Merkur

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  1. I have been wearing contacts for all of my jumps and so far only lost one. When I started using them (way before I started skydiving) it really took a while to get used to "touch" your eye. A thing you actually don't do as there is the contact between your finger and youur eyeball. I have also used the lenses which are described somewhere above, which you can use for up to two weeks constnantly. While it is a really great feeling to wake up in the morning, not being blind, I wouldn't recommend to sleep with them if you don't have to. For the second part of your question, which hasn't been answered here so far ( or I haven't seen it): Yes there is a regulation in the U.K. concerning full face helmets. I just can't remember the correct jump number you need to have, before you are allowed to use one. I think, that it is 200 and its linked to having a ceratin FAI certificate level (either B or C). You should be able to find sopmething about that in Section 6 of the BPA documents. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  2. Nice new avatar! Which year would that be - something around 1991? M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  3. I think that the Herc-boogie is cancelled this year due to organizational problems. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  4. Hi Falko, happy new year! It looks like you're bored? Crappy weather here, isn't it. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  5. Thanks to all of you! Your thoughts, prayers and vibes appear to start working, as she could leave hospital yesterday and is back at home. Whiel she is still weak she joined us at midnight to have a glass of champagne and watch the fireworks. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  6. I am hoping too that they are wrong with their estimation and that we might be able te celebrate her birthday in May with her still being around. How was it with your dad - if I may ask? Did he had a lot of pain and how did he get along with the diagnosis? M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  7. Big thanks - we had a wonderfull Christmas together and at the moment she is feeling quite good. However the doctors are talking about another 3-6 months max.. So I just pray that, if this has to happen, that she will have no pain. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  8. Again, thanks for your prayers. I am going to see her tomorrow for what will hopefully not be her last Christmas. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  9. Thanks to the three of you! M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  10. Vibes send - all the best for you! M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  11. I just received a phone call from my mom, that my Grandma had to go to hospital 4 days ago. Except for the fact that she needs some hearing aids she never had any serious health problems. And now at the age of 91 the doctors suddenly find out that she has some kind of lung cancer and just a couple of weeks to live. I am totally shocked - they say that this will be her last Christmas. Please send her some vibes, thoughts or prayers as I hope this might at least keep her from suffering. Thank you, Markus vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  12. [reply Nice to see us cameraflyers getting some of the 'limelight' for a change! ltdiver Speaking of camera flyers: I still haven't received my video from the Bigway-camp in October (2004) (and yes, I have paid) But other than, you are doing a great job! M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  13. Hey Conway, hope you guys had fun!!! How is everything at Spaceland (and surrounding dropzones)? M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  14. -28:8:0 -28°C: temperature at exit altitude doing a short pants 4way. 8 nice RW-jumps at all to finish this years season! vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  15. Having been there I have to say : " I can't!" The guy in question just escaped my plan to kill him by jumping from a bridge a couple of hours after he killed my girlfriend. As this has happened 15 years ago now, I still think that i would try to kill him if he would come out of prison today but I am probalby not as sure anymore as I was at that time. Do I still hate him? No, as I don't want to give this person any influence in my life. But writing this I`m not so sure if this not might still be a yes. Did I forgive him: Definitely no and I never will for he has nearly destroyed also my life through the pain I had at that time. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  16. PM me. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  17. Thanks Nathan! Do you have an adress or phone number or something like this? M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  18. Wanna see pictures - wanna see pictures !!!!!!! vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  19. Hi all! Does anyone know about skydiving in South Korea? Are there any dropzones? Thanks, M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  20. You should post this in the German board ("Stammtisch") of dropzone.com. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  21. hi Remster, is this an open or invitation-only thingy? Whatever it is, say Hi to everyone! M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  22. Good luck to you and all the folks in the Houston area! Stay safe! M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  23. I am logging in three different logbooks: One old fashioned paper logbook - I try to write down the formation I jumped after each jump as I tend to forget it if I wait till the end of jump day. Special thins also get a short note (like: brainlocked the whole jump, ...) Latest after 10 jumps I download the information from my protrack to my computer and then copy the data part into the paper logbook (altitude, freefall time, ...). At the end of the weekend I also update an Excell Sheet I created but this is just for fun and statistic reason as it counts for example the days between last time jumped and actual date, number of jumps out of different aircraft and so on. M. vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  24. B, missed 1, 2,3 but hey, I'm not an American, how should I know vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!
  25. And they improved it one day later: Germany WRW 61 vSCR No.94 Don't dream your life - live your dream!