mccordia 74 #1 October 23, 2001 Last month my nephew and I went to Huckelhoven Germany, and had a lot of fun in the windtunnel there (the weather sucked, and we wanted to do something skydive related)There was supposed to be coaching, but there was only 1 man personel there, and he had to controll 'the fan' so we just had to play and find out for ourselves.We had a lot of fun, took a lot of (nasty) nose-dives, and looked like complete idiots in those baggy clothes :)We took turns in filming each other, and got some great stuff on tape.I edited the whole thing together with my father and my younger sisters' tandem jumps, and a staticline jump from my brother, and a few exits and a first video of me in freefall, and put the whole thing online at the great skydiving-movies ftp.It's a 9 MB DivX .aviwww.skydivingmovies.com/misc/skydive_mccordia_divx.avi Hope you like it..Jarnop.s.I only have about 6 mins. of freefall time on S/L progression, so I'n not winning any beauty-prizes for my freefall-form yet...I know :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freeflir29 0 #2 October 23, 2001 "I only have about 6 mins. of freefall time on S/L progression, so I'n not winning any beauty-prizes for my freefall-form yet...I know :)"Yeah, but time in the wind tunnel is worth 3 times that on real skydives."There once was a man named Enis....."-Krusty the ClownClay Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #3 October 23, 2001 jarno,where is this tunnel at? i'm down near trier germany..is it way in northern germany? how much did it cost? help me out.....i'd like to go visit it before i leave herethanks..."up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #4 October 24, 2001 Hey Wingnut,The tunnel is in Huckelhoven, about 30 km past MunchenGladback (did I write that correct?)It costs 90 DM for the first time (with instruction) and 45 DM for every time you go after that.You get 10 minutes per session.Because of some miscommunication (my knowledge of the german language aint that good:) there was only one instructor there when we went, and he had to controll the 'fan' so we just had to play for ourselves.It took a few triest, but we managed quite okay for a first time, and I definately want to go there again sometime (when I have enough money:)Anyways, they have an internetsite at www.air-power-arena.deJust give em a call and you'll get the friendly owner on the phone, so you can make an appointment..Have fun.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #5 October 24, 2001 thanks for the info.. i have to go up there before i leave..might try and talk somepoeple to go with me since i don't want to drive my motorcyle all the way up there in the cold weather we have now, i should of went durring the summer.....thanks again...p.s. nice video, what is the name of that song?p.p.s. your little sister is cute!p.p.p.s. i just looked it up..that's just outside of duseldorf. that's like a 4 hour drive for me... i could make it to amsterdam in less time!!! oh well"up my noooossseee"- wingnut, at first euro dz.com boogie Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #6 October 26, 2001 >thanks for the info.. i have to go up there before i >leave..might try and talk somepoeple to go with me since i >don't want to drive my motorcyle all the way up there in the >cold weather we have now, i should of went durring the >summer.....thanks again...Also an avid biker like me...?I went there a few weeks ago, also on my motorcycle (Virago 750) I haven't been on the boards that much the past few months, so I didn't realy follow where you where going.Are you completely leaving Germany, or just going on a lenghty holiday?>p.s. nice video, what is the name of that song?Thanx...the song I used is a modified version of the Offspring - a Perfect day (or something like that)The original song is only 1,5 minutes (so I looped it a few times)>p.p.s. your little sister is cute!If everything works out (read: her mother gives here an okay and signs the weaver, she's only 17) she'll start jumping next year...>p.p.p.s. i just looked it up..that's just outside of duseldorf. >that's like a 4 hour drive for me... i could make it to >amsterdam in less time!!! oh wellThere's a lot of talk on the Dutch boards at parachute.nl about organizing a "Holland Boogie"Trying to get the whole Dutch jumping community organized to partcipate in one huge jump-fest.Would be fun to make that the second euro-dz.com boogie and get more dz.commers to come there (current date is 'sometime 2002/2003'...they're still organizing)Anyways..I'll post some more info when there is..well...more info...CyaJC Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
