FAQ by a whuffo

[kansasskydiver 0]

Directly quote from info booth on campus this week:

Girl- "I wanna join a club!" (in stupid sorority voice)
Us- "Well ever thought about skydivng?"
Girl- "Hell yeah. Can I be on like the team or something?"
Us- "Well if you take the training and get your license yes"
Girl- "Didn't someone die skydiving from you guys' club..."
Us- "Yes, but he wasn't a student, he was flying a modified jumpsuit to achieve longer flight and freefall"
Girl- "OH HELL NO!!! You mean I could get hurt skydiving!?!"
Us- "No comment..."

another personal favorite, phone call we received:

Us: "KSUPC"
Girl: "Yeah I saw your ad on TV and was curious about skydiving."
Us: "Explained skydiving and how we did our training etc"
Girl: "...Oh, I don't think I have the guts to do that, what about parachuting, do you guys do that too?"

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[Kennedy 0]

It's not the long fall that scares me, it's the sudden stop and the end.

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if you cant jump without an, aad, rsl, helmet, alti...

I'm surprised you didn't mention audibles. If you're going to go that far, shouldn't you include goggles on your list, too? It's not hard for them to go FUBAR in a hurry.

It's not "safe" with all those, though I do feel safer.

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Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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[BoostedXT 0]

I always get asked if I have a death wish.....

Or

Her:"So you skydive?"
Me:"yeah....its fun, ever make a tandem jump?"
Her:"No but I want too...it looks like so much fun."
Me:"Yeah it is...we should go sometime."
Her:"OK!....wait how high do you jump from?"
Me:"13000ft or there abouts...."
Her:"NO Fing way....I thought it waslike 1000FT. Your nuts dude....*walks away*"

Joe no phone number for me. lol

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[Kennedy 0]

I guess it takes too much thought to figure 1000 ft = <10 seconds to splat. (and too much effort to ask)

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Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards.
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[Faber 0]

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a skydiver puts a un-tested piece of toot on thier head or body & thinks they are safe, not hitting your head on a plane is safe, staying away from idiots is safe, landing safley is safe.

at some point i agree whith you,but sometimes you´ll need to wear it to not being hit by an idiot,or have to be an ideoit that skydives at your own.

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If you can't do these 3 very simple things, then you rely on your equiptment too much.

if you dont rely on your gear you shouldnt be jumping,that simple..

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if you cant jump without an, aad, rsl, helmet, alti, why the F?%$ are you jumping out of airplanes for

sorry dude but THAT sounds like minds of one of thouse guys i think is an idiot at the dz.. why dont you make the jump as safe as posible?

what is it that does that you cant use an AAD on your jump?hopefuly if you find out,you wear one

what is it that does that you cant use a helmet on your jump? i know you feel more free not to use it,i preffere not to aswell,but some times i use it to protect myself against dangers that might could hit me..

what is it that does that you cant use an alti?why wont you be abel to see what alti your passing in case your in doubt??

I didnt mention rsl,as i dont use it myself,by personal reasons,but people whith big canopyes can safly whith no problems use theese devises..
I dont jump whith helmtes all the time,i like the free air,but i know the risk of getting knocked out is bigger when i dont use it.
I ALWAYS use an alti on skydives,i see no reason not to..
AAD i use all time(required in DK,but would use one anyway).

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it's a long way down for second thoughts & it's a hard place at the end of it.

and theres your reasson to why people use thouse devises

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Do you feel it is safe with all these devices

yes i feel it safer whith thouse devises,but i dont rely 100%on them,i hope i dont need to use them but why not bring a tool that might one day can save my ass if i or anyone else(or just bad lock)should fuck up..

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this is not aimed at anybody, just to a way of thinking that I find scary in our sport.

same,just giving the debate some fire

Stay safe
Stefan Faber