mujie96 0 #1 January 13, 2003 In Hawaii. I have on as many layers as I was wearing in Eloy, and I'm inside. I wish I had central heat or a space heater or a man slave or some batteries or something.... BRRRRR! OK, no more mindless post whoring. Sorry. Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Casch 0 #2 January 13, 2003 Keep drinkin the booze, you'll warm up Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KawiZX900 0 #3 January 13, 2003 whats it like jumpin out there. whats the price to altitude? do people say "Bra" or "Dude" do you consider yourself a "hollie" Accelerate hard to get them looking, then slam on the fronts and rollright beside the car, hanging the back wheel at eye level for a few seconds. Guaranteed reaction- Dave Sonsky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mujie96 0 #4 January 13, 2003 Hollie is actually haoli and I'm not sure what the spelling is. People say brah, the haoli transplants say dude especially if they're from CA. I say dude a lot, but I always did. $18 for a King Air to altitude, altitude being anwhere from 12500 to 14000, although I have made it to 15000 once. Getting on a King Air is another story. They mostly are only available on the weekends when there are a bunch of tourists. This is a very upjumper unfriendly DZ. Its a tandem factory, plain and simple. Rides on C206 or 182 through Skydive HI are based on altitude, $6 for a hop and pop from 3000 and up. Drop Zone (the name of the company) has a Cessna 402 that tends to be a little more available than King Airs, but gets a little less altitude and still costs $18. Jumping is beautiful, can be scarey depending on the winds, and turbulance is almost always present in some form due to the row of trees around the DZ on one side and buildings and mountains on teh other. I would say the canopy control learning curve is high. You do learn how to jump in winds though, I couldn't figure out what the hell happened in Eloy when everyone vanished because the winds were at 15-18. Jess Just keep swimming...just keep swimming.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jose 0 #5 January 13, 2003 Based on your Avatar, and by what I have heard, I would formally like to request that you show us how cold you really are. Please? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lippy 918 #6 January 13, 2003 It's -20C here, -4F I think. That make you feel any better? As for the man slave, I'm looking into flights there as we speak I got nuthin Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 January 13, 2003 mostly just the locals vanish when the winds pick up at Eloy..have to remember that with 364 jumping days theres always another day, so we tend to get a bit spoiled....plus it isnt so much the wind that turns people off, its when it suddenly stops, say right as you turn to final....ouch. and it does that alot at Eloy although it was pretty consistant during the Xmas boogie.. sooo what yous payin your man slave??____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
