhwestfall]

dang! I just figured it out.... This must be a covert GUE/DIR thingy, causing you to:
(1) need to have a wrist mounted computer (so you can see it), and also
(2) prevent you from having an AIR-II...

ITS CALLED HUMOR FOLKS!!!! JUST TAKE IT THAT WAY..... its been a long night, and I am "punchy"...

 

[vladimir]

I have read somewhere about a technique to achieve perfect neutral buoyancy that has something to do with holding your deflator hose horizontally. Is there any credence to this? I haven't yet had a chance to try it in the water, but physics of it kind of make sense in that holding it horizontal while you're in a horizontal trim (and the deflator button pressed) should allow any excess air to escape, but not all of it. Can anyone out there elaborate on this or debunk it?

Read Thalassamania's explanation of a technique for regulating ascent speed:

Use your BC or Wing as an elevator. Put short bursts into the vest. When you just start to move up, hold the inflator hose as far down (deep) as you are able. Now hold the oral inflation button open. Bring the hose up (shallower) until air just starts to flow out of the mouthpiece, then lower it a tiny bit till it just stops. You know have an air siphon from your vest that you can use to control your ascent rate with amazing precision. The only problem is that the direction is counterintuitive, you must raise the mouthpiece up to slow or stop and lower it down to speed up. Remember to keep it OPEN ALL THE TIME