virgin-burner 1 #26 June 3, 2008 that means more beer for the others then! “Some may never live, but the crazy never die.” -Hunter S. Thompson "No. Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try." -Yoda Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #27 June 3, 2008 Quote Quote Quote Either way, I'm not going to crash into someone just to prove a point. Exactly why I'll land a little further back. Let someone else deal with avoidance issues at 50 feet. And that's great. But, also worth building up the skills so that if one day you are 50 feet up and heading straight for someone on the ground you will be able to avoid them. I've had situations in crowded skies where I didn't have much wiggle room coming down and there were people on the ground, and I wasn't even close to the beer line. Anytime I got in a place where I felt someone might cross my path when I'm low enough that any turn will biff me in, I yell "INCOMING!!!" They freeze and look up. It works! But only if they can hear! "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
itllclear 1 #28 June 3, 2008 Quote What's so freaking important about landing near the damn beer line?! The coroner's van doesn't have to risk getting stuck by driving across the grass. I'm glad to see some others share my point of view. BSBD"Harry, why did you land all the way out there? Nobody else landed out there." "Your statement answered your question." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aerialfx 0 #29 June 9, 2008 Quote The only way back was to cross a wooden bridge, and, naturally, a lot of people tried to land as near as possible to that bridge, I would just land on the bridge.. --------------------------------- www.skydiverustenburg.co.za www.skydiveqatar.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
