bertusgeert 1 #1 November 3, 2004 So say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? or do you know of any people that decided to quit and had a memorable last jump? --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #2 November 3, 2004 Quote So say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? Burn in. Why not? If you're gonna die at noon, known fact, then might as well make your last jump truely your last skydive, right?--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McDuck 0 #3 November 3, 2004 QuoteQuote So say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? Burn in. Why not? If you're gonna die at noon, known fact, then might as well make your last jump truely your last skydive, right? Oooh...Chaos Theory wants to slobber all over this one...Kevin - Sonic Beef #5 - OrFun #28 "I never take myself too seriously, 'cuz everybody know fat birds don't fly." - FLC Online communities: proof that people never mature much past high school. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #4 November 3, 2004 I had the honor of being on Steve Snyder's last jump. We reenacted the first US baton pass between he and Charlie Hillard...40 years to the day after it happened. We were riding down the crowd line following the jump, Steve shook my hand and thanked me for being on "The last parachute jump I'll ever make" The honor was all mine! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #5 November 3, 2004 Quote Burn in. Why not? If you're gonna die at noon, known fact, then might as well make your last jump truely your last skydive, right? Quote Couldn't do that to the sport...and all my friends! I think I'd rather pull a Sonny Bono!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #6 November 3, 2004 QuoteI think I'd rather pull a Sonny Bono!! Crap, Airtwardo is going to run for congress... --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
weegegirl 2 #7 November 3, 2004 QuoteBurn in. Why not? If you're gonna die at noon, known fact, then might as well make your last jump truely your last skydive, right? I'd never do this to the sport and people I love. BUT.... what I would do, is get all the headdown flyers I know and just go lead one HUGE full-on-mad flocking dive from like 30,000 so it would last a really really long time. I love flocking dives. I love seeing my friends' smiling faces upside down. Something about it makes me feel so incredibly alive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites bertusgeert 1 #8 November 3, 2004 QuoteBUT.... what I would do, is get all the headdown flyers I know and just go lead one HUGE full-on-mad flocking dive from like 30,000 so it would last a really really long time. I love flocking dives. I love seeing my friends' smiling faces upside down. Something about it makes me feel so incredibly alive. I agree, although I havent' been there. YET. I would get my best buds and get everyone to fly HD around each other for the last time. Then i'd go b.t.e and watch them fall away and open, letting me just drop past them under canopy. Either that or a bunch of wingsuits. Then i'd go head down and close my eyes, crack a huge smile and laugh my ass off. You won't know a thing! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #9 November 3, 2004 But what a tragedy! When you could use those final moments to help all of mankind! I would rather find a Mime convention.... Walk in and go POSTAL! The world would truly be a better place. A mime is NOT a terrible thing to waste!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites mattjw916 2 #10 November 3, 2004 NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #11 November 3, 2004 QuoteSo say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? or do you know of any people that decided to quit and had a memorable last jump? I don't know what I would do, but my last jump, if I get my wishes, is going to be an ash dive with my closest friends letting me go. Blue Skies Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #12 November 3, 2004 QuoteBut what a tragedy! When you could use those final moments to help all of mankind! I would rather find a Mime convention.... Walk in and go POSTAL! The world would truly be a better place. A mime is NOT a terrible thing to waste!! Be real careful there... there's not a lot of difference between the bodily motions of a mime and a deaf person!! Mimes suck though, they make us deafies look bad!! Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #13 November 3, 2004 Quote there's not a lot of difference between the bodily motions of a mime and a deaf person!! Quote Billy...! Sure there is!! I can sign the sentence... "I'm trapped in an invisible box, and can't get out!" Doesn't look ANYTHING like the idiot I saw last Sunday in the park downtown!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 34 #14 November 3, 2004 I know, I was trying to be funny... Last Sunday, we had a pumpkin drop accuracy contest at West Tennessee. Drop runs in the King Air at 800 feet and 80 knots. I had written on my pumpkin "speak up! I'm fucking deaf!" Now if they'd had a bunch of mimes instead of a large plastic pumpkin tarp as the target on the ground, I could have REALLY gotten my message across to those fuckwads! Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #15 November 4, 2004 QuoteSo say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? or do you know of any people that decided to quit and had a memorable last jump? DB Cooper style from around 20 grand, damn near stall speed on the 727, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in a Bird-Man suit, without the burdon of a rig.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #16 November 4, 2004 a 2 way freefly jump with Amy ChmeleckiIf I'm REAL lucky she'll give me a kiss pass like Sunny (the bitch) gotYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites airtwardo 7 #17 November 4, 2004 Quote DB Cooper style from around 20 grand, damn near stall speed on the 727, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in a Bird-Man suit, without the burdon of a rig. Quote Old style conventional gear.. Belly wart full of C-4...back pack full of Ball Bearings. Exit over New Years Parade and CLAYMORE all the balloons! They would talk about ya for YEARS!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RevJim 0 #18 November 4, 2004 QuoteQuote DB Cooper style from around 20 grand, damn near stall speed on the 727, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in a Bird-Man suit, without the burdon of a rig. Quote Old style conventional gear.. Belly wart full of C-4...back pack full of Ball Bearings. Exit over New Years Parade and CLAYMORE all the balloons! They would talk about ya for YEARS!! Although that does have a certain appeal to it, nah. That last jump is for me, and once I keave the aircraft, it will be true DB Cooper style....never to be seen again (but people will wonder forever if I made it, so I better grab some cash on my way out. )It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites RkyMtnHigh 0 #19 November 4, 2004 My last jump would be with peace in my heart...knowing that everything I've wanted to do has been done...that I've loved and have been loved. I would smile the biggest smile because I would know that I really LIVED my life to its fullest! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Peej 0 #20 November 4, 2004 Me, wing suit, angel falls. Sweeeeeeet. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,550 #21 November 4, 2004 Frankly, if I knew I was going to die tommorrow, jumping wouldn't be on my list of things to do... It's nice, but not that critical. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
bertusgeert 1 #8 November 3, 2004 QuoteBUT.... what I would do, is get all the headdown flyers I know and just go lead one HUGE full-on-mad flocking dive from like 30,000 so it would last a really really long time. I love flocking dives. I love seeing my friends' smiling faces upside down. Something about it makes me feel so incredibly alive. I agree, although I havent' been there. YET. I would get my best buds and get everyone to fly HD around each other for the last time. Then i'd go b.t.e and watch them fall away and open, letting me just drop past them under canopy. Either that or a bunch of wingsuits. Then i'd go head down and close my eyes, crack a huge smile and laugh my ass off. You won't know a thing! --------------------------------------------- As jy dom is moet jy bloei! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #9 November 3, 2004 But what a tragedy! When you could use those final moments to help all of mankind! I would rather find a Mime convention.... Walk in and go POSTAL! The world would truly be a better place. A mime is NOT a terrible thing to waste!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mattjw916 2 #10 November 3, 2004 NSCR-2376, SCR-15080 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #11 November 3, 2004 QuoteSo say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? or do you know of any people that decided to quit and had a memorable last jump? I don't know what I would do, but my last jump, if I get my wishes, is going to be an ash dive with my closest friends letting me go. Blue Skies Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #12 November 3, 2004 QuoteBut what a tragedy! When you could use those final moments to help all of mankind! I would rather find a Mime convention.... Walk in and go POSTAL! The world would truly be a better place. A mime is NOT a terrible thing to waste!! Be real careful there... there's not a lot of difference between the bodily motions of a mime and a deaf person!! Mimes suck though, they make us deafies look bad!! Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #13 November 3, 2004 Quote there's not a lot of difference between the bodily motions of a mime and a deaf person!! Quote Billy...! Sure there is!! I can sign the sentence... "I'm trapped in an invisible box, and can't get out!" Doesn't look ANYTHING like the idiot I saw last Sunday in the park downtown!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 34 #14 November 3, 2004 I know, I was trying to be funny... Last Sunday, we had a pumpkin drop accuracy contest at West Tennessee. Drop runs in the King Air at 800 feet and 80 knots. I had written on my pumpkin "speak up! I'm fucking deaf!" Now if they'd had a bunch of mimes instead of a large plastic pumpkin tarp as the target on the ground, I could have REALLY gotten my message across to those fuckwads! Billy"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #15 November 4, 2004 QuoteSo say you know for a fact you will die tommorow. You go and make your last skydive - you can include anyone, anything. what would you do? or do you know of any people that decided to quit and had a memorable last jump? DB Cooper style from around 20 grand, damn near stall speed on the 727, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in a Bird-Man suit, without the burdon of a rig.It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #16 November 4, 2004 a 2 way freefly jump with Amy ChmeleckiIf I'm REAL lucky she'll give me a kiss pass like Sunny (the bitch) gotYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
airtwardo 7 #17 November 4, 2004 Quote DB Cooper style from around 20 grand, damn near stall speed on the 727, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in a Bird-Man suit, without the burdon of a rig. Quote Old style conventional gear.. Belly wart full of C-4...back pack full of Ball Bearings. Exit over New Years Parade and CLAYMORE all the balloons! They would talk about ya for YEARS!! ~ If you choke a Smurf, what color does it turn? ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RevJim 0 #18 November 4, 2004 QuoteQuote DB Cooper style from around 20 grand, damn near stall speed on the 727, somewhere in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, in a Bird-Man suit, without the burdon of a rig. Quote Old style conventional gear.. Belly wart full of C-4...back pack full of Ball Bearings. Exit over New Years Parade and CLAYMORE all the balloons! They would talk about ya for YEARS!! Although that does have a certain appeal to it, nah. That last jump is for me, and once I keave the aircraft, it will be true DB Cooper style....never to be seen again (but people will wonder forever if I made it, so I better grab some cash on my way out. )It's your life, live it! Karma RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RkyMtnHigh 0 #19 November 4, 2004 My last jump would be with peace in my heart...knowing that everything I've wanted to do has been done...that I've loved and have been loved. I would smile the biggest smile because I would know that I really LIVED my life to its fullest! _________________________________________ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peej 0 #20 November 4, 2004 Me, wing suit, angel falls. Sweeeeeeet. Advertisio Rodriguez / Sky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,550 #21 November 4, 2004 Frankly, if I knew I was going to die tommorrow, jumping wouldn't be on my list of things to do... It's nice, but not that critical. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
