wingnut 0 #1 May 12, 2001 okay starting this out i owe beer!!!!today started out awsome. the sun was shining bright and i woke up early!!! i went to the post office to see if my camera helemt was in...it was!!!!!!!! i got it all put together and then went for some breakfast at the chow hall on base....then i drovemy motorcycle to the dz. it was such a nice day....i got to the dz and the first load was just going up...i was on the second...got one of ther other jumpers to let me film him...i did a good job for my FIRST time doing camers...got him the entire way through exit to deployment.....i am good!!! i them mad another jump with the same guy and another doing a two way...i went low and shot them form below...still got them in fram the entire time....next up was a tandem that my friend christian was the tandem master for.....i got the entire exit and drough deployment.......... the ret of the skydive i was trying to get down to him but i finaly made it and got his deploymnet!!!!!! then i opened and all hell broke loose!!!!!!!!my canopy was packed for a nice snivel and it did just that...snivel, snivel,...pop...it's open in a second!!!! man it hurt!!! one hell of a hard opening!! so hard it ripped the third cell from the right......END TO END!!!! so i look at it and the audio on the video is pricless..."that fucking hurt....like a bitch..."......i then cutaway( ya can hear the velcrow come off on both handels) and saw my nice raven 2 above me...opened soooo slow it seemed like a minute...only took about 2 seconds though! followed my main about as far as i could and still make it to the dz and made a mental note of where it was when i turned from it.......landed very nicely..standup!!.....had about 4 people looking for it from the dz.. it landed in a corn field just on the other side of the dz....i wa afraid it would land in town and someone would steal it!!........the rigger at the dz loked at it and said i was good for cutting it away...he saw some line brns and said it was probly my packing that did it!!! oh well, my canopy is trash now, but that just gives me more reason to buy the new reserve i need to get my second rig up and working... (anyone want to sell a tempo 170 cheap??)(or buy a trashed pd210).........also anyone have the raven saves web address? i want my t-shirt!!.....hope every one's weekend was'nt as eventfull as mine........p.s. skreamer, moose, benw..looks like i'll be renting at the texel boogie!! "if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sangiro 26 #2 May 12, 2001 Good job! Sounds like you did it right, and I for one am glad you did.Safe swoopsSangiro Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #3 May 12, 2001 Hey Wingy! Man...I can almost TASTE the beer.Glad to were able to cutaway, land safe, and find your stuff. Hope that you are able to make all your jumpin on your trip! Congrats!MORE SKYDIVING PHOTOS ADDED!!!http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #4 May 12, 2001 Hey Wingy...when you gonna get that vid on the internet??? MORE SKYDIVING PHOTOS ADDED!!!http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freefallfreak 0 #5 May 12, 2001 Hey Wingnut,What Sangiro said...FFF Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Iflyme 0 #6 May 13, 2001 Ya, Wingy - woohoo! Good story - glad you're ok!Frank Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #7 May 13, 2001 i'll have the video up soon.....i'm making one just of the reserve deployment for the guys with a slow conection and a nother one with all 3 jumps...reserve deploment one should be about 1 or 2 meg....the other three might be around 20 or so depending on what frame rate i choose and audio settings..i might skimp on those for a smaller file to download.....got the perfect song picked out."radio" by Goldfinger. this song alsways makes me feel good.p.s. i forgot to say that from the subject the second part was my second reserve ride.....both low, low speed!!p.p.s. look back here later today for the link to the videos...."if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #8 May 13, 2001 hey wingy...can't wait to check them out. I have cable here, so I'll be checkin out the whole shabang.Can't wait to see your flights!!PS Do you have a shot of your main ripped?? Just curious, I guess.Adios, hombre!MORE SKYDIVING PHOTOS ADDED!!!http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freaksister 0 #9 May 13, 2001 glad you're OK wingie!! good job!sis"What we're all really seeking is something where we can feel the rapture of being alive."J.Campbell Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #10 May 13, 2001 okay....got the video done! the reserve ride is about 3 megs and the other is 15 megs. i am going to put it on my x-drive account but then i need someone to put it on thier server for me. x-drive won't let me just have a url for it. i can e-mail anyone that wants it access to it. please help me out anyone.... i'd love to beable to just post a link for it...you don't need to keep it on your server very long just like a week or so. anyone?????"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #11 May 13, 2001 uhhhh, wingi, could you please pack for me in Texel? NOT!!!!!!!!Well done dude, even though I think you staged the whole thing just so you could get a 'Raven saves' T-shirt to impress the chicks!!!/s Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #12 May 13, 2001 hey bud....i can put it on my computer and set it up FTP syle if you want. 20 MB is a lot for freeservers. I could have my computer up for FTP for like 2 days or something until someone else can get something more permenant.I would love to see it, so if you can email it to me, that would be cool! Thanks man.MORE SKYDIVING PHOTOS ADDED!!!http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #13 May 13, 2001 come to think of it, I can leave it on my FTP (computer) for a week. I'll leave it on till I leave for Mexico (next Sunday). I have cable internet so it'll be somewhat fast. But, if you find someone who has a better, faster server, that would be better for you (and those watching it).Let me know!MORE SKYDIVING PHOTOS ADDED!!!http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 0 #14 May 13, 2001 Hey, you can upload it to ftp://129.2.229.250/ and put the videos in the /upload directory. From there the owner will put it it the correct directory after he virus scans it and make sure it is skydiving related. I think he keeps the filenames you assign to the video unless it is a duplicate name that is already used. Can't wait to check your video out.Blue skies,Craig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #15 May 13, 2001 mountanman,,,,can i e-mail it to you?????.....actually i'm doing it now.........i tried the free servers...damn file size limits my ass...who wants to post a 200k movie.....that would be coolif you could leave it going for a week!! even a few days so people can see it..."if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mountainman 0 #16 May 13, 2001 yeah.....what Craig said. and I'll put your vids on my FTP if you email them. Send them via lwren@woh.rr.com. Adios dudeMORE SKYDIVING PHOTOS ADDED!!!http://home.woh.rr.com/brandonandlaura/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skreamer 1 #17 May 13, 2001 Hey wingiI just had a GREAT idea! Bring your fubar main to Texel, we can cut it up and make boxers out of it!!! Hmmm, might be bad though cause that silky smooth ZP would probably cause permanent hard-ons!!!hahahahahahahaStill I think it is a good idea, so what colour is my new pair of underpants (oops I meant your old main)?/sPS alternatively we could use the WHOLE thing to make one pair of panties for mooooooose's next girlfriend, cause according to the boys at Langar he likes 'em BIG! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #18 May 13, 2001 skreamer, it's not that f#cked up...just cost me more than it's worth to get fixed...as for collors... blk,orng,negrn,ylw,pnk,orng,red,blu, blk... as for cutting it up....naw, but if the winds are right we could have some fun wind surfing with it.....something to do if the winds are too strong to jump........as for mooses girl...it's only a pd210, we'll need a manta 290 for those panties!!!"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #19 May 13, 2001 okay guys call me dumb, but how do you upload something to that ftp site? i tried everything i could think of to start the file transfer....i'm using windows 98 second edition. is there a way i can copy it to the site or something like that.....i tried draging and droping it on the directory in the browser it just asked me if i wanted to download the file from my computer to my computer. anyy ideas??? forgot to say i'm also using aol for my internet service provider (hey it's the cheapest thing her in germany with unlimited acess!!)"if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crowsEdited by wingnut on 5/13/01 03:16 PM. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craig 0 #20 May 13, 2001 Try this.....From the Windows start menu select "Windows Explorer" (under Program Files on my system). Then enter the address ftp://129.2.229.250/ into the address bar and click enter. Explorer should open a FTP connection to the site with the site directory on the right half of the screen. Now select the videos you want FTP over to the site on the left hand screen and drag them over to the uploads folder on the right and that should do it.Good luck,Craig Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Billy 0 #21 May 13, 2001 Hay Wingnut,,Good job and glad you're ok,, with the camera and opening how's your neck?? Look forward to the video,, Blues Bro!!Billy Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PalmettoTiger 1 #22 May 14, 2001 Glad to hear you're okay man. How about auctioning off cells from your main? "Own a piece of Wingnut's life! Only 12.95 plus shipping and handling!" Blues, squares,PTiger Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rhuurrr 0 #23 May 14, 2001 pilotdave from rec.skydiving just posted that his server will be going down for the summer this week, just FYI....J-------------------------------http://home.pacbell.net/rhuurrr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Deleted 0 #24 May 14, 2001 Wingnut..... how many jumps do you have? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wingnut 0 #25 May 14, 2001 my third one saturday made number 75....yey, it's a bit early......but i feel i can handle it....the video wasn't that bad either.....p.s. who's asking if you don't mind telling."if dreams are like movies, then memories are like films about ghosts"-counting crows Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
