beautiful scenery

[antifnsocial 0]

In your opinions, where is the most beautiful scenery you have ever jumped over?

Please feel free to reply to my posts and pm's, but only if you're smart enough to understand what they really mean.

[kcjumpersgirl 0]

I made a tandem jump in Oahu in January. Jump run was right over the ocean.

On one side you have ocean, and on the other, there are beautiful mountains!! It was gorgeous.

[livendive 8]

Lost Prairie wins top honors, easily.
Kapowsin is a nice runner-up, with Mt. Rainier right there.
San Carlos beach jumps were really nice too.

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[Frenchy68 0]

Moab.

"For once you have tasted Absinthe you will walk the earth with your eyes turned towards the gutter, for there you have been and there you will long to return."

[Kris 0]

A night jump in January, 40 miles outside of Oklahoma City.

With the city and its lights in the distance, along with the clear air and full moon hanging over the city.... yeah, it was quite impressive.

Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and
Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™

[unlucky1 0]

not in my book..... ALASKA! That wins hands down... Glacier jump.....

[livendive 8]

We had this same thread going on rec.skydiving several years ago. The best response came from a totally blind jumper, Dan Rossi. I've posted it here before.
Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[GiaKrembs 0]

OMG, that made me teary eyed.... that is so fantastic.
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Raddest ho this side of Jersey #1 - rest in peace brother
Beth lost her cherry and I missed it
.... you want access to it, but you don't want to break it.

[unlucky1 0]

I've made several jumps with Dan! He is truly inspirational. I thought he was impressive while jumping blind. The thing that impressed me the most is how he packs his own rig !

[skysprite 0]

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We had this same thread going on rec.skydiving several years ago. The best response came from a totally blind jumper, Dan Rossi. I've posted it here before.
Blues,
Dave

That's a really great story! Thanks for linking it. Dan sounds like an incredible person.

~skysprite

[gmittar 0]

Beautiful story, but how does he jump if he's blind? It hardly sounds sufficient to be "talked down"

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Seriously, W.T.F. mate?

[lawrocket 3]

Lake Elsinore. Of course, it's the only place I've jumped. But, I recall a few jumps in early spring, when the ground was green iscept for the purple blossoms on the student landing area.

Something beautiful...

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[livendive 8]

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Beautiful story, but how does he jump if he's blind? It hardly sounds sufficient to be "talked down"

He jumps the same way the rest of us do, minus the visual cues. He's done a two-way with another blind guy (Blind John) and I believe that both of them have been in on a couple 4-ways. He docked 3rd while getting his 4-stack at Kapowsin. He faces higher risks than the rest of us; some of those stories are great and I've posted a few of them on here somewhere! The basics though are that he wears two custom made audible altimeters and has a radio-man talk him in under canopy, except when the radio man forgets, one of the radios breaks, or the spot is so far out that the radios don't work. In those cases, well, thus arose his sig line "flare when you hear the crickets".

Blues,
Dave

"I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!"
(drink Mountain Dew)

[brothermuff65 0]

hawaii was nice

till later have fun & love each other seeya mb65johnny gates

[gmittar 0]

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Beautiful story, but how does he jump if he's blind? It hardly sounds sufficient to be "talked down"

He jumps the same way the rest of us do, minus the visual cues. He's done a two-way with another blind guy (Blind John) and I believe that both of them have been in on a couple 4-ways. He docked 3rd while getting his 4-stack at Kapowsin. He faces higher risks than the rest of us; some of those stories are great and I've posted a few of them on here somewhere! The basics though are that he wears two custom made audible altimeters and has a radio-man talk him in under canopy, except when the radio man forgets, one of the radios breaks, or the spot is so far out that the radios don't work. In those cases, well, thus arose his sig line "flare when you hear the crickets".

Blues,
Dave

I don't mean to sound overly critical of someone who has pulled off something that I probably never could, but how safe is he with other people in the air? How does he dock in freefall? How does he know where everyone is? I think we all know that hearing is useless in freefall, so what does he use?

How would he tell if his air is clear before he pulls? Tracking in the right direction, avoiding people under canopy? How to identify a malfunction. I'm sorry, but I highly doubt he jumps the same way as the rest of us.

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Seriously, W.T.F. mate?

[skybytch 273]

Sebastian, Florida.

Morro Bay, California is a close second but that wasn't at a dropzone.

[cocheese 0]

Lost Prairie Montana: sunset load load, 12,000 high pull.
Sabastian Florida
Pahokee Florida
Marco Island Florida
Lake Fenton, Michigan in the winter.
Lake Wales, Florida at night.
New River bridge WV