Jimbo 0 #1 September 4, 2002 http://www.howstuffworks.com/skydiving.htm - Jim"Like" - The modern day comma Good bye, my friends. You are missed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #2 September 4, 2002 How Does Skydiving work? Door...fall...pull...swoop...pull...stand...that about covers it I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ojf1982 0 #3 September 4, 2002 you forgot Beer.The edge ... there is no honest way to explain it because the only people who know where it is are those that have gone over - Hunter S. Thompson Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #4 September 4, 2002 I thought that was an unspoken rule regarding everything that we do here in the South. My apologies for the omission I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
drenaline 0 #5 September 4, 2002 Quoteyou forgot Beer. yep beer, some weird people drink something called water or H2O. Gotta tell ya some people are simple freaks. HISPA 21 www.panamafreefall.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skybytch 273 #6 September 4, 2002 Not bad considering it was written by a whuffo... err, someone who's only done one tandem. QuoteMost experienced skydivers pack their own parachutes, but it is common for the reserve chute to be packed by a certified rigger LOL! How about "required" instead of "common"? Quote Every few months, the reserve is unpacked and repacked to keep it from getting stiff. Oh. So that's why we do it. And here I thought it was so the rigger could inspect the whole system. QuoteYou would have to jump 17 times per year for your risk of dying in a skydiving accident to equal your risk of dying in a car accident if you drive 10,000 miles per year. And how crazy would you have to be to jump more than 17 times per year? Nice list of links - note dropzone.com listed first Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #7 September 4, 2002 QuoteQuoteyou forgot Beer. yQuoteyep beer, some weird people drink something called water or H2O. Gotta tell ya some people are simple freaks. No body drinks H20, that junk is all make believe...a lot like North Dakota, place doesn't exist. H20 and North Dakota...pure propaganda I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wlie 0 #8 September 4, 2002 You know... Beer has food value. Food has no Beer valueMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quatorze 1 #9 September 4, 2002 QuoteYou know... Beer has food value. Food has no Beer value the ingresients are the same as bread... hmmm.... liquid bread!!!!! I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ernokaikkonen 0 #10 September 4, 2002 >Not bad considering it was written by a whuffo... err, someone who's >only done one tandem. C'mon, no need to be bytching about a perfectly good article on skydiving... You can't expect them to get all the facts straight. This is exactly the kind of information there should be available for the whuffos to read. I liked the "Straight dope"-article on "GERONIMO!"(There was a link to that somewhere in the middleErno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wlie 0 #11 September 4, 2002 A sandwich in every can (or bottle)My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites quatorze 1 #12 September 4, 2002 I prefer to see it as a 6 pack/course meal I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Zennie 0 #13 September 4, 2002 WHAT? No freeflying in the "variations" listing? He was obviously led astray by some belly flier. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon 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
wlie 0 #8 September 4, 2002 You know... Beer has food value. Food has no Beer valueMy other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #9 September 4, 2002 QuoteYou know... Beer has food value. Food has no Beer value the ingresients are the same as bread... hmmm.... liquid bread!!!!! I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ernokaikkonen 0 #10 September 4, 2002 >Not bad considering it was written by a whuffo... err, someone who's >only done one tandem. C'mon, no need to be bytching about a perfectly good article on skydiving... You can't expect them to get all the facts straight. This is exactly the kind of information there should be available for the whuffos to read. I liked the "Straight dope"-article on "GERONIMO!"(There was a link to that somewhere in the middleErno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wlie 0 #11 September 4, 2002 A sandwich in every can (or bottle)My other ride is the relative wind. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quatorze 1 #12 September 4, 2002 I prefer to see it as a 6 pack/course meal I'm not afriad of dying, I'm afraid of never really living- Erin Engle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zennie 0 #13 September 4, 2002 WHAT? No freeflying in the "variations" listing? He was obviously led astray by some belly flier. - Z "Always be yourself... unless you suck." - Joss Whedon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
